My grandmother recently moved to a nursing home and I was given the task of cleaning her house. I found some audio equipment and was wondering if anybody can give me an idea how much it's worth. I really have no idea about this old stuff, so if you do, please let me know. Most likely it's...

I don't believe in cables at all but I do enjoy owning a nice looking/feeling product. My Audioquest Cinammon USB cable looks great and was worth the money to me (deep discount from a friendly dealer). And I love my Blue Jeans cables which were custom made for my system. I probably wouldn't...

Hello all,   I need some guidance to finish my headphone system. I've been planning and assembling stuff for the past year, but I don't know the best way to finish. Right now I have a Benchmark DAC and Lyr amplifier. My goal is to build a system that will take me through the next 2 years as...

Hey all,   I was wondering if some doctors can give me advice regarding a medical matter. 4 weeks ago I accidentally lacerated myself while doing tricks with a butcher's knife. The cut was on my middle finger just before the third knuckle. In otherwords, the cut was in the intermediate...

I worked for a medium-size fast lube chain (Uncle Ed's Oil Shop) for several years and Valvoline Instant Oil Change for 4 months during university. Just curious, what are your experiences at quick lubes? For those who don't know, a fast lube or quick lube is a Jiffy Lube-style place where you...

I was having a conversation with my uncle the other day about buying computers, and related my story of going to buy a computer at Best Buy. I walked in and right up to the computer I had in mind (Asus G73). After 5 minutes I had to go find a salesperson.   Me: Does this computer have turbo...

Does the lack of technical knowledge here bother anybody? My other interests are cars and motorcycles. If you frequent any of the motorsport and car modification forums, most of the people there have significant, hands-on experience fixing cars or bikes. The vast, vast majority (over 90% for...

Just wondering if anybody wanted to try out the Schitt Lyr? I have one sitting around that I won't be able to pick up until August. I'm out of the country right now. It's at my house in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Obviously I prefer to loan to people who live in the area, but I would be willing to ship...

Just curious, for anybody who has phones over 1K or a setup over 2K, what cheap phones do you use? What do you use when you are on the bus or doing housework? Are there any cheap headphones you think punch well above their weight? For myself, I listen to the Grado SR-60i all the time. It's the...

*Edit* Due to requests, I will add my impression of the Stax SR-507 as well. I used a SRM-1 Mk2 C to power it.   Just thought it might be nice to have a thread comparing the two headphones du jour ... the HiFiMAN HE-6 and Audeze LCD-2. I'll go first with my impressions...   Just as a...

Can anybody show me where I can get the red "for digital" stickers on the side of a MDR-V6? I also need pads and headband too if they're available.

I live in China most of the time... They have 240 V power. So I need a voltage inverter that is small and light enough to fit in my suitcase. I will be running a Musiland MD11 and Gilmore Lite (with large Elpac 3 prong wall wart) from it. Any suggestions?

I wrote a paper about the HD-800 for my marketing class... with the help of acoolguy for fact checking. Anybody wanna read and critique? By the way it's not really a formal paper, it was only supposed to be 1 1/2 pages. So there's no conclusion and the structure is poor, but that won't matter...

I just wrote up a comparison of these 2 headphones and realized it would be helpful to others. I bought them both to have a battle of the best rock headphones. Here are my findings:   I compared these headphones with the Gilmore Lite amplifier and Cary Xciter DAC. The Gilmore Lite (dynalo)...

I recently picked up a Presonus HP4 for just a few dollars, and it's surprisingly powerful. Anybody else like (or dislike) this amp? It drives my 600 ohm T1 just fine with only a quarter turn of volume. For the price, I think it's a way better starter amp than any of the soundcards or portables...

I recently took my EF5 on a plane and when I got off, it didn't work. The tube will not light up and the relay will not switch on. I checked the power supply with my multimeter and it is working fine. I don't know how to diagnose the amplifier itself, so what kind of store can I take it to? Does...

Anybody in Southeast Michigan (Ann Arbor, Lansing, Metro Detroit, Jackson, Etc) or Northern Ohio wanna meet? I live in Ann Arbor and I'd be happy to host a meet at my house. There's enough space and table area to set up lots of systems. I would prefer the month of August, but other times are...

So, im really mad tonight. I was at the nightclub and I met this girl who came with a lot of male friends. I basically stole her away from all her guy friends and was dirty dancing with her. Then two of her friends started pulling me away from her and shoving me back.They were mad cause I'm a...

Hello,   I am close to aquiring all the equipment I need for my dream setup and I would like some critical, unbiased opinions about whether I can acheieve my goal or not with the equipment I have. If you are experienced with lots of high-end gear I am interested to know your opinions. I...

I wanted to buy some blue jeans cable, but as my components are stacked on top of each other, I feel it might be too stiff, and the cable wouldn't bend that way. Does anybody know some good flat RCA cables? I know they exist, but I want a good standard of build quality and not terribly expensive...

Anybody out there like Blink-182? I'm not ashamed to say I love this band. Now, I know many of their songs are sophomoric, over-produced, and not musically sophisticated. If I discovered the albums Take of Your Pants and Jacket and Enema of the State today, I probably wouldn't like them very...

I never thought I would buy a "high-end" headphone amp, but the V100 seems to be a good combination of price and performance. For those who don't know the V100 is made by Violectric, the consumer division of German pro audio company Lake People. It's a ~$700 solid state amp with 5 pre-gain...

Any MotoGP, World Superbikes, AMA, or BSB fans in here? What series do you follow? Who do you like? My favorite riders are: MotoGP: Colin Edwards, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo WSBK: Nori Haga, Max Biaggi, Leon Haslam BSB: James Ellison AMA: Jake Zemke, Josh Hayes, Larry Pegram

Guess the last blog entry wasn't so much about headphones ... so now I'm likely to get re-hired for next year. If that is so, I will probably get a work setup so I can listen in the office. This year I haven't brought my cans into work because that might be perceived as showing off, especially...

I think I'm in love... if you ever wanted to find the best woman in the world, you can ask me. I know where she is. BUT I won't tell you. Because I want her for my own. I went to the bar tonight and I didn't care about any of the hot girls there.. I just wanted to lay in bed with Ting. The one...