Hi all, I just received my CAD 300SEI with ElectronHarmonix 6SN7 as input and driver, TJ 300B/C as output. As headphone amp, the cary sound like rubbish compared to a 400€ Chinese made amp (Art&Music AM650Pro); as speaker amp, it sounds again rubbish compared to Pathos Classic One MKII...

I have read excellent reviews of 300SEI driving HD600(HD650?) But in the Cary manual, in all 5 versions of 300SEI it says headphone amp is for headphone of 4Ohm-50Ohm. Can anyone clarified this please? Thanks

I have a very simple question but can't seem to find the answer. I'm looking into some IRiver and Cowon flash memory players. Some of them feature Alarm Clock, but these players do not have integrated speaker, so anybody can tell me how that works if I don't want to sleep with IEM in the...

I'm thinking to get a Shure E500 PTH device as my poor man's hearing aid. Can anybody tell me please how this device is powered and if it is powered by batterie, how long the batterie last? Thanks

I would like to play ape/cue files with itune. I googled for a plugin but found nothing. Anybody knows if this is possible and if yes how? Thanks.

Hi. I'm seeking an amp for HD650 at moderate price and have read that the G&W T-2.6F is the best chinese headphone amp on the market. Anyone has had chance to compare it with the popular amps here? I have read that the G&W T2.6F is easily a better amp than Musical Fidality X-CAN V3 or EarMax...

Please don't laugh if this is stupid. I did my first DIY headphone amp and thinking of using aluminium sheets (initially designed for toasting potatos) as isolations. Is this stupid or it will do it?

Hi, somebody please help me to identify this classical cello piece. Thanks! http://georges.ravel.free.fr/cello.mp3 (This file is 800KB).

Does anybody know if there is a significant difference of SPDIF out between expensive sound cards and budget ones? And between USB extenal sound cards and PCI internal ones? The SPDIF out will hook with Benchmark DAC1/Bel Canto DAC2 etc.

You are eligible only if you already have bowl pad. You should follow the procedure below to get them. This procedure is for the LEFT side only : 1. Take off the bowl pad, turn it the other side, no, the other side! put it back to your Grado. If you need to turn the right side into...

Hi, I have a CDP and an AMP. These have to work with 2 power cables: one is audiograde the other is computer grade. So the question is do I better to use the better cable with the CDP or the AMP? (The CDP is Shanling CDT-100 and the AMP is Musical Fidelity A3 if this matters) Thanks!

Hi all, I wonder if the voltage is adjustable or fixed in STAX SRM-310 / SRM-313. I know this is not an interesting question but I can't find an accurate anwser anywhere. Thanks! Bonus question: From the techincal spec I would say the 310 is superior to 313, but from an US importer's...

I use Shanling CD-T100 headphone hole to drive my HD600/Cardas (and soon RS-1). The Shanling CD-T100's headphone hole recieved very good reviews, but I still guess a headphone hole is a headphone hole. Here is one of the reviews: Quote: "... A word about the headphone output: it's...

Dear all, I think shipping/postal service is an interesting issue for many head-fiers. I would like that you share your past experiences with the postal service companies so others can make appropriate choice. I start this thread because I have bad experiences with some postal services. Let's...