I just finished rounding out my classical and opera collection, and I'll probably buy some pop and rock in the coming months. I'm worried about getting hot CD's, and I was hoping that some people here could help me find what I'm looking for. It's hard finding audiophile grade recordings for...

Because I don't think that I have enough equipment to do this amplifier justice, I'm going to hold off on doing a full review. What follows, is merely my first impressions of the product; a sort of mini-review. (Click for a bigger picture!) Attachment 19931 It's safe to say that today is...

I came home from work today and found a strange box in my room. Apparently, my uncle heard I've become an audiophile, and he decided to give me some of his old equipment. It is a 1BX-DS by DBX. Apparently it's a dynamic range expander and compressor. There is a picture of one here...

My friend got a Phonitor recently so I went over to check it out. I've been looking at tube amps up until now, but I was very impressed by the Phonitor's crossfeed ability (not sure if that's the correct terminology). I really enjoyed the option to change the speaker angles and such, and from...

Well my dad seems to have noticed my audiophile craze recently. He told me to go dig out his stuff in the basement and that I take what I needed. I was pretty curious, but I wasn't expecting anything too great (aren't I grateful?). Thankfully, I was wrong! There was a Dual 601 turntable in...

I've noticed some members (who I have a lot of respect for) have been recommending professional CD players as both a transport and a source. I was curious if anyone had some good information on them. My price range for a CD player will be $800 US max, but I'd like to pay less if I can. I...

I realize that there is another thread just like this one in this sub forum, but I didn't want to hijack the thread, and I was curious enough to do my own test. The structure of the test went like this: I used the ABX Comparator on foobar2000. It is an optional utility during installation...

Hello, I need some help creating my first high end setup. Ok, that was a big lie - I need a lot of help creating it. Long post alert. Here's my situation: It looks like I'll be in school for a long time (10 years or so), so I want to create a setup that will hold its own through that...

I picked up some electronic engineering textbooks at my school library, and they've been very interesting so far, but some of it is a little over my head, and a lot of it just has to do with the electronics (no surprises there!). I'm going to do my best to grasp it anyways, but I was...

After work the other day, I met up with one of my friends for coffee. It was pretty boring actually, until conversation drifted onto something actually interesting - headphones. She brought out this little candy box that had her iPod shuffle in it, and showed me these little pink earphones...

To head straight to my questions, just scroll to the bottom (Sorry, I type a lot). I'm currently using a pair of Shure SE530's and a Cowon S9 as a source for my portable system, but I find I'm seeking even better quality now. For my home system, I was thinking of buying speakers, but I'll...