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    Pillars of Eternity

    Anyone else excited about it? Upcoming isometric RPG hailing back to the days of Baldur's Gate and Planescape Torment: http://eternity.obsidian.net/   With release a few days away I've been reading through the wiki and trying to decide what sort of character to play. I'm thinking Orlan for...
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    A Memory of Light - last book in the Wheel of Time Discussion thread [WARNING, SPOILERS]

    Warning, this thread will contain spoilers!   Hey all, having just finished the book, I figured a discussion thread was in order :)   First off, the trio of duels Vs Demandred was awesome. Now we know who the finest swordsman in the world REALLY is (not that there was ever much doubt)...
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    Scotch: the best audio tweak of them all

    Has anyone else found that their enjoyment of hi-fi increases dramatically when drinking?   Scotch in particular... a fine single malt + headphones = bliss.
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    Blue Mountains Sydney meet 13.08.11 Impressions!

    First off I'd like to thank Johnwmclean for generously offering his place for us crazy audiophiles once again. The BBQ was awesome, as was the coffee, wine, and scotch :D   One of the big standouts for me was Justin's vinyl rig; the turntable > Melos > HP-2 system sounded incredibly analogue...
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    How do I contact a moderator?

    Geez, I leave head-fi for a while, and by the time I come back you've all completely changed how the forum works! :P   I just sold an item in the For Sale forums, but closed the classified before I left the buyer feedback. Now I cannot leave any feedback for him as I need to provide a link...
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    Sydney/Blue Mountain Meet 11/07/10 Impressions!

    First off, many many thanks to John for his hospitality in hosting the meet at his place this year. The soup, pizza, coffee, tim tams and oreos were all awesome :D   There were a couple of standouts in this meet for me, but I'll post impressions tomorrow when I'm less exhausted and more...
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    DX1000 Vs LA7000: Some observations and comparisons

    Introduction I've had loaner pairs of both the DX1000 and LA7000 at my place for the past week, doing predominantly casual listening through my Pico > HA160 rig, and thought I'd post a few observations of the differences between the two closed, woodie bass kings. Please note, this is not...
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    Sennheiser HD800 Review

    Introduction I’ve been a “headphone audiophile” for the better part of 5 years now, searching for the elusive holy grail of headphone systems. During that time I’ve had the pleasure of auditioning some of the best headphones from every significant manufacturer, including the AKG K701 and K1000...
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    Budget rigs for the HD800, what's the best you've heard?

    Ok, after having my socks blown off by a Buffalo 32S > Balanced Beta22 > HD800 rig at the last meet, I want to find out just how picky the HD800 is with it's amps and sources, and if there are any systems out there which can get the HD800 "most of the way" to what I heard out of the above, with...
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    Sydney Mini Meet 06.03.10 Impressions

    First off, many thanks to Eric (DevilofLife) for bringing around his new Beyer T1's for everyone to hear. Thanks as well to Tom (nattonrice) and John (johnwmclean) for bringing around their amazing rigs to listen to and drool over. Equipment-wise, between the four of us we had the following...
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    Cowon S9 stock earbuds - what make are they?

    So, my Sennheiser PMX200's decided to die recently, and I was forced to dig through my cable drawers to find an alternative. I dug up 3 pairs of earbuds, all of which had been stock 'buds of one mp3 player or another. One had come with my old iRiver H320, the next with my iRiver E10, and the...
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    Heed Dactilus, a Comparative Review Vs the HeadAmp Pico

    Introduction Good day all. I recently discovered that one of our local Sydney Head-Fi’ers has opened his own e-store (Nelson, at i-Enjoy.com.au), stocking both headphone and speaker hi-fi gear. Nelson PM’ed me asking if I’d be at all interested in reviewing the Heed Dactilus, as reviews of...
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    Alternatives to Foobar and Winamp?

