I have been working out four days a week, power walking in the Olympic sized pool at my athletic club. Given that I do this for an average of an hour and fifteen minutes each session, it would be great to have a pair of bluetooth 5.0 wireless headphones that are at least somewhat waterproof. My...

As the title says, I'm wondering if any of you have found any tube amps, obviously of sufficient power, to work really well with the SR-1A's? I'm very interested in potentially purchasing a pair, but most reviews seem to indicate they will tend towards being bright, or strident unless carefully...

First of al, I'm looking for good sound quality and I will be using strictly FLAC files. Secondly, it would help if the player was simple to use, well constructed and reliable. Lastly, it will be used with full sized cans, nothing too difficult to drive, for workouts, Koss Porta Pro's, while...

As the title says, I am looking for advice on the best value in "on ear" bluetooth headphones that will still provide good sound quality. I have an urgent need for music while walking in the pool at my health club five days a week for an hour at a time. I will be driving them with a portable...

Hello. I'm in urgent need of a portable source for the five hours a week I walk in the pool at the health club, and, eventually, also for working out on machines. The boredom is really getting to me, I NEED music. However, everywhere I look,it says to wait for hardware with the vastly improved...

I'm helping a friend put together the best possible mobile audio system for a total of up to $1000.00. Almost all of my current knowledge is with home systems, and so I could use your recommendations. He has already purchased the Oppo PM3's, as he simply liked them better than anything in that...

I'm helping a friend put together the best possible mobile audio system for a total of up to $1000.00. Almost all of my current knowledge is with home systems, and so I could use your recommendations. He has already purchased the Oppo PM3's, as he simply liked them better than anything in that...

As the title says, I have a lot of cd's to rip (about 3500). I will be using DB Poweramp to accomplish this. I need an external drive to accomplish this, and could use your help in identifying what drive will best meet my needs. It obviously needs to  be solid, well built, rugged and accurate...

I'm helping my brother, a frequently traveling chef, put together his first quality portable system. I'm well versed on cans, and portable amplifiers, so that's covered. He will be going with a SR71A from Ray Samuels. What I need help with is putting together the other elements of the system. He...

As the topic says, I'm completely starting from scratch here. After attending a couple audio shows over the past 18 months and noting how many exhibitors were using Mac laptops as the source for their audio systems, and some initial research, it seems clear that this is rapidly replacing...

Hello,   I really need a quality source, suddenly, due to a change in situations. I have an excellent Bryston BDA-1 DAC available, and free access to a mint condition Sony DVP-9000ES DCD/CD/SACD player, that was used only a 3-4 hours a week, for a year before being stored. These very well made...

I want to get into Hi Rez music downloads and need a player to make that possible. My initial research has identified the following as serious possibilities, but I can find no comparison reviews or anything to clearly differentiate them:   Logitech Squeeze Box Touch - $234.00  ...

I've read several recent articles stating that the music corporations will stop cd production by the end of this coming year (2012). I hope that whoever created the garbage format known as MP3 either has, or will die an ugly death for his role in destroying music and it's reproduction. And the...

I am in the process of researching and will soon be purchasing a tubed amplifier for use with both speakers, and my AKG K1000's. I could use a bit of advice as noted above, in what I need to watch out for in matching my existing tubed preamp with a soon to be purchased tube power amplifier...

Thinking about selling off my current high end cdp, as it's now not being used enough, as the Transporter is getting the lions share of playback duties. Considering going with a good, at least semi-reasonably priced transport, to connect to the Transporter for those times when I am listening...

Pasted below is a rather remarkable portion of a review by Wes Phillips in the May issue of Stereophile. I somehow misplaced this issue in a stack of magazines I'd already read, and hadn't stumbled across it until now. After he had connected the unit to the Slim Devices Transporter he claims...

I just finished relocating my iTunes library from the hard drive where it previously existed, to a new network drive. The new drive consists of three 500gb drives in Raid 5. I was able to move it succesfully and change iTunes to redirect there, but the Transporter somehow can't see those files...

I have tried the Transporter connected to two of my headphone amplifiers, and in both cases, I have to nearly maximize the volume setting for an adequate playback level in my headphones. The Transporter offers attenuation settings, but they require opening up the unit and changing jumpers...

Hello again, In my previous thread from a month ago, a lot of people provided some much appreciated and helpful advice. Much of which I am acting upon. I purchased three 500GB drives to store my music on (1500cd's worth) , and am currently in the midst of formatting them for Raid 5. It...

As the title notes, I am considering purchasing a Slim Devices Transporter. I've previously been a dedicated cd only based audio user, but the flexibility offered by this unit, and the ability to access my entire cd library at will may be too tempting to pass on. My questions regard using my...

I'm close to pulling the trigger on this one. Typically MoFi stuff is usually worth the cost. This album has been a favorite of mine since its release. Has anyone picked up one of these yet? http://www.musicdirect.com/products/...asp?sku=CMF766 JC

I'm in the process of retubing my Cary SLI-80 Signature integrated and could use your help. I have all of the other tubes purchased and will be using some very good NOS tubes (7308's, VT231's, 5U4G's etc) but know almost nothing about 6550's and what might be best. Realistically, even supposing...

Forgive me guys, but I'm an old time audio, cd based audiophile. We could talk amps, preamps, headamps, speakers, cdps. etc. forever, but I admit upfront I'm totally lacking in knowledge regarding MP3 stuff. While my initial choice wouldnt necessarily have been an iPod, the fact that it needs to...

I'm about to buy a new head unit to upgrade my 99 BMW M3. After a fair bit of research, and some advice from a number of people in the business I've decided to go with the following unit: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-FPp60Xs...0&I=158CDXF605 This unit has the latest 24bit Burr-Brown DAC's...

I will be in the market for a sports/performance car somewhere between the end of November, and next spring. I will be either purchasing or leasing a new car, or buying a used one. This car will be driven about 9 months a year (I have an available SUV for winter use). What I am looking for is...