I use my MiniMAX with a pair of uFonken speakers featuring Fostex FF85WK drivers, which are 86 dB efficiency. This works will for me in a near-field setup (sitting at my computer). I had asked TomB about this before I tried it, and he advised me to watch that it didn't get too hot. I have not...

  The same thing has happened to me.  Somewhere on Head-Fi I learned the fix: pop off the screens, and blow on the bubble to pop it back out.  One quick puff as if you were blowing out a candle.  I'm sure I would have made a mess of those things had I not learned of this easy trick.

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Pentel Hi-Polymer Ain is the best.

TomB, what is that object on the right side of the photo?  It doesn't look like a MiniMAX--can you tell us a little about it?

I ordered the Koss Porta Pros from Amazon this morning for $29.99.  Thank you all for helping me figure this out.  I'm sure my son will love his new setup.   I'm building a cmoy amp using an Altoids tin and will install a volume-limiting resistor so that I can control the maximum volume.  I...

Thank you all for the great info!  I'm leaning towards the Koss Porta-Pros now but am still researching some of the suggestions...

I plan to hard-wire the phones into a little homemade CMOY amp, and I'll put a resistor in series with the potentiometer so that I can set an upper limit for the volume.  I'm pretty careful with my own ears, and I want to make sure he will enjoy his for a lifetime.

Oh, you're going to make this as hard for me as possible, aren't you?   My wife would never understand, and I don't know how to get funds into my PayPal account without a paper trail...

Those DT990s look pretty sweet.  As a Sennheiser wearer I totally understand how circumaural would be more comfortable.  I'd like to keep this under $80 though. 

The Koss KSC75 are more in my price range I think!    I hadn't considered clip-ons.  Are they the best fit for a child's head?

I'm looking for a set of headphones for my 5-year old.  He's really showing an interest in music and I'd like to encourage him.    I thought maybe a used pair of Grado SR-60s would be a good first pair, but when I put my HF-2's on his head they are way too big.  My wife tried to fit her iPod...

Your joystick may not be as ideal for MAME as it is for SF4. I put together a joystick for MAME last year: Happ buttons and a Sanwa joystick in a plywood enclosure. It has been great for MAME and NES emulators. This month I got Street Fighter 4 and modified my joystick so that I have six...

Sounds like the pot needs grounding. See this post.

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