A few weeks ago I chimed in on a proscience/cable debate and well since the last post I made, i've pretty much stayed away from the science forums because of something I read. The quote I read from Rroseperry was:     Quote:   From what I can garner from his previous posts, he is a...

I'm sorry but what's with the new ads on head-fi with sound? I'm listening to something and in the next minute I hear "Hi, I'm Holy Robinson...." The worst part is that if you have multiple tabs open (chrome) and click away, the ad will start up again after a few minutes.    Is there a...

Hey Folks, I read up on a few reviews from audioreview.com but there were only a few reviews from some unreliable sources. I was hoping other folks around here may have had some experience with Morduant Short (specifically these speakers). I think I can get them at a pretty good price (under a...

In light of recent events including some MOT's and N_Maher and Dr. Gilmore's findings with regards to some Singlepower amps as well as the massive uproar and mob-like mentality on head-fi, its becoming clear that there needs to be some form of regulation (well maybe not regulation) but something...

I finished recabling my GS1000's about an hour ago with some cardas 4x24ga cable because someone wants to buy it from me. I figured I'd give it a quick listen to make sure everything was nice and perfect for the new owner. Well that was an hour ago, and I'm still listening to them. I am...

For the next couple of weeks I'm going to try to make the lowest profile LOD currently available anywhere. My goal is to eventually just have wires sticking out of the bottom of an ipod dock. Here's the current lowest profile I could make, it sticks out 0.175" from the bottom of an ipod dock...

I've been a long grado fan... for well since I started head-fi and getting into music. I know that a lot of folks don't like grado for a lot of various reasons, but I've always felt that there is truly something amazing about the openness of their headphones. Its just so uncany that no other...

Hey Folks, I'm trying to fix a noisy pot in my d2viper, unfortunately after digging through alps to find a 50k pot with similar specs, my search has come up empty. Has anyone had a similar issue and managed to use a different pot instead? like the more common 10k pot used in the mini3? Thanks

Well sorry the title is BS. obv there isn't one. but I just wanted to see if you'd read this... But while you're here, try this argument out: 1. Science is based on a. Observations (experience) b. Reproducibility of a phenomenon 2. Listening to cables is based on a. Observations (my...

I've been posting a lot of non diy material lately so I figure I'd post this up. I recently markl moded my k701's using blue tack as a "trial" attempt. I can't take pics at the moment, but I will when I open them up again to do a real markl mod using dynamat. I wantd to mod them to increase...

After hearing some balanced set ups in the recent NJ Meet, I've gotten more curious about how balanced cables achieve their sound versus their not so balanced counterparts. At this point, I'm convinced that the primary reason for a balanced set up is to reject essentially all noise. Now what if...

Hey folks, does anyone know of a "safe" way to recable the gs1000's? I've worked on several grado models, but none of the wood cupped ones (rs and gs series). I was wondering what the process looks like because the wood ones feel lighter and easer to break as opposed to the metal and plastic...

Hey Folks, I'm planning to recable my er4s's with something that's hopefully less microphonic. Any suggestions for pins? (I don't really feel like breaking the stock wire just to get the pins). Thanks for any info Paul

Hey folks, I tried looking for a fresh pair of SA5000 pads on the web and I sent a few emails to sony, but I haven't gotten anywhere. I was hoping someone who owns a pair knows where I can get a hold of some fresh pads otherwise I'd have to make them myself. Thanks, Paul

Hey folks, I got a pair of used SA5000's but the earpads need to be replaced soon. I did a quick search on google and gave up after 15 min, sent an email to sony and still haven't gotten anywhere. Are there any SA5000 owners who know where I can get a hold of a replacement pair? Thanks, Paul

Does anyone know of a Diy balanced dac floating around the net? I was thinking of just making an inverter for my gamma 1 to get the signals necessary, but I'm worried about the possible phase shifts if I'm not careful. Before I go down that route, I'd appreciate any inputs, especially if anyone...

I'm curious if any DIYer or MOT have tried making iphone LOD's with some form of noise canceling like copper braid around the wires etc.. I don't think the rf noise is an issue for other ipods but the iphone should be susceptible. The way I figure, the LOD is acting as the only real bare part of...

Hey Folks, I just finished building my gamma1 dac and I, dont know why, and don't really know how, forgot to buy a psu for the dac. So I just plugged it into my usb and it works great. And now I have one of those Apple power blocks and it looks like its a regulated power supply with 5v and 1A...

Hey everybody, I've been looking into getting some exotic lumber to work with like rosewood and after a few hours of internet surfing, I've found a relatively local store (about 2 hours away) called exoticwoods.com. I'm located in New Jersey and I was wondering if anyone knew of any stores...

Hey Folks, I just noticed that my senn's are a little weird. I plug them into my pc and I check the left and right channel. I go to the volume control and while I have music playing I toggle the balance to the left and to the right. When I toggle to the right, I can only hear music from the...

Hey everybody, I'm in a DIY mood as of late and I want to try to make my own portable headphones. Could someone get the dimensions of the ESw9 headband? Here are pics for the measurements I would need. Thanks for the help everybody. I think a piece of string tracing out the lenght of...

Hey everybody, I've been looking online to make my own balanced cable for my headphones, but everywhere I look all I see are 3 terminal XLR's not balanced (2 plug, 3 terminal) XLRs. Does anyone know how the wiring is done for the 2 plug balanced XLR? Thanks in advance for any help

Just got my package and I wanted to put up some pics of the packaging etc.. Looks pretty nice and the mini triple flanges are a real surprise, I Wish more companies (Cough cough.. ety) would make them. Enjoy, I'll post impressions later in the week. I've been listening to these for about 30...

If you have interchangeable tips (particularly small diameter shafts (etys and shures and westones) Try the reverse mod seen here: I posted it in the W3 forum but I think it works for most iems, its really good with the etys esp if your not used to the triple flange feeling. The best part...

So I just finished recabling my KSC75's and I decided to add a resistor in line (approx 75ohms). I just measured the resistance and its about 132ohms/channel. First impressions... well they seem pretty good, and I have to say I might just end up preferring these to my SR80's. They just seem more...