I have, on hand - some Polk R30s, a somewhat aged two channel Marantz receiver and an equally aged Marantz CD player. I'd like to upgrade things a bit, and to save short term costs i'm willing to stick to the two channel Marantz receiver and get 5.1 at a later point. Keeping my budget as...

Before I get into the main subject of my post, i've owned a number of headphones ranging from inexpensive to pretty decent, but i've never owned more than two pairs at a time and i've never owned any real high end stuff. Stuff i've owned (headphones and amps only) Sennheisers HD580s...

Sorry if this was the wrong forum - not sure what the problem is (if there is one). This question is probably very silly but i've never had the opportunity to use a portable amp. I just got my XENOS 0HA-REP in the mail, and the first order of business was to hook it up to my iPod and give it...

After exhaustive research I decided to order the 0HA-REP for my on-a-budget classical setup. Xenos 0HA-REP Enhanced Performance Mini Headphone Amp - $89.99. To be paired with: AKG K 501 Headphones - $129.95 Line-out on an iPod with 320kbps AAC files. Anyone else have experience with...

Hi guys, i'm looking for a decent amp to match up with some K501s for classical music. Only problem is that i'd prefer to pay with a credit card, because I don't want to use it to sign up for a PayPal account. I can if I ABSOLUTELY have to but it'd be an inconvenience, because the family...

Hi everyone, my name is yorkie and I am an audioholic. Having gotten that out of the way, i'm looking to reenter the headphone scene as I prepare to go abroad for a year and need a halfway decent semi-portable setup. I'll be ordering an iPod video shortly and need some cans that will go...

Dreamed I sold a CD player on head-fi last night. Gets weirder. It's a very old and very crappy Sony PCDP I inherited from my brother, covered in scratches and minus the battery cover. It sounds awful, but I wanted something to listen to my PX100s with while I read in my room. I'd put it's...

Well, i'm going through my seasonal audio shuffle, and this time the theme is minimalism. I've been thinking about getting used HD580s/650s, or similarly priced Beyers, but something is turning me off; the gigantic size. My next thought was to head to the opposite end of the spectrum and use...

I spent a few hours this morning just "listening" to my music, something I haven't done in a while. (Pardon my hazy descriptions, I don't generally discuss the musical dynamics of my audio gear.) Initially I was just sitting back and enjoying Brahm's Piano Concerto No. 1, but as my...

I thought I was off my habit of visiting head-fi and getting insatiable urges to buy audio gear, but after one recent visit (my first in two months) I ended up splurging 200$. I bought a 1GB ipod shuffle and Shure E2Cs to listen to while I run. I always run on a track so sound isolation isn't...

Hi all, i've been thinking about buying a TEAC AL700P amplifier, but i've been having problems locating an affordable preamp to use with it. The TEAC has volume pots on the back but from what i've heard they're not the best to use, so i've been looking for an affordable and reasonable way to...

Hey guys, i'm a college student and soon I will be living in an apartment, so i'm looking for an audio solution a little less obtrusive than my existing stereo. I play the piano so I do have a musical ear, good sound quality is a must. There really isn't any price limit on what I can spend, but...