I don't know/remember why, but I started building my M3 back in 2007, and I literally shelved the project: all parts have been on a shelf on my garage since 2007.  Weird, I know.  I don't remember why. Getting old sucks! At any rate, I started a new job and a co-worked has a nice DAC +...

Am I the only one still using their SuperFreq's custom IEM's?       I am using them now with the Fiio E18 & Samsung S3 and Neutron playing FLAC songs, and it sounds very good:     So I am wondering: 1) Do you still listen to your FreQ's? 2) If no, what are you using now/since the...

Another mini^3 lives! Unlike my first High-per mini^3 that had a gain of two, this High-per has a gain of 5 since my co-worker needs to drive rather inefficient headphones. I use a dead battery to align and solder the battery terminals: Here is the new one without case (old one on...

This is something that the more experienced forum members already know, but being a newbe, this was great to experience first-hand! I recently built a high-performance mini^3 amp and although it was a huge improvement for my Senn 580's over the PC headphone output, I was not sure I would...

I have lusted for UE10 and UE11 for some time, but I can't aford them yet at $1000, plus I don't want my wife to try to collect my life insurance too early! Given that I really like my UE Super.fi 5 Pro and the Triple.fi 10's (I also tried but sold the Shure 530's - not the "right"...

I just completed my own High Performance mini^3 !!! I read everything twice, got my bench ready, etc.: And I have done other projects like the CMoy and even this fancier amp: HeadWize - Project: A DC-Coupled, Selectable-Gain Headphone Amplifier by Chester Simpson I even made sure...

My company is going to CES this year (we sell high speed modems - nothing to do with audio!). Although I am going there to work in our suite talking to our customers, I am sure I will have at least a solid 1/2 day free to go see stuff. If I am lucky, I "might" have a second 1/2 day free...

I am tired of iTunes after several years of use - I want something more flexible, plus now that I have iPods (two 2nd gen Nano's, one 1st gen Shuffle), and my new Cowon 16Gig iAudio7, I need something that can manage all of them, with different playlists, and I want support for the extra files...

Sensaphonics makes custom tips (based on ear impressions) for the Shure and Etymotic Research generic earphones, but not for the UE - I know since I just asked. However, I found two other companies that offer custom sleeves for the UE's: - Custom Molded Ear Bud Earpiece from AverySound.com...

Newbe here - trying to learn more For reference, I have an 7-8 year Sen-580's which sound to me about perfect, specially once I build my own desk and portable amps for it. However, size-wise we all know the Sen's are not really "portable". My first "really" good earphones were the UE 5...