I have had a set of the standard Modes now for about a year.  I am happy to report that they have proven quite durable with heavy (weekly) travel, are comfortable, and the sound is quite good for the price range.  These have replaced my Westone W4's and several others which have proven not as...

Received my Alclair reference iem's in June.  After three uses, the vinyl sleeve that molds the wire around the ear detached from the left monitor.  Also had fit issues / pain from some rough patches that had not been smoothed out where the ports had been cut out.  Sent back to Amy, received the...

Amy just helped me with my order for a pair of Alclair Reference IEM's.  Looking forward to seeing how these compare to my Westone 4's.   Steve

Agreed...would guess December-ish....

I wrestled with the 8 vs 16gb as well, but then factored in the 32GB microSD and realized I was good either way. 

I really enjoy this player....it has become my primary DAP.  The SQ of this player is extremely good, especially at the price point of ~US $150.  I wanted a very clean source to play through my tube amp and am very impressed.  For my purposes, the video capabilities and somewhat kludgey...

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Congrats on a steal!  You'll have to let us know how that Minimax sounds.  SACD Lover is right, the main difference between the different tube types is the amount of gain.  The other thing to know is that there are European tubes that use different naming convention but are equivalent.  For...

Amazon has the Rolls made Bellari HA540 tube amp for $299, free shipping.  Incredibly clean sound and both low and high level inputs.  I own one and very much love it!   Steve

Phidelity's 2003 "Dream" live at burning man set...

That is ridiculous. Absolutely and completely (lest I forget utterly) and appallingly ridiculous. Did I mention preposterous? Rubbish....pure rubbish.

Try Dalmore 12...a very palatable highland malt. Quote: Originally Posted by Covenant If my current favourite scotch is Glenfidditch, and I'm looking for something new to try, what would you all recommend me? I'm thinking something smooth, slightly smoky/peaty, but not too...

I have this setup in my car and have for a number of years. I prefer it to CD's generally (for the convenience). A couple questions for you: - What bitrate do you record your source files at and in ahich format? - Which MP# palyer are you using? Generally speaking, here is what I can...

Love them both.