I'm considering picking up some Sony electronics, well-discounted, in the 1-2+ kilobuck range. Frankly, I shudder at dropping significant $$$ at places on the Net without recommendations from satisfied/dissatisfied buyers. With the wide spread in advertised prices, and the potential for...

I'm about to upgrade (hopefully!) my CD player, currently a JVC Z1000, heavily modded. If at all possible, I'd like to get headphone-listener-based, comparative reviews of my serious candidates. Has anyone compared or acquired any pair of: a) Sony 333es, b) Sony 555es, c) Sony 9000es, c)...

I've got a Headroom Max, and some very decent pre-amps (Conrad-Johnson, Forte). Noticing that the RCA outs on the Max's back respond to the volume control (unlike my old Stax amp), I experimentally compared the Max to them. Whoa! It seemed better in all ways! Primarily, the sound was...

Quote: Originally posted by mbriant QUOTE: "The AKG 1000 has just recently been drastically reduced to $500. Prior to that I believe it was $1000 to $1200 Is this price drop already available in the US? Headroom's online catalog still ("still" = last night) shows a 4-digit price...