Placeholder to start the impressions thread.   Thanks to Fidelis and Vinnie Rossi for hosting/coordinating.   EDIT: some of my quick thoughts:   My big aims for the show were to chat with people, hear the HiFiMan HE-1000's and (if present) the Enigmacoustics Dharma 1000 Mission...

Just starting this off, not much for impressions but a few quick pics.  Turnout was disappointing, given the possible attendees.  But a very good time was had, during and after.   Some pics, from a cheap camera.  Others with better cameras (and better eyes for the shot) can post.   First...

Howdy, Several years back, I PM'd with someone who had used some Hypex UcD-180 modules in a headphone amp. I have a UcD-180-based amp that I'm getting the HG module upgrades for, so my existing modules (180ad's) will be available for play. A friend of mine can build a regular or even a...

I've wanted to try out an ipod dock that allowed digital out. We all know the Wadia 170i does this. The DLo Homedock HD has a TosLink digital audio out. I haven't dug too deeply, but I don't know if this is true digital out, or if it take the iPod's analog line out and A/D's it. So for...

RMC Audio has a good deal, too good for me to pass up. I had read the thread on the Pro 900, decided to bite when the price was good. If you go to their site and click the "Email me a better price link" for the Pro 900, you should get the quoted price (and a link) for $350. Today only...

Have a friend who bought a business, came with several old Powermac G3's. Small local network, 4 machines, not connected to internet. He has some data on it he needs to back up, about 1/2 a gig worth (2 files @ 256M each). None of the machines have CD-R's, they have Zip drives but they are...

I listed a FS ad yesterday. A Turntable "package," consisting of the TT, an upgraded platter, an external power supply, and optionally a phono pre. Did NOT list a sepaarte price for anything, and said 'd sell the phono pre as part of the deal. I get a violation email, saying I failed the...

Was listening to some music this weekend, and 3 bands I heard reminded me of just how great their debut albums were. Made me wonder what others thought.... Through history, there have been some great bands that came "on the scene" with some incredible music. Some went on to even greater...

We have a winner! See last post for details Well, it's been a little while since my cat Sota, the Rambo Bose Kitty, passed away. Several weeks ago, we got some new kittens from the Shelter. I wanted to name them Gryphon and Merlin (after stereo equipment, my personal tradition), but we ended...

I had bought a Revelation Audio Labs (RAL) cable some time ago to replace the stock one on my AKG K271S headphones. The difference was large, and very evident. But is it worth spending so much money on a cable? Especially when it costs more than the phones themselves? Some will say yes, some...

It is with a sad heart that I report the passing of Sota "Moonbeam," a.k.a. The Rambo Bose Kitty. Sota had a very aggressive Melanoma, which is actually quite rare in cats. He went from a peak of over 31lbs about ~3 years ago, to 17lbs tonight when we put him down. His health deteriorated...

EDIT: Never mind, someone beat me to being a pig.... Serves me right for not reading before drooling.

Need some Head-Fi thoughts and suggestions..... I bought a W-5000 here, love the sound. I'm using it in my bedroom system, but when I turn the volume up to not-unreasonable-levels, there is enough leakage still that it bothers my wife. To date, the only things that have sounded OK and...

Congrats to Cousin Patty....see last post for details Hi folks. I've been seing some of the great give-aways here, and it warms me up to see this. I had some fun some time ago, with various "contests" to give away a couple pairs of headphones and a DAP. Now I want to give away my stock...

Yesterday, Head-Fi member Nabwong came up to my house to pick up some speakers and give a quick listen to some headphones. We ended up focusing on Grado's; he had an RS-1 and HF-1, I had the GS-1000. This cannot be seen as any kind of review, as we only had about 1.5 hours with them. But I...

Got a mailing from them today, this verbiage: Shop all week and take 25% off ANY PRODUCT on Koss.com. Browse through Koss.com, and once you have made your selection, enter coupon code 080206 during step 2 of checkout to receive your discount. Might be worth investigating..... EDIT: the...

Hi, I was at the local RS store the other day and they had a digital I/O converter on clearance for $9.97. Takes in coax or toslink, outputs coax or toslink. Wall-wart (included) AC powered. I am sure it does nothing for jitter correction, but thought it might prove convenient for a few of...

Just read about this! Did a quick search, didnt see it here.....may have missed it though. Syd Barrett passed away, at age 60, due to complications from diabetes. As a fan of the earliest Pink Floyd material, and even though he was out of things for so long, I think it's a sad passing. A...

Hi all, Somewhat newbie to the portable forum, sorry if this has been posted before. I did a brief search attempt, and couldn't really nail it down. So the question: any recommendations on a decent PCDP? I will be likely downgrading my bedroom system due to minimal use. Looking for a good...

So I was at a record and CD show this past weekend in Massachusetts. Wasn't much doing in the way of music, but I happened upon a table at which the seller had these 12 VHS tapes in black and red. Lo and behold, they all said "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" on them! I was in heaven! I picked up...

Hi all, I'm loving my Lavry DAC, but I'm also wondering if a better transport might make a great thing even better. I'm using one of those mini footprint DVD players (Cyberhome) with a ven Haus digital cable. VERY nice stuff. But I'm wondering if there's a player or transport out there for...

Howdy folks. I have been following the various power cord threads with much interest, I'm always on the lookout for bargains. My findings have tended to be similar to markl's findings, at least in my main systems over the years. I had read about the Eupen brand of cables (pronounced OY-pen)...

I've searched around a bit, can't actually find a dang place that sells them! I hopped on emceupen.com, they don't seem to have online ordering (though they have a link to "Order Status" that is uder construction). I emailed them asking for dealers, no reply yet. Any thoughts? Some of the...

This will only be a brief teaser....the amp is still literally cold. But it's hooked up in my system and running (Eastsound CD-E5 to Belles 250i integrated via Oritek X-1, fed to the amp from the Tape Outs via Aural Thrills Active Palladium). This is going to be my top amp, I think. Even...

Hi Head-Fi'ers. I need some thoughts or advice on how to handle a situation. I paid for some DIY equipment from a gent in Canada. It was supposed to be sent to me in January. Well, one thing led to another, and a LOT of emails and excuses back and forth. No equipment, as of early May. FINALY...