I have had the Sennheiser for about a month after some convincing on the part of a friend's set. Last week I decided to accelerate whatever process most folks think this headphone seems to go through. It was only after the first hundred hours of this continuing period of burn-in blitzkrieg that...

I hope the CDs came before your move and that you appreciate the two albums as much as I do. A whole new world of music is now open to you. May today be a day where everything goes right. NGF

The quartet of canted-back 7868s in my Sherwood radiate a tremendous amount of heat. I've mused to others outside the forums before that I could cook breakfast over some of the amps I use, and that has never been more apparent. While this amp could quite happily continue its service as a...

I know what mine is, but what's yours? NGF

Before anything else... Thank you, Leo, for being a gracious host and letting the gathering last into the night; thank you, Ph34rful, for driving from Tennessee; thank you, MagusG, for bringing your monitor and Sonata; thank you, Carlo, for sending Stax; and thank you, mom, for baking the pie...

In all seriousness, do you or do you not hear something one might characterize as a veil in Sennheiser's HD-580 and HD-600? This is not a thread for venting. Respond on-topic, please, and suspend your incredulousness for another thread. NGF

They've begun polling for eight Decca/London classical titles: 1. Prokofiev-Symphony #6/Weller-Decca SXL-6620-6 2. Gerhard: The Plague: Decca Head 6 3. Grieg: Peer Gynt/Fjeldstad-Decca SXL-2012 4. Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps/Solti/CSO-Decca SXL-6691 5. Britten: Young Person's Guide...

The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) NGF

Make yourselves known so that we can assemble! NGF

Where would I be without you, man? May your day be as relaxing and kind as you've been to a friend. Take it easy with the maestrobati--, er, you know, NGF

From http://www.audiocontrol.co.uk/headphone.htm regarding a price increase from 205 pounds: "This price is not only less than a dealer would charge, it's less than distribution! But, I'm afraid to say, that's about to change. In the not too distant future the Solo will become a dealer item. It...

How feasible would it be to recreate an amp without a technical schematic, in fact, nothing but a circuit board, it's switches, and a power supply? I'm talking about the Melos SHA-1, an out-of-production design of great interest to many on these boards. Hoping, NGF

A word of caution for those who clean their SHAs: Be very, very careful when passing over the blood red "O" in Melos. It is not laser engraved, as the rest of the face plate markings are. PS. I wipe down my components weekly with a damp Scotch Brite fiber-free cloth. It's a great tool for...

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...&threadid=9063 Tube rollers, unite! Why not apply Nick Dangerous's concept to other tube types? Several twists: Each person could add a certain amount of money to the pot of their choice. This would be the community's budget for that type of tube...

All right, I admit it—I bought a Coke bottle-type glass head for my headphones. Am I the only one strange enough to have done this? Wait...don't answer that. NGF

How would you characterize this unlikely pair? Relative to other 'phones you've heard in your system, what appears to be the K501s strength? It's Achilles heel? How satisfying is it for you musically? How circumaural of a can is it? Do the circumferences of your ears ever get sore after...

I'm newly aquainted with my Melos SHA-1, a 1995 model, but am looking for ways to keep it running smoothly for a long time to come. How many of you are familiar with Caig DeoxIt? I have, up until now, only ever used it on RCA jacks. It works wonders here, let me tell you. Now, what I'm...