It's been awhile since I was last around here...I was fairly active from about 2005 to 2008 and got a chance to listen to some really fantastic gear during that time. Since then, I've wound up listening far more to speaker systems than cans, so only have a few pieces of headphone gear left...

Well, it's been a great many months since I last posted on head-fi, and I'm sad to say that my beloved Stax gear hasn't had much of a workout at all in that time. For a myriad of reasons, I've pretty made a complete switch over to speakers, which just fit my lifestyle these days so much more...

Quote: Originally Posted by crazyfrenchman27 You know a city has no class when their baseball fans persistently boo their team's best player. -Matt There are times when booing your best player shows that you're a true baseball lover instead of just being a mindless fan whose...

Quintete switchbox by FidAudio. No longer being made, but I still see the occasional WTB post looking for one.

Happy b-day to one of the coolest head-fier's around!

The most fun I've ever had at a concert was at Carnegie Hall when the Violent Femmes played there in March of 1986.

Hmm, weird feeling in the ballpark yesterday. The crowd really got on Perez and you could just see his confidence shrink as he was getting deeper and deeper into it. One of my friends even invoked the name Ankiel. It wasn't quite that bad, but it was pretty clear after the 2nd that Willie would...

Quote: Originally Posted by Febs You Mets fans can take solace in the fact that however bad the decision was to pitch to Howard*, your manager was not the worst manager in the stadium yesterday. With the Phillies nine-hole hitter scheduled to bat first in the top of the 8th, our...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjg hi, not sure if you ready any of the interviews with willie about his decision... but you seriously think willie doesn't know what he's doing? Ryan Howard was league MVP for a reason... it really wasn't burgos's fault entirely (or willies). It...

Quote: Originally Posted by tjkurita I think he went to the well too many times. He threw two splitters that Howard whiffed. Then I think a breaking ball outside, then a fastball high in the zone that he fouled off then another splitter fouled off. Then the hanger. Howard was ready for...

Quote: Originally Posted by TreAdidas OK so in your experience are cables one of these things that are worth it in terms of performance/synergy per dollar? I think the answer depends on the system. Some people have systems they've been putting together for years, that need that...

It's unrelated because there are too many factors that go into making a system really swing. Absolute values of cost are irrelevant. System synergy is what is really important -- adding a cable may be an important tweak that pulls everything together. In that case, the worth of that cable in...

I believe Dr. Meier's post was an attempt to gather intel on whether pursuing this legally would be financially feasible. Not everyone immediately resorts to lawyers and their ilk. These issues can be handled on a personal basis, and failing that can be addressed on a community level. No need to...

Wow, can't believe this has degenerated into a discussion of law and semantics. As Clarence Darrow once commented, "The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business." It seems clear enough to me that Jan's approach was to first...

Quote: Originally Posted by thrice I don't think that's a good analogy. A house is an investment and you can be damn sure that if you buy a house at one price and 5 years later it has depreciated you'll be concerned as a homeowner regardless of whether your house is paid off or not. You...

Quote: Originally Posted by tyre I personally wouldn't pay a whole lot for an SRD-7 Pro even if it supposedly sounds better because there's just not that much to it. Ok, there's that wonky logic again. You wouldn't pay more for something that sounds better because of the value of...

Quote: Originally Posted by spritzer Going by market price that Head-fi has set isn't the best idea. This Stax fad will blow over like it has done in the past and then people are stuck with stuff they can't sell. You have to remember this happened on Headwize before there was even...

Quote: Originally Posted by tyre Hmm, that's seems like a semi-decent price. But the SR-202 can be bought for $280, and it's not over 20 years old. Wow, this I just don't understand. To my ears, the only viable comparison to the Lambda Pro's are the 404's. As I've said before, in...

What kind of floors do you have and is it perfectly level where you have the speakers? Carpet or just wood? Are the speaker stands spiked in at the bottom or just resting on the floor? From personal experience, some resonance issues may result if there's a bit of wobble. Move the speakers...

Donald Byrd: "A New Perspective"

Quote: Originally Posted by Downrange So, when you figure in the cost of amplification to the cost of a transformer box, the equation starts to get more even. An SRD-7 with pro bias may cost 150 bucks used; a really decent amplifier for that is going to cost at least several hundred...

Frankly, I'm surprised there hasn't been more comparison of the pure economics of the choices, which I feel is vital to this discussion. I think we need to keep a relative perspective or we run the risk of veering off into crazy talk -- straight-up comparison of an SRD-7 Pro with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by spritzer Sure it's old but thats not why Stax stopped making them. Back in the day it was the simple way to add a transformer to an existing stereo system but today everything is line level so stand alone amp is a much simpler way. I'm not saying that the...

Been considering getting PK2's already, so when I saw the Chinese New Year Sale price I sent paypal immediately. Got them the very next day (shipped to NYC from NYC). I eagerly plugged them into my hp140...and was underwhelmed...better than OEM buds, but nothing special...then I put on the...

I just scored a tremendous deal on ebay for a Modwright Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai. Its redbook performance is absolutely extraordinary with Dan's Ultimate Truth mods (using Tung Sol 5687's). Unfortunately, the player isn't reading hybrid SACDs...it apparently confuses them for DVDs and gets stuck...