Just in today (nice turn around too, I ordered before the recent sale, I guess they were trying to get the line cleaned up).   Very nice sound out of the box.  Comes with the new black aluminum case, which has a screw on top, and is very solid.  Fit is great, and they look to be very well...

Going to move to a new/smaller house in a couple of months, and my idea of a big, rectangular speaker ideal room is now out.  I plan now to make for a better headphone system.  I currently have a nice 25 watt EL34 PP amp, and was planning on building a KT88 SE amp (5 or 10 watts if ultralinear)...

For all you folks that scold the rest of us for running/biking/etc with IEMs in place, here is a project that works with IEMs with removable tips.  Won't work with iBuds.   http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1415303287/airbudz?ref=live   Looks interesting, and I will be adding my...

  I finished wiring up a new kit from AudioNoteKits - DAC 4.1 Special Edition.  Worked like a champ this afternoon.  I had previous issues with a bad regulator in the power supply that I had remedied earlier in the process.   The image is the DAC section to the left, I/V transformers, 5687...

I am building an AudioNoteKits Dac4.1, and have upgraded the XLR connectors to some nice Cardas Rhodium plated connectors.  I use Cardas Quad Eutetic solder, but I cannot get it to stick to the solder cups on the connector pins.   Short of grinding off some of the chrome-like finish, does...

Ray Samuels Audio F-117 Nighthawk Phono Pre-Amp Review System Listing Turntable - VPI Scout (signature wiring) Cartridge - Denon 301MkII (1.5 gm stylus force) Phono - RSA F-117 Nighthawk (500 ohm load + near top gain) Pre-Amp - Cambridge Audio 840p (pre-amp outs) Amps - Quicksilver...

Finally ordered a new turntable, but need to get/make some interconnects. Are ICs for turntable to phono stage designed any differently from regular ICs?, other than the ground wire that is. Considering redoing most of my ICs to replace the ratshack, and cheap best buy stuff over time...

Just received my W5000 back from Moon Audio newly balanced with Black Dragon and Furutech connectors. Prompt service and return of the cans. Beautiful craftmanship on the recable job, very precise work. The sound - transformative. W5000 are know for detail and the detail is still there, but...

Finally got around to cleaning up my desk, and taking some pictures of my new speaker rig. My system starts with iTunes/ALAC going optical to a Headroom Ultra MicroDAC (not in the picture, as it is off to the side close to the Raptor). New are the Tekton fullrange speakers, and the Mardis...

I recently brought my AV710 home to feed my Firestone Spitfire. (removing my Headroom DAC/AMP from DAC service in this system) I had no trouble configuring the AV710 with 500b drivers for 44.1 SPDIF output to my DAC. I am using KS in Foobar 9.x. My problem is that when I load either WoW or...

Did I miss this in an earlier thread? I saw the published reviews. Was just leafing thru January issue of The Absolute Sound - which names the RSA Hornet as the "Accessory of the Year" Wonderful amp Ray - Congrats some more. Glad to see you getting mainstream recognition.

Trying to pick a headphone for Christmas for my high school senior. He likes bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Jimi Hendrix. I usually have to take off the bass boost when I get in his car. He does watch movies on his laptop as well. He listens to a 5g iPod, or his laptop (IBM...

I recently got a new receiver and speakers to listen to music in my study at home. The computer speakers were not up to snuff, and while I like wearing headphones, listening to music from speakers is still preferable to me, and at home I can. Anyways, while trying to figure out how to get...

I finally decided on a new DAC. The Spitfire was good, but just not spirited enough for my system. I really spent some time looking at a USB solution, as I pretty much listen to music from a computer source exclusively. I am still experimenting with SACD/DVD, but don't feel that they will be...

The Apogee MiniDAC/USB is currently my choice for a DAC upgrade from my Spitfire (which I don't feel is any better than the 1212m, even with the opamp upgrade). I have rather shallow shelves behind my desk upon which my rig sits. The shelves are almost 12 inches deep, with a wooden back. I...

Well, not sure what is going to happen with the HF-1 frenzy, the site is still down and out. On the other hand, I just recieved the new Total BitHead from Headroom. I had ordered awhile back, when the old line had a 2-4 week wait. For a change, I was in luck and the new unit was shipped to...

My Headroom Desktop unit arrived the end of this week. I am still not sure how much they tip Fed EX to get their stuff in our hands so fast. I have the DAC installed in the unit and use 650s. I have been playing around with the set up options available for this unit to run from my computer...

I have ordered the Headroom Micro AMP with Senn HD 650s. Question involves the computer and the DAC. My current computer has a CreativeLabs XFi card, and I plan to use the speaker out to run to the amp. Does anyone have experience using the Micro DAC and the USB connection to run digital to...