Head-fi is a fantastic forum that is oriented towards headphones and such. I also like to browse the gearslutz forum, which is more for studio/recording/production gear.    Wondering what other audio-based forums are out there that people like? I'm looking for one that is geared towards home...

Have been browsing through this thread. I'm strongly considering the ZX1 as my next mobile source unit. Do we have a firm release date for US yet, or is it just 'sometime early next year'? Any thoughts on if the price point might come down a bit (based on prior Sony releases)? Looks like it's in...

Wanted to a write a quick note that I received my Merlins today! Last week actually, but I was out of town and just got back today. I've only had a chance to listen to a few songs, but they sound just perfect. Lots of great, well defined bass (I'm a bass player, so that's kinda important). Huge...

Just ordered a set of Merlins! Now comes the hard part (waiting...) :)

This has to be the hardest decision I've made in a while...going to be ordering a pair of Unique Melody Merlins, but I'm stuck on what color combo to choose. Playing with the CIEM Designer here: http://www.custom-iem.com/designer/includes/designer.php     (why can't I post pictures - this...

Quote:   So you're saying they use different components in different production runs? I don't think that's accurate. As far as I know that has never been the case in their iPods at least. Different generations have different components, obviously, but I don't think they've used different...

I'm not worried about the line-out/dock/external DAC/amp stuff. I have other source devices for that. What I want to know is what the iPhone5 has internally for a DAC, and how good it will sound through the regular headphone out. I had heard some rumors about iPhone5 going back to Wolfson DACs...

I switched from an iPhone 4S to a GSIII (US version). Also using SE535s.   I think the GSIII sounds pretty bad compared to the iPhone. I only listened to it for maybe an hour one day, and then never again. Started carrying around my old iPhone just to use a portable source for music :P  ...