I've had my Panasonic HJE900s for about nine months now and really love the drivers, but I'm having a hell of a time with their cables. Stock cable lasted about six months before I started losing sound in one side. I would have purchased another stock cable, but, as we all know, they're nowhere...

Ordered a pair of PL-50s last week; they came yesterday and I'm enjoying them so far (although they're a little bass-lite, I feel). I was messing around with the tips that came with the 'phones and decided to try the black foam ones. I just took them out and realized the tips are emitting this...

I'm always finding my way back to head-fi to whine about IEMs or my lack thereof. So my Shures predictably broke for the 80th time a few months back, a couple months out of warranty. Unfortunately, I haven't had the time or cash to invest in a new pair of quality IEMs. However, tomorrow...

Wow, been AGES since I've been here. I actually haven't bought a pair of phones for the longest, but the bug's biting-- for quasi-practical reasons, though! (Honest... >>) I purchased my first pair of Shures (e3cs) in 2005. I've had several pair of Shures since, mostly warranty...

This is not my week. First my 5g ipod broke, now my e3cs broke... For the third time in 2 years. Unfortunately, my 2 year warranty expired last year, so no free replacement this time. Suggestions for a new IEM? I liked the sound of the e3cs, but I'm not married too it. Other features I...

My 4g ipod's screen cracked and I've ordered a black 5g as a replacement. BSE + corecase aluminum case effective enough protection? Or should I spring from the IS + podsplus case?

Gah, I'm so excited about this. I've been a huge Hellsing fan since the TV series premiered on Japanese TV four or so years ago. I can't believe it's been that long, actually. Although I wanted to see more of the TV series, I guess Hirano (creator of the series) decided to take a different...

I'm having a sort of Jekyll/Hyde moment, here. From the moment I put my Grado SR60s on some months ago, I was addicted Grado house sound. I loved the forward, in-your-face presentation. The HF-1 expanded exponentially on that initial foundation and they didn't leave my ears for long...

The extremely ironic thing about this situation is that it's just over the past few weeks that I really fell in love with my 595s. I was listening to them constantly. I was on the fence about them for a long while after I purchased them, but they suddenly sort of grew on me/blossomed. Last...

Yeah, sort of late on the bus here, I guess. I've always noticed the CDNOW "club price" stuff on Amazon, but thought there had to be some sort of fee or catch. I decided to do a little research; turns out there's no fee, just a "two disc obligation" within the first 12 months of enrolling in the...

I saw them mentioned in another thread, took a look at the website. The prices are great, but I'm wondering if anyone's had any experience with them? Specifically, I'm looking at the Hosa brand RCA-RCA cables.

Yeah, I've been listening to a ton of his solo stuff for a couple weeks now. It seems to me a lot of people have a total love/hate thing going on with the man, but I think he's pretty brilliant. I enjoy his stuff. That said, I'm still relatively "new" to his work. I've long known about both...

This might not net many replies cause somehow I figure it's more a "girl" movie than not, but who's to say? I've been on a movie kick lately. Seeing Memoirs, though, has been on my to-do list for some time, so we went out to see it tonight. It's getting a mixed reception from critics; the...

I recently bought a NAD c542, on my ongoing quest toward audio Shangri-la on a budget. However, now I'm faced with the need to buy a new amp to pair with it and my cans. Right now it's very much jimmy-rigged-- the line-out is being fed into my SB Live! card. My orignal intent was to use my PA2v2...

Amazing Japanese indie rock band. I first heard their stuff when I listened to the Casshern OST. Recently, though, I listened to their newer album "equal" and it just blew my socks off. Their cover of "Colors of the Wind" (yes, the one from Disney's Pocahontas) is rockin! I love their groovy...

Mentioned in another thread. They're awesomely great, but chocolate-covered potato chips are even GREATER. Beat that, hotshot.

Idly wondering how many people really wind up in their field of study when they enter the professional world. What do you do for a living? Is it what you studied for in college? If you didn't go to college, are you doing what you imagined you would be doing when you were younger? For the...

Anyone see it yet? Anyone planning to see it? My stepfather and I saw it on a whim tonight. I won't spoil anything (at least not yet ). However, I liked the movie, but it was very dense. IMHO, it'll require a second viewing to really cut through. All in all though, I think it's an...

I just thought this was really awesome: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=245 I think, in a way, old b&w photos give us a distorted perception of the past. It's hard to see ourselves, so to speak, in grainy and blurry pictures. These photos are amazing... It's hard to believe they were taken...

GAH! http://www.av123.com/products_produc...s&product=25.1 This is the replacement, the XCD-99: http://www.av123.com/products_produc...s&product=48.1 $300 v. $500...

Curious to hear current opinions about this older CDP. I see it's gotten fairly good reviews over the years, but it seems to have dropped off in popularity recently (naturally). Would it be foolhardy to pick one of these up in lieu of a newer (more expensive) CDP in the $300ish range (like the...

I'm looking for ideas (that-I-cannot-act-upon-cannot-spend-anymore-money-on-audio-stuff-nononoughhhhhh!) for an amp upgrade. I'm currently using Gary's PA2V2, which I love, but you know what they say-- grass is always greener. So anyway, feed my imagination and tell us your amp upgrade path!

Not sonically, either. I recall a thread from a few weeks back speculating about the value of HF-1s in the future. At the time, I thought to myself that, maybe a few years from now, they might definitely be considered a special collector's piece that may fetch more money than they originally...

Had to plug this band. :P Check out their album "The Last Beautiful Day." I'm really enjoying it, especially "Yes." Lovely female vocals and interesting, pretty instrumentation.

Oh my god. Now this is my sound. BEGONE VEIL! I'll keep my Senn 595s for reference and laid-back listening, but overall, WAY PREFER my HF-1s. Beautiful sound, great detail, tight bass. More in-depth review later (to add to the muck of HF-1 impressions, yes). But man, am I glad I bought...