I just had a fight with a rollover ad for Doctor Pepper. I only needed to literally move my cursor across the ad for a full page ad to appear totally obscuring the head-fi content I was seeking to enjoy.   This ad couldnt be closed down with a usual click in the box marked with an X.There was...

I am looking for recommendations and impressions of available balanced cables that work well with the Shure SE846 IEMs and figured I'd start a specific thread.   What's out there? What do you use? Thoughts? Impressions? Recommendations? Put them here.

I'm having a problem with iTunes (11.1.3) not being able to connect to the Gracenote server and retrieve the CD artists and track information automatically.   This just started out of the blue with the latest iTunes update. It simply fails to retrieve any info or if I ask it to check again, I...

The purpose of this thread is to show and compare low profile iDevice to USB solutions. Cables in the portable market are getting as specialized, expensive and as prone to hype and skulduggery as the full sized cable market, it seems. Cables obviously serve a cosmetic as well as functional role...

Has anyone actually owned both of these all-in-one DAC/amp solutions simultaneously and who'd venture some impressions?

Has anyone read this and can recommend the content?

Life on Ice Station Zebra demands a certain "can do" attitude but more importantly it requires a lot of gadgets and adapters...and music. My portable audio gear helps keep my sanity in a lot of rough environments like rust bucket trawlers, rat trap old prop planes and tents on wind swept...

After throwing in the towel with the Fostex supplied monstrosity of a case, I'm looking for options and inspiration.   What protective case options have you HP-P1 owners discovered and use?   I'm looking for something that will add protection without adding too much bulk to a HP-P1 &...

I noticed the new Fostex HP-P1 portable DAC/Amp the other day but can't find much on it. Has anyone managed to get their hot sticky mitts on one and give it a listen?     Anyone know what these sell for?

I'm thinking about replacing the 17" MacBook Pro in my stack with a Mac Mini. Space is tight so I'm pondering slipping the Mac Mini under this steel stand and placing the Woo2 on top.     Can anyone think of any reason not to do this? I'm wondering if it's maybe a bad idea to have the...

I have had a serious lust-on for a Grant Fidelity Rita-880 integrated since hearing one in vancouver a couple of years ago. With a compliment of muscular KT-88s and some beautifully outrageous looks with the meters and mirror buffed silver frontplate (sadly replaced in black in current models)...

Would anyone have any experience with the Apogee Symphony i/o as a DAC? I was struck watching this promotional video from Apogee how the two Nashville producers use language almost identical to local audiophiles while describing the DAC.  

Does anyone know if the New Apple TV can stream the Visualizer? I can't seem to find an answer anywhere and figured some head-fi nerd should know.   On the surface it looks like a bit of a competitor to the Airport Express if it can stream iTunes to my stereo and the Visualizer to my HD...

I'm on the verge of pulling the trigger on a new Mac Mini and a Mimo touchscreen monitor. My question is do any Head-Fiers use touchscreen monitors in their computer audio stacks and if so which one and what's been their experience good or bad?      

Apparently someone is making headphones for Harbour Seals.

Does anyone know how one tells a pair of Alessandro MS2 headphones from a pair of the newer MS2i variants?   As far as I can tell, they look perfectly identical.

I've been playing around with my Sony CD3000s a lot lately. Switching them between the various amps I have on hand I'm reminded of what a temperamental and amplifier dependent set of cans these are. They go from lush on the Woo to harsh on the Aural. As such, I'm suddenly curious what other...

The late, great - and in this household, greatly missed - Chris Whitley's daughter Trixie. Channeling a little Dad with some major percussion from Brian Blade and assistance from Canada's own Dan' Lanois. + YouTube Video ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you...

I recently got my hands on what appears to be an older Woo Audio headphone amplifier and am enjoying it immensely. It uses the 6x4 rectifier tubes instead of the EZ80s. It has rubber feet and no line or preamp out. It came with GE Jan 6x4 rectifier tubes, AEG Jan 6992drive and Tung Sol 5998...

I have been in the market for a Mac Mini for a few months now in order to replace my rapidly dying Powerbook G4 12" that is doing retirement duties as an iTunes server to the home office nearfield/headphone rig. I had decided to hold off on any purchases until seeing if the rumours of an...

Reposted from Members' Lounge: I went looking for a greatest hits type CD of Alain Souchon today but came up against a huge catalogue. I was stumped. I'm hoping some fans of Francophone Chansonniers will chime in and recommend one from experience. Only caveats are that it must contain...

I went looking for a greatest hits type CD of Alain Souchon today but came up against a huge catalogue. I was stumped. I'm hoping some fans of Francophone Chansonniers will chime in and recommend one from experience. Only caveats are that it must contain the song "Foule Sentimentale" and...

I was curious as to whether serious vinyl and headphone listeners have a preference for solid state over tube or vice versa. What do you prefer and why?

I keep finding myself lusting after a Sony TA-E77ESD pre. They're readily available second hand, offer a wealth of connectivity options, has a solid sonic reputation and includes an internal 48Khz DAC. Until recently that had been the factor that had held me back but then I'd heard from friends...

I was about to order a set of replacement Sennheiser HD414 earpads for my Alessandro MS2is when I noticed that the HD414 pads have foam in front of the driver whereas the Grado pads do not. This made me wonder if the HD414 pads might have much of an effect on the sound signature of the...