I bought a used LISA III on the for sale forum a couple of months back. It was all and more than I had heard and expected. Luscious and rich, detailed and dynamic from top to bottom. I had it on a bedside stand and kept it plugged in to a Larraco power supply. Sublime. But when I finally...

The cone shaped tip came off my Etys iems and is stuck in my ear. What do I do. Feels weird. Pressure. Some pain. And can't hear very well. Kinda scared too!

So when John Mellencamp's new T-Bone Burnett produced cd comes out in a couple of weeks or so it will include a second disc encoded to be played as a DVD and downloaded onto iTunes for use with iPods. The SQ is supposedly indistinguishable from the original master tape. The new format is called...

As a format in terms of SQ how good are SACDs? Compared to standard cds? Vinyl? Compare and contrast please.

I just bought this vintage turntable knowing little to nothing about it but having just received about 2500 albums out of storage but having nothing to play them on. There is a current thread about the SL-1500 and some comparisons to the SL-1200 but no mention of the 1300.I would appreciate any...

I just bought a vintage Sony D303 Discman. Where is the most reliable.place to purchase replacement batteries and also a charger? The original battery was a BP2EX.

I am considering buying a used 5g 60 gig iMod. Is therè any thing that makes it less desirable than the 5.5 other than the 60 vs. 80 gig capacity?

I just bought a Toyota Prius. Go Green! It has a mini jack to connect my iPod so I'll need about a 2' mini to mini cable (only can connect thru headphone jack.) Do you all recommend a premium cable of any kind for SQ or should I just go to Radio Shack/Best Buy and get the basics? Does it matter?

Current have an iPod 80 gig classic using Audio Technica ESW9s (very nice woodie portable). Sound ok unamped but I'm anticipating the arrival of a Pico potable amp/dac. Also I may get aftermarket APureSound cables for thehESW9s. I have a pair of Senn 650s also waiting in the wings. The iPod...

Anyone know of/heard the Fatman iTube Valve Dock Carbo Edition amp. Its designed for a speaker system. Have them a audio advisor among other places. I've heard go reviews "on the outside." But nothing hear for the "eternal spring of knowledge and wisdom:" headfi. Seriously, they look really cool...

What exactly is a Power Conditioner and how does effect the performance/SQ of the source/amp/dac/heaphone chain. Not too technical here, please, just basic concepts and of what is does and what's it's impact. Maybe a list of some good ones and ones to avoid. Good and not so good synergies. Is it...

Anyone heard Enigma Oracle balanced on 701s? Do they tone down the high end and deepen the bass? Good synergy or not so?

Anybody recable ESW9 w/APuresound recable? What did you get and was it worth it for the cost? Any other aftermarket suggestions you think are better choices and if so, why?

What's better all around for SQ, built, reliability, durability,etc., re: 80 gig Classic line out dock/cable? APureSound or ALO? Alex's has two choices, 5" for $70 and 1' for $90. ALO seems to start at around $55 and go way on up> (May be more applicable in Portable Audio thread. Cable ? about...

Another one of my long stories but the short of it is still a strange tale. For portable use (around the house, at a coffee shop, etc.) w/classic ipod and Pico amp/dac, what are strengths and weaknesses of the Audio Technica EW9 (wood clip on kind not the ESW9 you all love.). Alex at ApureSound...

Akg 271s or 240s on basis of SQ first, comfort, then isolation. Considering use for portability w/iPod probably amped. (also consider 271 is about $200 is about $100. Don't mind spending the difference if the is the difference in overall quality.

I have to use this coupon on Amazon and to make a long story short it boils down to: Denon D1000; Audio Technica AD-700, Audio Technica EW -9 or even AKG 240S. I already have Senn 650 balanced for my main rig but I'm looking for something different but w/good SQ and balanced in terms of not too...

I have a credit on Amazon I'm itchin' to use. So I wanna' try out a can that I've never heard. Choice: Denon AH- D1000 S or Ultrasone HI 550. Currently I have Senn 650's balanced through Headroom balanced amp/dac. Thinking of using these new friends for portable when I get a Pico with use of...

I just got a Headroom Balanced Amp/Dac with home module. I have senn 650s which are know to be on the dark side. I've changed from k701s and changed from one Headroom amp and dac to another. One constant has been my Cambridge 540c V1 cd player which is known to be on the bright/stident side...

I have a Cambridge 540 c cd player version 1. used as a transport to a Headroom Balanced amp/dac home module and w/senn 650 phones w/balanced Equinox cables. Seems the last place to look to tone down brightness and stridency (mostly in electric guitar effects and peaking vocals) Thus far I've...

I want a great portable amp that will drive my Shure se530 iems as well as my Senn 650s to use w/an 80 gig iPod class. I hear the Pico/w dac is amazing and that the dac may be the best part of the equation but...if I don't use my computer as a source for music and my home rig has a built in dac...

I'm caught up in Pico fever like the rest of you. I want a super portable amp that I can use with my shure se530s but also will power my senn 650s to take on the road (My source is an 80 gig classic iPod.) I hear the Pico w/dac is amazing and that the dac itself is maybe the best part of the...

I've been having intermittent throbbing pain in my ears since I've used akg k701s and found them shrill/harsh on the high end. I stayed working with the cans for a couple of months. But here's the weirdest part. I've lately been having pain in one of my teeth. I went to the dentist today...

Listening to my 80 gig ipod classic through Shure SE530s is pretty good. Great drivers. All around ok sound but lacking in vocal clarity and just the bacic oomph. Would the SQ improve SIGNIFICANTLY through the "now the rage" Pico give the expense output of $500 (I'd get the dac too. Even through...

I just ordered my Pico amp/dac today. I'm about to buy an AOL Jumbo Cyro Dock for my ipod into said Pico. Is their any compatibility problem given the Jumboness of said Dock (I almost posted on Cable forum but I thought folks would have most familiarity w/Pico on amp forum.)