    So I've been using Foobar since forever, configured with ASIO4ALL to bypass Kmixer. But it seems that as my digital music collection has grown, Foobar has become less and less stable. Now it very frequently freezes when moving between tracks, to the point where I've started looking for...
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    Porcupine Tree - Did you appreciate them on first listen?

    So, I went hunting for music recommendations here a while back, along the progressive metal lines, and was advised to have a listen to Porcupine Tree's In Absentia, which apparently had a huge following. And on first listen, I really wasn't impressed. I mean, the recording quality was good...
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    How balanced armature drivers work: a video

    I came across this and thought the folks here might find it informative: How Balanced Armature Drivers Work Not sure if it's been posted already or not, but anywhos.
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    Capacitor burn in, how long does it really take?

    The concept of burn in is always fairly controversial, of some things more than others. But one component in the system chain that most people seem to acknowledge as requiring burn-in is capacitors, in particular certain types of boutique capacitors such as Black Gates, V-Caps, and so forth...
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    Has anyone compared the Headroom UDAC to the Buffalo Sabre?

    They both use ESS Sabre dac chips, albeit different models (ES9018 on the Buffalo, ES9008 on the UDAC), which makes me wonder how much their performance will differ. The Buffalo is obviously much more configurable, and cheaper as its DIY, but for the non-DIY skilled head-fi'er, would the UDAC...
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    Twisted Cables Vortex Review, and comparison against Equinox and Cardas Sennheiser cables

    I've owned my new Vortex for about a month now, made by Qusp of Twisted Cables, and have decided to write a proper review of this new Sennheiser aftermarket cable. A local Head-Fi'er friend of mine loaned me his Cardas Smurf and Equinox cables for comparison, which I've been doing over the past...
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    Weber Copper Cap - solid state replacement for tube rectifiers

    Has anyone seen/tried these out: Weber Copper Cap Rectifiers An amp-builder friend of mine pointed them out to me after my recent experience with a faulty Sophia Princess rectifier. I'm really of two minds about them. On the one hand, since the rectifier tube isn't in the signal path...
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    Maxed WA6SE with Sophia, my impressions so far

    Reposting this in its own thread so that it doesn't get lost amidst the Woo Amp Owner thread: Impressions of the WA6SE at 200hrs: Setup is PC playing FLAC with ASIO4ALL > Pico DAC > WA6SE > HD600, using the Sophia Princess with El Menco 6EW7 drive tubes. The Princess is at 85hrs burn in...
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    Which OS: XP with ASIO4ALL, Mac OSX, or Vista?

    Via the USB output, which of the above would provide the cleanest, most unadulterated signal to an external DAC? I know many of those who've built high-end computer as source rigs swear by Macbooks, but I want to know why. Are they really superior to any Windows alternative?
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    Upgraded WA6SE ordered! As well as...

    Just got the confirmation email from Jack that my payment has been received, with a rough ETA of 4 weeks. I ordered: Black WA6SE Premium parts upgrade Teflon tube sockets Sophia Princess rectifier Drive/Power tube replacements Also on order are: *Black Pico DAC-Only (to serve as a...
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    WA6SE - Parts upgrade worth it?

    Ok, I've decided on a WA6SE as my new desktop amp. Now to decide if the premium parts is worth an extra $450. From what I've seen of the internals of the stock amp, it uses good parts already (nichicon caps, dale vishay resistors, etc). How much improvement can I realistically expect by...
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    OTL = Low Impedance, Transformer Coupled = High?

    Or is it the other way around? How do tube topologies relate to the kinds of headphones you use them with? I'm under the impression that low impedance cans require plenty of current, wheras high impedance benefit from voltage swing. So which topology matches which requirement better?
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    Cowon S9 Vs iRiver E10: A comparative review

    Introduction The Cowon S9 has been on the block for a little while now, but there have been few reports as to how it performs from a sound quality perspective. While the iPod Touch is a more direct competitor for the S9 in terms of design and features, I wanted to evaluate the S9 on a purely SQ...
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