Hey gang. Long time!   So, I was in the goodwill a few months ago and found some ANC7s in OK shape for something like 6 bucks. I snapped them up and got 'em home to find that they worked in passive mode but they go dead when I flip on the noise cancellation (no big surprise). My instincts tell...

I'm still trying to find a decent pair of closed headphones to listen to at work.  Something comparable to my current AD900, but won't annoy my office mates.   I think I have been to every high-fi shop in Seattle by now, but haven't found much of what I'm looking for.  The closed cans I've...

Hey folks.  I want to get new batteries for my Panasonic SL-CT710.  Was wondering if any of you guys had experience with something like this.  The batteries it came with are the Panasonic RP-BP61.  Looking on their parts site for my player, they sell batteries labeled RP-BP61PYD, RP-BP61PYS11...

If you guys don't know, pitchfork.com is streaming their last concert on their front page right now.  I'd go and catch it if I were you.  They're doing a 3 hour show but it's already like half of the way through.  I barely even noticed how fast it's going!

Hey guys, it's been a while.  Like the title says, I'm rethinking what my main setup should be and am kinda getting the upgraditis.  Since I got a full time job, I realized that most of my headphone time happens at work and not at home.  Lately, I've been listening to mp3s from the line out of...

Hey guys,  long time no post.  I haven't even been lurking, so I'll try and make this quick.   I've recently started my first job where I'm in an office at a desk all day and have been listening to my AD900s out of my computer lineout.  This is less than ideal and it's where I spend a...

Hey guys.   So, I'm moving this week, and much to my chagrin I just found out that the moving van has no tapedeck, CD player, or line in.  Do you guys have any good ideas how I can get music for me and my passenger?  The two most obvious solutions would be portable speakers or an FM...

Hey guys. Just wondering if anyone has any good rules of thumb or unique ways for how they tag classical music. I'm finding it a little difficult to decide who gets the artist's tag: the composer or the musician playing the piece? How do you guys like to organize classical on your sort-by-tag...

Hey guys, I'm curious to know how large various OS installations (with some of the typical programs one might use) run on disk space. My reason for asking is because I thought I was just about ready to go with buying a new 4G EeePC900a today, but when I looked at the disk utilities, apparently...

Man, I swear! I could have sworn I already posted this but I can't find my earlier thread anywhere. Is asking questions about the best netbook verboten here, or did I perhaps forget to post the thread in the first place? That means I would have written the whole damn thing, clicked 'preview' and...

So now that I have a job and a little bit of money, I've been thinking about getting a truly nice portable set up. I've been thinking about new mp3 players, possibly amps (just a little!), and I guess new portables, too. Most of my portables have died one way or another, believe it or not. Both...

A friend's coworker is wanting to sell his Sennheiser 595. Apparently they are a year old, barely used, and still have all the stuff. Seriously, I need a new pair of mid range open back non portable cans like I need a hole in the head (I already have an ATH AD900 which I love), but the price I'm...

Hey guys. So I'm planning on attending some concerts soon and I realized that the old hearos I've been keeping in an altoids tin are nowhere to be found. I figure this might be a good time to get some new plugs. I hear that the ones Etys makes that have the same tip as the ER-6 are pretty good...

Just wondering. Since I want to be able to play OGGs, getting a refurbed 5.5 and rockboxing it is seeming like one of the more cost effective strategies. The other two best ideas are the iAudio X5 60GB (a little outdated, hard to find), and the iAudio A3 (still a little pricey. I don't really...

Hey Guys. I was in an electronics store the other day and was blown away to see that the 120GB iPod Classic is now as cheap as $250. I just started my first 'real job' out of college and think I'm going to use part of my first check to get a better DAP. I've loved my iAudio U2, but have found...

I'm talking with a friend about starting a scifi comic project with a music theme and I'm collecting reference images at the moment. I need some guitars, basically. I think for acoustics, the Martin Dreadnought is supposed to be a grand old standard. I'm at a loss for an electric to pick...

Hey guys, long time no see! I've been so busy with school and just rockin' out with the cans I already have, so I haven't been here in a bit. Aaaaanyways: I'm knocking out my public speaking requirement during the maymester. The topic for my persuasive speech is "Hearing Loss and the iPod...

EDIT: I think I've shifted my expectations to around $70ish. That means that I'm also now considering the ER6i and the CK7. I'm getting a friend a new pair of headphones for her birthday since her old ones broke (and this was more or less a request, not a "Homer's Bowling Ball" instance of me...

I had to warranty my RP-15 after they took an unexpected fall (roommate's fault! ) last month. The new cans came today, but to my surprise, they weren't new RP-15s, but the cheaper (and judging by the packaging, ostensibly identical) EP.3070. Does anyone have any experiences with these? What...

I've had it in my head lately that I finally want to take the plunge and get a DAP big enough to hold all my music. Something at least 60 or 80 gigs if I can find it. I was in Best Buy the other day and was really shocked to see how cheap iPods have gotten lately. What all has changed since the...

Just wonderin'. I draw all the time. I've also done a couple of comic books. If there are enough of us, we should maybe do an art jam sometime here in the members' lounge. Like maybe illustrated song lyrics or something. Hope to hear from some folks.

was talkin' with a guy in another thread and was forced to dwell on my inability to pare lists of albums down to the essentials. Got me thinkin'. OK guys! Ship's sinking and you only have a few seconds to shove a handful of CDs down the fronta your pants before it's off to the lifeboat. What...

Been having this discussion with a few people lately. Mine is traditionally "Shore Leave" by Tom Waits. What are you favorite tracks or albums for your first listens on new gear?

article here Interesting read. I don't know what to make about the guy in the article, though. I feel like applauding some of his hijinks, but realize he must be a terror to live near. Couldn't help but smile when I read this, too. "His friend wrote a letter declaring "Sonata for Calliope...

This sextet is one of my all time faves, and it just occurred to me that I can actually own it. Never got that impression out of my head from way back in high school when I first heard it that it might be on CD somewhere, and wouldn't only appear on the radio that one time.... Anyways, I am...