I'm looking for a 1/8 mini to 2x RCA cable. Is there any reason to spend more money through buying an IC made with pure silver rather than a copper cable that is silver plated? Who should I get such ICs from? Are there any DIY'ers here that can do a good job?

I've been playing around with xlr cables for my hd650s going into the back of my dac1's balanced outputs. Sounds good but I can definately feel that it's missing some "umpf". I've been looking around for a good balanced amp that reasonably priced (no more than $1000). Seems like all the amps...

To all the head-fi'ers out there who has experiences with the 650s. Are there any mini-upgrades one can get for these cans? By that I mean (obviously the cables) aftermarket ear pads, foams, headbands, etc, things that could possibly make them more comfortable or less veiled or lighter?

Has anybody from Canada ever had to deal with sennheisers in Canada (in Quebec specifically)? Just curious as to how good or average their customer service may be.

Just wondering if anything can give me advice on my newly acquired HD650s. I got them off ebay, used, the owner said it was burnt-in for around 100hours. Today when I tried it, the first thing I noticed was my right side was a lot more audible than my left side. I played around with the gain...

Hi there, A newbie here. I've looked hard for a place where I can audition some well known pieces of equipment such like the DAC1, Larvy and the likes... I'm having much trouble finding a place that does this in Vancouver. Is there anybody out there with some suggestions as to where to look...

Hi folks! I'm looking for a DAC that can out-do what the X-Fi Prelude has to offer. Since I've bought this card a month ago, I've been in love with it, it sounds really lovely (great to use along with a headphone amp). However now I'm looking for the "next step up". Is there anyone out...

What do you guys think? I have a pair of HD650s coming my way.. Just want to know if the microamp is good enough for me to hear things on a high volume without distortion and clipping? Sorry for such a basic question, I know that headroom sells the microstack and the hd650 in a package but I...

Hi guys. I have a microstack now (bought it used off head-fi). It came with a "switchcraft" mini to mini interconnect. It's silver, looks decent, but am I losing any potential SQ by using this IC or is there something else out there decently priced that would make my setup slightly better? I've...

Hi there, Today I went to a hi-fi store, I asked the sales if they have any toslink optical to mini plug adapters, he told me why they don't carry these things (he says they're a hi-fi store and they wouldn't carry anything computer related, like mini plugs for example), then he went on and...

Let me first begin by describing my background. I'm not an audiophile, but recently I decided to treat myself, took a risk and bought the HD555s. For the price I got them for, they sound excellent. Better than anything else I've owned or have tried in recent memory. But I can't help that I'm...