Anyone else excited for Guild Wars 2? I played a lot of Guild Wars and am ready to start the sequel. An MMO without a subscription fee, and a great one at that. The first public beta weekend starts in an hour and a half, I'm all set up to go. More people playing this weekend?

I haven't seen a Whadjaget? thread for this year's X-mas exchange yet, so I thought I'd make one again. I had a feeling there were less participants than previous years. A shame, because picking out music to give a total stranger is a lot of fun and it's even more exciting to get music you...

Right, I was thinking we need a separate thread for listing the gifts received, just like last year's thread by Old Pa. In short, list here what you got for the 2008 Christmas CD/Gift Exchange! And of course you can share your impressions of the all new musical experiences you received from...

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Hi there, I have a simple question about the Apogee Mini-DAC and its use with USB on Windows XP. I have a Corda Cantate USB DAC/amp. If I connect it to Windows XP on a USB port, XP recognises it as USB speakers. All audio is outputted to the Cantate, including Windows XP sounds and game...

I just posted a WTB ad to acquire on of these three USB DACs: - Apogee Mini-DAC USB - Aqvox USB 2 D/A MKII - Benchmark DAC1 USB They all have exactly the features I want. A standalone DAC is the last component to add to my system. My first question is: is it worth it to have a DAC as...

FOUND: Apogee Mini-DAC USB, thanks for looking As the title says, I am looking for one of these three products: - Aqvox USB 2 D/A MKII - Apogee Mini-DAC USB - Benchmark DAC1 USB I am located in the Netherlands. I'm looking for one of the above DACs in a reasonably good to very good...

I traded my RSA Hornet for shadesbass' Shure E5c + cash. Conversation was pleasant, payment and shipping swift, and the product is in the promised (new) condition. I would gladly do business with shadesbass again. Recommended.

SOLD Up for grabs is a Gold RSA Hornet ('M'), that I purchased from Ray Samuels in December 2006. Total costs for me were about €360 (€305 excluding customs etc). I thoroughly enjoyed this portable amp, but I think now is the time to downsize my portable rig, since I am focussing more and...

Today my setup is complete. No upgradeitis for me any more (you all know how that's going to turn out ). My bargain arrived: a second hand, good condition Arcam CD73. As you can read in my thread about the remote the supplied remote is broken but I'm using a different remote that works...

Okay, guys, I have a problem I hope you can help me with. Problem: I connect my Cantate to my laptop with USB. Everything works as it should. Sound is perfectly clear and all's good. But problems arise after a while, the time it takes to start having problems varies. Sound works good for a...

I ordered my Cantate Tuesday evening, Dr. Meier mailed it Wednesday, and it arrived this morning (Friday)! I'm one happy customer. This is a marvellous piece of work. It looks great. Of course, in the spirit of head-fi tradition, I took unboxing pictures for the lot of you to salivate over...

My gold-coloured RSA Hornet arrived today! Listening impressions later, pictures first, like expected from a proper head-fier . Setup: iRiver H340 -> RSA Hornet -> Sennheiser HD650 / Shure E4 Initial impressions (after 24h ownership, about 6 hours of listening): I spent a few hours...

Since I'm in Europe, where we have 230/240V with double round prong wall warts, does the Hornet come with a compatible adaptor or do I need to go out and buy a Europe -> US converter to stick the US adaptor (120V, double flat prong) in?

Hey gang, I've been looking (and reading a lot) at the HD650. I was going to order it last week from the internet, but they were just out of stock. I hadn't auditioned them or anything before. Now today, I went to a random electronics store, and there they were, the HD650s! For a good deal...

Hi guys, I'm very interested in buying the HD650. I'd be using it with my iRiver H340 and a RSA Hornet. However, the problem is the pricing of this particular headphone in the Netherlands. Prices at shops are regularly €399, and Dutch internet shops sell them for €333-399. I think these...

Okay, so here is my situation. I am finally ready to take the plunge on a better setup. But I have some questions for you :-). I have the iRiver H340 as my main portable source. On the go, I am using a pair of Shure E4's with it, and I absolutely love the combination. The kink in my system...

Hi, I'm in need of some portable amp advice. I currently own an iRiver H340 and a Shure E4. I love this combination, but I feel the bass is a little bit on the soft side. I don't really use EQ's, because I want to hear the music like it is recorded. I mostly listen to pop/alternative pop...