Long-time no post, I know Long-time Head-Fi members know that I've generally been, well, less than kind to the Bang & Olufsen A8. The few times I had heard them in the past I was quite unimpressed. Although I liked the design, I thought they sounded mediocre and were completely overpriced...

This should answer most questions, and correct most misinformation: http://ipodbatteryfaq.com/

in the mail, they expire 12/24! I used mine this week. Most things are 15% off right now, and you can combine the coupon with the sale. I got an extra pair of SR-60's for $39

before the levies are implemented: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=969048863851

My vote goes to Hey Ya! by Outkast. I love the "Ed Sullivan Show" scene, and they did a great job in giving all the characters distinct personalities (even though they're all played by Andre) -- whenever I hear the song now, I "see" the character who sings each part

Saw this on slashdot: Be sure to check out your settings in the QuickTime control panel. If the audio out is set to DirectSound, the audio quality will probably be a bit muddy. Change it to WaveOut and it should sound as good as WinAmp. When I changed it, I did hear a difference.

New features: Voice recording and playback (using the Belkin mic/speaker) http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL....2.1.7.0.1.1.0 Digital photo storage and auto-syncing (using digital media reader): you can transfer photos from your camera on the road, and then sync them with your computer...

You know it's time to move when... Your local baseball team has the chance to go to its first World Series in 58 years, and possibly win its first in 95 years... Your team is up, three games to two... Your team is leading Game 6 by a score of 3-0 with two outs in the 8th with their...

Forget for a moment that these are iPods, since iPods seem to generate so much controversy Just watch the ad itself: http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/length45.html Personally, this is one of the few commercials that made me stop what I was doing and watch closely. Something about the...

14 years later we finally win another division title! Thank you to the Brewers, our northern brethren, for kicking some AstroTail twice in two days. Of course, our reward is that we get to face the Braves in the first round Oh, and go Giants! (Required exclamation in my household in order...

Quote: Originally posted by bangraman [B]Clearly, building good budget closed phones is a major art and it isn't just about blocking holes in phones. The open Senn PX100 sounds great for the money, the closed PX200 much less so. It's also a matter of personal taste, as your post...

Saw them live yesterday in Berkeley. All I can say is "wow!" One of the best concerts I've ever been to -- they're simply phenomenal live. Plus the whole concert was like one big party -- the crowd was clearly full of die-hard fans, and there wasn't a stationary butt in the house

NOTE: this thread is for people actually interested in using Macs. If you want to thread-crap by bashing Apple or Macs, go somewhere else. (Sorry, but past experience says that once you post something about Macs, some idiot has to jump in and make some stupid comment to crap on the thread.)...

Over the past week, the mods have encountered quiet a few instances where members have posted entire articles from other sources. Posting an entire article, or even substantial portions of an article, without explicit permission is a copyright violation and puts Head-Fi at risk. If you see...

A friend has a D-66 in mint condition that I might be able to snag. Any opinions on this player compared to some of the other "respected" portables? (I'm concerned mostly with the line-out performance.) I've done a few searches, but I'm tired of going into threads only to find out that...

This thread is intended to be a Head-Fi "library" of DVD-A commentary/reviews; a "buying guide," if you will. Now that more and more DVD-As are being released, we get a lot of threads asking which are good. Some albums are clear upgrades over their Redbook versions, but some aren't. Some have...

This thread is intended to be a Head-Fi "library" of SACD commentary/reviews; a "buying guide," if you will. Now that more and more SACDs are being released, we get a lot of threads asking which are good. Some albums are clear upgrades over their Redbook versions, but some aren't. Some have...

There's a relatively recent MGD commercial where a DJ in a club tries to get a woman standing on the sidelines to dance. He tries several different songs, but just can't seem to pique her interest. Finally he finds the "perfect" song and she ventures out onto the dance floor (and damn can she...

To all the Canadians, besides PayPal, how do you generally send money to other Head-Fi'ers when you buy something from them? Do you have any suggestions for other Canadians in terms of getting money orders, cashier's checks, etc. for cheap? (I know some places charge $10 or so just to issue a...

I received my ATH-EM7 today, and have been listening to them quite a bit. I'm not ready to make any definitive statements about them, but my preliminary impression of their sound is good but not great. Hopefully some burn-in will help them. I'll write up a review of their sound in a week or so...

Anyone else get *really* annoyed at some of the half-brains who submit CD info? I'm in the process of ripping tracks from over 1000 CDs, and I'd say 8 out of every 10 times my ripping app queries the CDDB for CD info/track names, there's something wrong with the info. Here's my "bitch list" of...

Here in the Bay Area, there's a web site called "Craig's List" -- it started out years ago as a small bulletin board to post stuff for sale, but has become a major for sale/wanted/personal ads site and has actually branched out to several other major cities. On the site is a "Best of" for...

Welcome to the Music forum. The purpose of this forum is for Head-Fi'ers to discuss... well, music Ultimately, that's why we're here, right? The main rule of the music forum is to remember that everyone's music preferences are different. People are going to discuss stuff you love, and people...

Just thought people might be interested in a few pictures. This is a KurtW-built META42 portable amp with the following specs (thanks, Kurt!): - AD8620 dual op amp - Cascode FET current sources to operate the opamp in Class A mode - 2 EL2001 buffers per channel - EL2001 buffer in power...

This URL leads to an interesting article about computer makers and "Digital Rights Management" http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/sil...ey/4193833.htm It basically talks about how Intel, AMD, and Microsoft are caving to the entertainment industry, while Apple is declining to include the...