Now that Apple has eliminated optical audio-out in its Macbook Pro headphone jacks, since I'm probably buying one anyway  I'd like to get computer speakers (1.) with USB audio and (2.) costing no more than around US $250.   The only decent USB-audio speakers I've found in that price range are...

  My M-Audio DSM1 monitors have analog inputs (balanced XLR or quarter-inch TRS jack connectors) and digital inputs (AES-EBU and S/PDIF).   If I want to connect an Airport Express (or Apple TV) to make an Airplay-based music/radio streaming setup which of the inputs would give me the best...

Which do you think I should get, and why? I'm trying to decide on a portable headphone I'll be using for a few hours at a time, daily, outdoors. Considering my budget (up to $120) and my needs (drive an unamped iPod, portable, sturdy, comfortable, moderate deadening of street-noise, an...

I need to immediately replace my old Sennheiser PX100 headphones which broke yesterday. Budget around US $100. I will be using the headphones exclusively for commuting and walking around noisy city streets with my iPod Nano. I prefer something foldable or collapsable, and something that...

(I asked a similar question recently, but I neglected to mention that I wear eyeglasses, and I see upon reading reviews that this could be an issue....) With a budget of $175, I'm looking for cans for when I don't use my Westone UM1s. I intend to use them primarily on the street and in...

Hi, my first post here 5 months ago asked about in-ear cans like the Westone and E61 for using while walking around town. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2784500 I got the Westone UM1 in March and love it, but I find that it's not ideal for my use outdoors, taking in and...

If I wanted to spend the money (not sure if I do), would I be better off with Westone UM2 phones, or $70 Etymotic E6i phones (or $110 Westone UM1) plus custom earpieces? With the cost of an audiologist visit for fitting, the prices would even out. Suggestions?