Click on the photo above to see a big set of photos from the Village Headphone Meet and V-MODA After-Party!       I had such a good time.   Heard some great portable gear from ALO (I like the National so much, I bought one) and really enjoyed playing with the AlgoRhythm...

I recently ordered a RCA clear-top 12AU7 and four Tung-Sol 5687s from Tube Depot.   When they arrived, the "RCA" turned out to bear the "United Electron" logo, and the "Tung-Sols" bear the "Lewis & Kaufman" name and a "Los Gatos" logo.   Any chance that these are in fact what I thought I...

If I swap the stock JJ Electronics 12AU7 in my brand-new RSA Raptor for a Mullard, what changes should I expect in the sonic signature?

Has anyone out there had an opportunity for extended headphone listening on the new-generation Stingray? If yes, would love to hear your impressions. I'm looking for an amp that will be used in my desktop system. Source is mostly high-res files (downloads and vinyl rips) residing on a...

Just got off the phone with the dealer from whom I ordered an Ayre QB-9 last weekend. Ayre can't fill his order right now. They are temporarily out of stock because they have stopped manufacturing QB-9s that are limited to 96/24. The 192/24s will be available in "a few weeks."

For those of you that have adopted the Ayre QB-9 as your DAC, curious as to what headphone amps you are using and/or would recommend.

After reading about this software package in a review of the Ayre QB-9, I downloaded and installed the demo version on Friday night. My desktop rig is not half bad: iTunes running on a MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard), feeding digital signal out via a Kimber Kable USB cable to a Benchmark DAC-1 USB...

Anyone given them an extended listen and want to share? The inclusion in TAS' Golden Ear awards, plus a $100 price advantage vs. SE 530s and Triple-Fis, have the potential to change the game in the high-quality IEM space. Certainly got my attention. I'm currently using SE 530s with a Predator.