When I was living in the US I had bought a Headroom Little. Now that I am in Europe I wanted to convert it to 220V. I thought this should be quite easy as there is a cheapy-looking external power supply. I thought I could just clip the cables and reconnect it to an off-the-shelf regulated 12V...

After going through 2 pair of Ety ER-6s with cable contact issues, I am wondering whether there are any cheaper and/or more robust alternatives (sound quality not so important due to spoken word podcasts) with similar insulation (from subway noise / not wanting to disturb fellow passengers)...

I am on my second pair of ER-6 now. The first pair developed intermittent contact problems on both sides where the cables connect inside the earpieces, i.e. depending on cable/earpiece location the sound comes on/goes off. I bought another pair and after a few months of heavy use I am...

I. Do I have any alternatives to the Ipod Shuffle? ----------------------------------------------- - I am looking for something in the $/€ 100 range; $/€ 150 is absolute max - I hate AAA rechargeables, I want something I can ideally charge on my laptop (which is always with me). I don't...

Since this forum seems to be all-knowing... I am moving to Germany in 2 months and want to ship my computer there in the most economical yet safe and reliable fashion. It is about a year old so selling and buing a new one doesn't seem to be worth it. As household goods it will be custom/tax...

[Moderator: Not sure if that belongs here or in the DIY forum; move at will] I have a 110V Little and am moving to 220V Europe: - I can't afford the 220V More Power Option. - I can't afford to sell it and buy a Corda (Also, I love my Little). I was wondering whether I could just clip of...

Ok, so they may be hearing protection thingies, rather than headphones, but this picture is defintely worth a look: The Zen of Headphone Shopping [not shopping for headphones] http://www.leica-gallery.net/wccjr/image-34089.html

Check this out http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...d_nm/fake_dc_1

Ok, so one shouldn't post stuff after 5 minutes, especially not from an unamped, portable md, but hey, it is new toy fever. Initial thoughts: - Seal no problem (i already had experience with the ety ear plugs) (or so i think, this board is full of stories along the lines "i thought i had a...

... and I am really excited. The Lady at the CD store refused to sell me them 10 pm tonight, but just told me she had heard them and liked them. Just what I needed. Anyway, may have to order through the web anyway to save a few bucks. Anybody else excited about the new Tom Waits CD? Any first...

So I got some money, and the ER6 are on the way, the main rig (Little/501) doesn't make me want to upgrade (yet), so I was thinking, there is a time in a man's life when he needs a decent camera. one that he can own for 30+ years (I'm not a hobby photographer). Criteria: - Compact, 35 mm, I...

This may be old news (although I did a search and couldn't find it), but in the current Stereophile, J. Scull reveals in his FineTunes section that they are working on a Blockhead review. Legoman

I'm not sure if it is just me, but I got my new ER-20s, and while they are not too uncomfortable and I'm getting a good seal (I think) I am subjectively surprised how little (compared with my expectation) attenuation they provide. Anybody have similar experiences?. Originally, I wanted to get...

My HeadroomLittle has a severe channel imbalance at extremely low levels (below 8/9 o'clock volume setting), as do most pots. Unfortunately, with some mainstream commercial (read: high level and dynamic-compressed) CDs, 9 o'clock is already too loud for my sensitive hearing, using my AKG...

Anybody thinking about giving up Head-Fi for Lent? It would probably help out the economy by increasing productivity. Also, you could prove you are the toughest guy on the block, because let's face it: What is tougher: Giving up coffee, cigarettes, or giving up Head-Fi?

Since we have experts on anything from shaving to butterknives here (maybe we could use those for shaving ): Looks like I will need a new computer, desktop, pretty set on a Dell, the question now is: - If I am buying 256 instead of 512 MB RAM am I being stupid / penny wise - pound foolish...

First, there was the thread, now there is the poll.

Just attended an amazing choral performance yesterday, in a fantastic space that included an amazing rendition of Arvo Paert's Magnificat. No headphone in the world can give you this physical feeling of subtly vibrating air, the sound reflecting off the walls, ahhh, anyway, I have 1.5 of his CDs...

Disclaimers: 1) I am not a DIYer (yet) and thus may be accused of purely creating work for others or not understanding the DIY ethic, etc.. 2) There may have been similar thoughts expressed on Headwize long before that I am unaware of (being a head-fi man myself and not being sure what...

My brothers and sisters. Listen to the audiophile gospel, because when the day comes - and believe me, it will come for all of us - when you will go to the big listening room in the sky, you will not be judged by your character, not even by your clothes, but by your headphones. And if your...

I want to buy a mono microphone for my portable MD recorder, but don't really want to spend the $100 for the usual suspects and don't feel like I want to do the DIY that was discussed here and on various MD sites. I don't need anything fancy, mostly for hobby audio-documentary type stuff, gifts...

[Moderators: Not sure if this belongs in Headphones or DIY, feel free to move it, I couldn't find any consistency in previous threads.] I was wondering if there was a cheap way to modify my SR-60s (with whatever pads came with them in early 2001) to make them less subjectively fatiguing...

I think it is time for the first annual Head-Fi headphone poetry competition. The rules are simple: - must be headphone / head-amp related - no bashing of other headphones - no odes to Headroom in hope of scoring a Headroom mug - witty, appreciative literary criticism of other...

When I arrived in the US I subscribed to Stereophile because it was the only US HiFi magazine I had heard about before and because it was dirt cheap (can't beat <11 bucks a year or whatever the student rate was). Now I get mailings from Absolute Sound, Listener Magazine etc. in the mail once...

I bought Eva Cassidy's "Live at Blues Alley" a week ago and although some of the arrangements would be usually too sweet/traditional/etc. for me, there is something about this recording, the directness, the rawness, the intimacy, that draws me in and just wows me. How do her other albums...