Yes, I agree there is always a reliability risk with vintage audio equipment. But I gotta believe there was some external stimulus that caused the popping noise, and that it may be traced back to the earphones. My evidence for this is that: 1) it seemed to happen only when I shifted my position...

I have already posted this inquiry in the "portable source gear" forum, but I am hoping to draw upon the expertise of the DIY community who hang out here. Mods: if you feel that this doesn't belong here, I apologize. Basically, here is a summary of my situation: I was listening to the...

I have a serious problem at the moment. I was just listening to the headphone output of my Sony D25S with a new pair of MEElectronic M9s. Sometimes when listening with the M9s I notice "popping" noises in quick succession, which I had taken to be caused by some static discharge to the cable...

Quote: Originally posted by Snow Just picked this up today. It won't play on my 963SA. Flashes "Reading" for 10 seconds or so, and then ejects the disc. Plays fine a couple other CD players. Anyone else have this problem? I'm listening to Norah's "Feels Like Home" on my...

I've been watching this thread for a few days, and I figure it's about time I chime in. I would like to attend such a headphone meet if it were to work out. I could probably bring a few things, so just look in my profile and let me know if you see anything interesting.

I too would be interested in having these mods performed.

Wow, this thread is perfect -- I just picked up 5 cd's tonight *Sarah McLachlan - surfacing *Eagles - hell freezes over *Hootie & the Blowfish - cracked rear view *David Gray - new day at midnight *Miles Davis - kind of blue

Quote: Looks like J&R might have actually started shipping these... After checking my order status at J&R and seeing that my 963SA is apparently scheduled to ship, I gave them a ring. I was told that they did indeed receive a shipment, though I don't know how many are in stock.

Thanks for the early impressions and pictures! Regarding your complaint of only one set of audio outs: I noticed in a .pdf of the European manual it stated -- now this is a direct quote -- "For the best sound quality with playback of audio CD's and stereo SACDs, always use the left and right...

If I recall correctly, the person from whom I purchased my earmax pro suggested leaving it on all the time. However, because of my schedule (school during the week) I don't leave it on all the time. Instead, its only on during the evenings or weekends, when I intend to listen to it for a while...

looks like this site claims to have it in stock (albeit "low stock"): one call edit: whoops! meant to post this in the philips DVD963SA thread.....*sorry*

Is anyone familiar with signalcable ?

I first read about him in an issue of Rollingstone magazine. The name of his new album, "The Headphone Masterpiece," caught my eye, so I did a search on it. Here's an interesting clip of what I read: Quote: As the title implies, The Headphone Masterpiece was produced to give the...

I believe it stands for "You've Got Private Message," or something like that.

One of my favorite Simpson moments is from the episode where the town gets a new area code. Homer is complaining to Lenny and Carl, and he says, "I hate this new area code. Like I don't have enough to remember already." He then looks at hand where "Lenny = white, Carl = Black" is written. I...