Deutsche Grammophon has opened a new online store offering 320kbps, DRM-less MP3s for download. Tracks start at $1.29, or the same number of euro for customers in most locations other than America (although it looks like you can choose your country, so perhaps everyone can benefit from the weak...

I think my five-year-old laptop's finally gone completely bonkers. The keyboard is behaving very oddly: when I type either "M" or "L", pressing only one of the buttons, not both simultaneously, it outputs "LM"; when I hit "J" or ".", it writes ".J"; when I press "U" or "K", it gives "KU". I...

Is there anything at all different between the 2005 edition and 2003 edition of Miles Davis's The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions? Amazon's descriptions indicate that both versions have the same tracks on the same number of discs, but picture different artwork on the box. (Amazon also says...

Don't shoot me: I really did search quite a bit for the answer to this question, but couldn't find it. Did the last software update for the second generation iPod include an AAC decoder, or was that reserved for G3 and later? I just put in an order for one of those 2100mAh batteries to...

Dunno, but this is -- Will to live: Climber cuts off arm to save himself. I mean, Jesus, with a pocket knife? ... kerely

I've had a 20GB Windows iPod since Christmas and have yet to work out all its quirks. Compared to other hard drive players I've used, it's by far the best -- but I can't get the damn thing to transfer files from my computer to the player perfectly. I think most of this stems from my laptop's...

Hirsch was kind enough to open his home to me yesterday for a few hours of listening, so I thought I'd post a few comments. Everyone's always interested in hearing about Hirsch's goodies, right? I didn't spend enough time with any one component to offer any deep insights, but here are some...

... to build a "Tiny Tin" Altoids amp? C'mon, you have 2-3/8" x 1-1/2" to work with. kerely

I recently picked up a pair of the interconnects Grado used to make (i.e., not their current Signature or Reference series interconnects): They have no markings except the Grado name on the connector housing. Any of you know anything about these cables? Happen to know if they're...

When I feel like listening to plasticky, hollow music, I fire up my Philips computer speakers and let my collection of about 1400 downloaded MP3s (most of which I also own on CD) roll. I'm in a mood for this masochism more than you may think, since I'm often moving around doing multiple things...

A strange thing happened today. I was using Google to search for information on the Antique Sound Labs UHC-Signature transformer unit -- and I got results from Head-Fi. Truly amazing. So I clicked through and ended up at rickcr42's review, neatly set up on its own page. So I went looking...

Those of you who revere your headphones more than I do mine won't have tried bending the headband on your MDR-V6/7506 all out of shape trying to get a better fit. That's very fortunate, because now you can help me bend mine back how they were. In case you haven't noticed, the aluminum...

I'm in need of a wide variety of custom cables for various applications. Basically, I don't have need of or room for standard one-meter cables, and even half-meter cables are too long for some things (e.g., connecting an ART DI/O to a digital optical Toslink to S/PDIF digital coax converter...

Okay, some interesting Head-Fi facts and stats:The five people in the 3000 Post Club account for 13,952 posts, or almost seven percent of the total. The fourteen people in the 2000 Post Club account for 31,167 posts, or well over fifteen percent of the total. The top 25 posters account for...

Who wrote/recorded this song originally? Was it the Yardbirds? In my opinion it's the epitomical rock song, and it's been done so many times. Which versions do you guys like most? kerely

... What's it gonna be? Looks like it'll arrive before the night's out. ... I'm hoping it's an ai0tron post. kerely

[Edit: This series of posts was extracted from markl's Petition to update Stereophile's recommended headphones/amps list thread, in which Tyll Hertsens suggested having official threads for important products. -kerely] I heartily support Tyll's suggestion of an 'official' page or thread for...

I just had one of those amazing listening experiences that justified all the money I've spent in the past months, all the time I've invested reading Head-Fi, all the effort I've expended building my steadily improving audio system. Wow. A break between Russian and Aristotle turns into an...

Were The Sound of '65 and There's a Bond Between Us the only studio albums Graham Bond Organisation put out? Did John McLaughlin play on these? -- he's not listed in the credits on Tower's site. The above two albums are the only ones I can find on CD, but I thought there was more. Maybe I'm...

Pretty decent film. Very Catcher in the Rye. Funny, strange, provocative. Overall: worth the time. kerely

The Refreshment's "Banditos" is one of my favorite songs to come out of the alt-rock era. I've seriously just listened to it eight or nine times back-to-back. It's great. So anyway, to me at least, The Refreshments were a one-hit wonder. Did they have any other good material? I only have...

There's an interesting riff in the live performance of "Dazed and Confused" from Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same [OST] that sound very familiar. But I can't place it. Anyone care to weigh in? No doo-di-doos this time. Here's a link to a short WAV clip:Live "Dazed and Confused" Riff...

I didn't know it was possible to use a power amp to drive headphones designed for small power input levels. We all know the K1000 gets hooked right up to the speaker terminals of an amp, but has anyone tried this with normal headphones? Grado says its possible. Here's a diagram that was...

There's a new Sony SCD-C222ES on eBay that I'm thinking of bidding on. Can anyone give me some input on its performance and how much it's worth? Note that I don't expect it to compete with its big brothers. I am looking at it after trying to get ahold of a Sony SCD-CE775, which seem to have...

I knew the Joseph Grado Signature Series headphones were shaped differently than the newer Grados before I bought my pair. And I didn't think it would be a big deal. ... I was wrong. My HP-2 arrived today and they're too loose to seriously listen to. The headphones just balance from the...