Man, oh Man! Can you believe 22 member bithdays today?! [+1 = 23] It's too late and I'm too tired to do up some artwork, but anyway: Sincere Birthday Wishes to Y'All: Big Jim, dtolmie, Paul H, Lindy, jpmikey, Raivein, Del Griffith (41), Dluky (41), Buckaroo Banzai (40), radioactive...

Hey -- who kicked me outta the 100+ club?! When did that happen? I thought I was successfully hiding that I was just another supremely phony headphoner -- or was that Supremely Phone-y Headcase -- but I've been outed … stripped of my subtle badge of elitism. Now I'm just another Supremusist...

HB 15-in-1!!! Best Wishes 2 ALL. …whew!

Is anyone 'round here successfully using BitPim+LG-VX8300(Verizon)+OSX10.4(Tiger)? I had a few surmountable issues under OSX 10.3.9, but since I installed Tiger I cannot get BitPim to see the phone using the (previously successful) Verizon USB Cable or Bluetooth connection. All attempts to...

Has anyone tried E-cell hydrogen/saline technology rechargeable batteries (energy cells)? I haven't found any posts here yet. So far I've only found one company offering them retail: E-village e-store for E-cell rechargeables I sent them an e-mail requesting any information that would...

I'm just going to start this one with a coupla grittygrungydownlo cellphone amp&headphone pics of a bit of our frosty windy Manhattan Saturday mini meet at Jahns's lower Hudson lookout: I think hYdrociTy and I managed to beat our Jahn's famous Tower Of Power -- with a minis-only Portable...

I clicked the current banner ad above (v-moda.com) and saw some very stylish/trendy-looking canalphones -- I think. Anyone know anything about these phones, the company -- anything? There's a mention of "appearing Nov. 8 at Apple Store, etc.". Looks pretty, but...? Didn't see any prices...

Please See The Other Nov. 1 Birthday Thread (Thanks): The Nov. 1 2006 Birthday Thread

I only just received the September Stereophile in the mail this weekend, and Sam Tellig has written a rave, if fairly brief, review of the Hornet in "Sam's Column". I haven't been able to find it on their site (if someone locates the article, post the link), and I don't wish to present...

Was Steve Jobs watching SNL when they spoofed the ever-tinier-iPod-per-minute trend??? Here's the first audio toy I expect to buy for my wife -- totally apathetic about audio of any kind! -- the tiny new 1GB iPod Shuffle (estimated "12 hours play time... 240 tunes... [? based on 128kmp3!?]...

This is an impromptu post -- not a full review -- and mainly relates to the excellent pairing of the new "M" Hornet and the Westone ES2 custom IEMs. I've heard my ES2 IEMs with a variety of portable amps and cables: Original Hornet, AE-1, Portaphile PV2&2-LT1210 Maxxed, Total Bithead...

Nik has, of course, posted many notes about his beautiful Rudistor RP010 amp -- made for his Qualia phones. I noticed that the amp now seems to be available for purchase from Rudi. Has anyone else acquired and experienced the RP010 amp? (basic search hasn't turned up any related posts yet...)...

FINALLY! Thanks to Oski graciously offering his beautiful, airy, sunny apartment, the first 2005 NYC Minis-Mini-Meet convened Sunday 6/25, just a week after the splendid NYC Metro Area meet. Just a small, friendly, impromptu portables and transportables study -- and a few nice phones...

These comments are really a (long) teaser -- some preliminary impressions of the Portaphile v2.0 portable headphone amp. I will post more thorough notes soon, but I wanted to let fellow mini portables enthusiasts know that the new Portaphile v2.0 you see listed at Portaphile.com is a major step...

Did I miss seeing this coming? I was shocked to discover that as of today Headsave has ceased all business. Following is the e-mail notice I just received: "As of today January 10th 2005 Headsave will cease all operations. All in-house paid orders will be built and shipped within the next 14...

The [Maxed] Portaphile has arrived. This is a "mini" preview {pun intended} and not a full review. Despite its length, after you've read it you'll understand why this really isn't a full review. It contains more quoted specs lists than my own detailed comments. My apologies in advance for the...

Can anyone recommend which model Pelican case might be most suited to carry AKG K501, portable amp, maybe a few short cables (average, not garden-hose thickness cables) and a couple of 9V batteries? Or if a better suggestion than a Pelican case, that's good too.

Can anyone offer any comments from direct experience with Fidaudio's interconnects (www.fidaudio.com), particularly the "Cantata" RCA-to-Mini ($37USD for 0.5m) and "Stretto" Mini-to-Mini ($27USD for 0.5m)? Very low cost, claiming very high performance. The price is low enough to try just to find...

Echo Audio, Inc. offers 3 Type II Cardbus (PCMCIA) "Notebook Pro Audio" cards that work on both PC and Mac: http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/CardBus/ Street prices (at B&H in NYC): Echo Indigo ($129), Echo Indigo IO ($179) and Echo Indigo DJ ($179)...

I've read a number of threads regarding AKG K501s (on this and also other forum sites) wherein users made such comments as, "I picked up my 501s for $109" and "many music suppliers sell them for $100" . . . to very roughly paraphrase a couple of them. Did these people purchase their 501s ten...