I did a search, and although many posts came up, I couldn't find an answer. I have ripped DVD-A, SACD, etc., but I cant figure out how to get the songs off of James Blunt Rhapsody Originals Live Performances 350460-2. Can anyone help me? Justin   P.S. I usually use EAC

I can’t remember ever writing a review here, but I just got a Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC and I love it.  Everything I’m about to say is my personal opinion, so as they say: YMMV.  A little about my background so you can evaluate how much weight to give my opinions.   When I was in college, I...

I purchased a Gamma-2 awhile back. It now intermittently works. It appears the J20 coax in connector on the y1 board is loose. Is there anyone who is willing to resolder/replace and solder a new one? Happy to pay whatever is fair. Thank you for your attention. Justin

NPR has it here

The impetus for these questions comes from the recent purchase of a usb galvanic isolator that I installed in my laptop system. I was occasionally hearing noise, mostly during quiet sections of music, that would sound like very low static or hiss. I did the usual things, changed the power...

I have searched and not been able to find a plastic, silicone or whatever stand that will hold the y2 in an upright position, kinda like the one that comes with the nuforce dac. Has anyone else found one of these or have any ideas? Just something to slip the dac onto that will let it sit on edge...

Quite frequently I read someone post something like this, “these heaphones, this dac, etc scales well with better equipment” which means to me that as other pieces of gear get upgraded the headphones or whatever sound better too. What I would like to know is what type of music have you found...

After buying an amplifier that uses the 6sn7 tube, I did my due diligence and read everything I could find on that tube. I quickly realized that the popular tubes had been bid up in price to substantial levels. So I began my judicious search for good yet affordable tubes. I quickly learned that...

I may be alone here, so thought I'd just ask. I have decided to build my music system around a laptop. It's got pluses and minuses, but I like it. I am interested in usb vs s/pdif posts, software (foobar, plugins, taggers, o/s tweeks, etc), usb power vs walwarts, power conditioning, pretty...

As my equipment gets better and more revealing, some music that I used to think sounded ‘killer’ now sounds flat, dull and well . . . obviously not that good when compared to the albums that now sound better than ever. Stuff I would rarely give a spin before I’m now listening to again because...

Got a couple of tubes in the mail today from ebay, so I've had the headphones on all day. Sitting at the computer I tried my hand at a Head-Fi oriented crossword puzzle. Didn't realize it was so hard. Anyway here is my puzzle. Did it in excel and saved as a .jpg.   Here's the location...

For about the last 6 months I’ve been getting into what I call electronic music and ambient music. I don’t know all the sub-genres yet. Basically Amethystium, Tangerine Dream, etc, get lumped into ‘electronic’. Carbon based lifeforms, Eluvium, some Cochteau, Sigur Rós, Biosphere get called...

Boatman's Call is the first Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album I purchased. I love it. It appears they have lots of albums out and they sound different. If I liked BC, what would you suggest as my second buy? tanks

As I was thumbing through my music library, I realized I had a ton of ‘Best of’ albums. I thought, “where did I get all of these? I don’t ever buy best of’s. Real music lovers buy the real thing” As I looked them over, I realized they fell into 5 categories:     I got the cd for my...

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When TV commentators speak about a certain stock as a good buy, they must tell you if they own any of that stock, right? To disclose if they might stand to profit from you relying on their advice. Well I think Head-Fi needs the same policy. I mean it’s pretty obvious that some of you are making...

J&R $4.99 CD Blowout Pretty nice selection to round out your collection .

Here are some of the things I wish were stickied somewhere on the forums: (or were easier to find using search) Kinda of like a giant ‘readme’ file or a ‘start here first’ forum 1)Head-Fi Glossary- this is a dac, here’s what it does, this is a picture of a typical one, etc. This is what an...

It seems everyday I see a post or article that basically says, “I can hear the difference between 75 bit/500 teraherz sound compared to redbook cd’s.” Basically implying they hear well above 22000hz and the rest of us are missing something. I’m not chasing that rabbit. What I’m wondering is...

. If anyone is interested in Popular Science, all 137 years of issues are available for browsing and it's free. Actual original format with covers and ads is available here. I'm just a DIY wannabe, but I found many of the articles very interesting. I don't know of how much interest it'll be to...

I just found out it existed. (yeah I know, where have I been?) Supposedly, it has been cleaned up very well and also contains the live version of Tommy that they played at Leeds. Has anyone listened to this? Is it worth getting?

I've discovered so much cool new music here just by lurking and asking, that it's taken me awhile to digest it. Now it's time for another bite. The list below falls into the category of 'electronic' for me. I'm looking for stuff that falls between 'heavy' and 'ambient' if that makes any sense...

Since I usually have my headphones on while on the web, lately I've been typing one word into my music player's search box, and that becomes my playlist while I'm surfing. Don't ask me how I picked up this bizarre habit, but it makes for some weird 'theme albums'. Have I lost it? Is this an...

Just like in life, the more I learn, the less I know. Just thought I’d jot down a few of my observations I’ve learned in my short time here as a Head-Fi member. Observations, not facts. Maybe something might help another newbie like me navigate the waters a little easier. Head-Fi is a great...

I was just looking for something in my garage and realized I had a box that hadn’t been opened since I’ve moved many times. It contained old computer stuff from the 80’s. Anyone old enough to remember what a Bernoulli box is? dBaseII? Never mind. It would be like most of us finding a box full of...