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back in the head-fi game: help me decide on a new DAP/portable rig!
for the last year or so, i've been content with my current "trans-"portable setup: iRiver iHP-120 (rockboxed) -> mini optical to iBasso D1 -> line out to C&C XO -> then to either my UM2s, or D200s... its a great sounding rig, but i cant exactly walk all day with it in my pocket, its...- afphreak
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Jawbone II!
I've been wanting a jawbone for a while now, and was about to pull the trigger on a first gen one the other evening, but then the 'II' was released today. Anyone pick one up yet? i snagged the first one from my local AT&T store this morning, got their right as they received their first...- afphreak
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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top 10 most useless items of crapola
had to post this here as soon as i saw it.... clicky ... our beloved banana hanger is one of them!- afphreak
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talk to me about phono pre-amps
my venerable pioneer receiver's right channel died on me this morning, taking my only phono pre-amp with it... time to upgrade! but being a vinyl noob, who received his system from his father, i'm not sure where to begin, i made a post last year about furthering my analog journey here but due to...- afphreak
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Counter-top Stereo/CD players
My Mother's venerable Sony CFD-20S is slowly starting to go out after 15(!) years, its an all in one CD/Cassette/Radio stereo with build-in speakers. i'm sure i can pop in there and fix the problems(the motor that moves the optical head is catching on its track, and sometimes the volume just...- afphreak
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Recommend me some good Christian Metalcore
thanks to a friend's suggestion, i picked up some As I Lay Dying, and i've been rocking to them all day, and just figured out most(all?) of their stuff is spiritual, which is awesome to me as a Catholic... any other bands out there with a similar sound and message out there? -
Guitar-fi: help me pick a guitar/headphone amp
i figured it was better to post this in here instead of the actual headphone amp forum... soooooo...here goes: i've been wanting to learn guitar for a while now, couple of years now actually, and this month, after reading thru a good bit of Jahn's "Curse you head-fi thread," drooling over his...- afphreak
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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tube amps for grado 325is?
title pretty much sums it up... want to try a tube amp out for heck of it, but i'm wondering if there are any specific amps out there that have synergy with grados? i'm looking at getting a darkvoice 336, or a little dot ii+, or should i look else where? i listen mainly to metal, you can check...- afphreak
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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wanting to get further into vinyl, first step?
recently, my father passed down his old turn table setup to me, and even though its not audiophile quality, i've really been enjoying it its a Kenwood direct drive KD-40R with an Audio Technica 70L cartridge(from what i can tell, theres no number on it, and it looks like this), plugged in...- afphreak
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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closed phones for hard rock/metal?
i've been enjoying my SR-60s for a few months now and am very happy with them, i love the sound signature of them. but i have an itch to try out some closed headphones... right now, i'm looking at a pair of DT-770 pros, or ATH-A700s, anything else i should consider? budget is around $200, but...- afphreak
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Decent IEMs with a neck lanyard?
Like most people, i love listening to music while at work... but i have a slight problem, i work in a supply center, where there is always something sticking out wanting to grab my headphone cables. so i've been using some Senneiser MXL 51 earbuds, with the wire tucked under my shirt, and...- afphreak
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)