Just watching the closing ceremonies - they had this italian singer "Elisa" perform - she's got quite the voice... anyone know what that italian song she performed was? Oh.... to keep this headphone related... what were those IEM's she was wearing?

Hi Guys Going thru a bit of a hard time right now. One of my best friends, also my housemate, found out today morning that his younger brother was killed in an overnight hit and run. He was 18. He was really broken up about it as soon as he found out, but he's surprisingly controlled and calm...

finally got around to shooting some pics of my new primary listening setup. First, a stock photo of an already good looking set of cans. Now for the mods - a 2.0m headphile blacksilver recable with paduak beta c-pads The wood's a beautiful deep red a glamour shot of the...

NOTE ADDED JAN 25th: Date finalized - Feb 12th, 7pm, wicked cafe vancouver : www.wickedcafe.ca Hi Guys A few months back I ran a meet at Simon Fraser University and met some of you and had a great time. I'm thinking of doing the same once again. I no longer have access to that wonderful...

Anyone heard about these supposed budget B&W's? I can get a set of $250 canadian - good deal? SPECIFICATIONS B&W DM330 (Bowers & Wilkins) Floor Tower Speakers The speakers are in mint condition. Specifications: Frequency Response: +/-3dB 48Hz to 20kHz Range: 40Hz(-6dB)...

Hey Guys now I'm not one to kiss and tell, but this one, I thought you guys would get a kick out of. There's this girl I like a lot... I think the feeling's mutual since I've been invited over to her mom's place several times, and had dinner with the folks more than once already, even...

Hey Gang I'm planning a trip to NY in a couple of weeks, and I'll be doing it with a friend - the two of us really don't enjoy spending a lot of money on hotels, so we'd like some tips from frequent travellers / locals. Could I get some of you to chime in on this? Is it possible to...

Hey gang So I think I'm going to be able to run another meet, this time at UBC on the 29th. I've just taken a job that requires a bit of setup on the 29th in one of the buildings at UBC, and I'll have a lot of space to set up some computers. So here's where I got thinking - gee, if I'm just...

A while back I realised that grado foam fits perfectly into mini sleeves for laptops. The other day at best buy, I found this " Mobile edge soft shell case" and decided to pick it up to see if it fit my MS2i's. Works like a charm (shameless plug : pics taken at the vancouver meet...

Well, I had a lot of fun meeting everyone and getting to listen to so much high end gear. I really enjoyed the feeling of community this hobby gives the meets - comparing to other non-hifi meets I've attended, I got the feeling everyone there was very passionate about the hobby and had lots to...

Took a trip down to vancouver island over the weekend, and as always, our weather here in Beautiful British Columbia was stunning. This was my most enjoyable ferry trip, mostly due to the garden state soundtrack and this rig: PCDP/Dell Axim PDA -> my first starquad mini-mini ->...

Meet's on guys! Here's all the information you'll need to get here. Location: MTF labs, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC Address: 8999 Nelson Way Burnaby, BC V5A 4B5, CANADA My phone number: 604-838-3539 / 604-721-5332 Time: 12:00pm onwards Mapquest location map Directions...

I joined not too long ago, looking for a good set of closed cans to help me study. BHD812 pointed me at this site from a car forum we both frequent. I think its safe to say he's to blame for this. Since I joined, I've bought 1 beyer dt770-250 1 sr325 1 MS2i 2 beyer dt 770-80 bought a...

Wow... I can't believe my eyes! Blue foam? somewhat sturdier paper boxes? can it be? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...766744356&rd=1

Hey Gang, Okay, so I've taken it upon myself to organize the next meet. First order of business is the dates. Please post your preferred dates and times here, and let me know whether the following dates and times work for you: Location: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC (Room and map to...

This is neat.. check it out: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/icopulate.shtml april fools

I was browsing ebay and noticed these: Grado RS1's with a wood box How long back did Grado sell these with a wood box? Why did they switch? that wood box looks so gorgeous....

Hey Guys anyone ever use a tascam pa20 mark II amp? I think its primarily designed as a monitoring amp for bookshelf speakers, but it has a nice 1/4th jack on the front, and I can pick one up for $50, so should I go for it? Here's the specs...

Please clear you PM box... I've been trying to get a hold of you.

Here you go: Half price chaintech av710. I don't think it gets better than this. For me canucks, EH: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...R&promoid=1060 For the brothers down south: http://www.us.ncix.com/products/inde...0&membership=0 They're in stock right now, and I...

Hi Guys! Finally decided to get into the world of high quality headphones... I hope its going to be fun! So here's my dilemma - I need a set of quality cans, and after a lot of research, I had my choice down to the beyerdynamic dt-770m 80ohm version. I like closed cans, and I like em built...