Any first hand experiences or well informed opinions regarding these pairings?  Thinking about the NFB 10.2 as the foundation of a secondary/tertiary stand-alone station. Thanks in advance.

I am thinking about ordering Stax 'phones from Kaneda and am wondering what experiences USA buyers have had with Customs duty.  Is there duty on electronics and, if so, what is the rate?  I have purchased many watches and other items from Japan and never had to pay duty -- should I expect more...

Just a quick heads-up. I stumbled on these cheapie IEM's last week and decided "what the heck"?  No they are not going to make me sell my UMX3's, ER4S's or even the HF5's, but what a nicely balanced, open sounding earphone with ample but not crazily overblown bass for $20.00.  I am playing...

I am wondering if any of you have had experience with high quality switch boxes -- something that does not degrade signal. I have two headphone amps that I run from the tape-out on my Modulus 3A. Rather than continually disconnecting and re-connecting the IC's I would love to find a switching...

My ER6's are, sadly, long gone. In going through my stash I found two filter changing tools. One has a single filter. Any of you guys who have ER6's that are alive and well are welcome to them. No cost -- I'll pick up the stamp. Just hate to $hit-can anything useable. PM if you want them. If you...

I was A/B-ing a bunch of gear in my audio collection and when listening with my new HF5's I realized that the left and right channels were mislabeled -- as in being reversed. Thought I was going crazy for a minute then verified it using my Stereophile Test CD using more than one amplifier. Not a...

I am planning on buying a pair of headphones for a family member (Christmas present) and would appreciate any advice regarding which ones are most comfortable, which is of prime consideration in this case. They should also be easy to drive with a PCDP and, of course, sound good. So what's light...

Hey you Phone-atics. Just sittin' thankin' -- maybe I'm stankin' ;-) Has anyone played with the old Audio Alchemy Dac In The Box and DTI anti-jitter interface (both really small units)? These would improve the living bejeezuzz out of pcdp's with or without outboard amps. Hell, mang. If...

My first post here... I've seen many positive reviews of home brewed portable headphone amps and would like to get one. Are these "commercially" available or strictly DIY projects? Thanks in advance.