Hi, Any suggestion is welcome. I need 5.1channel av receiver with probably optical/coax/component connections. Price range under $200 please unless it's really great for $300. Digital amp is fine too. Thanks.

I've been looking at home theater speakers for while. Thinking about Magnepan MMGW and MMGC. Anyone with maggies? Or any other suggestions? I'm planning to get a SVS or HSU subwoofer along with 5 channel satellites. Price need to be below $1200 for 5 speakers. Also they must look...

Korea beats USA 7-3!!! Korea proved they're no fluke in this competition. Once again they proved by beating USA, Japan and Mexico. Their ERA is under 2.00, awesome pitching and more pitching. How is USA doing this bad? The team with 30 times fold paid than the Koreans. Also US win over...

Hi, I've recently come across these new offerings from AKG. As I mentioned before, I really can't stand the canalphones. Therefore, I decided to look into MDR-V6, HD201/205, HD280, MDR-XD400, DT250, K81/181. Obviously not much info on these K81/181DJ as they're fresh for 2006. Even the...

Recently there is a surge of canalphone influx. There are now many canalphones companies along headphones and speakers companies tapping into this sector. Anyway, after trying out 7 different canalphones from Shure E2, E4, Superfi.3, Ety ER6i, Koss plug, Sharp MD33, Sony EX71 I realize I can...

I NEVER imagined I would detour for 2.5 years to come back to where all started. It's a disease we all share, upgraditis and shopping binge. Anyway one thing that I'm happy with is the discovery of DT880. Atleast I got the open end part solved for the time being. Now I'm back to point zero. I...

Journey to great bargain headphones never end. Specially at head-fi.org. This is my 2nd review on this forum. I just felt like giving something back to this community which I greatly appreciate. Please take this brief review with grain of salt as not everyone hears same thing. Even the person's...

Hi, I've been waiting and waiting for this one. The time has come for me to jump in the wagon. But I have this big question about the integrity of this vendor: i-net distributors by vendio http://shop.vendio.com/inetdistribut...33/index.html#. Please tell me if they are trustworthy...

I know this is little early for Christmas anticipation. My credict cards are just itching so bad. But we all know there will be mighty 4 contenders from Beyerdynamic DT880 + DT770 (32ohm, 250ohm, 600ohm) and AKG K701 + K601 on the horizon. Fun to find out which wagon people would be jumping into.

Recently I came across VTL preamp for dirt cheap prices. I know they're very reputable audio maker in preamp and power amp. I'm very curious see if they're any good. Yes they're little old from the late 90's. Sorry I don't have the model number in hand. But they're very similar looking to TL...

Ever since I joined the head-fi.org I've been longing to do work with Grado Labs. Especially knowing it's in NYC where I live. In the past I've designed from car to cane. I really need your help to network and would like to pitch for some designs at the great american audio company. Thanks. BigD

This is my 1st review on the forum although I did help few head-fiers to write their reviews previously and recently. This in turn gave me the courage to go ahead with my own. Before I rant about the Sherwood Newcastle CD-980T, I’ve attended various AV shows like CES and HE. Therefore I like to...

Feels very funny. Almost cheated. Never thought I buy a car on impulse. But I just left a deposit to secure the car. It's Mini Cooper S with sports performance package. Can't wait till I drive this car.

I don't know how many head-fiers attended the HE2005 NYC. Totally glad I went to the show since I missed CES 05'. Every year there were some cool tech discoveries I come to explore like DLP, OLED, 3D LCD, HD Radio, etc. This year I have to say it's the Realta chip from Silicon Optix. At the...

Yesterday I was walking around Nolita NYC. Then I spotted these headphones which look very very fashion-conscious cool headgears. Anyone else seen these??? These come in 5 colors, white, pastel grey, green, brown, orange. The price was $38 but I couldn't try listening to them since all...

Hi, I'm looking for a nice scanner under $175. My computer has firewire/usb1.1 connection and window XP. So far I like Canon 8400F($130 new) and Epson 3170($125 refurb). Any recommendations will be welcome and thanks.

I just couldn't help noticing these two fons from AT line. Recently released and comparatively priced against Sony MDR-SA3K/5K. ATH-AD 1000 ($379) vs. MDR-SA 3000 ($369)* ATH-AD 2000 ($749) vs. MDR-SA 5000 ($769)* *These prices are from audiocubes.com Now there's much talk about Sony's...

Maybe I should post the vintage supercar (70-80's) thread since many head-fiers were enthusiastic about the past machines. Many of the classic supercars are far different from today's dream cars. The days when 16" rims were huge and 200hp rule the road. But when it comes to creativity and art...

As much as we love head gears, cars are many of our passion. Recently there are good number of supercars entering the auto market. Just curious to see which is your favorite. Oooops! I forgot to put Maserati MC12 and Ford GT on the poll. Well I'll update the votes as below for those mites...

To me, the academy is the least creative and most conservative award system in entertainment biz. For decades, the oscar nominations excluded foreign films thus only praising american movies. Of course this unfair practice changed after "life's beautiful- la vita' e bella". Maybe it was the...

Yesterday, I passed by some cell phone dealers. Personally I don't like carrying too many things in my pocket. So far I don't understand about the slow development of cell fon and mp3 integration. All mp3 fons had camera feature which I'm not too crazy about. Definately prefer solid mp3 fon over...

Hi, I've been searching old threads, but not much found on these pioneer SE monitor 10R. They definately look sexy and nice. The leather covering and aluminium pieces are nice touch. Also the price doesn't look too intimidating at $109, originally around $150. Yes, these fons have been around...

It's about time MLB stops practically endorsed steroid cause in their professional sports. If the league doesn't watchdog this unfair performance enhanced drugs, I believe they're more or less tolerating this type of practice. Only in America people love to see "ultra-super-natural-athletes"...

Hi, I'm looking to replace current hd580 to hd600 grill. Just called Sennheiser USA several times and no one seems to know what they're talking about. I believe the number is: 860-434-9190. First, the spare parts support team really didn't know what they're doing. I got a run-around for...

Lately I've been reading good amount of good digital amps in the market. Namely Sonic Impact, Teac AL700P, Panasonic SAXR25, Bel Canto evo are some I keep hearing. To me, these variety of digital amps provide excellent value/performance. After learning about these new technology, is there a...