from number Eleven... January 7th, 1956 Do I win the prize as the eldest? It's my party and I'll cry if I want to... gb

I've been a member exactly two years today. Yippee!!! Oh, how time flies! You guys are so much fun, I just couldn't stay away. I'll be here more often from now on as I have decided--bad ears or not--I love headphones! Ok so that is a little over the top...I REALLY LIKE HEADPHONES...

but I guess I have to post a link before this gets buried in the archives of Nevertobeseenoforheardofagain Land: [URL=http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue15/supra.htm] Who's got my baby now? Cheers from a Headfier with no gear! gb

Yes, I need lots-o-help! My son has an Ephiphone Les Paul and a 1980's vintage Music Man guitar amp. I would like to buy him an effects peddle for his b-day. I have a budget of $100 or less. Is there anything worth buying for that much dough? Thanks, gb

Hi head-drives! I have ordered a wired Squeezebox to remotely serve music to my living room system. I decided not to buy the wireless version due to comments I read about some difficulty the WL SQB had with streaming lossless AIFF files. The wired version+bridge is about the same price as the...

By Head-fi's own Carlo! http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue12/staxomega.htm Just giving my fellow PF'er some support.

Howdy Head-o-philes! My spousal unit has been on the warpath and I am trying out new arrangements for my speaker system. Tonight I had everything in an extreme nearfield with my speaks in about a 6 foot equilateral triangle to my listening position (ears). The sound was excellent, and after...

Merry Christmas Headfier's Many of you know I was buying Mp3 players for my kids this year, and I had thought I would buy the Iriver 390t. I ended up getting a very good deal on the older model 190t, so I bought one for each of my 2 curtain climbers and even added a bonus of a pair of Koss...

Happy Holidays to all at Headfi! I hope your holiday season is filled with joy, peace, hope and love. Cheers, Gary P.S. To those who live in the warmer clime's (you know who you are), think about us good folks that are cold just a little.

Howdy, Just curious, are any of you familiar with a SF based jazz band called Led Airegin? If so, if any of you happen to know the Sax player PM me. Thanks, gb

I just saw these cans for sale on A-gon. http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.p...5620795&2&3&4& Anyone know anything about them? I have a pair of TK22's that I have owned since the '70's and they sound pretty good. For $180 bucks would these cans be a bargain? gb

Hi Headfier's, I'm down to making a decision on a mp3 player for my two kids for Christmas. Which of these players is the best bang for $200 or under? Note that they are all on sale, and the Iriver 390 comes with some FM transmitter so it will play through a radio (is this any good?)...

Howdy all, I just recently entered the realm with my new Zen Nx/PX200 combo. I am really happy with my choices except for the screen and the lack of line out. You portable headfiers were instrumental in helping me make a decision--and a good one too. Now I need some more recommendations...

Hello Head-fiers, My name is gbeard and I am semi-new head-o-holic... I just can't decide. Do I need to decide? Am I an idiot? Don't answer that please! Can it be true, do I enjoy my headphones as much as my speakers? A few at this forum already know that I have been having heart...

Well I finally did it. I went out and bought a Zen Nx. I spent the last three nights ripping and encoding over 1400 songs (mainly whole albums) at 320k. I downloaded the freebie Notmad, and it is nice for sure, but I decided to give the new Mediasource software a try, and I uploaded all 12 +...

Hi all you smart portable encoder-types! I have decided to buy a Zen Nx and I am going to take this board's advice not to encode .wav files. I would like to rip and encode at 320k. I have Clean 4.0 that I use for vinyl to cd transfer, and I see that it includes a LAME encoder. Will ripping...

Hi Boy and Girls, After much thread searching, I am now in need of opinions on my choices for a portable system. Criteria as follows in no particular order: Reasonably small and light Large capacity for uncompressed pcm files excellent sound Good isolation Comfort My choices at this...

I don't know (or care) if these guys were on RS's list. I haven't read it. I have tons of faves, but these are folks who I think get overlooked for their terrific playing... Here are just a few picks that come to mind: Richard Thompson Adrian Belew Steve Morse (unbelievable! Check out...

Dear Head-fi members, This post was triggered in part by another member's thread who is leaving, in part due to my enjoyment of Head-fi, and in a still greater part, my participation in other forums that shall remain nameless in this thread. I read with great interest the reasons why a...

I just saw this on msnbc: http://www.msnbc.com/news/948269.asp...20030915&cp1=1 This will likely pose a problem for portable music lovers, especially those with hand made amps. So be ready to subject yourself to a search. Necessary? Probably. Good idea? Probably. More problematic for us...

Hi Head-travellers, I will be in San Diego on biz this fall. Right now it looks like I will be staying at the Radisson Harbor View for a few days (no choice) while I attend a convention, and I have been led to believe that it is not in the best location--or a very good hotel for that matter...

Hi guys and gals, I finally latched on to a Cardas HD600 headphone cable, and although the stiffness as compared to the stock is taking some getting used to, there is absolutely no question from the first listen that it is a tremendous improvement. Anyone who can't hear the difference doesn't...

Hello Head's I'm just curious about the AKG 1000's. From my cursory search, it seems they will work with higher wattage amps. Has anyone perchance heard them with a Berning zh270? For owners, what is your opinion of the 1000's compatibility with a 70 watt tube p-p amp? Thanks, gb

Hello Head-6Fires, I just wanted to let any of you who might be interested in this soundcard know that despite a lot of negative user comments on the web, my first, initial, out-of-the-gate, not to be construed as gospel impressions are good. The Guru of 3D review probably said it best...

Howdy head-cpu's, I have a new puter: P4 3:06 Asus P4C800 dlx (onboard 3com NIC) Sata Hdd Ati 9700 pro Terratec 6fire WinXP pro IE6 most updates except some of the security patches that did not seem to apply Norton Internet Securtiy 2003 Running cable broadband through a...