After serving me very, very faithfully for the past 8 years or so, my beloved Midiland S2-4100 computer speakers are finally starting to bite the dust...the sound keeps fading in and out, and it's highly unlikely I could get them fixed. I'm out on the market now looking for a new set of PC...

Soooo...I just got a brand spanking new Oakley Spoke 2.0 eyeglass frame in the mail today. It's absolutely beautiful, it takes the lightness of the Thread 2.0 and combines some of the sculpting elements from the Chop Top 2.0 for one wicked little frame. It's more or less like a little version of...

Just wondering, for those that decided to send your Raptor back to Ray for his recently offered capacitor changes to the amp section, how do you find the sound? How would you describe the changes to the sound? Do enjoy the Raptor more or less?

I think there's a few Headfiers that have owned these cables before, and was wondering if you folks could clue me in on the strengths and weaknesses of these interconnects? I've been back to researching cables for my system and am looking for something that has good extension on treble and bass...

Well after having the HD650s for a month, my time was finally up with them and me and the Headfier I borrowed them from reswapped our headphones. After having heard the HD650s for a month, hearing the SA5000s again was really something else. They suddenly sound frighteningly thin and honky...

Sennheiser HD650 Review Introduction Well, those that read my Sony MDR-SA5000 will note that I was a little disappointed in the SA5000’s small headstage and lack of resolution. I started doing some research on a headphone that could compliment them, something that would just let the...

I've got this pair of Oakley Chop Top 2.0 frames that I got Oakley clear RX lenses put into...and for whatever reason, the vision's just distorted, particularly at the edges of the lenses. I tried using these for a month in hopes that my eyes would adjust, but they just never did. I'm not sure...

So...a few days ago I received a pair of Swan M200 bookshelf speakers. Started out by hooking them up with just generic stuff lying around, thinking "they're just PC level speakers, they don't need anything special". But then those embedded audiophile "what if" instincts started kicking in...

Sony MDR-SA5000 Review Well, it’s been a while since the last time I posted something on Headfi. Seeing as how there seems to be a growing interest in the Sony MDR-SA5000 headphones, I figured I’d contribute a review regarding them. I hope it will be of some use to those trying to choose...

Well, I'll be in Hong Kong for the month of August. Anybody know some interesting places I could hit there? Mostly interested in electronic gadgets, audio, and pens.

Just curious if anybody else try this debut album for Hayley Westenra? It's classified under classical, I assume opera, but I'd call it more along plain folk songs than classical. She's being readily compared to Charlotte Church, but their singing styles are pretty different to my ears. Either...

I can't believe I didn't try this years earlier considering how crazy I was with modding earbuds in the past, but this idea just popped into my head all of a sudden, and as it turned out...it works very well. If you're finding yourself not 100% comfortable with the original Etymotic tips, here...

Well, I've been hoping and praying ever since landing the Zcable V5s into my system permanently for the next big thing from them. And well, it's finally here...but it's waaaaaaaaaaay outta my league. The top of the line interconnect is now the Live Ref1 interconnect...but it runs for $2500 for...

I rarely make music recommendations. However this is one album where I felt it would be an utter sin to not spread the word on. For those that don't know who Keiko Matsui is...she's an artist who takes smooth jazz themes and gives it a slightly oriental flavor. Although you will most likely...

While browsing for computer hardware reviews I ran across this: http://www.exhardware.com/reviews.php?Id=115 http://www.exhardware.com/reviews.php?Id=117 There's also some headphone reviews along the right side. Don't know if this is a repost or what, but if not, enjoy.

Anybody else play around with these? Having nothing else better to do back home away from my "real" life, I went ahead and got into this hobby, just to give me something to do. And I must say I'm already feeling the pull to get gun after gun after gun...

Well I'm slated to have to present on this topic, in determining how the latest in communications technology can help or hinder business communications. Anybody have any ideas on some stuff I could look more specifically into, like what IS the latest techie stuff out there that people use? The...

I don't think we ever did one of these for the heck of it, and I'm really surprised we haven't done one. Keep in mind that you should ideally be able to afford one before voting yes. And if you vote no and want to argue yet again about why Grado will never ever ever ever ever bring them back...

Looking for some preamp suggestions around the $500 range as a future purchase. It can be tube or solid state, main criteria is for it to be as transparent as possible to the CDP signal. The goal: directly driving the Stax SRM-717 as a power amp, which is how I think Stax intended for it to be...

I just ran across this online catalog of Stax's 2002 products, and thought the info was refreshingly new. Sort of puts a new light on some of current products. Worth a read for Team Stax. http://www.yamasinc.com/STAX_Catalog_Index.htm Heh, ok nevermind, looks like this was on the Stax...

Is transparency when a system gets out of the way, and allows you to purely listen to the music? Or is it when a system gets out of the way and lets you hear every last 0 and 1 off a CD? As far as I can tell, one has not led to the other so far, and vice versa. So which is it? I fully expect...

I found this little tidbit on the Audiogon forums during my daily PC research these last couple days, and I thought it worth hashing out a little further among you guys: Quote: First impression of the Nites was, wow oh so dynamic. However upon further listening back and forth the Nites...

Anybody know anything about Zcable's interconnects, specifically the Live V5? They seem to have a straight positive record, which is making my wallet is getting itchy again. Searches on the Asylum have turned up sketchy info.

Hope you have a great and happy birthday! Lay off the tube amp schematics for a day and listen to some headphones!

Just thought I'd toss this out there for any KSC-50 owners that didn't know about this, like me. Apparently the rubber sections of the earclips are fully bendable and moldable. Adjusting this increases their comfort level greatly for me, whereas before they clipped too tightly on my ears. In...