Hello, What are the best in-ear monitors for athletes? I'm looking to buy the best in-ear monitors for my nephew's 18th birthday. He races mountain bikes and marathons so I need something that will stand up to athletic rigor. I also want the best sounding headphones and I have a budget under...

Today, by accident, I was at a Best Buy here in NYC and I was told by a manager that there was a Sonos Rep in the neighborhood at another Best Buy at 86th St. and Lexington Ave. Who would've ever thought? (No one, not even the Sonos reps on the phone told me that they had people out in the field...

For those not aware, there is a pair of very rare Sony R-10's on ebay right now. Apparently, they are in pristine, mint condition. What's your take? Are they authentic and are you interested? (Boy, I would hate to see someone get scammed on this one.) I am cautiously optimistic.   ...

I was trying to look up some old Head-Fi video reviews that Jude had posted but I can't find them anymore. What happened? Were they taken down? Perhaps I just cant find them and hopefully someone can steer me towards where they are. Head-Fi has changed so much over the last several years it...

O.K. guys, what did you think? I am watching it now and, frankly, I find it kind of boring. Of course, I respect all of the effort put into this by the English people but it just seems to be all over the place and a bit too kitsch. In contrast, I just loved the Beijing Olympic opening...

I have been looking for threads but they all seem to have been shut down. Does anyone know what happened to the JH-3A? 

    The rules are simple: I will post a photo of an artist's work and you guess who the artist is. Whoever guesses the name of the artist correctly first, wins.  The winner will then post a new artist work and the game will continue. So here it goes, the first artist:  

  I have had my IE8 since they first came out. Well, even though I am careful with them, the other day I accidentally broke the right ear speaker. I contacted Sennheiser USA and they want $199 to repair them (which they said is actually just a full replacement cost). Wow, this is too much...

I have been following the thread, http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/mos...-heard-474921/ and I have been inspired to make an addendum thread about painting. "Depressive", can be a tricky word here. There is a fine line between, "depressive", "melancholy", and "horrifying". I find Francis Bacon is...

I know this is another apples to oranges comparison question (I thought the comparison between the JH-13 Pro and the HD800 was an apples to oranges question too, but that thread did get pretty heated). Recently, I heard the HiFiMan HM-801 and I thought it was a brilliant little machine. At the...

I know, I need to get a life, but in the spirit of the Olympics, I have been wondering about something. I have been comparing Wayne Gretzky (the all-time greatest hockey player who ever lived) to the young 22 year old phenom, Sidney Crosby. Tonight, Sidney Crosby made sports history by scoring...

Now that the Olympics are coming to a close, I am deeply moved over the unbelievable feat that Canada has achieved at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Just 2 weeks ago, Canada has never won a gold medal on their own home soil at the Olympics. In a fortnight, Canada changed history. Canada won gold...

Is it possible to have post more than 10 options on a poll?

As always happens in the Olympics, there is controversy. In my humble opinion, the worst thing to happen in sports has to do with the hidden judging that is closed to public scrutiny. It use to be that we all saw the scores of each judge on our screen. Because of public outrage to overt...

What do you think? For me so far, a bit corny...

The Sennheiser HD800 and Beyerdynamic T1 represent the latest and best in full-sized headphone transducer engineering. It would be useful to learn about the differences in both of these companies approach to the subject, and whether or not any qualitative conclusions can be made. Hopefully there...

What a sense of irony. Just a minute after Eminem gives a fantastic performance on the Grammy's, Taylor Swift wins album of the year. In the words of Radiohead; "Give me a gun. I have found something worth fighting for."

O.K. I am a bit too lazy tonight to shop for the cheapest price for a few CD's I want so I just ordered 4 CD's from Amazon. Even with free shipping on all of them, I am paying $18.21 per CD! Sounds too expensive to me. What do you think? I have to admit I am a bit of a snob, and every single...

I am an artist living in New York City and a couple of summers ago I became interested in antique electric fans. The city was in the middle of a heat wave and my air-conditioner was roaring in my small 8' X 10' bedroom. I was a bit hot and probably bored too because I just kept looking at my...

This is a thread to talk about the Yankees winning an unprecedented 27 World Series Championships. Talk about anything you want here. I have been living in New York for 17 years now, and though I am not necessarily a baseball follower, I was happy for the Yankee team tonight. Many people in this...

This is a poll to decide which you prefer, cast iron or silver spray-painted painted plastic. What makes this poll different is that it is not about audio equipment but about another noble invention; electric fans. There are two choices here. One, is a 1918 Emerson cast iron, steel, and brass...

Which has the Best Sound Quality? First off, I know that trying to compare full-sized headphones to IEM's is futile. Furthermore, the technology behind both companies reference products couldn't be any more different. Sennheiser's HD800 is an "open-backed dynamic" headphone whereas the JH-13...

I purchased my first set of IEM's, the Sennheiser IE8's, almost a year ago. After more than 500+ hours of burn-in I can honestly say that I am quite impressed with their sound quality straight out of my iPod Classic. I have ripped my CD's using Apple Lossless. As far as listening to my classical...

I was just asked my Westone to test out their new prototype; the W4's. Check them out. Customizable. Wow!