At Can Jam/RMAF 2011 last weekend, I had the pleasure to sit down with the designer, Jerry Harvey himself to discuss the recent design changes that generated quite a bit of controversy over what has been considered by many as a project in jeopardy. As one of the early adopters of this...

  Since the original thread is now locked, it seems only fitting that the very first picture to be posted should be only indirectly related to the new Ray Samuels Audio "Dark Star" prototype.  Courtesy of Audio Addict, it was the perfect housewarming gift to commemorate the event and to honor...

http://ibasso.com/en/products/show.asp?ID=71   Thought I pass this on.  Just placed an order.  First 10 orders--all proceeds--will go to Japanese Tsunami relief.  Very generous of iBasso and a great cause.

      Over the past several months, few flagship headphone launches had generated so much initial excitement, anticipation, frustration over delays of Ultrasone’s ability to begin fulfilling preorders to the US market, and finally, the subsequent controversy over various aspects to the...

      Foreword   About two months ago when I have decided to increase my investment in desktop digital audio, digital cabling was on top of my list for both a portable and a desktop audio rig.  Based on my research, I have ordered both a Locus Design Polestar USB-A to USB-B mini and...

http://www.higherfi.com/million/  

Filled out everything properly and got this after hitting the submit button:   Fatal error: Call to a member function num_rows() on a non-object in /var/www/sites/www.head-fi.org/releases/20100930005245/v2/system/database/DB_active_rec.php on line 1080

  Background   After a long wait, the production version of the long-awaited HiFiMAN HM-602 (specs) has finally arrived.  The delay has been associated with a much more elaborate preproduction testing phase and for the first time for Head-Direct, Fang has decided to release a first batch...

    “…With the care and affection of the skilled lute makers of bygone days, we shave the wood, polish it and breathe life—sound—into our MDR-R10 stereo headphones…the R10 has been elected to be a musical instrument that reproduces the soul of music.”   ----Excerpt from Page 1 – SONY...

    Foreword   As a longtime TWagger and iMod user, I have been looking forward to experience this combo.  Up to this point, the RWA iMod arguably represented the pinnacle of sonic excellence the modded iPod platform was capable of providing.  Aside from the DIYMod-crowd, no single...

    Foreword   Few other ultra-rare, out-of-production full-sized dynamic headphones are as polarizing as the SONY MDR-010 Qualias amongst audiophiles who had the opportunity to see, touch and audition them. Yet, with only 220 copies of them in existence--the last production model is...

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I have posted a review in the Cables forum detailing the results of a two week-long comparison review of these cans with regards to the improvements experienced using the new Whiplash Reference X TWag Series replacement cables Craig has developed for the HDxxx series.  If you're interested, take...

  Background   The origin of this review can be attributed to a more or less impulse purchase on Ebay; a brand new pair of HD650 for $325 shipped from an authorized dealer.  I needed a “reference” phone for the same reason I needed the JH13 Pros after the JH16 Pros.  Essentially, a neutral...

  Introduction   The HiPhone OEM replacement in-ear monitor with remote and mic is specifically designed to provide a higher sound quality than the Apple-supplied accessory shipped in the box of both the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4.       Design   Those of you not yet familiar...

http://gizmodo.com/5585432/in-defense-of-audiophilia   Some of the comments are also worthwhile.

It is now available here for the viewing pleasure of all who are interested in learning more about the upcoming new version of this great IEM premium cable.  Sorry for the pointer, I just didn't want those of you to miss out on it who do not normally visit the Cables forum.   Thanks and enjoy!

It's here and available for your reading enjoyment.  Enjoy!

  Background   Those of you who have had the pleasure to deal with Craig of Whiplash Audio, have gotten used to the fact that he loves surprises, similar to Steve Jobs’ “oh, and there is just one more thing” tradition.    While at Can Jam, shooting the breeze and enjoying ourselves, I...

Due to Fang's generous support and the willingness to collaborate, I have now completed an exhaustive comparison review showcasing the HiFiMAN HM-801 against 3 other portable competing products.   This has taken a solid 3 weeks of effort to produce and I hope the Head-Fi.org community will...

  Foreword   This is one of those shootout sessions that simply span out of control and all my efforts to contain the information to a reasonable degree had failed because I did not want omit any important fact or impression.  Few—if any—will probably find it interesting to read it end to...

As I have stated in another post, I am not an EE major and I do not claim to understand why one cable sounds better than the other.  Some claim that it's all BS and everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm not going to go there.   What prompted this thread was that I finally received my...

BACKGROUND Why do this test? Jude has already expertly reviewed them, so what is there for me to add? Probably not much, beyond the honest desire to attempt to give something back to the forum, where I have learned so much. I do not consider myself an audiophile yet, it takes more than money...

iPad to Support USB Audio Interfaces via Camera Connection Kit? - Mac Rumors Create Digital Music reports that the iPad may be able to support the use of USB audio interfaces via the Camera Connection Kit offered as an accessory by Apple and set to begin shipping later this month. Such a move...

So, I made a mistake this morning to call Todd at TTVJ Audio and successfully let me talk myself into ordering one of these babies while he patiently listened to my life story... This is after I made the painful decision to put my beloved Shadow up for sale, because I simply could not find a...