I have been enjoying some mid-tier high end gear for a decade plus, always eager to audition whatever comes my way. This year has been difficult for my kind, as we have been confined and when Apple announced something they claimed to be the "best sound" in the AirPods Max, I had to try it for...

Apple Homepod on the cover and reviewed by Stereophile magazine in the August 2018 issue. I use many of the same equipment & services the editor discussed in the article and surprised that someone in the published audiophile community shares my feelings on the Homepod. Have a look yourself...

Anyone knows how to replace these? Thanks.        

Last year, Ultrasone claimed that their Edition 10 LE has lower EMF radiation to protect user from dangers that may cause hearing loss or something even worse.  Although they did not state this in official web posting, they certainly repeat this message during road shows in numerous audio...

Just ordered the new Grace M903 today. I have enjoyed the M902B for nearly 2 years, mostly with the Grado GS1000k and occasionally with a Sennheiser HD800.   I spoke to someone at Grace extensively before ordering. They say that no units have been shipped and already there are some 100+...

Using headphones for cantonese opera is not something i like to do. Vintage recordings from the 1960's of Yam Kim Fai (任劍輝) and Bak Sheut Sin (白雪仙) were recorded using the best equipment of the period headed by audio engineers from MIT and Germany. What was the main issue for headphone lovers...

WOW! Got this today in the mail from Germany!

My #666 arrived Friday and Stereophile's July issue with the full review of the HD800 (#262) arrived today. While my listening of the HD800 has been about an hour so far, my reading of the review has prompted me to look up past reviews. It is important for those considering buying the HD800...

been using the Wadia iTransport for 2 weeks now. unfortunately, with various iPods, the only thing you see on the iPod is the Wadia logo and you cannot change songs except for track advance or reverse using the Wadia remote. BUT, the iPhone is treated in 'extended, non iPod...

Probably the best Led Zeppelin IV I'd ever heard! Denon AH-D7000 with a Grace M902B and Toslink Monsters Cables from Macbook Pro reading Apple lossless of a Japanese SHM-CD pressing of Led Zeppelin's IV. paul

probably take a few days. do not choose plastic or rubber surfaces for leather padded phones, they may stick! these coach cd/dvd cases were ideal. paul

Recently got the new Grado GS1000i, the "i" for improvement as the literature says. All you can see is really shinier walnut and much thicker cabling. Still the Y joint pressed cables (from the left and the right) makes you cringed with horror. Just why Grado does not do this Y joint like...

Finally got the Denon RCD-CX1 from Denon a few days ago. Now, after some 15 hours worth of SACDs and a few hours more of plain CDs and optical feed off my macbook pro (2007) via Apogee Duet or direct into the CX1's DAC, I am pleased with this compact one piece SACD/Receiver unit (made in Japan...

i changed the audio-midi sampling to 96k, heard loud noise through external speakers and faint source. i quickly turned speaker off. rebooted macbook pro. upon restart, duet no longer output sound through either headphone or external speakers. meter lights still goes up and down. anyone...

Got the Duet yesterday and really have not stopped listening to it since. During the first 3 hours, heard numerous "pops" at irregular times, so i connected the breakout cables to the Headroom Max as well as the X-Can V3, but still the pops persists. Called the tech folks at Apogee and Jay...

so, i am into my 40th hour burning in my denon ah-d7000. this baby sounded nearly as smooth as my everyday can, the shure se530 right out of the box. quickly i discovered that driving it from a nano, iphone, or even the audio out from the macbook pro (circa 2007) was not enough. so, took...

while testing new denon ah-d7000 with macbook pro through audio out of mbp directly to ah-d7000 or through either a x-can v3 or headroom max amp, i can easily see some background wind noise that almost sounds like the internal fan of the macbook pro. is this even possible? then, i plug into...