Quote: Originally Posted by Gonz Funny you mention that... I'm trying to explain this to someone in the Portable forum. Amps are spectacular additions, when you have power hungry headphones, or a lack of power from the headphone jack. Otherwise, they are not a miracle worker. Nor should...

Minidisc players are very popular for a cheap method of recording audio at good quality. I have an old Sony MZ-N505 model and it has a line-in(can be optical), but the problem may be that it records in ATRAC. You would have to figure out a way to transfer it from mini-disc to Mac. I've had no...

Mixed feelings about this. I think it's mostly hype. There are many good PDA based phones already out there with established track records, and many more fuctions. One button? C'mon, anyone who's used a PDA knows buttons are essential. Even with buttons on the touchscreen, it will not be as...

Not really. Have to keep in mind that HD595's have a single cable going into the left ear, which makes it much harder to upgrade than say, the HD650 (which has a cable for each ear).

"Space Oddity" - David Bowie

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik "On Impulse," Sonny Rollins "Dream On" - Aerosmith

It's your iPod. I just plugged my SF5P into my iPod (5.5g) headphone jack to check. There is a hiss when there is nothing playing, but when I moved it back to my heaphone amp I hear nothing. So yes. The iPod is the source of the hissing.

Quote: Originally Posted by camille Three Little Babes -- Joanna Newsom "Little Devotional" - Taking Back Sunday

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn like this. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Folding.html go for the record and enjoy music 13-fold, i know you can do it! Facinating read. Interesting stuff. Quote: Assuming it were possible to fold paper without restriction, the height...

Quote: Originally Posted by rhy i see. what's his name on there? and just for my own peace of mind, was there actually a time when we could've gotten one of these for something like 50 bucks? i know i read somewhere in the beginning that someone in this thread bought one in chinese...

Quote: Originally Posted by rhy what's the cheapest way of getting these as a resident of the US? started at the beginning of the thread, something about being significantly cheaper on a chinese ebay, yada yada. can someone summarize? i need a late pass. These can be had on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by nelamvr6 Time to update that sig! Right you are! All taken care of.

Quote: Originally Posted by dirge Sybaek what ipod case is that mate? i just got my xtra amp too Cheap case I picked up at Staples with a giftcard I had. I don't know how long it's going to last, the plastic seems to pick up scratches pretty easy. I've had it for about 2 weeks...

Got my amp yesterday. 5.5g 80gig iPod -> Xtra X-1 -> Super.fi 5 Pro Now I just need a bag.

So that's how AOL was planning on taking over the world...