I use my MiniMAX with a pair of uFonken speakers featuring Fostex FF85WK drivers, which are 86 dB efficiency. This works will for me in a near-field setup (sitting at my computer). I had asked TomB about this before I tried it, and he advised me to watch that it didn't get too hot. I have not...

  The same thing has happened to me.  Somewhere on Head-Fi I learned the fix: pop off the screens, and blow on the bubble to pop it back out.  One quick puff as if you were blowing out a candle.  I'm sure I would have made a mess of those things had I not learned of this easy trick.

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Pentel Hi-Polymer Ain is the best.

TomB, what is that object on the right side of the photo?  It doesn't look like a MiniMAX--can you tell us a little about it?

I ordered the Koss Porta Pros from Amazon this morning for $29.99.  Thank you all for helping me figure this out.  I'm sure my son will love his new setup.   I'm building a cmoy amp using an Altoids tin and will install a volume-limiting resistor so that I can control the maximum volume.  I...

Thank you all for the great info!  I'm leaning towards the Koss Porta-Pros now but am still researching some of the suggestions...

I plan to hard-wire the phones into a little homemade CMOY amp, and I'll put a resistor in series with the potentiometer so that I can set an upper limit for the volume.  I'm pretty careful with my own ears, and I want to make sure he will enjoy his for a lifetime.

Oh, you're going to make this as hard for me as possible, aren't you?   My wife would never understand, and I don't know how to get funds into my PayPal account without a paper trail...

Those DT990s look pretty sweet.  As a Sennheiser wearer I totally understand how circumaural would be more comfortable.  I'd like to keep this under $80 though. 

The Koss KSC75 are more in my price range I think!    I hadn't considered clip-ons.  Are they the best fit for a child's head?

I'm looking for a set of headphones for my 5-year old.  He's really showing an interest in music and I'd like to encourage him.    I thought maybe a used pair of Grado SR-60s would be a good first pair, but when I put my HF-2's on his head they are way too big.  My wife tried to fit her iPod...

Your joystick may not be as ideal for MAME as it is for SF4. I put together a joystick for MAME last year: Happ buttons and a Sanwa joystick in a plywood enclosure. It has been great for MAME and NES emulators. This month I got Street Fighter 4 and modified my joystick so that I have six...

Sounds like the pot needs grounding. See this post.

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I'd think that a collection of SACD discs would be easier for your mother to handle than a computer-based library of files. I would recommend putting a portion of your budget towards a collection of SACD discs. You don't want to give your mother an expensive gift that requires her to make a...

Quote: Originally Posted by turnstyle Hey gspence2000, thanks (and I hope others share their approaches). I'm not terribly familiar with how the Duet works -- you keep the Duet device patched into your stereo, and you can play MP3s/Rhapsody/Pandora/NPR/etc. on your local PC, and have...

I have speakers in five rooms around my house hooked up to a little 45-watt Parasound Zamp and 5-way ZSelect speaker switch. The source is a Logitech Duet. Initially I ran a media server in the house, but before long I just gave that up and I have been using Rhapsody, Pandora, and streaming...

Does anyone know where edd9000 could find a beautiful screen to put into those cups? Something chrome like the HF-2's would look beautiful.

Thank you Ti!

Quote: Originally Posted by DeusEx I write practically everything in cursive....will the Kuru Toga still be a good buy? Or should I get something else? With cursive script, the rotating function does not work--it's just like any other pencil.

Once you've got a nice mechanical pencil that you like, you'll want some great lead to go in it. The best I've used is Pentel Ain Hi-Polymer. I use Pentel Ain in HB 0.5 and it does not smudge yet erases easily. This is a great upgrade for your pencil. Want a good eraser? Get a good plastic...

I've got a Kuru Toga High Grade, and it's a fantastic pen. The lead rotates a tiny bit each time you lift it off the paper, so that the point stays sharp and not chisel-tipped. Of course this does not work if you write in cursive, but for printed characters, it is very good. I thought it would...

I'm putting in an order for a Rotring 800 .5mm in black. They are $75 at Andrey's and I just can't stop myself. The 800 model is just like the 600 but the tip is retractable so that it won't poke a hole in your shirt pocket.