Might be a very silly question but I am gonna ask anyway.   I have an Onkyo 9555 that has a detachable power cable that came with it. Since I have a few decent power cables lying around, I wanted to try one out. But the 9555 has only 2 pins in the input, there is no ground pin in the...

Having owned and loved Blue Jeans LC-1 RCA IC's for a while now, I'm trying to find other budget offerings that are as good or maybe better. I have around 100 bucks for a 3-4 feet RCA IC.   PS: I am aware of Signal Cable as well and have the Silver resolution in my list.  

I'm looking for a musical 8 inch sub which is compact, doesnt take up too much room and affordable, <300$ preferably. The cheaper the better. No used suggestions, I want new. I need these to have high level, speaker inputs because I am gonna run them with bookshelf speakers (Klipsch WB-14 -...

At the NorCal meet on Saturday, I had an opportunity to pit my Gilmore Lite against the GS-1, thanks to blessingx. Both units have had lots and lots of hours on it. I used the Beyerdynamic DT990/600 and my Ultrasone 680 to compare the two. The source was Yamaha CD player outputting optical to...

I recently got the Beyer DT990 600 ohms. Based on my past experience with high impedance cans with the Gilmore Lite, I know it isnt exactly the best match. I was wondering if adding the PSU to it helps this aspect. Or am I better off getting a new amp? I havent looked at amps for a while and...

Was just casually browsing amazon, and found this Amazon.com: Used and New: Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray] Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray] (2009) $2,104.99 + $2.98shipping Used - Like New From a...

Yesterday I got hold of Realistic Nova-4 speakers in my local goodwill for a glorious 10$. The cabinets seem to be in good shape, I dont see any major issues other than fading color on the wood and the odd scratch here and there. Opened it up only to find the foam surrounds completely missing on...

I was just casually browsing amazon for blu ray discs when I stumbled upon this Amazon.com: The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Peter Jackson: Movies & TV and totally went ROFL when I saw the...

I heard from a friend of mine that Mr.Big is reuniting and touring world wide, but I dont see any US dates. This is a big bummer for me. Mr.Big, atleast when they peaked were phenomenal live, one of the best I've seen on stage. If you can get hold of Live in Japan, you'll get an idea...

Anyone digging this yet? First impressions have been pretty good. Its actually a lot better recorded than I expected, its not reference, but for a metal album its pretty good. The album definitely gives a better first impression than their previous one which I absolutely did not like...

My wedding anniversary is coming up and I'd like to take the wife out to dinner to a nice high end restaurant in the bay area. I'm not too particular on the budget, the fancier the better. Would prefer not to go to SanFran for this, something closer to San Jose or Mountain View would be...

Hey guys, I'm thinking of getting my wife a compact dac/amp for her Image X5's. She has been using it with the TBAAM, she thinks they are fine but I know I can do better than that. Budget is as cheap as possible, less than 100$, if I spend anything more than that she'll get mad at me for...

Guys, I'm clueless. All my life I've managed to get by wearing either jeans or shorts with tshirts and casual shirts, with the odd full sleeve shirt and formal pants. The most I've ever done is wear a sports coat, with kakhi's or jeans. Now I have to attend my wife's boss's wedding reception...

Alright fellow headphone fanatics, I just uploaded a few pictures I took during the recent North California meet, for the first batch, here are some headphones. I figured I'd share them with the larger audience here on our favorite Lounge.I'll upload a few more tomorrow. Cheers!

I've been very satisfied with the Gilmore Lite so far, but would like to venture into higher ground to see what benefits I can get, and also to just try something different. Requirements are that it has to be solid state. Price, the cheaper the better. The reason I'm leaving that open is to see...

So I went grocery shopping yesterday and Goodwill store happens to be right next to it. So I figured I'd go in and see if I can find a cheap record player I can use for cleaning/vacuuming records since I dont have an RCM. Unfortunately the one Magnavox LP player they had was not around, but I...

Yes!!!! I went and picked up a new Rega P1 yesterday. I am so friggin excited I can hardly control myself! I've been accumulating some used records from a few garage sales and the occasional visit to a used LP store and have a few dozen decent records to get started. I've been intrigued and...

I stumbled upon this ad on Audioreview. Todays HOT deal, get the Pinnalce subcompact8 for 99$ more than the regular sale price!!!!! :O

I realized today that I hadnt updated foobar in a while and thought I'd give the 9.6.2 release a shot. Got it up, I like the new quick UI changing thingy that pops up and shows you various styles, and auto refresh media library is a huge PLUS for me. And then I setup my media library...

This is fantastic. I've wanted an app like this for such a long time. Basically, I have a huge music collection, and a tiny portable mp3 player that I use when I am driving. I'm tired of always selecting the music from the huge collection. Thats where this comes in, its a java based app that...

I am looking at upgrading my Onkyo 8222. First off, budget is 300-400, and prefereably something available on amazon since I have 150$ coupon in amazon. I have done quite a bit of searching around but I can't quite decide on what to get. First off, I have a 2.1 setup with the Inifinity Primus...

Well folks I loaded up steam recently after a long time and happen to have an extra copy of Half Life 2 and Episode One (sorry no Episode Two ) for the PC and I want to give it away (via Steam) all in the spirit of the holiday season! You are only eligible if you HAVEN'T played the...

Well I have finally decide to give the EMU0202 well deserved rest. Its time for an upgrade but I am a little unsure on which direction to go. My current setup is in my sig ie. Foobar->EMU 0202->Gilmore Lite->Dowin cabled HD650 My primary objective is to upgrade the EMU 0202. USB is a MUST...

Right now I am using Foobar as my primary music player, I have my media library with 20,000 odd songs (ever growing). What I would like is to be able to select say a random 100 songs everyday or every other day to copy over to my portable audio player. I hope thats clear enough, I dont mean...

Deciphered lyrics for Opeths new song Heir Apparent. \m/ YouTube - Opeth - Heir Apparent - Deciphered Lyrics