Can you share your experiences in pairing headphones successfully with the Mytek Manhattan (I or II, since they have similar characteristics)? With roots in the mastering industry, the Manhattan has unreal detail retrieval, but can be quite forward when matched with the wrong cables and...

Hi guys, Seattle Head-Fi and the Pacific Northwest Audio Society are combining forces to host Doc Bottlehead and Blumenstein this August 14th (Thurs), on Mercer Island.  Doc's tube amps and Clark's high-sensitivity speakers are going to make a sweet combination.   We're also holding a mini...

After the fantastic success of last year's "Live vs. Recorded" meeting we decided to make this an annual June event for the Audio Society.  It's hard to beat the energy and excitement that goes along with a live performance and recording and playing back the performance is our way of putting our...

April 11th, Thursday, at 7:30pm - First Sound Audio   Don't miss our April meeting when we'll be joined by Emmanuel Go of First Sound Audio (Renton, WA), to demonstrate his fantastic line of handmade tube preamplifiers. Emmanuel is renowned for his attention to detail in his products and he'll...

For anyone who’d like to try Foobar2000 as their Windows music server player, without having to either live with the relatively useless default configuration or spend a few months learning how to customize it…I’ve posted a comprehensive and very simple set of instructions in the Computer Audio...

One of the most renowned engineers in the digital audio world, Andreas Koch, will join us in November. Through his company, Playback Designs, Andreas has created some of the most fantastic digital audio products out there. He'll have his MPS-5 Reference Player at the club for us to hear.  ...

October 11th, 2012 - The Speaker Contestants Meet Z-Infinity This month we have a very interesting combination. Our 2012 speaker contest winners and runners up will be bringing in their speakers for us to listen to. We'll play some of the judge’s selections from the contest. We also have...

Hello, anybody have suggestions for a tube headphone and pre amp, with very detailed and warm sound, for less than $1k? I've seen the Single Power line and it looks to be kind of what I'm talking about, though I haven't heard it. Thanks

I wonder if there is someone out there who has an opinion on the sound comparison between the M3 with a STEPS power supply and an NAD component with a good headphone out (or dedicated amp like in the C162). I'm particularly interested if you've owned both at the same time and were able to do an...