I'll just cut down to the specs: Turntable: Thorens TD125 Tonearm: SME 3009 ii improved in mint condition Front End: SP Extreme, Luxman P1, Stax SRM007ta (tube version), with various headphones (too many to list, I'll just find what gives me the most synergy from my lot). NO SPEAKERS...

I need recommendations for a good transformer to convert 120v to 100v for a Stax SRM007TA I am considering. If no transformers will do the job, anyone know how to rewire the amp for USA voltage?

Simple topic: looking for pics of Grado HP1000 box. I've only found one through google. If anyone has the original box, please take pictures of it and post pics here. It's for a personal project. Thanks! edit: nevermind, I found some high res pics already by accident.

How come there's hardly any vinyl turntables at the for sale forums? Is it because those who go vinyl never turn back or is it because the market is really digital now? I've been looking at the for sale threads and never see any turntables turn up...

I accidentally ran into this while surfing websites for threaded rods to build my flexy: The H.P. Friedrichs (AC7ZL) Homepage Look at the photo galleries linked at the bottom of that site, some very interesting-looking material there (not necessarily hi-fi, but nonetheless intriguing!)...

I've gone to my Local Home Depot as well as Lowes and can get all my materials to build a Flexy Rack. However, the one I am having trouble finding are the threaded rods. Both stores have them up to 3 feet being highest, which I do not mind, though I prefer 4 or maybe even five. But that isn't...

Hey guys, I've had my extreme for a while now (bought used from another head-fier over a year ago). The thing is, I think that somehow, someone by accident dropped something INSIDE the amp through the tube sockets (the amp had no tubes on since I was taking all my tubes for testing). When I...

Sunfest, anyone? Lineup is still in the works, I'm semi interested at the moment. SunFest 2009 - Where Music Meets The Waterfront. April 29 - May 3, 2009. West Palm Beach, FL

I am looking to have some custom-made wooden boxes for my headphones. I will soon be receiving an HD-600 and a Grado RS1. A friend of mine is willing to take up this project (I will pay, of course), but he needs some measurements (not exact, just an idea) so he can give me a quote. Since...

I just sold my first ever Alessandro MS1. I had sold a pair before, but I just sold the first head-fi investment I had EVER made. My first "hi-fi" can is GONE to a new home! FOREVER! Oh the sadness... I didn't really care about selling the HD555, since I was going to eventually, but my...

I was looking for a substitute to having a complete pc as my source, and was intrigued by other options such as network servers, etc... But I wasn't satisfied. However, I just found out about multimedia drives. Basically, it is a hard drive with some firmware on it that reads all your...

Well, here is a question for all the techies more than the audiophiles, really. But I imagine that in this section of the forums, most users are techies anyway. Here goes my idea, let me know if this is feasible: I have an old iRiver h320. It has a USB connection for transferring music to...

How is the community here? I think it's been about half a year or so since I was here. Ever since I got my Singlepower Extreme with Monarchy M24, I felt "done." Since then, I have gone through some financial hardships that pushed me to sell much of my pc stations as well as some other things...

EDIT: someone found it for me. Thanks.

I have read many posts and articles stating that only BNC connectors are true 75ohm. If this is the case, why are BNC connectors so scarce, if not to say totally non-existent, in much of the hi-fi equipment? Well, at least from what I have seen, everything has RCA connectors instead. If BNC is...

So here I am enjoying my new rig: PC (mass music storage for the win)>Trends Audio UD10.1 (acts as USB Transport)>Monarchy M24 (external DAC)>Singlepower Extreme (amplifier! yay!)>MS2i The soundstage widened. I had used these cans before on my h320 and though I enjoyed them, I was hoping...

Click here: Antec Hurry! It ends March 3rd! This Monday! I bought one today and will use it to build a dedicated audio pc (keep it as silent as possible). Notice it doesn't come with a power supply (full retail version does). This means you can pick ANY PSU you wish now, which is good...

THANK YOU. Today, after having set some preliminary space on an old student desk (a.k.a. throw everything in the closet), I finally set up my home rig: I connected my Singlepower Extreme (yes, SmallBucket, you let a good one go! She's a keeper!) to my Monarchy M24 (yes, Santacore, it is MY...

I wish someone would mod this into an amp, or DAC, or both! The sockets for the controllers could be replaced with (gasp!) BALANCED sockets! AAAAAWWWWWWW YEAH! On a related note: NES MP3 Player and Speakers - Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Advantages and disadvantages. Can someone explain this to me, please?

For many years I used to use lots of gel to make my hair spiky. Now it is very short and combed forward, a la Russel Crowe in Gladiator. Why? Headphones messed up my spikes, man! So sacrifices had to be made...

I have never used FLAC before, and I am about to rip my CD collection so I can start using it for playback through my new equipment (no MP3 debates, please). Anyway, what I don't understand is that, if FLAC is lossless, why are there different settings? I just don't understand this. Can...

I'm about to spring the money for the Trends Audio UD-10.1 USB Audio Converter to use as a transport. From what reviews say, it sounds best with the battery power pack, which I don't mind purchasing. However, how come a battery pack was chosen over a dedicated wall wart? Is there a reason for...

How close do you sit to your source? Do you hear any equipment noise (fans, whirring, etc.)? If you have time, please vote! If you have time and want to go to heaven, please vote, write a short post telling what your vote was, and give as detailed a listing of your equipment as possible.

CD Baby: E.S. POSTHUMUS FEATURING LUNA SANS: Cartographer Received an email fro CDbaby announcing the new release! Can't wait to get my hands on this! However, I do have one gripe: I hadn't visited CDbaby for some time now, and their website has undergone a serious makeover, major one...