I am thinking of purchasing a brand new 1998 Sony discman online for under $100 (I used to own the particular model back in the day), but I am wondering if I should be concerned about it operating correctly since it's been unused for 15 years. Would any of the circuitry degrade over the past 15...

My entire music library is ripped in uncompressed WAV. I only use iTunes 10.5 for media playback, and I am aware WAV does not allow metadata for album tagging. I'd like to add album art to my files only for playback on my iPhone. Does anyone have any experience converting from WAV to AIFF or...

I mainly use my HD650's for at-home listening with an amp, but I am looking for a back-up pair of cans for work. I don't plan on moving them back and forth, I'll probably just keep them locked up so I don't mind full-size cans or anything that doesn't fold up.   My source will be an iPhone 4...

I am purchasing components for a 5.1 home theater system, however I am on a tight budget. I am having difficulty choosing floor/tower speakers for a left and right channel. I will be spending 60% of the time using the speakers for home theater and 40% for music playback (classic rock).The room...

This may be a silly question, but I'm using iTunes 9.2 to play WAV files. I haven't upgraded to 10.2 yet, I was just curious if anyone that upgraded to 10.2 notices a degrade in audio quality playback? I was reading issues about 10.1 that was occurring with Mac, I didn't know if Apple fixed it...

I'm looking for desktop speakers or even monitors that provide the best detail. My budget is no more than $500. My Essence ST card has RCA connections, is it worth buying RCA to XLR converters if I'm looking at monitors that don't have RCA inputs?

Does anyone here own the DAC 2.5? What op-amps are used in the output stage for the XLR's and headphone out?  

I am looking to purchase a pair of monitors, I've narrowed it down to the Adam A7X and Dynaudio BM5's. For those who've listened to or have experience with either pair, which pair offers the most resolution and imaging? Detail is most important to me and my listening distance would be no more...

Is anyone going? Do you know when the exhibitor list is usually posted online?

I have a new DAC1 USB that is running pretty hot, even after only an hour of use. Is this normal? I understand they don't have a power off switch, they are in standby mode when not in use so they draw a small amount of power but mine seems to be running quite toasty.

I am looking for a pair of relatively cheap ($300-600) reference monitors to use for near-field listening on my computer desk since I mostly use my computer as a source.   My current setup is this:   16/24 bit WAV > Benchmark DAC1 USB > HD650 (Cardas unbalanced)   I am looking to...

Hi,   I am just wondering if anyone is using a similar setup to this below or has any recommendations for the following setup:     PC > WAV > Ultra Desktop Amp (via Kimper Kable USB) > HD650's (Cardas) & Audioengine A5's I am looking to keep my costs under $2K including the amp...

Hi, This is going to sound pretty silly but I have an STX question. I've had the Xonar Essence STX for about 5 months and I absolutely love it! I mostly use the analog speaker and headphone out. Is it there a way to cover the SPDIF or stop it from emitting light out the back? I don't have the...