Dear Head-Fi, I've owned a half dozen CD/DVD booklets/cases over the years, and all but one of them have slowly but surely scratched the hell out of my CD collection! I know this to be true because several of the CDs I only used once (to rip to my HTPC) and left in my 100 CD car case. A year...

Dear Head-Fi, I've ordered a Zero DAC and HD-650 cans, but now I am entrained in a serious matter with which I simply must request your assistance: what CD should I listen too first? Or, what CD would YOU listen to first? Why? (serious) I want to know what CD's audiophiles grab when...

I have to start with this: I have a B.S. in computer science, so I am familiar with general computer software/hardware principles - so I know that a digital signal is the same regardless of how it's transported (e.g. Coax v. Optical). However, I am trying to decide between using my HT Omega...

Dear Head-Fi community, My situation is a little unique so I figured I'd post here and see what you think: I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD-595's about two months ago. I have them plugged directly into an HT Omega Claro+ Plus sound card (uses AD8620BR OPAMP for Front Channel output which...