It took me months of uneventful waiting, but it was getting painfully clear I won't be getting a fair treatment from the dude I was dealing with. The least I could do was to report it to the mods. which I finally did a few days ago. Just received a PM , letting me know about thankfully banning...

I really wanted to get my Valab DAC fixed, but the way things are going I can pretty much write it off as dead  So I am off to look for a new DAC to bring my headphones out of retirement. Been a while since I last turned my headphone amp on or ever visited head-fi, most definitely sure there...

I got tired of leeching off of lab tools and got myself a decent soldering iron among other soldering supplies. Now I can finally get myself into this hobby with all seriousness.    The last thing I have built was Shijosae's CMOY shown...

  A friend of mine is looking to augment his sound subsystem for his htpc/TV. His main emphasis will be music and then movies, hence he understands that he would benefit from going a quality 2ch rather than a crappy multi channel. As per usual suggestions I have seen here and availability in...

I have made a similar thread(s) in the past and settled with a pair of soundmagic PL-50. They have served me very well up until yesterday when I was foolish enough to let the cord hang while making my bed (don't ask :(). Stepped on the cord, yanking it out of my ears and breaking the left wire...

  I was pretty set on getting me a used WA6 (with PDPS and sophia upgrades if possible), and sadly just missed out on a great deal by a hair :(   This gives me some time to go back rethink my needs for amping, now that I am in the process of adding a HE-5 LE to my headphone collection. ...

Hi, I am trying help my friend find a pair of earphones at low budget. She wanted to solicit my opinion on what she should get for running. I started by asking her what her budget is, and what kind of sound she is into - IEM vs earbuds, tonality, soundstage, impact, decay, etc. It didn't take...

Audio Valve RKV MkII had been my dream amp since like a decade ago, and at one point I came very close to buying one on faith. Somehow, I ended up with my current PPX3-6CG7 which I am enjoying quite a lot. Just recently, upgrade bug has awakened from its hibernation prompting me to get a new...

My attempt to get answers by posting quick questions in related threads did not yield a convicing result, hence this thread so I could get some more direct input. I read quite a few threads addressing more less the same issue including this one, only to get all the more confused. With my...

While certainly not limited to head-fi, I noticed people over at FS/FT forums remove the asking price on the item up for sale once the item is sold. I am genuinely confused why people would have to do so, unless there is some sort of unwritten rule I am not familiar with. This only makes it...

I have had similar posts inquiring a solution with my rather vague requirements back then, but now things are a bit more clear to me in terms of what's needed and what's not. So here is what I really want to see: 1) cost under $120: I am really spreading myself thin with other purchases...

Now that I feel robbed for not being able to use my zen to a good use before the sceen myteriously imploded one day, I am in the market once again for a new audio/video DAP. <Requirements> a nice bright screen with good colors decent enough unamped playback quality (headphone out) with...

I think I am getting an itch to start experimenting again to see what I am missing out on. My last stop happened to be K701, which I did not end up liking much. While I liked them somewhat initially for their ability to give you a sense of instrument separation and spacious 3D sound (for the...

I have been a happy M200 owner until they suddenly gave away; one day I came back from work and noticed there was a LOUD high pitch buzz coming from both sides with nothing being fed to the speakers. Loudness of the buzz would change with the volume knob, but not completely go away even at the...

I swear, I remember seeing a thread where sacd lover mentions two places he likes to buy those tubes from. All this talk of 6gu7s sounding so much better than 6cg7 gave me an itch to hear it for myself On a related note, can anyone who got his ppx3 upgrade to SLAM comment on what changes I...

Over the span of 3 years or so, I have went through different phones, fiddeled with cabling, tube rolling and source upgrades to conclude I like these sennheiser HD650s enough to stick with them for quite some time in the foreseeable future. I am mostly concerned with tonality of sound, and...

I am sure this has been asked in the past, but I wanted to know where everyone stands now. The difference with it on and without is rather apparant, far from subtle I would say. At times I would try to switch back and forth to see which one I like better, most of the time ending up with it left...

http://www.buy.com/prod/sennheiser-p...201701257.html sorry if this is a repost, but it is the best deal I have seen on these. I assume most people know how to get $off with GCO. I think it will make a great gift for my friend who (presumably) hasnt tried anything beyond his crappy looking...

Last thursday, as I was done with my usual routine at the school gym, I picked up the back pack to leave. Knowing myself becoming extremely unattentive after a streneous workout, I put my stuff together with my keychain (that way I wouldnt leave anything out). That day, though, I had everything...

One of the tweeters on my midiland s2-4100s got destroyed while in transit, and I just about gave up my hopes on getting it fixed. Ordering similar sized units from partsexpress looks like a viable alternative. After a thorough search, I ended up with two models that look most similar to the...

Gotta hate these touchpads! One accidental click on the audiocube's ad and paragraphs' long writeup is lost To make it short, I am looking for a DAC that could be found with a relative ease at $300-$400. A used one is preferrable if acoustic qualities are deemed higher than a new product...

My tiny midiland s2 4100s are showing the signs of aging with the volume randomly jumping from high to low. Besides, I have been thinkin of upgrading speaker setup, seeing how I tend to spend more time on them compared to my cherished headphone rig. I found a potential deal at the local...

Head-fi gradually have become a place to seek answers whenever I have issues to deal with or urgent to upgrade my audio gear. If memory serves me right, I havnt visited here for past few months. That of course, is partly due to being overwhelmed with school work and whatnot, but perhaps the...

I havnt had a chance to hear the highly regarded Swan m200s. Under $50 shipped though, these are probably your best bet : http://www.meci.com/advanced_search_...0-0272&x=0&y=0 $17.95 and shipping starts at $18. Had one of these few years ago, and they rival (except for the obvious lack...

Well, I guess you people have seen enough of these threads, but I am still undecided after all that much reading so here it goes. I am quite pleased with my HD-650, but try to stay open to the possibility of finding something I might have been missing. Associated gear is shown in my sig, and...