The Good News far outweighs the bad news, but I am sure the good people here will understand my little bit of sadness.....   We're going through a 750 people layoff at work (out of 2100). I found out yesterday that not only did I survive the layoffs, but that I was being promoted into a...

Well, the "waiting for the NFB-11/12" threads are long enough already, so how about we start a new thread for the reviews.   I'll start by a first impressions review of the NFB-11 as a PC/USBdriven headphone amp. Yes, I know it’s a moot point now to review the NFB-11….but that’s what I got...

Ooh, Kingwa is at it again....this one looks nice!   http://www.audio-gd.com/En%20audio-gd.htm  

    OK, here's the story....   I sell some headphones to a guy overseas.   08/04: he pays 08/05: I ship, and send him the following message On it's way! Customs form #LC710707353US The post office said 8-15 days, so let me know when it arrives. Thanks! Steve   14 days...

I recall this album scored high on the latest Head-Fi "best album" poll, so I thought some people might be interested in a $1.99 download today at Amazon.

My long adventure has finally concluded. The goal: To listen to every song of every album I (and my wife) have. A scary task, considering I have around 1350 records, somewhere around 15,000 songs. It took me about 18 months. These were all loaded onto my ASUS notebook in mp3 format. Then...

Cheapo IEM Models Tested Wicked WI-2101 Jawbreakers ($11.24 at Buy.com) Wicked WI-2300 Little Earbuds ($17.24 at Buy.com) Reference Cheapo OEM: JVC Marshmallows Reference Not So Cheapo IEMs: Sennheiser IE7, Super.fi 5eb Source: 256-320 mbps MP3s straight from Netbook headphone jack...

Man, today is such a bummer. "The Man" has banned headphone use at work. First, the policy was changed last week so that you couldn't walk while using a cel phone, or with headphones/earbuds......people kept tripping and getting injured by not paying attention. But the use of headphones at...

I'm using Windows XP, Foobar. I've connected a HotAudio USB DAC, which goes to amp, headphones. I've gotten to the "master volume" section in Windows. Select the USB DAC as the mixer device. When I click on the "speaker" volume now, I hear the beep from the system through the usb dac ->...

Oooh, new Music Direct flyer in the mail today.....has a Music Hall dac25.2....a tube-output DAC and Headphone Amp. I love my Music Hall electronics (A25.2 amp & Maverick SACD). I am interested to see how the dac25.2 sounds. But I don't know if I am $595 worth of interested.

I have a bad habit of buying stuff I don't need. Case in point, buying the HD650s...I just had to try the cable upgrade too. So I got Moon Audio's Blue Dragon cable. A couple of months later and well, now I am amassing funds for a new DAC since I have gone to a Netbook for a source. Figured I...

Argggh! Two months old now, and my DT880s and Headfive just keep sounding better and better. I've had a continued problem with the Headfive sounding, looking and working fabulously. How can I possibly keep buying more stuff when these two are as good as they are? It's a good thing I...

Amps: Rega Ear vs. Headfive Cans: HD580s vs/ DT880s (2006) A bit different approach to this review. My current rig was the HD580s, Oehlbach Cable Upgrade, with Rega Ear amplifier. Recent Head-Fi induced purchases are the BeyerDynamic DT880 and Corda Headfive amplifier. So, I thought I’d...

While I am still waiting for the Corda Headfive, I have built up funds for the next headphone purchase. Budget is around $300, so I am looking in the area of the K701s, HD650s etc. I am lucky enough to have a job that allows me a good 2-4 hours per day of quality headphone time. I've been...

Anybody know this was in the works? I saw it on CD Universe today, and quickly jumped over to Wal Mart and bought it. After first listen, the old men from Queensryche did a nice job in recapturing the sound and feel from the original. "II" is missing the guitar heavy melodies that really made...

Now that I am a "contributing" head-fi'er as of today , permit me to seek the opinions of some of you experts. I am wondering if I should upgrade my Senn HD580s to the HD650s. Current setup: HD580 (Oelbach cable), Rega Ear amp, Toshiba SD-K750 or 4G iPod. I know my source is the weak link...