I've finally made the switch to an Android device but can't seem to find a way to meet my music needs.  I ride a train to and from work everyday so I make frequent use of my DAP.  I like to be able to sync it once a week and replace all the music I've listened to with stuff I haven't for a...

It's in German (sorry), couldn't find an english translation; if you can please post it. I'm not about to spend the time translating... FAZ Kopfhoerer I like that he was somewhat pleased with the KSC75s...

I stumbled across this link on hifi-forum.de just now and thought it might be useful to someone here. I couldn't find it here in a search so I'll add it for posterity. Beyerdynamic Service Manuals (Parts lists and some wiring diagrams): Index of /service_manuals

I posted this elsewhere but it was ignored, likely due to posting it in the wrong place. So, now I'll try here. Due to a recent living arrangement change, I need a new receiver and floor speakers. I also need such items on a budget. I am not looking for high-end stuff for this setup, just...

Due to a recent living arrangement change, I need a new receiver and floor speakers. I also need such items on a budget. I am not looking for high-end stuff for this setup, just something for movies, TV, and occasional background music (for real listening, I use my head-fi). -I don't need a...

Looking for something with a little more bass than I am getting out of my much loved MS1s. I am leaning toward HD580s, comments seem to suggest that the bass will be better than what I have with those but is there a better bet. I'll will consider anything in that price range. I'm thinking...

I cannot get either of my solders (kesler with silver, radioshack one without) to stick to the tip or sleeve contacts of any Canare F-11. I have tinned the cables and I have roughed the contact, it just doesn't stick and it's driving me mad. I can get more specifics about the solder when I get...

When I use my soft-flex sleeves on my Shure e2c phones, I can hear what sounds to be my heartbeat. This doesn't seem to be the case when I use foamies. Anyone else notice this or am I just using the wrong size?

I'm about to make my living-room a little shorter by connecting my favorite chair to my amp with about 17 feet of starquad. Are my MS-1s going to regret the time invested or is that a manageable distance for a Yamaha reciever to fairly efficient cans?

Something is adding random (seemingly) strings to my comment id3 tags. Not sure if it is iTunes, I've heard speculation that it might be WMP but I haven't used it in a very long time. The strings don't show up in iTunes when viewing the comment section so I lean more toward something iTunes is...

I seem to recall that the narrow dimension of a horn speaker disperses more widely. I.E. if you want a wider horizontal dispersion, you would mount the speaker thusly: __ | | | | | | | | | | __ I know this seems counter-intuitive and is not typically the way that it is done but a...

I know we have been kicking this idea around here for at least a year-and-a-half. Sorry if the news has already been posted. http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/s...-new-paradigm/

The wife wants something supra-aural for when she is working out at the gym. I have always heard good things about the KSC line here but, do the clips work well enough to hold them on to one's ears while running? Other suggestions will be considered but need to meet the criteria (supra and stay...

I found a DAP that seemed to meet all my wife's needs, the Sony Bean (NW-E305), but read in the cnet review that there may be an audible hiss during playback. Has anyone encountered this and how bad is it? http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_Walkman...-31470460.html

I am planning to pick up a DAP for my wife as an anniversary gift. Flash memory and FM tuner are the only two requirements. She uses my iPod at the gym right now but neither of us are comfortable with running while carrying it so she carefully rests is on the machine while she bikes, runs, etc...

I'm looking for a reliable webhost. I need neither a ton of space nor ton of bandwidth (rather limited intended audience). I also do not need any development services as I do all the coding myself. I'd rather use a server that one of my trust-worthy head-fiers have actually used and can, to a...

I'm a student of the German language and of Head-fi. I got to thinking, what would be better than working on my German while reading about the latest headphone news? Unfortunately, I don't know if there is such a forum. In lieu of said forum, are there any German language forums with active...

I am going to make my first cable next week. I need a headphone cable extension for my living room so that is going to be my first project. I ordered the starquad cables suggested in the beginner's thread. Unfortunately, I cannot find anything that tells me exactly what size flex and shrink...

Does anyone use EAC's ability to continue reading from the disk while the external encoder is doing its thing? I try to avoid letting anything run while the encoder is working to reduce any possibilities of errors, hiccups, and such. What do you think?

I think I like Vivaldi. When I first started really listening to classical music, I was studying in Salzburg, so I was always bombarded with Mozart. I went out of my way to try other composers and one of the disks I bought was a “Four Seasons” recording. I hated it. I rarely listened to it for...

Does anyone know Infiskik and where he has vanished to? I paid him on the 16th (which is also the date of his last post on head-fi) and he said he would get a cable in the mail for me that day. I have not yet recieved the cable (twelve days later). Before I get upset, I'd just like to know if he...

I have run several searches and found many links but now I want personal experience/advice.[/preemptive strike] I am in school and am looking for a DMM for around $20. Any suggestions? Is that price point even worth my time? I don't have any time to be screwing with building amps (yet...) but...

I just got my first amp today. I am still in the process of testing it out with a variety of music. It is a MINT built by n_maher (his picture) . I'll have pics up in the next couple days in the appropriate thread. As I said, it is my first amp, so I don't have much to compare it to. It is...

Anyone able to suggest one click wheel cover over another? I have seen a few out there and am developing a little wear on the surface of my wheel. I don't want any designs or anything, clear would be great. I am about to scotch tape (sarcasm). Any suggestions would be great.

Ok, I just got my Sik Din and thought I would try something; I plugged my headphones into the "Line Out." It was much louder than I expected. I wasunder the impression that a "line out" was low power and high quality. I was also under the impression that the point of using any line out was to...