Thanks for that!

Has anyone found a cheap, angled replacement cable that doesn't cost $60 like the one on etymotic's site?

Count me in!

*sniff sniff* pwetty pwease?

Hey guys, Honest objective-as-you-can-be opinions please! I currently own the stax 3050ii system (sr-303/srm-323II) and using either my headroom bithead (using a y cable 1/8"->rca into the srm-323ii) or my cheapo-dvd player rca->rca into the amp. The sound is ok and detailed, but lacking...

nope, i'm not!

Will I be the first to point out the NEW stax headphone???   http://www.stax.co.jp/Export/SR507e.html

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict You could look at the Pico DAC only, or IBasso D4 or D10, or if you'd like 24/96 USB DAC you could look at the Centrance DACport which works quite well as a preamp into Stax amps, or consider the Nuforce HDP. The D10 and HDP will also do...

Quote: Originally Posted by Currawong Are you registered with Yahoo Auctions? I forgot. Occasionally some great sources show up there. For new, I'm going to suggest the Audio-gd DAC19, which fits your budget and which I'd take over your Benchmarks and Lavrys. I'm sure other people will...

Hey guys, advice needed... So, I went ahead and purchased the 3050ii system when I was in Osaka last week. I'm honestly ecstatic abut them (no "electro" static jokes, please! I already thought of them!) My source is my computer fed by usb into the headroom total bithead and connected to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by sxr71 Is it that hard to make something with a remote control in 2009? They probably figure that many users will want to choose their own remote - one they know that will be compatible with their magic audio rocks wrapped around their power cords. ;-)...

Does anyone have any information about the Fostex Hp-A7? I posted a truncated version of this in the source forum because it also contains a DAC, but it has an amp, which is why I post this more elaborate version here. " FOSTEX New Headphone Amplifier 32bit DAC HP-A7 HP-A7 has...

*specs

Does anyone have any experience with the Fostex HP-A7 or comments/opinions based off its spects? http://www.headfonia.com/news/fostex...a3-32bit-dacs/

iponderous: yeah, i question my ears sometimes... all the reviews raved over them. perhaps someone took out the drivers and snuck some ipod earbuds behind the screens... i'd like to listen to them again in an ideal environment. I'm glad your leap of faith came with positive results! Maybe there...

Tigermilk: I was just in Tokyo on Sunday for the marathon, but it's pretty far/expensive(domestic travel with any other visa aside from a tourist visa is ridiculously expensive here) from me. So, I don't know exactly know what I could do for you when you come to tokyo. I could order something...

Thanks for your informative responses, guys. Regarding the stax, I'm still a bit perplexed on what to go for. 3030ii, 4040ii, 303 with a t1, 404 with a t1, one of the aforementioned with a srm-600 limited (which i haven't been able to find reviews of.) I'm still slightly hesitant for the stax...

Semiaudiophile: That's been the biggest debate in the last week or so... I've heard plenty of positive reviews of stax, but I've heard just as many negative reviews claiming them to be lifeless, harsh, strange mid-range, rendering of strings and piano... My fear is that I have to spend a lot...

cmk: How's the transparency of the D7000 in your opinion? Ever since going to open-cans a few years ago, I've always hesitated going back to closed. If you could nitpick, do you wish there was an open-ended D7000 (and hypothetically assuming none of its other positive sonic qualities are lost)?

Does anyone have any experience with the srm-600 limited? I can get a decent price for it in Japan, but i only want to dish the money out if I have some strong recommendations for users here.

Thanks for all your replies, guys.So, this is a risky hobby since we don't often have opportunities to try before we buy. We rely on the reviews of others that are usually more subjective than objective, it seems. I see people getting excited over a piece of equipment in which they only seen...

The title says it all, pretty much. I'm just collecting a general consensus (if there is one) as to what would yield the best sound. I live in japan, so the d7000 and 3030ii system would be the cheaper option, but the rs1i price here isn't too outrageous... I listen to mostly acoustic music -...

I have the ad700's right now and love them... moreso than my hd600's in many ways. It's one of those headphones that I think you'd see even more people having if they costed about 800 dollars and came in a cooler box... However, since I am human, I'm curious if I can get better...Who here was...

I think I've read this regarding stax's older products, but just to confirm, the general consensus is that the SRM-T1 and SRM-1 are generally considered better than the newer amps?

Dear Audio-sensei/gakusei (teachers/students), I live in Japan and can get stax for relatively cheap. I can get the stax 3050II system for about 830.00 usd here. I think I also have the ability to get a 404 le. I could save some money and buy the 404 le with the 323ii, the regular 404 with the...