Beagle, I can see you are a "Big Fan" of Grados...are you supposed to wearing the Grados when you insert the butter knives ?

Touche all...you're just getting warmed up! Or should I say Directly heated!!

Gaineso....don't think your work was in vain, I figured it was just in the nick of TINE! Thanks...

Recently my wife inherited a set of fine goldplated silverware from an Aunt. The stuff is about 80 years old and worth a bunch of cash, but my wife doesn't want to sell it. Too bad, because some of the money could have be spent on a nice pair of biwire Transparent cables, MIT's, etc. I wanted...

Quote: Originally posted by setmenu Designing audio eguipment purely subjectively without reference to any technical benchmark measurements or otherwise it would be very easy to delude your self! Imagine if industrial standards were thought of and delt with in a a subjective way...

To be sure, this whole discussion is subjective so I guess my point is only applicable to "ears that listen to traditional musical instruments and voice".......though one could argue even at a kiss concert, the acoustic impact during the live event is much different than that produced on a Kiss...

Quote: Originally posted by DarkAngel Interesting topic, but I could care less what the real live event sounded like. Your stereo is just a personal tool to present a performers musical ideas with as much enjoyment , excitement, and impact as possible, often much of the sound never...

Great Point Setmenu.....sooner or later though, something acoustic should be used in part of the total evaluation process, don't you think? Otherwise, the best reproduction of electronically derived music would be a computer correct? thanks for the input.

Having just past that mile stone age of "50", I've become old enough to know something, but too young to be called WISE, or to have WISDOM. Yet, I wax philosophical way too much now. None- the-less, I ask this group of enthusiasts and audiophiles to help me. 30 years ago I became an...

Count me in if you have it beginning or end of week. I travel alot....locations sound okay, Van L is an interesting place and haven't been there in a few years. The manager was chain smoker and the whole place reeked of smoke big time. If its the same, you'll have to launder your clothes after...

Amsterdam was quite interesting, but Mayonaise on French Fries??....ugh! Paris is very interesting...I have made 35 trips in the past ten years as I work for a French company. Forget what you've heard, people in France are quite nice and most do like Americans. Just don't expect them all to...

I think you are giving the interior designers of aircraft way too much credit. When American Motors went out of business, they all went to work for the airline industry...no chance they though out the audio control panel designs.

I just return from a trip to France and was very relieved to find that the airport security has pitty on we earoaerophile's. I was somewhat reluctant to bring my Sony PCDP721,7605 cans, and Porta Corda amp, but the head of the security at O'Hare in the United terminal was familair with such...

Yes, of course it is in a totalitarian kind of way! Actually, we are a republic, not a democracy...just a technicality..."And to the republic, for which it stands"!

Circuit City is selling Apex DVD players with digital coxial out..plays MP3's and CDRs as well....79.95 with remote!they are not as wide as normal DVD or CD players and are as short, so maybe this will work?

Hi Setmenu: Please tell me/us more about the modded Midi Flying Calf DAC...That's exactly what I want to do, using and old Audio Alchemy DAC I have if possible (is it a DIY, a kit, etc). Can you really get respectable sound from this kind of Transport PCDP (with optical output)-DAC combo...

I have been feverishly taking in the wonderful offerings of Head-Fi and Headwize now for a few months. I have learned much about the pleasures of headphone listening and in many respects, how to get truly audiophile sounds for "Chump Change". I have been enjoying the audio virtues of a...

Guten Abend Manfred! Wie geht es Ihnen? Now in English! I am sorry that I do not have a marantz to evaluate. In the US, at least for now, the biggest interest in CD players seem to be modified Sony SACD players like the 333ES or 9000ES, DVD - DAC separates, or the Brit players like the Arcams...

Just bought this new entry level CD player from Music Hall and I believe it will fall into favor with the "Planet 2000/Arcam CD72 Crowd". Unit is of high build quality, nice looks and solid chassis. Brushed aluminim faceplate with black finished chassis ala Classe. 24/96 DAC with HDCD...

Any planned for 2002? Thanks

JMT has a great product for the 501's and I am shocked at how good this synergy really is....I was ready to dump my 501's quite literally. These headphones are still a paradox to me because I wanted a portable setup to travel with and the CMOY fits the plan, but not the 501's....I would say the...

For those of you following my dogged determination to make the AKG 501's sing, I have finally found the answer...not with my $1200 AES SE1, or my former X Cans, or even the ASL MG DT....its the diminutive CMOY by JMT. I have been struggeling to make the AKG 501's sound good period. Through...

Yes...7506's....by the way you rebadged MDR V6 guys (Gals?)..I happened to like the sexy satin packaging that them came in. Since we don't own any satin sheets, and my wife thinks sexy underwear is for fashion models and movie stars, the packaging is a cheap thrill...two senses taken care of!

Well, I'm finally making progress in evaluating the 501's versus the 7605's and have solved the power problem I noted with the AKG501's. When I last posted a thread on this topic, I indicated that my newly modified Audio Electronics Supply SE-1 SET amplifier (Passive attenuator + Headphone...

As some of you know, I have been reporting on my experiences with the aforementioned headphones in an on going debate. Today, I received back from Cary Audio, my modified AES SE-1 Single ended triode 2A3 amp with passive attenuatorinstalled. This set up puts a full 4.5-5 WPC of Class A tube...