I have an Esoteric D70 which I really enjoy the sound of. I am currently feeding it from my desktop PC directly with an optical cable (through Xonar soundcard). I am looking for a way to feed input to the Esoteric from my smart devices like phones or ipad since I enjoy the quietness of an ipad...

Looking for a regular and inexpensive usb to mini usb cable for my mojo. It has to be around a foot long. Any ideas?

I am looking for a DAP to keep all my music on and feed my desktop/speaker rig via my Esoteric D70 DAC. I will also use it on the go sometimes with my JH13. Does anyone have any recommendations on what I could use? My budget is in the sub $1000 category.    Also I think my library is not that...

Anyone has heard about this player? It looks like manufacturers are starting to get it at last. The player has digital inputs to get advantage of the DAC's inside and also can be used directly to a power amp. SA-50, TEAC's Latest SACD and CD Esoteric Player : Akihabara News .com

Hello! I got my early X-mas present this week. It turns out it is a Panasonic 42PX80U. I have plugged it in my regular cable box and the quality is ok. Apparently i need to get HD cable so checking out with my cable provider I found this: "Get Up To 53 HD Channels For Free High Definition...

I was checking craigslist yesterday and I have found a Mcintosh MC402 for sale for $1300 in the new york area. The price for this is amazing as usually they run over $4000 used. I have dropped the seller an email and he said that he was not located in new york but instead he was in Miami. I am...

I am looking for a laptop to replace my old Dell laptop that keeps getting too hot and shuts down. I am looking for a 15.4" widescreen laptop that will be used in the house for the majority of the time. The programs that I will use are Office, Internet, Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Lightroom so I...

Hello, I am interested in buying a new Toyota Yaris liftback so yesterday we went with my wife to a car dealership. We had a look at the car and we really liked it however for a stripped automatic version he came down to a price of $11495 without tax but including all the rest of the fees...

I have given a racer a ride and I dont think its my kind of thing. Therefore I am looking for a mountain bike in order to cruise around the area and have fun. Can you please recommend me something in the sub $1000 please.

I was looking for a recreation bike in order to go for rides around the Hudson area and I have found some bikes on Craigslist for less than $100. As I was talking to one of my colleagues yesterday I showed him the bikes and he told me that they weren't the right size from me and that they were...

Ok. So my wife has recently got the desease of vinyl and she has started buying many records. Mind you she isn't an audiophile but she thinks its cool to have records vs cds (go fugure ) . Since she doesn't want to use my nice speaker system I need to find her a decent Hi-Fi system with a...

Has anyone ever seen this? http://www.rotarywoofer.com/index.htm Rotary woofer in the serve of audiophiles. And the funny thing is this technology has been available since the beginning of last century with the horns warning people to hide during war.

I have a Pathos Classic One MK2 intergrated amp and a pair of Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors. Lately I have been wondering what a good sub would do to my system. My question is how would I connect it to my system. I am mostly interested in a subwoofer with an amp. From my understanding I could use...

Has anyone heard anything about these? They seem to be exactly the same module with the Bel Canto One Ref 1000 and Jeff Rowland 501. Check out the photos. http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....ran&1183397377 http://www.avsite.gr/vb/showthread.php?t=36536 I have read reviews compared...

Even though its mainly focused on speakers I would love to hear some impressions. I am going tomorrow and Sunday but any impressions from the first day are welcome.

I have just finished watching this amazing documentary. What can I say? Very well shot and cudos to BBC for making all these amazing filming. Its unbelievable how a documentary about wildlife can create a huge range of emotions from laughter and admiration for some species to sadness and alert...

Hello, I went to a concert yesterday of a band called Beirut and was really blown away. They have a very unique refreshing sound with many Balkan influences (lots of instruments) that to me sounds very appealing. Its always nice to meet something different and out of the showbiz hype. Anyone...

Hello! I will be visiting my companys headquarters in Cinci this week and I am interested to know what are the things to see and do in the city. Any particular recommendations for restaurants or events?

Hello, I really like my Gotan project cds and I was wondering what other recommendations you guys have in the modern tango genre. Thanks in advance Dimitris

I want to buy one of the 2 for streaming music from the internet to my speaker rig. Question is whether I will see any additional benefit from the Transporter vs Squeezebox. Is the music streaming compressed or no and how will the Transporter give a better sound? I have already plugged in my...

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but here is a very interesting article on interconnects by 6moons. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/i...rconnects.html

I have just put together my speaker system this week and I have noticed some problems with bad distortion coming out from the speakers. The distortion is mainly in the highs on some recordings and the sound it makes is kind of like my HD650 when the batteries on the SR-71 die. I have tried...

I have scratched my speaker stands as I was trying to put them together. They are wooden and their color is black. It seems that the scratches aren't very deep however the color has come off (around 1mm deep). Anyone has any suggestions on how to treat them. Is there a way to fill in the gap and...

I am so glad Kimi Raikkonen won today at Melbourne. He is one of the new talents out there and I was getting tired of Alonso. What are everyone else's opinions, predictions?

I have changed my years long pads on my HD650. Actually I got a pair of HD580 for $125 from amazon (vs $40+ shipping for the pads) and I switched. Its like I am listening to a new headphone! The base is so much clearer now! Wow! What have I been missing all these years. Actually the HD580 with...