I posted details of this event as some European members might like to attend       Various sound related lectures and opportunity to listen to the Float QA Electrostatic headphones as well as vintage Quad speakers and amplifiers   http://www.quad-musik.de/index.html    ...

Check out this absolutely mesmerizing (17 minute!) video of a French amateur radio operator who rolls his own vacuum tube triodes!   http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3wrzo_fabrication-d-une-lampe-triode_tech      

Facinating presentation by John Atkinson, Editor-in-Chief, Stereophile Magazine Nothing is real. How the recording art affects what you think you hear!  

  Moderated By: Jude Mansilla, Head-Fi.org The panel discusses high-end headphone audio, and ways it may still get better, through headphone technology and recording techniques and technology.

Each dot represents a subject’s performance on Task 5 (simultaneously measuring the duration and frequency of a sound), with temporal acuity on the x-axis and frequency acuity on the y-axis. All dots within the black rectangle beat the Fourier uncertainty principle. Credit: Oppenheim and...

    You’ll Soon Be Able To Roll Up Your Home Stereo Like a Newspaper   Looking to expand its expertise outside imaging products, Fujifilm researchers have developed what's called an electroacoustic film—which is basically a fancy way of saying an ultra-flat speaker that's flexible enough...

QUAD'S NEW "FLOAT QA" HEADPHONES COMING TO THE NEW YORK SHOW   Back in 1971, Jürg Jecklin came out with his first Jecklin Float. At that time nobody could consider that the Float will get famous not only for the next 4 decades.  Even today the concept behind the Float is close to...

DVR to go How would you like to stream your favorite shows, songs, or movies to five mobile devices—all without an assist from the internet? It’s possible, with the HP Pocket Playlist. Lighter than most phones, the Pocket Playlist can hold 7,600 songs or 16 movies (take your pick) and stream...

Legends reborn - World’s best gaming headsets reengineered for today’s players Sennheiser announces the rebirth of two of true Legends. The sought after PC 350 and PC 360 gaming headsets have been reengineered to feature optimized comfort, design and virtual 7.1 surround sound, and will be...

Sennheiser reimagines its acclaimed MOMENTUM headphones with the launch of the new MOMENTUM Black. Featuring a sleek look, MOMENTUM black combines pure design and uncompromising performance with the signature blacks of this season’s fashion collections. Content     The MOMENTUM...

About Club Orpheus Club Orpheus takes its name from the legendary Orpheus headphones. Released in 1991, Orpheus is still regarded as the most exclusive and expensive headphone ever produced. Its limited run of only 300 pieces, combined with unparalleled levels of engineering and component...

CES is normally all about the new, the shiny, the things to come. Heck, chances are good that some of the products on display will never even make it to the market. So, for the contrarian in me, it’s refreshing to see that Sennheiser is bucking the trend by dusting off one of its most classic...

Audio specialist Sennheiser announced the deployment of groundbreaking identification technologies in its consumer products, designed to protect consumers against fake product and illegal counterfeiting activities. The premium manufacturer's packaging and products will now carry a new...

University of Leicester research identifies for the first time how high volumes of sound damage nerve cell coating leading to temporary deafness  IMAGE: This is Dr. Martine Hamann. Click here for more information.   Turning the volume up...

I dont know if I've imagined this but there always seems to be quite a few Single Power headphone amps for sale on this forum. Is it that they are the most popular with members on this forum? Do the purchasers like them so much they often upgrade to higher spec models? Could it be that...

Does anyone have experienece with the LFD Dac3? It quite a rare 20bit dac that was built in very small numbers. If anyone has one or has heard one what it like, good, bad or indifferent! Is it similar in sound to any well known Dac's Does anyone know what sampling frequencies it will handle...

Does anyone have experience of using the Sennheiser HV90 amplifier that was designed for use with the Orpheus headphones? I seem to think that the HV90 had a built in DAC? Has anyone had the HV90 upgraded or modified in any way to improve prformance? (Do sennheiser offer any upgrade mods?)...