I made this from am AKG Q-701 cable that had some shorts in it in another part of the cable. RSA Mustang is tied down to Fiio E10 via bicycle tube cut crosswise. Somehow, I don't think the bicycle tube tie-down and AKG cable are the bottlenecks in the system, and the $ I saved can go to buying...

Buck Owens and the Buckaroos

I found this video. There are some musical elements if you listen to the sound. It is 1/3 of this match between Jean Jacques Machado and Ricardo Arona.   <iframe width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q37I7sYyklE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I saw alot of leg lock possibilities in that video, JadeEast. I bet Capoeira to learning about leg-locks might be a natural transition. 

There might be alot more martial artists on Head-Fi than I thought. I wonder if there is any way to combine the two hobbies--music and martial arts. Hmmm. Maybe by a very broad definition, martial arts is a kind of music. I believe that there are ancient ideas of what music is that would place...

A used original Earmax could work. Mine is dead quiet, and it has enough gain for me at least. It was voice for HD600 or 580s I believe. It has a nice warm/tubey sound yet still pretty detailed. It also has a nice small form factor which could be good for a desktop setup. 

AKGs are great looking cans in general. I especially like the K240. It is one of the sexiest cans IMHO. K601s are awesome looking too. And I really like the K702 black and white scheme. 

Are you a Marine? 

I prefer the ARTS aspect too, Ultrazino. When I roll with people in jiu-jitsu, I am usually more interested in trying new moves or creating something than tapping the other person out. 

Sprouting is very easy. You should give it a try. You can buy the seeds at a health food store. 

So far it seems that the official martial art of Head-Fi might be Aikido. 

They are a great budget headphone. Other budget options that I own and like are: JVC Flats, MEElectronics M6, and Sennheiser OMX-180.   

Ya. It can be hard to balance martial arts and other things in life. It can be so easy to miss a class. It takes so much, and before you know it, it can be taking over other parts of your life like your diet, and then you have to work out, and you might spend time thinking about it and watching...

I started sprouting. I sprout in a small mason jar with a wire mesh top. I soak the seeds over-night and rinse them a few times a day until the sprouts seem mature enough to eat. I set the jar in the sun for a few hours at the end to green them up a bit, then I store them in the fridge and eat...

I have been doing modern Jiu-jitsu for a while, and I am a 10th planet purple belt under Gerald Strebendt who is a black belt under Eddie Bravo. Some of the people I have trained under are Alberto Crane and Marcus Lewis. I am wondering if I am unusual @ head-fi as headphone listening seems to be...

Eggs are good nutrition and cheap too. They have a lots of protein, and a good array of vitamins and minerals including B-vitamins. The only problem is they are very high in cholesterol and have a decent amount of saturated fat. I'm thinking in moderation, they can be a healthy and affordable...

I just finished shopping, and for under $15, I was able to buy low sodium/ low fat cottage cheese, 2 sweet potatoes, Barley, Brown Rice, Navy beans, Pinto beans, 6 kiwis, and virgin olive oil/ balsamic vinegar salad dressing.   Are there any other members out there into saving a few dollars...

Got my Earmax today. It turns out that it is loud enough for me even with my K240s. I guess most head-fiers most listen pretty loud. 

Skip the donuts and coffee and make a smoothie with kiwi and acai--

Does Elekit TU882 have output transformer? 

There's also the Playstation 1 SCPH-1001 for about the same price. 

Thank you, Skylab. Those look very interesting. Does anyone know what the options would be under $450 for high sensitivity/ high impedance headphones? 

Maybe you could keep the old ones so as to have two different perspectives on the music. 

If you go to enough yard sales and thrift shops, you'll probably run into an older Sony es series 5 disk changer or player for $10-$35. You could upgrade with dac from optical out when you have more cash. Many of them will run well with remote from other Sony models, and thrift stores have the...

I have an original Earmax headphone amp on the way which is recommended is used with high impedance headphones. Only problem is it is also known for having a rather anemic output level. Are there any such animals as high sensitivity high impedance cans that might work well with the Earmax for...