I've been a Steven Wilson fan since I joined this forum back in 2006 and was turned on to Porcupine Tree at the time, so I may be a little biased, but Holy****MeSideways this album is one of, if not his absolute best recordings. And that's saying something. Damn, thank you Steven.

Does anyone have any experience with both of these headphones? I listen to a wide variety of music; everything from Bebop to Electronic to Classical. Staples though are things like Snarky Puppy, Steely Dan (and most 70s classic / prog rock stuff), Rock Candy Funk Party, Steven Wilson, Pat...

Sad to hear about the passing of Joey D. Was fortunate to see him a couple of times, once with the great John McLaughlin back in the '90s and another time in a trio setting in a small jazz club in Toronto in '99. Recently, went down the rabbit hole on YouTube watching some of his NAMM videos...

Going back to when I got my first stereo that my father bought me as a High School graduation present in 1985, I've always, even to this day, listened to Steely Dan's Aja as the first album I play when I get a new piece of gear. On that Technics stereo system, it was, of course, vinyl. The...

I'm currently using MusicBee on my laptop which is accessing my music library from an SD card, and my DAC / Amp is connected to my laptop via USB. I really love MusicBee and would like to continue using it, but I want to offload my library to a network device like a Raspberry Pi with a...

With my space constraints and the way my listening station is setup, I'm looking for a relatively small, USB-powered amp / dac. I don't want to deal with a wall-wart in my setup. I have the XDuoo XD-05 Basic, which sounds pretty good for its price, although I have to send mine back due to...

Have I mentioned how much I love Steven Wilson's music? Maybe not, but there it is. Ten seconds in to his new release I was already smitten.

Taking price and ANC out of the equation, as only the 1000MX2 have it, which one would you purchase, and why? Looking for a little insight from you kind folk who may have spent some time with both of these headphones, to help me with my purchase decision. For what it's worth, I have a Samsung...

I've emailed Justin at Headamp more than once and posted on the Pico DAC/amp thread and have received no response so I'm hoping someone else can help. The battery will no longer hold a charge. I've opened up the case, but have no idea how to get the circuit board with the battery out. Anyone...

The 1/8 jack on my Silver Dragon IEM cable is broken (for the second time!), and Moon Audio won't ship without insurance which is $30. So it's a bit expensive to send it back to them for a fix. Can any DIYer in T.O. help me out? Or does anyone know of somewhere in the city where I can take it...

Please see my setup in my sig. It appears that the digitizer on my HP tablet is causing intermittent static. When I keep a finger on the screen, I get no static. But, if I remove my finger for more than just a few seconds, l get the static. Anyone have any suggestions for a fix? If I can't...

Do you live in the G.T.A. and own a Pico amp/dac or Predator? I would really love to listen to either of these with my new JH-13 Pro's. Shoot me a P.M. and I'll be happy to pick up the tab for a lunch so I can spend some time listening.

I'll be there from July 1st. Was there last year too and I'm really looking forward to it.

Ok, I'm gonna brag a bit, but that's what we're here to do isn't it? Just picked up my cocobolo cups today for my D2000s and they look FREAKIN' AWESOME, if I do say so myself. They sound pretty darn good too, although I thought they sounded wonderful before the addition of the wood cups. I...

I run 4 to 5 miles a day, almost everyday. About 2 months ago, the dual bass driver died in one of my e500s. I kept using them for running because I listen mainly to audiobooks and not music when I run, so the lack of bass in one channel wasn't too distracting. Today, however, all three...

Is anyone going to be in Vegas for the main event of the World Series of Poker? I leave on Saturday and will be playing in event #53 that starts next Monday, and will also probably try to sattelite into the main event.

Go on, beat my top score of 52 under par. I dare ya! I double dog dare ya!! Cat Bow Golf No proof of my top score, but here's a recent good effort:

Ok, definitely gotta get me one of these Scratch Miming power tools!! Those Japanese folks think of everything. BTW, "mimi" means ear in Japanese, so essentially this product is called the Scratch Earing (maybe they mean Ear Scratching)? Don't miss the awesome video!!

If you are a Windows Media Center user, you absolutely must install this software. It has all of the functionality of a Slingbox and more, without the need for additional hardware. I haven't tried streaming live TV over the internet yet, but it works great over my home network to my...

Today, Doug Riley, one of Canada's foremost musicians, died of a sudden heart attack at age 62. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/250809 I spent many evenings listening to Doug play live in Toronto, mesmerized by his wizardry on the Hammond B3 organ, and I will dearly miss the...

Ok, I am truly one very fortunate Head-Fier, as I have just won my second awesome headphone giveaway (only The Monkey holds bragging rights over me now). <edit> Oh yeah, I forgot I also won a pair of Triple.fi 10 Pros at the National Meet in April, so maybe I do have bragging rights now...

Ok, not sure how well this turned out, but it was fun to do anyway, and gave me a new avatar (a little different from when I "South Parked" myself). BTW, that pose was given to me. I just mimicked it in my own photo. Anyone else create one from here? If it doesn't accept your...

Ok, one of my all time favourite latin albums is Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra. You really don't need to understand Spanish to enjoy this one, it's that good. This album is filled with great tunes, some absolutely incredible horn and string arrangements, kick @ss percussion work, outstanding...

... and it's great! I'm moving to a new home in a couple of weeks and there is no DSL service available in the new area. There's cable, but I refuse to give our local cable company (Rogers) a cent of my money after a number of terrible CS related experiences. So I got hooked up with BPL...