Sorry for the rant, but I have to let it out somehow, and my lovely wife isn't too interested. I have been a loyal customer and fan of Etys for over 8 years now. I currently own ER4 (both P & S), ER6, ER6i, and most recently the HF-5. I got the HF-5 using the $50 off coupon at Amazon back in...

I'm hoping a few of you can help me out here with some measurements, so that I can order the proper size Shure black foamies (olives). I was given a pair by Sugarfried at the first National Meet a few years ago, and I'd like to order some more for various other IEMs that I have, but I'm unsure...

I received my Shure E4 last week, and I've used them no more than 3-4 hours since then, as I still prefer the UE Super.Fi Pro. I used them yesterday with no problem. Today I plugged them into my iPod and the left channel is silent. I checked the sound tube.....no problem there that I could see...

Bear with me as I'm just learning how to use this camera......pics are pretty bad! But, you can get an idea of the sizes of each. I had to do this, because I just received a Xin SuperDual today, and am astounded at the absolutely incredible small size of this thing......and I love the bass boost...

I picked this up about a year ago, but never really got around to listening with headphones. I've been using the K1000/RKV with it recently, listening to some pre-recorded tapes. All I can say is that, to my ears, it's as close to the real thing as I've ever heard. Right now I'm listening to a...

I've recently encountered a problem with this combo, which I purchased new from Meier Audio in January 2003. Using high impedance cans out of the RKV directly, there is no problem. Using low impedance cans, there is a hiss......this is normal and expected. But when the Impedanzer is used, and...

I'll try to keep this as short as possible. Although I've been visiting this forum on an almost daily basis since its inception (reading posts, and doing a little moderating), for the past year or so I haven't really been into headphone listening. I've been accumulating a ridiculous amount of...

Thanks to Tuberoller and others here, I bit the bullet and ordered a VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine. It wasn't cheap.........but man, was it worth it! I simply cannot believe the absolute silence and black background that now exists between selections and in quiet musical passages. I'm using...

Interesting read: http://www.diamondcenter.net/digitalstress.html Maybe this is why I'm so relaxed lately? Or maybe it has to do with the fact that I don't have to go to work anymore. In any case, my re-entry into vinyl has been absolutely fantastic. I never realized how smooooooooooooooth...

Would anybody here happen to have an AR XA turntable with the plastic overhang gauge that came with it? I just picked up a very nice 1961 two motor ARXA to replace my own circa 1971 AR. I had stored it poorly in the basement and it doesn't look or sound too good. I have the overhang gauge...

I haven't been on the boards much lately, as I've been happily listening to my 1500+ vinyl records through my speaker system. I recently picked up a vintage Empire 598 II turntable from the early 70s, and have learned a few things that may be of help to anyone considering getting into vinyl...

I just received the October issue, and thought people might be interested to see the latest rankings regarding headphones & amps. Class A: Cary Audio Design CAD 300 SEI Grace Design Model 901 Headroom Blockhead Headroom Max Sennheiser HD 600 Stax Omega 007 System II Stax Omega 717...

I just received the October issue of Stereophile, and was pleasantly surprised to see a very thorough and very favorable review, complete with technical measurements, by Wes Phillips, of the latest (until recently) generation 30 gig iPod. The final paragraph: Quote: With the iPod, you...

OK, call me a non-believer......past tense! I was never convinced about the benefits of burn-in. When people posted that, out-of-the-box, their headphones sounded horrible, but after a lot of burn-in, the sound smoothed out, the highs were tamed, and the bass improved, I just said to myself...

As many here are aware, I have amassed a rather large collection of headphones and amps over the past few years. Rather than put my money into one, absolutely phenomenal system, I’ve chosen to give myself a variety of sounds and systems, and I have had a great deal of fun and learned a lot by...

A quick question for the DIY crew, if you please. I'm attempting to add a 1/4 plug to the 4 bare wires of the stock cable of the AKG K1000 headphones. I picked up a 1/4 plug at RS (I know, I know)........but it doesn't tell me where the wires go. There are 3 places to connect the wires......what...

I'm hoping someone can help out with the hook-up of these two. I know the RKV is an excellent match for the K1000s, but since the K1000 cable comes with 4 wires that are to be hooked up to an amp, and since the RKV only has a jack, how is the hookup accomplished? I'm assuming that I would need...

Disclaimer: ****My ears are 54(soon to be 55) years old, so PLEASE take this into account when reading this, as all these impressions are based on what those 54 year old ears hear.**** OK, this will be brief........gotta get back to shoveling TWO FEET of snow! Geeeez! In A/B comparisons...

Maybe it's the fact that, for close to a week now, I've been listening exclusively to my vinyl records copied to MD with a portable Minidisc and D66 Eggos, and my ears have become accustomed to the warm, sweet sound, but these K270s sound pretty poor. My source is a Sony 333ES, Cardas Cross &...

I'm hoping you DIY guys can help me out here. What would happen if I used a regulated 4.5V 800 mA ac adapter in a minidisc player whose DC input stated 5V 800 mA? Anything bad? BTW.This adapter also charges the gumstick NiMh battery while it's in the MD player.

I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I just ordered a Sharp DR7 MD recorder from audiocubes. It comes with an AC adapter, but it runs off 100 volts, not the 110-120 of the USA. It's rated at 5V/800 mA output. I went to RS, and they only have 4.5 volt adapters. Would this damage the unit in...

I haven't been around Head-Fi much since I received appar11's red Sony MD player, MZ-E75. The thing is incredibly beautiful. Of course, I had to read all about it, so I started surfing the net and came upon Minidisc-T Forums. I think I'm hooked. Anyway, I figured I should have a use for all the...

I picked up a pair of used Beyer DT-831s a few weeks ago. I found them to be, as many others have, incredibly bright, even for my 54 year old ears. Basically unlistenable. I know Jan Meier recommends using them out of a 120 ohm output to tame the brightness, but I don't have an amp with that...

I'm taking advantage of my school district's cash retirement incentive, so I figured I may treat myself to the Stax. If I do, I won't be purchasing it until the summer, but I'd like to start looking for reputable dealers with good prices. I know that Koji of EIFL had the best price, but I don't...

Most of you will probably not believe this, because I know I had a hard time believing it myself. Yesterday, my son (who was in for a visit) and I went outside for a walk. He was wearing my D66 Eggos connected to his iPod. He took them off for a moment and said, "What happened? The headband is...