秋・ヘッドフォン・祭 (Fall ∙ Headphone ∙ Festival)   October 25-26, 2014   ____________________________     Here we are again with the Fall 2014 edition of the Headphone Festival put on by Fujiya AVIC of Nakano, Tokyo.  Just like the last show in May, this one was held at Nakano Sun Plaza which is...

Heads-up: http://ameblo.jp/e-earphone/entry-11895113377.html   

春・ヘッドフォン・祭 (Spring ∙ Headphone ∙ Festival)   Once again from Tokyo, Japan, here is my pictorial and more!  It has been over two months since this event was held so please don't confuse this one with the more recent e-earphone Portable Audio Festival/ 'PortaFest').  Summer in Japan is a sweat...

Hi there.  It seems like just the other day I was writing one of these... more like six months.  I'm running out of ways to start these off- so let's just get on with it.     <  This is the place.   >  This is the way in.     Ocharaku   I'll come right out and say it:  I...

HERE WE GO AGAIN!  For the fifth time running I've been lucky enough to attend the semi-annual FUJIYA-AVIC Headphone Festival.  In the past when I've written about these I've asked:  "Will I ever get tired or bored of going to these?"  I think I will stop asking myself that because I have now...

秋・ヘッドフォン・祭 (Fall ∙ Headphone ∙ Festival)   October 25-26, 2014   ____________________________     Here we are again with the Fall 2014 edition of the Headphone Festival put on by Fujiya AVIC of Nakano, Tokyo.  Just like the last show in May, this one was held at Nakano Sun Plaza which is...

Yup- you read that right:  October 27, 2012.  And no, this isn't an old thread that got revived.  It's been almost six months since this took place and the next one is coming up in just a few more weeks - May 11!  In the past you may have seen my long posts about this event.  (Sorry about the...

Once again, it was that time of the year for the bi-annual Tokyo Headphone Festival put on by FUJIYA AVIC and I was lucky enough to attend this ever growing event.  It is estimated that about 3,500+ visitors came out, which seemed about right given that it felt more crowded than the last two. ...

I'm sure this has been asked (and I looked), but I see what looks like the Oyaide C-046 IEC connector on ebay for ~$12. each.  I also see them sold at an online retailer for over $100.  My (obvious) question is are the HK ones fakes or is the retailer sticking it to the 'audiophiles'?    ...

This is a bi-annual event that is held in Tokyo and this is the second (consecutive) one that I've had the good fortune to attend.  Somewhat knowing what to expect, I was still blown away by what this show had to offer.  As I wrote about the last show, there were far too many things to listen to...

I just noticed when trying to insert an image (jpg), it seems to resize the picture.   For example, this jpg is 1000x562 on my computer, but when put here it gets downsized to something that looks to be a little more than 300px across:     If I resize it by dragging the handle, it...

Just thought some of you might be interested: http://www.kubrickdesign.com/headphonegirls.html   For your enjoyment- but let's try and keep the thread clean! 

I haven't seen one of these polls in a while.  So how much do you just listen?  I guess we would call this 'critical listening'.  This does not count multi-tasking (like what you are doing right now).  I would not include commute time either- even if you are not driving.  I mean, how many hours...

When thumbing through photos on a classified ad, it only seems to display them by line.  For example, let's say there are 16 photos to view.  The ad shows thumbnails with 3 rows of photos- 7 in the first row, 7 in the second row, and 2 in the last row.  If I view the first 7 photos, when I get...

I can't figure out the difference between a 'Review', 'Impressions', 'Discussion' or 'Appreciation' thread; so I kind of made up a title of my own.    Intro: Ever since I first saw one of these a few months back my curiosity about it began to grow.  It seems like most of these have been...

I came across this amazing video on TED:  http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_bloom_the_origins_of_pleasure.html Summary (taken from the webpage):  Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs...

Looks like older brother Frank has a thing or two to teach Andy about sound:  

Greetings-   I tried creating a new thread tonight (I've successfully done this before), but when I click 'Submit' and go back to the thread to view it, all I see is a blank entry.  If I go back to the thread to edit it, I can see all of my post.  I can also see it in 'Preview'.  I have...

Okay- I finally got over my jet-lag, brewed some strong tea, launched iPhoto/Photoshop, pushed my W4s into my head, threw on some Brothers Johnson, and began to weed through my photos.    First, let me apologize (make excuses) for the photo quality.  A lot of these were one-handed...

Has anyone tried the Amazon Cloud Player yet?  I think I will give it a shot later this week.  In the meantime if anyone has any thoughts or tips, please share!

Maybe it's my punishment for using the headphone out on my iPad, but I can't stand the 16-step volume control.  What the heck was Apple thinking???  I think I know- since this device is more computer than dedicated music player the requirements are different.  I notice that my MBP also has...

Does anyone have any thoughts? I don't need the DAC so much. I am looking for battery powered and in the $150ish range. Thanks ahead of time!

I can't seem to find a review of these other than the one Jude posted a while back. Someone out there has to have these- no? Please post your impressions or a quick review with possible comparisons to previously owned universals. And please, I'd rather hear from people who actually have the...

Sounds like a good deal to me. I love my X5s and would consider these if the treble wasn't rolled off like my X5s. (Is it?)

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but in case anyone is interested these are on sale today.  They're not Coppers or Golds, but still seem like a good deal.  I already did he UE TF10 thing earlier, so I have no interest.  But since someone gave me the tip on those here hopefully...