I am currently using a pair of HD650 for my digital piano setup but am wondering if I could substantially upgrade. Obviously I am mostly interested in what will make my setup sound the most realistic and authentic. To give some background about the setup, I have a Kawai VPC1 controller and am...

Are there any "you just had one job" wi-fi streamers that output to coaxial only? No DAC, no amplification etc. No extraneous features. What I'm looking for specifically is if anything will stream Amazon HD.

So last night I put together a playlist that I can use to demo my system for friends and to try to set up a standard for me to listen to when I'm comparing different pieces of equipment. Thought I would share, and if anyone has done similar, would love to see your playlists. I'm using Spotify...

Current system: Source -> Amazon Echo Link DAC -> Peachtree DAC iTx Amp -> JDS Labs O2 Headphones -> Sennheiser HD650 What would be the biggest bang for the buck upgrades here (excluding the Echo Link which I just bought and need for convenience in my setup)?

It's about time to get this party started. I'm listening to: Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself Here We Go Magic - s/t Phosphorescent - To Willie The first two are must have albums to start of '09. On my overrated list so far: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Digi-key is no longer keeping these in stock. Has anyone found a good (pin-compatible) alternative or can recommend some other source that would sell small quantitities.

Ok, I thought it's about time to get this started. So, it would be easy to talk about the big 4 (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax), but I think this thread would be more useful to folks if we focus on lesser known bands. I'll start with a band I've been listening to lately: Demolition...

Note that I am not thread crapping, but simply starting a thread for those like-minded individuals who a) think Opeth suck and b) are sick and tired of Opeth "appreciation" threads. So, if you think listening to Opeth through two paper cups and a string couldn't be any worse than listening to...

Yep, scientists have now demonstrated that some sensory neurons thought to be dedicated to visual processing can also activate upon sound cues. This apparently means that there is a link between our visual and audio sensory systems, previously thought to be completely disconnected. We all may...

Wanted has 100% on RT so far. I'm not sure I would've seen it, but the reviews so far are extremely positive. I'm still skeptical, as the trailers/teasers look kind of lame - but I'd happily be wrong about this one. Notably, the director did the Russian Night Watch/Day Watch movies, which I...

Ok, so a recent thread shows how stupid one person's list can be. But, if we all put our head(fis) together we can come up with a very good list. Here's how it works. We each submit a ranked list of 10 metal bands. Points will be awarded for each band as follows: 1. 10 pt 2. 9 pt 3. 8 pt...

Yahoo! had this list today of 25 Best Heavy Metal Bands today. What changes would you make to the list? You can follow this format if you like: Not Heavy Metal The following are all hard rock or classic rock IMHO #2 Led Zeppelin #3 Van Halen #5 Jimi Hendrix (What?) #8 Aerosmith #14 Rush...

It really gets my blood pumping to know these guys are back together touring and coming out with a new album: Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Live - My Bloody Valentine

You all probably have heard about the Salmonella outbreak caused by some bad tomatoes. This is really having far reaching effects. Today, I went to Einstein Bagels to get my usual sesame bagel with tomatoes, lettuce, and hummus. Einstein is not serving tomatoes! If you've come across some funny...

I tried this game on another music forum, but I don't think they were as technically oriented (geeky) as this board, so I'm hoping to get more response here. The idea is simple. You take a song from your mp3 library and create a random mix using MusicIP, and list the first 10 songs from the mix...

Anyone else going to see this besides me? It's the third of a trilogy of horror films started in the 70's by Dario Argento - yes, the father of Asia Argento. Anyone see Suspiria? Well, even if you haven't, you probably heard of it from the movie Juno. Discuss...

I've been listening to this for a few hours now. First impression - songs 1-3 are a huge departure and not in a good way. After that, the album picks up steam, and so far, I like it.

I have mistakenly soldered electrolytic caps on an LM337 regulator in the wrong orientation. The negative end is oriented to ground, and positive end to the negative side. However, no smoke or anything ensued, and everything about the circuit appears to be fine. I always thought reversing the...

I recently bought a stencil for my ezDAC boards from Stencils Unlimited. I gave them the gerber file that I was able to get from ExpressPCB who make my boards. I bought solder paste from SU as well. The process of applying the solder paste was actually surprisingly easy. I basically just fixed...

I ordered some gerber files from ExpressPCB for my ezDAC boards. I need to edit the top copper layer in order to give it to Stencils Unlimited. I am using Cenon, and even though it can read the other gerber files ExpressPCB sent me, it doesn't seem to be able to open/read the top layer. I'm not...

I know some of you lean toward the academic side, so I'm taking a shot in the dark that a few have you will have the knowledge and experience that could really help me out. An electroporator is used to pulse cells/tissues with current, which enables DNA to transport across cell membranes -...

While everyone else is blathering on about iPod docks and such, I'm listening to my SqueezeBox Duet combination (controller+headless receiver). It's so nice...

I was reading a review of the DAC3 in the Nov. Stereophile, and it said that the I/V was done by a high-quality resistor followed by a LT op amp (for what?) and then OPA1632 differential amplifier. This conflicts with what I've read elsewhere, specifically, that I/V is done with a discrete...

Anyone here use smt stacked film type caps before? According to the data sheet for the Cornell Dubilier FCA caps (http://www.cde.com/catalogs/FCA.pdf), which are available at Mouser, these are particularly suited for audio decoupling, PLL's, etc. Panasonic ECPU (digikey) are also stacked film...

I was just taking a look at the new part# LME49870 (single; 860 = dual). It's got almost identical specs to LM4562, but a wider supply range and much higher output current (~50%).