Hey guys,   My beloved Westone UM2's were stolen a few weeks ago while I was on vacation.  I had those things for 12 years and they were still going strong.  One of the 5 best audio purchases I've ever made.   I've been using some Apple ear buds at work lately and hate them.  I also have my...

I've become a big fan of Acoustic Alchemy lately. Can anyone suggest other bands with a similar sound I should check out? Thanks! -Chris

On FedEx vehicle for delivery -Chris

Jeff Beck ripped to Flac, played through an unmodded EMU 0404 with Foobar, to a Wheatfield HA-1 tube amp, to a pair of Audio Technica W100's. Sounds so good I just can't stop listening. I need to go to bed so I can go to work in the morning... -Chris

I just got a cool little Wheatfield HA-1 tube amp from pabbi1 but I can't listen to it. I blame it on Westone for not including a 1/4" plug with the UM2's. I didn't bring home my full size cans and the plug for my AKG's is a screw on kind so it won't work with the UM2's. Westone, do you know...

I picked up a set of E3C's locally and I'm so dissapointed it almost makes me mad. There is very little bass and no high treble. Compared to my AKG K271S cans they just seem lifeless to me and the AKG's are not exactly dynamic. How can anyone think these things sound good and are worth what they...

Hey, As I've been luriking around here and making big DIY plans, I've assumed that my old GoldStar DM-241 will do whatever I need. It has a fet tester, so I can do matching if needed. I started thinking about it tonight though and I'm not so sure now. I bought this thing back around 1994, and...

Hi, As the subject says, I'm curious about the best sounding DIY headphone amp. I don't care whether it's portable, transportable, or heavy as a semi. Any opinions? Thanks! -Chris

Hey DIY People, I graduated from one of the big electronics tech schools about 10 years ago, but almost immediately got into computers and software so I haven't practiced what I learned. This forum has me interested in playing around with some DIY headphone stuff though. I still have my nice...

If you had a budget of $1000 to spend on a home setup, how would you divide it up? I would like to build the nicest source setup I can for my budget. I expect to mostly listen to CD's, but MP3 playback would be nice, as would DVD Audio and SACD. I'll be using the equipment at my desk so I...

Hi all, I've been lurking around here for about a week now and decided to finally chime in with a couple questions. I work a lot from home, but my computer is in a large room that is very connected to the rest of the house. That means my wife watching TV downstairs can be heard easily...