Anyone familiar with ToneKraft cables? I came across them when doing a search but there isn't much on them other than an order page and a somewhat questionable YouTube review. The award they received which is mentioned does look legit...

It's been ages since I posted here and I'm finally at the point where I'm ready to improve upon the sound of my Sennheiser HD800. Although I'm eventually planning on doing both, which would you do first - replace the ear pads or the stock cable? For the ear pads I'll be picking one of the...

I'm looking for a simple DAC that I can use to watch movies and TV from various sources using an optical cable. It needs to be able to decode Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, etc. Basically, I want this but with a volume control.  ...

After over five years, it appears my J3 is on its last leg. I'm looking for a replacement but having trouble finding what I want. Internal storage should be at least 32GB with additional storage via MicroSD. I prefer that it supports OGG as that is what a good portion of my files are in but it's...

I've been using IEMs for at least 10 years now and due to some major issues with ear wax recently, I've been considering switching to regular headphones for portable use. I currently use the Westone 3s so of course I want to find something of comparable quality. I'm wondering though if anyone...

I don't know if this has been reported before but for the past couple of months I have not been able to use the Page Back button using IE9. Basically, nothing happens when I hit it. From what I can tell, Google Ads is the problem. For some reason, IE thinks every page visited on Head-Fi is...

After deciding I needed an upgrade for my computer speakers. I recently acquired the Swan M50W 2.1 speaker system. Prior to this I've probably only owned four different computer speakers, this over the past 18 years or so. I've had Altec Lansings, both 2.0 and 2.1, and most recently the...

I'm currently using Audioengine A2's out of my Xonar Essence STX. I'm pretty happy with the sound of them but I know I can probably do a little better. The problem is I'm extremely limited on space and I can't go with anything much bigger than the A2's. I was looking at the Bowers & Wilkins...

Has anyone here in the U.S. tried Spotify yet? If so, what are your impressions? I requested an invite weeks ago but of course I haven't gotten one yet. I'm thinking of springing for the premium membership to get the 320 kbps streaming but I was hoping to check it out first to see what their...

Does anyone else belong to YourMusic.com? In the past couple months, four of the items in my queue suddenly became unavailable. Today when I logged in, it's showing that 9 of the 13 items in my queue have a limited availability and may no longer be available on their shipping dates. Is this...

Rock promoter Don Kirshner has died. I'm sure anyone who grew up in the 70's will remember how big he was on the music scene. I'll always have fond memories of watching Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on Saturday nights (although technically it was early Sunday morning).  ...

I'm thinking of finally getting a Blu-Ray player. One of my joys of watching DVDs though is using the Pioneer SE-DIR800c for Dolby Headphone. Can a Blu-Ray player that uses DTS re-encode be used with the SE-DIR800C? I'm thinking I would need this for those discs that don't have the standard 5.1...

Edit: Note that as of 9/11, the notice has been removed and the J3 is for sale again.   The following notice currently appears on the Amazon product page for the 32GB J3:   Quote:   The most recent customer review was posted yesterday by someone who claims they received 3...

I recently bought a new cell phone and I've been trying to find a decent case for it. Most that' I've found appear to be cheap and flimsy. OtterBox makes two different cases for my phone but they're more money than I really wanted to spend. Are OtterBox cases really worth the cost? Are there any...

I see that my title now shows as "Contributor" instead of "Headphoneus Supremus". I guess there's no way to adjust the user name font to identify contributors like in the prior version. No biggie. I'd rather be identified as a Contributor anyway. 

I recently upgraded my PC with some new parts and now I've been actively monitoring my computer's temperature to make sure it's not running too warm. I have some questions though. 1.What exactly is the Tjunction max temperature? Is this the maximum temp any of the cores can reach before the...

Is there a given amount of time that Grado bowls are expected to last? The reason I ask is because today I was rummaging through a box in my closet and pulled out my Grado 325's (sliver) which I've had for almost 8 years but haven't worn for about 4. One of the bowls started to crumble as soon...

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Any one else notice that almost every retailer is listing the STX as out of stock? Is it really that high in demand? I'm wondering how long it is going to take Asus to replenish supplies.

I know this has been discussed but I don't think I've found a definitive answer, maybe because there isn't one. I'm currently looking to get either the ST or STX. I don't need the add-on surround sound board so that feature of the ST isn't important to me. I know the clock on the ST is...

Can anyone comment on the quality of FSP power supplies? These often get rebranded as Sparkle. I want to upgrade the PSU of my PC (Dell Studio 540) and this is the only one that keeps coming up as being compatible. 460 Watt Power Supply Upgrade - FSP460-60GLC

Does anyone know or can anyone direct me to a site that explains the differences between the various lines and models of ATI's currently available graphics cards? From what I recall, the higher the number doesn't necessarily mean the better the card. Thanks.

About this same time last year I posted a lament about the absence of the Snowman. He seemed to appear almost immediately thereafter. Here's hoping the same will happen this year.

So far this week has been pretty lousy. On Monday, I got the results of an ultrasound back and apparently I have a lesion of some sort on the left side of my thyroid. I now have to make an appointment with an oncologist for further tests. The ultrasound also revealed that the right side of my...

I just bought a new printer and I can set it up using USB plugged directly into my PC or ethernet by plugging it into my router. There may be a rare occasion where I would want to print something off of my laptop, but other than that I really don't need the printer to have networking...