sorry for the late response…    they are 6.5mm / quarter-inch female ports. Here are some pics.   This is behind the mixing desk…       And this is on the opposite wall - note that it is just B & C ports. The 2 remaining walls each have a port like this that has 2 jacks.  

Hmmm… instead of the Scarlett 6i6, I can get their 18i20 which is rack mountable and on ebay for only $385… which seems like a good deal.   Although I wonder if I should get a Thunderbolt / Firewire interface model, like their Saffire, instead of USB 2. I have all mac computers so either would...

thanks… I forgot to add, I also have a Bifrost which, while connected to a Vali as a headphone rig, barely gets used.

When I purchased my home, one of the big draws was an audio room that was built by the previous owner, who was an audiophile of sorts. He left me a sweet production desk that has rack mounts and monitor stands, plus some other cool stuff on it. The room is also equipped with quarter-inch outlets...

  we use short hand to discuss things for the sake of brevity & efficiency. If you want to participate in the discussion, the burden is on you to look up things you don't understand. That's one of the ways we weed out people who either don't have the attentions span or motivation to want to be...

is there a consensus on how these compare to the 500's? I am pretty happy w/ those, but wondering how much difference / improvement there would be in upgrading to the 560's. FWIW, I have jergpads, not sure if those are compatible w/ the 560's or not.

I returned them. Not that they were bad but I just felt like I didn't need that particular model. I did end up getting some Mad Dogs, PSB's, and k545's, all used and great condition. I think I prefer the PSB and AKG's. But the real story is I decided to get some HD 650's for a great price used...

  He has the right to do anything he wants - you are owed nothing. I think you need to re-evaluate your attitude & expectations.   I would assume that he has friends / connections to Sony, and he can HINT at things but not outright state them. Is this really so hard to comprehend? Besides -...

edit: sorry, time ran out. nevermind!

Good deal… Just ordered some, but not sure that I need 2 of them. If anyone wants to go halfsies and grab one off me, PM.

  Would LOVE to hear that

Anyone have an HD 800 that they could bring ? I know it's a big one, I would just really like to try before I buy.

  Thanks for the rec - although I'm hoping to find one with a braided mesh outer sheath like the PS Audio Jewel. Anyone know of one like that in the realm of $20-25?

Whatever. Companies need to protect their assets, and for Beats their brand is their greatest asset, so what do you expect. Dre was one of the original people to go after Napster and now he's going after bootleggers. Even if they don't make money from this, it's important for them to send a...

  Hmm. I'm tempted to get this - anyone want to talk me out of it? I'm not really a believer in cables improving sound, but all the stuff I have read seems to concern interconnects, not the actual power cable. Would there be any kind of performance improvement with this, even if it's not...

  I can bring my Sony ZX1 + PHA-2 combo. 

cool - I'm nearby and think I can make it, count me in as an RSVP for now. I can bring anything I own (listed in my profile) - not sure if any of it is worthy though :/

  Maybe it could work for other legitimate reviewers, but consider that it could also be exploited or adopted by people who suddenly claim to be reviewers, and then begin soliciting the board for contributions to review the next hot product so they don't have to buy it. So not only are they...

  well I'm sure any minute now the SEC will get involved in this matter.       good for you! Sure, I'll read it. Just send me a "review unit".

  well, I could be wrong, but I don't think that you can just take a phenomenon like that, which has been studied in one specialized field and just apply it to another different field and then say "you haven't proven that this isn't true!" YOU haven't actually proven that this IS true, you're...

Maybe it's not, honestly I don't know and neither do you - but the ones suggesting this aren't thinking the idea through to completion or getting into the specifics, which is always the case with keyboard quarterbacks. So your skepticism of their reviews would suddenly end if you knew there was...

  lol, You're talking about stock analysts that sometimes work for Fortune 500 companies (who make upwards of 6 to 7 figures for their JOB of analyzing such things) recommending the buying and selling of stock in large PUBLIC companies. Comparing that to a site of this size is… well, in my...

That's the SEC standard. This is a small, private, niche website. I'm not going to hold them to those standards, and they really don't have to disclose ANYTHING to anyone. The fact that they have that sponsor page - even if it's out of date - is a credit to them and is at least a degree of...

  i assume someone has pointed you here alreaedy: http://head-fi.org/sponsors

First of all that's completely anecdotal. Just because you notice a lot of new macs in your school, it doesn't mean anything for the company overall. Regardless, don't get me wrong, they still make a lot of money on computers. Tons of money relative to the rest of the industry. But overall, the...