>For products that move: damping is important   Just to double check my interpretation...is the sort of damping being discussed here the same type of damping used on buildings (that really shouldn't move but do anyway) and bridges?

Just to make sure I understand you right...   1. Take a Mini B or Micro B DAC/AMP with static at high volume 2. Connect it to a USB type C port with a Type UC <-> Mini B / Micro B USB cable 3. Turn up volume. 4. Listen for static   Is that right?

@the post about the chemical industry   Oh dear. Part of my desperately hopes the local affected fire departments know exactly which locations and companies you're talking about.   The more cynical part of me is guessing that compliance and safety people were the first to go.

I think Fulla is the gateway now...it's cheap enough to buy >1 (1 to keep, n to give to others).

The discussion of dynamic range is really timely for me because my mom just had a little argument with my dad about it when we were listening to music on a long drive. My dad put in a CD of some orchestral music and she pointed out that we wouldn't be able to hear most of the music except for...

>What’s the one thing you dislike most about your current audio system? Getting zapped. My current computer at work, when combined with IEMs, results in intermittent mild electrical shocks.   This happens (less frequently) with a USB DAC & amplifier.

I really like the new PDF and the idea of pulling the various bits together into 1 package. Please take everything below with a huge amount of salt; I have 0 paid professional experience with publishing.   General Comments   I understand why you have the varying widths for the left margin (so...

Last year, a portable pair of Koss headphones failed so I mailed them to Koss for a replacement along with a small check. I still haven't received a replacement despite telling them about the problem several times.   I want to be as charitable to them as possible so here are some things that...

Based on Wikipedia and an article on Head-Fi (http://www.head-fi.org/a/explanation-of-amp-pre-amp-headphone-amp), my understanding is that a headphone amp takes a signal (say, from a computer's built in 3.5 mm jack) and amplifies it. This is very helpful for "bigger" or "more demanding"...

It may be worth using something like InSIDDer to do a spot check for interference from other WiFi access points nearby too.   As you discovered, WiFi-related equipment can be a bit of a RF-related headache.

The solution is to completely turn the tip inside out as shown in the below photo. Then, insert the IEM into the tip at an angle and then keep pushing until the entire tip goes onto the IEM. And, when the tip slips off, try again. And again. And again.   The photo: http://1drv.ms/1gIFYQV

I'm having trouble getting a pair of small tips to go onto my Brainwavz M5 IEMs. Does anyone have any advice for putting small tips onto an IEM?   I've marked them in a photo: http://1drv.ms/MtxlAq   My fingertips are about 1 centimeter wide, which may help explain the problem.   I've...

>Corollary 5: on the other hand, micro-social almost always works, unless you’re a dick.   This probably can't be over-emphasized enough. I've seen it work for the teeny (then tiny, and now not so tiny) company I started working for that I had never heard of before. Of course, everyone in...

Thanks for the idea!   I didn't even consider IEMs because I've always been scared off by their price but I see a lot of things in that table that are <1K and it looks like the sound isolation varies so I guess I'm looking for an IEM with as little sound isolation as possible (weird, I know)...

I am trying to find a pair of headphones (Or 2? Or 3?) that will be used throughout an entire workday at the office.  I already read through "A Hopefully Helpful Headphone Buying Guide…" and tried doing searches for multipurpose headphones but came up mostly empty but somewhat better informed...