Anyone play chess and collect chess set here. I haven't played for awhile. Now I only played with my son. I don't know enough about chess set but I do own several sets. I bought them during my travel. I have metal, stone and even bone chess set. I will post some picture if anyone is interested.

A lot of high end gears are expensive and are composed of antiquated technology.   For example; watches. All the high end watches are mechanical watches. They can be 100 times more expensive than a simple quartz watch. And yet the best of the best mechanical watch are far inferior to a...

I don't get it. What is the soundstage people are talking about? I have been a long time speaker listener and I do enjoy  a good sound stage. However, modern recordings have a severe lack of sound stage. Some music like hip pop, there is barely a hint of a soundstage.   With headphone, I...

Anyone recognize this phone? It kind of look like HP1000, but the shape of the cup is different. It is being offered on Ebay for $60. Just wondering if this is a fake Philips HP1000.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

By accident I found out my D-33 has a single power supply rail and used capactor to block DC. The problem with this scheme is with low impedance headphones, there is a very severe bass roll off. I was comparing a XD200 to a V6. Not only there is a lack of bass detail with the XD200, it is...

I just bought this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5774244205 This should eliminate my guess on needle wear or having to borrow a microscope.

I am restoring an old amp that I have. The RCA connectors are all tarnished. I can use steel wool to clean up the outside of the jack. But how do you clean the inside of the female connector?