The Lyr is here - happy to see the Schitt arrive.   Unboxing - hello little gold plated monoprice cable.       Tubes - open this box slowly!  I flung the lid open and the tubes almost popped out.       Fit and finish on this thing is bloody good.  Sharp sharp edges...

Can anyone point me to a vendor that can build this cable? I'd like to be able to occassionally swap out my OEM 1/8" mini for one that is longer and fit my Headroom Balanced Desktop. Thanks!

As noted in this thread, Craig (SACD-Man) at Whiplash Audio is StyleAudio's US dealer for their portable headphone amps. CryoParts is the US importer. Craig has generously agreed to kick off an eval program to 10 or so headfi members, to review the Topaz amp and Whiplash's Spotlight USB...

Oh gurus of head-fi, which of these two images correctly represents the polarity configuration of balanced amps in the US? Pic 1 or 2? Thanks!

Don't mean to cross-post, but since the DR.DAC is so many things, I figured it should also be included in the source forum as well. Here's my original review.

As some of you may recall from my Korea Style headphone amp / dac thread, I'm right now in Seoul, and planned to pick up a Ruby amp based on the suggestion of a co-worker here. Given the crazy good dollar / won conversion rate right now, I could pick up the Ruby for $150 - a spanking deal...

Not sure what the awareness on this forum is for Korean-made headphone amps, but I was turned onto this little gem today: Carat Ruby Damn, I guess that whole web page was one big-ass .jpg. Because the amp doesn't have any integrated batteries, and requires either USB or AC for...

I be stylin' with the cable tie handle... Audio chain: PC / FLAC / Squeezecenter / Wireless Duet / Digital Coax / Musical Fidelity V-DAC / AudioArt Interconnects / Headroom Balanced Desktop Amp / AKG 701 balanced All wirelessly controlled by iTouch and iPeng app Now if I...

Almond butter chocolate toffee time! Roast whole almonds, spread on silpat Cook butter, sugar, salt, & vanilla 5-7 mins Ooze over almonds Spread melted chocolate Sprinkle with ground almonds Let cool and break up into pieces Oooh, aaah, mmmm

Smokin' on Football Sunday, nothing finer! Meatloaf components: ground beef, ground pork, sausage, cheese, various spices. (Rolling rock beer, chocolate bars, pocky, and chocolate covered edamame not included) Flattened out the ground beef and sprinkled with spices and grated parmasean...

Smoked pulled pork this weekend! Getting ready. 7lb cryovac pork shoulder from Costco + Mesquite rub Rub on I'm seeing double! Rubbed, tied, and headed for the Egg. The Big Green Egg (medium) Hardwood charcoal lit and ready for pecan wood They barely fit...

Anyone heard of this amp? PRO-JECT HEAD BOX MK2 This thing's like, $99, on sale at Music Direct - so I figured, what the hell? And bought it. Along with my upcoming $135 AV123 X-Head, I'm plumbing the depths of budget amps! Review to come!

It arrived yesterday! CI Audio VDA2 DAC - Balanced output mode First impressions are very very positive - just incredible power to attack snare drum notes, vocal crecendos, acoustic guitar plucks, and standing bass thrums. Incredibly black background. Silent. Lush, sweet...

Those of you searching for a quality soundcard, check out my DAC shootout post in the Source Components thread here.

Fellow audio nuts and gear heads, I come to you with questions on some strange happenings encountered doing a shoot-out between two DACs and two portable amps. First, the equipment: Amps: RSA Hornet M & Headroom Micro 2006 w/ Desktop Module DACs: Channel Islands Audio VDA-2 & M-Audio...

... or have his contact info? I ask b/c my purchase of his Grado 325i's has gone sideways and I've been unsuccessful in reaching him. I paypal'd him for the cans on Sunday night and he responded that they would be shipped out on Monday to arrive today, Wed. Despite a number of PMs...

... er, amp! Benny, heretofore known as XCan pimpmaster el general, modded my Musical Fidelity XCanV3 amp and this post shall be known as my review. "Hoochi mama!" Thanks Benny! huh, what? more? ok... But first, pics! Step one involved him replacing the...

Hi all, long time reader, fairly new poster here. I've learned a good amount from you headphone nuts, and I must officially declare my discontent for making me spend an inordinate amount of cash on cables, headphones, amps, and the like. Despite that, I want to give back to the community by...