It's summer where I live and that means bugs of all sorts are crawling out in the open everywhere. I've just flicked a small bug off one of my headphones before putting it on. It seems others have also had close calls. I can't tell if it's worse with open headphones (because they can easily get...

I was browsing a thread on Head-Fi and noticed an odd link in a post. Post in question: http://www.head-fi.org/t/40135/what-was-your-first-headphone-purchase-after-coming-to-head-fi/645#post_9549124 I know that Head-Fi is very open on serving up affiliate ads, but the VigLink stuff seems new...

I'm looking for a 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter with a cable between the connectors. People here seem to talk about how they cause less strain on the input jacks of devices due to the way its weight is distributed (compared to the barrel-type/screw-on adapters). But I can't seem to find a place that...

Found an interesting BBC article today... Source / rest of the article : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22871651 Let the implications roll out!

Recently, ASRock introduced something called "A-Style Purity Sound" in their upcoming offerings of computer motherboards. I'm not in the market for a new motherboard, but one of the interesting things mentioned in it is the lack of capacitors. I've seen many threads on Head-Fi about capacitors...

Read this a few days ago. Though I'd share it with the rest of Head-Fi since I didn't see it posted here... we even got a mention! Overall, I think it's a nice look at headphones written by people who aren't headphone-savvy/audiophiles. Source...

I'm looking to get a portable music player with FLAC playback and radio capabilities. I know that Cowon makes some (iAudio7 and J3). Transcend also makes some (MP860 and MP870). But other than those two manufacturers, I'm drawing a blank. I'd like to see if there are more options from the folks...