SSIA I'm going to bring my Vali into work and up my headphone game. For years I've been using Etymotic Er-4's and some 10 dollar Phillips junk phones that I actually like, as they're smooth and not distracting. These are powered by some Fiio DAC/amp combo. Hoping to run the Fiio into Vali with...

I've had these Etymotic ER-4's for something like 7 years now. The little plastic shaft on one of the earpieces snapped. It was my fault, not the headphones. I'm not that bummed out about it, because the sound signature never really appealed to me. They always felt super dry, analytical and...i...

I inherited these and am not sure which I have. I'll be using them in a desktop situation and would like to order the S adaptor if appropriate. Any way I can tell which I have?    Thanks!

this is my first dedicated headphone amp...also my first dac/headphone amp.   It sounds just fine, but...A/Bing, I could not differentiate it from my MacBook Pro's headphone jack using Sennheiser SR-125's and Etymotic ER-4's.   I suppose I have two questions:   1) Am I doing...

1 - Airport Extreme router (with USB) 1 - Airport Express 1 - iPhone 1 - PowerBook 1 - full stereo setup How would you hook all this stuff up? Does anyone have a setup like this? Is it possible to keep the iTunes library on a drive connected to the router? If so, how do I edit/add to...

I ordered a product from an online shop on the 4th and can't get anyone to confirm that it has shipped. I don't think not getting a product two weeks after you order it is that big a deal, but not being able to get an answer on when I should expect it ( after they've taken my money) is pretty...

I'm rewiring a pair of speakers and am looking for a source to get disconnect connectors from I don't need anything SUPER fancy, but something nicer than the really really cheap ones you usually see would be nice. Any ideas?

this thread can be replied to in two ways: 1) What's the cheapest source you own that provides a satisfying music playback experience, regardless of the rest of your rig? 1B) What higher-end source have you found that this inexpensive source hangs with? OR 2) What's the cheapest...

Hey folks, Looking for some advice on what LCD or Plasma to purchase. I'm an audio guy who knows absolutely nothing of video. I've tried reading over stuff at AVS but there is way too much disorganized information to weed through. I'm looking for something in a 42", something that's a good...

Picked one of these up yesterday as ye ole D-Link died. The Network Disk feature is very clean and intuitive. I set the network up (in a few clicks) and then plugged in my LaCie external drive. The computer instantly recognized it and asked if I wanted to mount it on the desktop. iTunes...

I'm in the market for a new audio rack/tower and am looking for some suggestions. Requirements: - 4-5 shelves - $300 absolute max - no bling or exotic designs, no fancy wood...probably all black A Rega P3 will sit on top. Anyone have any experience with a rack that fits my...

First, I have an Airport Express and a lower end Sony disc changer in the same setup. I would like to hook both up to a decent DAC; the APX via it's optical out and the Sony via it's coaxial output. Can I get a single external DAC with both coax and optical inputs and use it for both the...

After years of putting off the purchase, I'm finally ready to order an external hard drive. Requirements: - as silent as possible - Firewire - 250+GB - available to order online Size is not an issue. I'd like to keep it around 100 bucks. Any suggestions are very much...

Just askin'... are they?

I'm still a few years away from going to a Mac based source, but only because of financial restraints. Is anyone using RAID as opposed to firewire/usb external drives? Ideally, I'd like to get a stock MacBook, run the optical-out to a DAC and pull the data from a RAID array for redundancies'...

Basically, I'd like a Tivoli table radio with a headphone amp that can drive my HD580s. I want something small that I can keep on the nightstand next to my bed, run my iPod into and have the option to listen through a speaker or through my Senns. Is there a product that fits this bill? Having...

I apologize for starting one of these threads, as I know I've seen similar threads in the past, but I can't find any good information with the search. I'm getting distortion on low bass notes in my left ear. I'm powering them with a NAD C320BEE. I wonder if the driver is busted or if I have a...

I have a Pioneer SA-8100 from 1973/74 that I run into a pair of EPOS ELS-3's. I have some Canare 4S11, techflex and heatshrink on the way and plan on using spades on the Epos monitors. The Pioneer has those clip style/pin speaker outs. My question is: Should i just use pins on the other end...

It's being announced right this minute. Intel Core Solo or Core Duo Front Row w/ remote SPDIF out!

Does it scare you?

Edit: Nevermind...I see the key word here is 'asynchronous" and I'm reading up in the archives. Thanks All things being equal when using a computer (Mac) as a source with the MicroDAC, is the USB connection preferred or is the toslink or coaxial connection preferred? I'm going to be...

I'm starting to play around with the idea of selling off my Rotel 991AE and ripping all of my discs to Apple Lossless. What I have • PowerMac G4 450 w/ less than 80 gigs of internal hard drive space ...that's about it What I (think I) need • A couple of 500GB Firewire Drives •...

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I was given a set of Ety ER4's (yeah...it's like winning the lottery!) but am not sure what model they are, be it ER4B, ER4S or ER4P. How can I tell which model I have? The manual simply says ER4... I did search, but to no avail. Thanks for the help...and no you can't have them!

So I have these LAT IC-200 Mark II IC's that Tom Hankins gave me. These are $250/meter interconnects. Recently, I picked up a few pairs of the Stereophile recommended cheapo AR interconnects off of Audiogon at around 15 bucks a piece. I have had no need for new IC's anywhere, but being...