Billy, if there's still room on The List, throw me in there. Maybe I'll bring some cookies or some other baked good again...

I'll be there - it'll be in walking distance! I don't have much gear - an old META42, Aria, Senn 580, Etymotic 4S. This assumes that I don't succumb and end up buying an Audio Technica headphone when I go to Japan in a couple of weeks... I've been reading a lot about the AD2000 cans...

It looks like I'll also be able to do April 6th or 7th. Probably able to do the 14th as well, but I think the 13th is out. Quote: Originally Posted by Silentpug387 Yeah a ride is absolutely no problem at all. Awesome. I'm definitely looking forward to this meetup.

Depending on the date, I might be able to make it. I've got exams and a trip out of the country coming up, but excepting those two, I'd definitely be up for a Head-fi meet up on a weekend. I'm at the UofC as well, but no car. I'd happily pay for gas for a ride, if we both end up going, Silentpug.

Thanks for the info, Spritzer. Darn, sounds like they need to be set internally to the correct voltage. I'll probaby try to contact Stax itself, to see if they'll say whether or not it can be changed after purchase, and how much that would cost. Audiocubes seems to be offering some sort of...

You know, after buying a used META-42 off someone a while back, I thought I was done with headphone purchases, that there was nothing more in a reasonable price range that could possibly tempt me. I would move onto speakers once I got out of college and had a place with enough room. And then...

Quote: The pot shaft is now insulated from the case? Err, actually, the pot is outside of the case. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to insulate the pot shaft from the case when I put it back together.

Thanks a bunch for your help, guys. I grouded and isolated the volume pot, and everything got better. Still an ever so slight hum from touching the middle section. I think I might have figured out what's causing it. In order to fit the utterly gigantic Black Beauty pot into the case, the...

Earlier in the evening, I took apart the amp, removing both panels. The hum stayed the same, increasing in volume when I touched either the middle U piece, or the front panel. I then unscrewed the headphone jack from the front panel. It's one of the big, locking Neutrik ones. I played with...

Yeah, I was guessing that it was something like that. I think I'll go in and look at how the volume pot is mounted, if it might be touching the case -- I'm not sure what else it might be. I'll poke around at the other components as well. Thanks for the info. It's not one of the ones that you...

So I've spent a number of hours trying to figure out the problem with my META42, but I've come up with nothing; I don't even know what the problem might be. I bought a used META off someone a while back, but the on/off switch was damaged in shipping. I jury-rigged a quick fix while at...

Actually, the Apple store now has refurbished 20 gig windows iPods for $300. Something they just changed in the past half day, I think. They're apparently now out of the 10 giggers that they were selling for $200. To check it out, go here...

I really don't know whether computers or consoles will become the so-talked-about "convergence" appliance. They've both been positioning around it for years, but all of the attempts to market one so far have failed miserably. We have various arguments both for and against each: Computers...

Sony put out a lot of hype more than a year or so before the release of the PS2. Anyone remember all the previews of the vaunted "Emotion Engine," and how it would revolutionize everything? How about the news stories that the PS2 would have to be banned from being shipped to Iraq, because it...

Quote: Originally posted by Snufkin No. You buy your $35 gamecube broadband or narrowband adaptor and you use it with your CURRENT ISP. Nintendo are NOT charging developers for an online service, they are NOT limiting games to their online service and they are NOT charging a...

Quote: Originally posted by M.Sensation One of the main reasons I got the GC was because it was cheaper then the rest; but now that they're the same price it'd be tough to make that decision again. Actually, Nintendo just announced they are lowering the price to $150, effective...

I'm seeing a lot of Xbox bashing goin' on in here; I think I'm gonna try and clear up a few misconceptions, and also ramble on about various things . . . Quote: Originally posted by Snufkin To use an Xbox online, you will have to pay a monthly fee on top of your current ISP charges...

Went and saw the movie for a second time this morning, and realized something else that will need to happen before A New Hope: R2D2 and C-3P0 will need to have their memories wiped. If this doesn't happen, then they would definitely remember being at that particular moisture farm, will remember...

Quote: Originally posted by davo I do like the idea of putting a cmoy or equivalent somewhere in the circuit so I can listen to quality music while on the PC. I can just imagine trying to explain that to a tech support guy. You may want to make sure that you're not voiding...

Holy Frazkranaus! A fellow CWRU student! Neat!

Quote: Originally posted by Mic The perfect GF and THE ANIME GODDESS is... (Hint, look at my avatar ) Actually, you may want to just tell us who it is. I think I can narrow it down to about 3 choices, but I'm not really sure which it is: I'm guessing (not sure) that it's either...

If you run a search, you'll find a large amount of information on the CD-3000. It was talked about a lot a while back (before the etymotic and then the AT frenzy). From what was said, it's a high end can, and can compete with the likes of the Senn 600. At those quality levels, personal tastes...

I think that he has mentioned his some of his reasoning for the before. He said that with the smaller jack it would be less likely for a yank on the headphone cord to pull the amplifier off a shelf or table, but would instead just yank the plug out of the jack. With the larger 1/4" jack, it...

The CMOY couldn't power the speakers by themselves. I've set the speakers to a mid level volume, and then use the CMOY to increase the power of the signal before it gets to the speaker's built in amplifier. The one of the main problems with this speaker system was that it just couldn't...

I've been using my CMOY with my speakers for about 8 months now. I've always disliked my speakers (Altec Lansing ADA880). I bought them with my computer (through Dell, before I started college). I was young and naieve; they were the most expensive computer speakers Dell had available, so I...