News story here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230824336695/en/Sony-Interactive-Entertainment-to-Acquire-Audeze-a-Leader-in-Audio-Technology-and-Developer-of-Award-winning-Headphones-for-Gaming

Here's my review: And here is the link to their headphone cable configurator on their website: https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/headphone-cables.htm

There's a new Jitterbug 'FMJ' version, which stands for 'Full Metal Jacket'. From what I understand, it's essentially the same thing internally as the priror version, only now with a metal housing and a flap cover that provides even more RF interference rejection. Here's my first look and unboxing:

The press release: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/tidal

Audiphile cable and power conditioner makers often market that their products help reject EMI and RF interference. Is it really something we need to worry about for audio? Aside from audio, I'm also wondering about any health affects from EMF from say a small in-wall breaker box in the same...

I have seen two sources stating that silver-plated copper should be avoided in cabling due to the two materials interacting with each other over time and causing oxidation. One is a study from NASA here: https://nepp.nasa.gov/docuploads/97164203-A4FB-479A-A075C918D51DD81E/ESA Red Plague.pdf...

The Hifiman HE-R10 has been announced! These are Hifiman’s first closed back headphones and appear to be highly influenced by the long discontinued Sony MDR-R10. This post will be updated as new information is released. My initial impression video of the announcement: The official...

Anyone have experience with these '24k gold' CDs? They're no longer made and many of the are 'collectors items' now. I just have one so far- R.E.M. "Murmur" and it sounds so good. I have heard others that I've borrowed from friends. I don't know what they did, but I would say it even sounds...

I can’t figure out what the deal is with their mixing. It has got to be some of the most funky sounding mixing ever. Oddly listenable, but not in any way normal. What’s the story with how their material sounds?

Article here:   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-their-customers-lawsuit-claims/

I notice that Cardas and Audioquest sell metal caps made to fit over unused RCA and XLR jacks on amps and DACs. Do these really improve anything?    Cardas demos this in the below video but I'm not sure if it would even be something that would be audible in actual practice? Thoughts?    

I've started by uploading a real pic of myself for my avatar. Let's start a movement .:)

See:   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11861679/Sennheiser-how-a-German-family-business-helped-to-shape-the-audio-industry.html

I'm not sure where to post this but thought it would be of interest to anyone who buys or sells here on Head-Fi.   Instead of needing someone's PayPal email address to send them a payment, sellers can now set up and share a link which the buyer would pay from.   It's called "PayPal Me".   ...

I'm looking for recommendations on powered desktop speakers that have XLR ins. I'd like a good full range response since I will probably not use a subwoofer but would be willing to consider a 2.1 system with a sub too.     Any recommendations?

http://www.fastcompany.com/3022942/work-smart/the-surprising-science-behind-what-music-does-to-our-brains     THE SURPRISING SCIENCE BEHIND WHAT MUSIC DOES TO OUR BRAINS YOU'RE PROBABLY LISTENING TO MUSIC IN YOUR HEADPHONES AT WORK RIGHT NOW. WHETHER YOU ARE POWERING THROUGH YOUR TO-DO LIST...

What's the best USB audio cable for the money?   I've been using a generic 3 Meter one for a while and don't really believe USB cables make much if any difference in audio quality, however, I'm getting some drop outs and do need to go that distance.    So, I'm looking for a more robust than...

I thought I had seen everything until I saw this:       http://amzn.to/1hERPjP   Pretty much lost all respect for Audioquest now. 

I understand the concept and wiring of balanced headphone output/cabling however am a bit confused as to what it does to the power output.    Does running balanced mean the drivers are getting any more power?

I'm about to place an order from HDTracks and am wondering which file format I should choose.    On my Mac I mostly play Apple Lossless files (ALAC) when I rip from CDs into iTunes.   I do have XLD, which is an app that can convert FLAC files to ALAC or AIFF.     Would there be any...

I'm trying to decide between the Audeze LCD-3 and the Fostex TH-900.  Both are in the same price range (expensive high end can)s.   The amp/DAC will be the Burson Conductor.   I enjoy good bass and midrange and smooth highs. I have heard the Fostex may have a better soundstage than the...

I'm trying to decide between the Audeze LCD-3 and the Fostex TH-900.  Both are in the same price range (expensive high end can)s.   The amp/DAC will be the Burson Conductor.   I enjoy good bass and midrange and smooth highs. I have heard the Fostex may have a better soundstage than the...

I just discovered this really cool headphone test website:   http://www.audiocheck.net/soundtests_headphones.php   You gotta try the binaural test. The first time I tried it, I literally thought someone was knocking on my wall. ;)

If I use an extension cable like the Grado one, does the defeat the purpose of having an upgraded headphone cable?

I recently read this blog post and thought it was quite good:   http://www.hpsoundings.com/2012/11/personal-audio-the-new-sonic-frontier