Hey everyone,   I had a blast last February at the bay area meet and I wanted to start a thread to gauge interest for another meet on the weekend of the 15-16th of Feb. 2014.  February is usually a dreary, uneventful month so it would be cool to have something to look forward to.   There is...

I had a Buffalo32s(v 1.0) that has been working great for years. Recently it developed a low level scratching/static noise in the right channel. This was built for me awhile back by a trusted, experienced builder but he did it as an outright favor to me and I would rather try and address this...

Having become obsessed with audiophilia once again, I feel it is time to upgrade my source. After looking at Wadia and McIntosh, the thought of having a SACD/Player that could double as an outboard DAC sounds awesome. Throw in digital volume control and basically I would have a replacement...

Hello Everyone, I was curious if you knew how long on average it takes ALO to return an email. I sent something Thursday day and haven't heard a response yet. The questions were stock related, minus the following impression request: 3)Do you think the Kingrex with mated power supply would...

It looks like there is a possibility I could have my own office coming up soon. Of course my first thought is, finally, SPEAKERS!!!! Of course I am not about to drag a pair of floor standers into an office so the key is to find something more appropriate, without sacrificing quality. I am...

Thread title says it all, anyone know for certain?

I am currently in the market for a pair of closed heaphones. I already own the westone es2, so I am covered on the isolation front. What I am looking for is a pair of headphones for work that will compliment(re. contrast) my iems. Basically I am looking for a analytical phone with a BIG...

DISCLAIMER: I am going to keep my trend of barely read threads going here, so if you have been following my past efforts, it will be more of the same.(i.e. requests for discourse vs. specific questions, non-sensational observations and realistic interpretations of audio quality improvements)...

So I have spent some time with the nano and the 3g ipod. First off, let me describe the testing process. I used the line-out of both to the tomahawk, changing the volume to account for the nano's lower output. The headphones were the shure e4. I listened to "Diamonds on the Soles of Her...

The dang search engine isn't working. So... I recently bought the tomahawk, and I am feeding it with the line out of my 3g ipod(supposedly the best line out of stock ipods) How are the new nano's line out capabilities? If the differences are small enough, it is worth the change for...

Ok, after about 3 hours of research I have narrowed my choices to one of these three DACS. I am going to be feeding it with the optical out of my macbook. Except for the zhaolu, I will probably feed the signal into my tomahawk amp. Entech 203.2 - Probably end up the cheapest. I am a little...

I posted this here because I figured this would degenerate into a Consumer Audio bash and end up in the Member's Lounge anyways.(mods, feel free to move if inappropriate) My question is: Is there a subwoofer worth getting from Best Buy?(~$300) I would mate it with a pair of axiom...

Has anyone had any problems with their portable amp blowing out a channel? I had one that I was using with a samlex 13.8v regulated supply.(3 amp continuous, 4 amp max) I was listening with the volume on the amp maxed out but never fed it too strong a signal. After blowing the right channel...

So I finally get home after the most hellish week of work I have had in a while, I have a whole 4 day weekend ahead of me. So what do I do? Grab a beer, throw on my ps-1's and head to head-fi. Thank god for the other 300+ nerds who have also decided to spend their super "Friday" here online...

I am having a little trouble figuring out what heatshrink sizes I want. I am trying to order from partsexpress.com, because I am also picking up a pyramid power supply. Does anyone know offhand what size I should pickup for 22-24 gauge internal wiring? Also, I figured for larger jobs(like a...

This is my first birthday thread, so forgive me if I am reposting or breaking some rule. Either way, happy birthday to the one guy on any forum that has actually gotten me to laugh out loud while reading his posts. I couldn't find it in search, but the series of photos about the telephone...

I am looking to buy a nice corded hand drill for around $100 bucks for drilling enclosures. Anyone have any suggestions as to what would be a good one to get, I really haven't the first idea about tool quality. Also, I would be buying the unibit(#2) and I don't know if there is a specific type...

I finished my first amp last night(this morning) and I have a couple of questions regarding panel components. 1. I am using a radio shack 1/8 stereo jack with the five pin connection. I assume that the inputs are left, right and ground, but this connector(clear top) has two inputs going to...

Ok you computer savvy people I have a question. I am buying a dvi-cable for my flat panel tft to hook it up to my computer. Does anyone know the specifics of what I want to buy. I own the radeon 9800 pro. I think I want the DVI-D cable. I think I also want dual link for higher resolutions...

I am running itunes on a mac, where I store all of my music. For some reason the sound will stop outputing through my m-audio transit after some specific amount of time if I have it set to 16/44.1. I have to reset the computer to get it working again. If I leave it at 24/96 there usually...

I just recieved my new ps-1 today via fedex.(overnight delivery!!) I can't reiterate enough how much I love these phones. I plan to do a full review on the sound but that won't be until after next weekend. Right now I am listening to them out of the headphone out of my d-25s through a...

Can anyone here suggest a good computer hardware forum? I would like to find a place thats like head-fi, ie more about community, information, and a little light hearted. I have only able to find two types if forums: Overclocker Forums->if I wanted to rice something I would concentrate on my...

I just got a new apple power book which is about to become my new all-in-one source. I am totally stoked about this and figured I would share here. If anyone has any suggestions or tweaks they would like to recomend to store my music I am open to ideas. Right now I am just planning on ripping...

What?!?! is he crazy??! Allright hear me out first. I already have the hd650, but I tend to do about 99.9% of my headphone listening at work were there is a lot of ambient noise. I am looking for a closed headphone that offers decent isolation and sounds similar to the 650. I plan on getting...

Hey guys, I figure it has been a couple of weeks, so it was time for a new thread. A friend of mine is looking to move up to 7.1 sound, and has about $2000 to spend.(for everything) No need for a dvd player, just the reciever, speakers and cables. Their only requirements are that it must have...