Had an excellent time hanging with the Michigan folks. The group was small but the gear was plentiful. Headroom provided a boatload of gear for us to sample, and attendees had some pretty sweet stuff of their own. Headroom sent, among others, the Senn HD800 and the Grado PS1000 and GS1000. I...

Opening up a thread for impressions. People are setting up gear as I type so you'll see some impressions in the future.

Just back from the West Michigan meet Snowy drive most of the way there and back but it was worth it. I need some time to get my impressions together but figured I'd open this thread up. Thanks to Al for hosting and it was great meeting everyone! Mike

Guitarist for the Stooges found dead in his Ann Arbor home. Such a bloody drag.... BBC NEWS | Entertainment | The Stooges guitarist found dead Saw them in Chicago the last reunion go-round and my God did he sound good. He'll be missed. Mike

We had to have one of our greyhounds put to sleep last night. We've been pet owners for over twenty years, and have done this numerous times, but man, it just never gets easier. This handsome boy came off the racetrack with the name Crystal Twist. We had just lost an older greyhound to hip...

I always thought tubes were art, but this takes it one step further: http://www.sageous.com/sculptures/sgallery2.html Found via BoingBoing.net A_Sr.

Not long ago, after reading 8 bazillion posts about how awesome they are, I bought a pair of KSC75's. And people are right. They sound mighty fine for less than the cost of a mediocre dinner. Only one problem. The earclip thing. Frankly, it sucks. My normal work cans are Senn PX 100's. I...

I saw this: http://www.methcoffee.com/ mentioned on BoingBoing.com the other day (http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/10/meth_coffee.html), and being a caffeine head decided to give it a try. Well, it arrived today and I must say, after 2 cups my nerve endings are a-dancin'! Is it good for you...

Saw a great show by the California Guitar Trio last night at the College of Dupage in the Chicago Suburbs. Was anyone else there? Anyone else a fan? For those not familiar with the group, they are 3 former members of the League of Crafty Guitarists, a group formed out of Robert Fripp's...

Had a nice get together with some of the folks in Wisconsin this last Sunday. A big thanks to Jose Perez for hosting, and letting us scare his cats. Another thanks to GLF for bringing his Bottlehead S.E.X. Just when I had lost interest in my Senn HD650's, I find an amp that really makes...

Well, when I wear certain headphones, they do. I just picked up a new pair with stylish black plastic frames, and the back of the earpieces rub against the pads of both the K701's and HD650's, making an audible and annoying squeaking sound. Luckily, my prescription changed very little so I can...

Well, over the course of the summer several meets have been discussed - Wisconsin, Michigan, Central Illinois - but none have so far materialized. So I'm getting pro-active and proposing a meet in North West Indiana. I have at least a proposed location and would like to schedule it for sometime...

For those who don't look too much at the sticky posts at the top of this forum, please look now. Forum member tyrion is once again raffling off some excellent equipment (Eddie Current EC-01) all for the benefit of some worthy charities. Instead of those Laser Balanced Headphone Covers you were...

Yep, you read correctly - Dion, of "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer" fame has a new album out. He's 69 years old, and this is an album of the music that influenced him in the early 50's - acoustic blues and a touch of country. It's a sparse album, just him on acoustic and minimal percussion...

When the next version of Windows comes out, we may just want to leave the sounds on instead of switching them off. Why? Apparently Mr. Fripp of King Crimson fame will be creating those sounds: http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=151853 (25 minute video included) Mods, wasn't...

I know there are a fair few King Crimson fans at Head-Fi, so I figured I'd post about the new CD that arrived in the mail. It's The Crimson Jazz Trio - "King Crimson Songbook Volume One". Former Crimso drummer Ian Wallace has joined forces with pianist Jody Nardone and bassist Tim Landers to...

Anyone out there a fan of the old National Lampoon Radio Hour? If so, Audible.com now has the first 12 shows from 1973/74 available for download at 3.95 each. I've downloaded 3 of them so far and they are as good as I remembered them to be. Search for National Lampoon Classic. For those not...

Just got info that Robert Fripp will be doing some Soundscapes shows next month. For anyone interested, here's the schedule I received: Robert Fripp Tour Dates Robert is performing soundscapes in the US on the following dates. An * denotes a show where he is opening for the Porcupine Tree...

According to the following doc at Creative: http://ask.americas.creative.com/wwe...ver_matrix.htm we should see E-MU drivers for Windows XP Pro x64 edition in Q3. So far I like XP Pro x64 running on an AMD64 3200+, but can't make it my everyday system without the 0404 drivers. A_Sr.

No, not the movie.... The Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on the full "Ring of the Nibelungen", Wagner's four opera cycle. This is my second time attending a full Ring Cycle and I'm fairly excited. Though some might consider 4 nights of Wagnerian opera torture, I am so looking forward to...

For those folks who are old school King Crimson fans, Fripp & company have just re-released the first album, In the Court of the Crimson King. I know, I know, this is like the 32nd re-release. But what makes this one stand out is the fact that it is the first edition mastered from the recently...

Now, it's come to this. Edwood, are you out there? Did you inspire this lunacy? A_Sr.

John is going to be on tour in the US in support of his new (to the US) album, Hobo Sapiens. Dates are listed here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~werksman/cale/tourdates.html I have tickets to see him in Chicago the 25th of this month! A_Sr.

For you Hitchhiker's Guide fans out there, BBC 4 are broadcasting a new series of radio shows encompassing the last three books of the 5 book trilogy (yes, 5). You can listen via the BBC 4 website, but hurry as each episode is only available for a limited period after broadcast. Linkage...

While flipping through the radio dial tonight, I ran across a folk music program on the Chicago classical station. They were playing songs related to 9/11. I heard a song by a man named James Talley who I'd never heard of before. It stunned me, both for its content and the wonderful (to me...