Radsone ES100 original version (Mk 1) New in box, never opened. I bought it as a spare before it was discontinued because I prefered it to the Mk 2 version, but never used it. Price includes PayPal and shipping in Australia. Will ship overseas at cost.

Final E5000 IEMs, about two years old. I had the original cable reterminated to a 2.5mm balanced connection by Music Sanctuary. I will include a 2.5mm balanced to 3.5mm single-ended adapter. They are in good condition. I have the original carry case and full set of original tips (only the M...

That's a pretty broad request, but... here are a few jazz albums that (1) feature piano, (2) sound great, and (3) are easy to appreciate for a beginner but are also great albums in their own right. Bill Evans, "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" or "Waltz for Debbie" (two parts of the same live...

Firstly, if you like Bonnie Prince Billie and the rest, then Smog should be high on your list. Some good suggestions already in this thread - I really like In The Reins and Roomsound. Here are some more suggestions: Grandaddy Songs Ohia Lambchop The Sea and Cake Cat Power Holly...

Geist, You might want to read the replies to a thread I started a few days ago asking the same question about the Minimax and the HD650s: http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=115344 The answer seemed to be yes, the Minimax can drive the HD650s with ease. Since the HD595s are...

Does anyone out there have any experience listing to the Eastern Electric Minimax CDP headphone out with Sennheiser 580/600/650s? I'm interested in this player but I'm attached to my 650s and don't plan on getting rid of them any time soon. All the good reviews of the Minimax I've read focus...

I've been listening to a set of the Vivaldi sonatas by a group called Cordaria. It's a very genteel, restrained and classical performance. I haven't heard any other versions but I would guess this would be the direct opposite of Manze. Personally I find the recording a bit boring although I...

Burning CDs at a slower speed is supposed to make them easier to read. I've found that it's helped with a picky older player.

Hi Rextrade Super Ae is one of my favourite albums. Great headphone listening too. Here are some ideas... There are a lot of Boredoms side projects or other Japanese bands with Boredoms members in them. A few to look out for are ooioo, omoide hatoba and rovo. Might be hard to buy, but you...

Califone. If you like Modest Mouse and Ugly Casanava, you should try to listen to Califone. They have a similar sound - Ugly Casanova and Califone have members in common. I recommend starting with Quicksand Cradlesnakes. If you like Califone, also check out Red Red Meat, which is an...

I was just browsing the Linn Records site and I noticed that all of their SACDs have the redbook layer in HDCD. http://www.linnrecords.com/search/ti...hKeywords=hdcd Mostly classical and some jazz.

I've recently got hold of a Cyber-20 tube headphone amp. I like it a lot, but one thing I've noticed is that on the "high" impedence setting the amp has a very faint hum. The volume of the hum doesn't change with the volume setting of the amp; it's just noticeable when the source is silent and...

But would having a adapter (European plug <-> Australian plug) in between the power plug and the wall socket negate the advantages of a better plug?

Have you looked at Cattylink? http://www.cattylink.com/. I've never used them but they might be of interest to you...

Yes, I've heard it - in fact I bought one last month. (I'm not suprised that the US distributors have run out - shows what the power of a positive review can do.) I like it a lot, and in fact I've been planning to post some impressions of it here, but the problem is I haven't heard any really...

I'm thinking of getting a power cable in the European Quail group buy, but because I'm in Australia I would need to use an adapter to make the plug fit our sockets. Does using an adapter have a negative effect on the power? Is it worth using an upgraded cable if the power has to run through...

Yep, wish I'd learned both those things a few weeks ago... starting out with a tube amp is quite a learning curve. I've got a cyber-20 amp with two EL84 power tubes, both of which give a ringing tone when tapped. Does that mean they are microphonic? When I'm using the amp, I can't hear any...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hirsch ...If you don't have a Variac, then the next best thing is to simply turn on the amp, but not to run signal until the tubes have had an hour to warm up. You only need to do this once for tubes that haven't been used since they were stored, which could...

I have eczema on the inside of my ears which is irritated very easily. Even using soft foam ear plugs is not good. Do you think that a custom ear mold would be less irritating than that? How far into the ear does it go?

Joelk, I've thought about custom molds, but I'm in Australia and it seems that it's very expensive to get them made over here - especially when I'm not even sure if I'll be able to use them. Luukas - is the HD25 portable?

Can anyone suggest the best non-canal headphones to replace my beloved Etys? I've had to give up canal-phones because my ear canals are overly sensitive to irritation. I've now got HD650s to use as my main phones, and I love them, but I need some portable phones to use on the bus. So I'm...

What an incredible Mod. Great work Larry.

I've got a C542; it doesn't lack bass. I've read in several places that the main improvement of the C542 over earlier models is improved bass.

Just another post to the admins saying "Great Job", and thanks for your hard work keeping this forum running.

Timoteus, how can you tell whether the tubes in your system need damping or not? What sort of undesirable sound characteristics do excessive microphonics cause?