I have been a fan of headphones and IEMs for many, many years and have owned and reviewed a lot of them. Singapore became a hub in the headphone scene and I went to can parties on a weekly basis. Great times with Uncle Wilson of Jaben, when the shop was still a hole-in-the-wall, crammed with...

Last year I purchased the Bravo Audio mini tube amp on eBay. It was more out of curiosity than anything else and the low price made it easy to pull the trigger. It took two weeks but the package made it to Singapore in one piece.    First impression   This amp is tiny! Compared to the...

This is an enlightening blogpost from Gapers Block : Mechanics : Chicago Politics - Seven Crimes to Consider Before Music Piracy Seven Crimes to Consider Before Music Piracy 1. Steal Music? No! Steal a child, preferably from a recording artist. That's right, the fine for regular old...

My journey in the world of portable audio has been a long but very fulfilling one. Ever since buying a pair of Sony “earphones” to replace the stock ibuds I’ve been searching for ways to improve the sound and bring it closer me audio Nirvana. The Crossroads Mylars were a revelation, so were the...

My left cable shows a slight crack so I'll use the opportunity to have my Shure E500's completely customized and have them recabled. As a matter of fact they will fit connectors so using different cables will be easy. The workshop I use let's me provide my own cable or they will use their own...

After 5 years of service my wallet finally broke. It wasn't the fault of head-fi , although I did feel sorry for it . I wonder if the fine gentlemen of this forum can help me find a new one. I'm looking for a full leather wallet with room for at least 9 cards (the more the better), a coin pocket...

This was said about classical concerts in 1961! How do classical music afficionados feel in 2008? The concert is an antique form as it now stands. Most towns cannot afford the best concert artists and I don't see the advantage of seeing a second-rate artist over hearing a superb one. -...

Neutrik with Swarovsky crystals.

Like many out here, I've noticed a trend towards portable DAC's with or without amp. At the same time there is still demand for the iMod, gMod and the like. It would stand to reason that instead of bypassing the crappy iPod caps with an expensive solution and special cables, it would be much...

I'm trying to pair up my Kohjinsha SA-6 UMPC with a GoVibe USB DAC. I've installed Asio4all and Foobar but only noise comes out. Does anyone have epxerience with this tiny lapotop and an external DAC?

I know this will diminish my chances to win but there's a lucky draw on the Jaben headphones forum. Everyone can participate (that's you too Conus-ers!). The price is a GoVibe Petite (non-DAC, version), a nice little amplifier. Sigh, it's the 1001 post, so here a special for everyone to...

Custom Fit Earbuds - The FreQ Just found out about these on a local board and I wonder if they're worth the (very low) price. How would they compare to the Earpiece Livewires or the UE customs?

The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise? If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if...

When I started working in my office in Singapore I was the weird foreigner with the much too expensive headphones. I had to explain that my LDM+ was an amp, not a battery pack. One year later my LDM is a Xin and my Sony's are Shure E-500. I've got two colleagues with Crossroads Mylar IEM's and I...

Yesterday I bought a Xin Supermacro III with three boxes of opamps. I expected great sound from this small amp but found the highs a bit lacking. The Xin still sounds great in the detail/smoothness department, especially with classical music. The Shure E-500's already aren't big on treble but...

Talk about force feedback. I'm just relaxing listening to Rammstein and the whole building started to shake . Luckily Singapore is built on sturdy ground...

I've been looking for the proprietary Senn plugs for a long time. They seem to be for sale now according to http://jaben.wordpress.com/2007/08/2...ing-your-senn/. No price info though

After seeing Transformers the Movie I got into a discussion which other series would make great full budget movies. Post your favourites and who knows, Steven Spielberg might be watching! Heman was already moviefied once but would make a great special effects movie nowadays!

Since i've become a good friend of uncle Wilson I bring lots of Crossroads Mylars, amps and other goodies with me when I fly from Singapore to The Netherlands on the 24th of July . If enough people (say 10 minimal) are interested I can organize a mini-meet in Amsterdam on the 4th or 5th of...

http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/6...on.html?p=16,2 An 18 year old resident of The Hague, The Netherlands was beaten almost to death and robbed of his headphone. He was found unconscious by the police and admitted to the local hospital in critical condition.

I'm using Wikipedia as a source in my work and have always relied on the fact that they try to present facts as neutral as possible. If there are controversies they are mentioned, including sources and sites where you can find more information. In the case of BOSE however the article reads like...

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21...p-button-audio Oh, the hours I spent to tape radioshows. The joy of the Walkman. The agony of having my favourite tape being eaten by my Marantz deck. Dolby!!!

Since the biggest cost factor in cables is the labor I'm considering making my own cable for my HD650. I asked around but the plugs that go into the headphone seem to be proprietary. Where could I buy these? Does anyone have any experience making their own HD650 cable?

I don't know if I'm still allowed to post about these IEMs (if not I'd like a reason) because my last thread was deleted. Let me start by stating that I have absolutely nothing to do with anyone in the audio industry in general and with the manufacturer of the IEMs I want to write about in...