Looking for suggestions on a pair of good active monitors, preferably small, for $2K max. So far, I'm been looking @ QUAD 12L, ATC monitors (too big in my opinion), and Genelec. Any other brands I should be looking into?

I'll be in Atlanta visiting a friend this weekend and just wanted some input from Atlanta natives on things to do/places to visit. Restaurant recommendations would also be nice TIA!

Not sure if this has been posted already but DG recently launched a new web front with albums available for download in losslss format. This should be very convenient for classical lovers out there. They also have a free 7-day stream trial for those not too familiar with some of the music (pay...

Any Head-Fi'ers staying up tonight to play L4D? Ping 2deadeyes tonight if you wanna get a game going on Steam

X-Japan New Stop in New-York « ~ listen the world ~ I'm definitely going to see them.

...in this video? crunchyroll - Suneohair - headphone music I can only make out the one the little girl places on his head: B&O Form 2 Many others look like vintage models.

I have some flac files in 24bit/88.2 format - any software out there that allows me to down-sample them to say standard CD 16bit/44.1 format? I've been searching around and so far came up empty-handed.

In my search for a higher-end DAC, I've taken interest in offerings from both Esoteric and EMM Labs. Would appreciate any comments from anyone that has heard both, particularly the seprate transport/DAC units or the DAC fed by a different transport, comparing their general sound signatures...

I'm still laughing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlGAl_0R_Sg

I'm looking for some feedback from owners of the Violet Z1 PC. I'm curious if owners noticed a greater emphasis in the higher frequencies when using in new out of the box. The emphasis is quite present & noticeable; so much that some tracks can sound "edgy". If so, does the PC smooth out later...

Greetings fellow Head-Fi'ers, Lately, I've taken quite an interest in speakers decided to get my feet wet by starting with a set of decent bookshelves. I'm willing to spend $1000 - $1500 for a new/used pair & will most likely be powering them with a Stello power amp. I have the Acoustic...

The language in particular is Chinese. I'm trying to extract a few CDs of Teresa Teng using EAC but the titles come up as garbage using the FreeDB CD database. Anyone know if EAC can extract tracks with titles in kanji characters? TIA!

Anyone know where to get replacement pads for ATH-L3000? AudioCubes doesn't appear to offer them anymore and it was the only vendor I knew that offered them. TIA!

Any fellow members know of a solid-state (non-HD) DAP that supports FLAC? I've had some bad experiences with HD-based DAPs is the past so I'm opting to avoid them if possible. Thanks!

...now I need my impressions taken & seeking assistance from fellow members that had their impressions taken near the NYC area for UE. I used UE's audiologist referral system and got a few near my area. However, I prefer going to one that fellow members have had experience with. The one...

RSA Raptor just arrived & looking for suggestions on tube rolling, particularly for good synergy with the AT-W5000. Already have a good idea from what Elephas posted in my previous query but would like any input from head-fi'ers with experience on this setup. Will also be purchasing other...

Greetings, Being reading Head-Fi religiously for over a year now and purchased quite a few items cuz of it. Amongst them, purchased recently was the AT-W5000 and currently looking for an amp to partner with them within a budget of $900. Did some researching on the forums and have the...