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  1. Gil Schwartzman

    Is a Melos still relevant today?

    I purchased a Melos SHA-1 somewhere around 13 years ago, it was the first high end headphone amp I ever owned. It was absolutely incredible, I was very proud to own that amp. A few years later I was obligated to sell it. I was very disappointed to have to do so, but life dictated that I needed...
  2. Gil Schwartzman

    Help me chose a new set of speakers

    I've come into a bit of extra cash and so I'm overhauling my audio setup. Currently I have Logitech X-530's, and a Zero DAC/AMP and Denon D2000. I am looking to replace the speakers and am looking in the $400-$500 range.  Originally I was only looking at powered monitors. The ones I've been...
  3. Gil Schwartzman

    What's my best option for under $200

    I'm using a PC as a source, looking to get the most out of it, not sure what the best route to take is. For right now, my only headphones are D2000s. Probably will be adding a Grado soon (MS2, most likely). I'm using the crappy onboard audio on my motherboard, and it's not cutting it. So, what...
  4. Gil Schwartzman

    It's good to be back!

    I've been rather distant from the Head-Fi scene for a long time... probably close to two years now. In the height of my rig, I'd like to think I had a respectable setup. I had a Melos SHA-1, and the cans I mainly used were D2000's and MS-2. Over the past few years a lot changed for me -- I...
  5. Gil Schwartzman

    Need some speaker reccomendations.

    A friend of mine is stepping up the home-theater with a new sound setup, and needs some speaker advice. He came to me, and I don't know headphones like I do speakers. So... I come to you. He just picked up an Onkyo tx-sr705. Now we need 5 speakers to go with it. Budget is $1,000... can...
  6. Gil Schwartzman

    Vinyl starter rig?

    I just found out today that one of my favorite bands is releasing all three of their albums on vinyl later this month. I've wanted to get a vinyl setup for a while... this is the push. However, I know very little about vinyl. I have no idea what is good and what is not. As such, I ask for...
  7. Gil Schwartzman

    XLR Pinout?

    I am recabling some headphones balanced, and just realized that what I thought was the proper pinout on XLR cables doesn't seem to be. I thought that what I need to do was solder signal to pole 2, and then ground to pole 1, and then connect pole 1 and 3. Is this the proper way to do it?
  8. Gil Schwartzman

    USPS injured my Melos!

    Well, i've been searching for this amp for months. Imagine how excited I was to find it on ebay. I put it all on the line, I bid my ass off to make sure I would absolutely have this amp. It came today, naturally I was excited. Until I opened it up to this... Well, I was pissed...
  9. Gil Schwartzman

    Found an old reciever in the parents basement

    I was helping my parents prepare for moving, and still packed in a box from the move six years ago, I found a Technics SA-222 Stereo Receiver. The box next to it had some newer looking Pioneer speakers. So, like the eager beaver that I am, I got it all hooked up. Well... the speakers sound...
  10. Gil Schwartzman

    Need quick advice: PPX3 or SHA-1

    I am trying to get a hold of a Melos SHA-1... an amp I have had my eye on for a very long time. Then, I stumble across a very good deal on a SP PPX3 6CG7. I dunno what to do. On the one hand, I really have wanted a Melos for a while, and it has everything I want. Downside is, it could get very...
  11. Gil Schwartzman

    Buddy Wakefield

    I have been a fan of Sage Francis for just a few months, and just recently discovered one of the other talents on his label, Buddy Wakefield. Well, I have absolutely fallen in love. Buddy is an exceptional lyricist, and I really like the music. Something about it just seems to right. Anyone else...
  12. Gil Schwartzman

    Have to scratch the itch... its amp shopping time

    I am looking for an upgrade from the millet in my system now. I am looking to spend $600-$700, but could push a little more if need be. Ideally, I would like a Melos SHA-Gold, but I just don't think that is going to happen, to hard to find. So, I need other suggestions. I want a good all around...
  13. Gil Schwartzman

    SMD vs. Through hole

    Quick and easy poll, need help settling a debate. Which do you find easier?
  14. Gil Schwartzman

    Reccomend me a soldering iron

    A while ago, I bought a cheapie $7.99 radioshack soldering iron... back when I was still experimenting. However, the tip is fairly well corroded, and opposed to replacing it, I figured it would be better to just get a decent iron now that I am getting more into making stuff. So, I could use...
  15. Gil Schwartzman

    Connecting a headphone amp to a speaker amp?

    This may be a stupid question... but is it possible? Basically, I want to get a speaker amp to more or less function as a system selector, since they seem to generally have a ton of inputs. I would like to get some speakers as well, but most listening is done through headphones. In...
  16. Gil Schwartzman

    CDP curiosities

    So, pretty much since the start of myself having any sort of passion at all for music, I was a computer-as-source guy. I have really never used CD's outside of my car. I rip them and store them. Well, due to recent events, that is changing. I am switching to a CD setup. Which has of course...
  17. Gil Schwartzman

    The King of Pop

    I find it with great interest that I am to be posting this at all. I have a long history with Mr. Jackon. When I was young, very young (like, 10), I was into Michael Jackson, and was ridiculed quite a bit for it. But, one day it sort of hit me, that I did not like Michael Jackson at all, I was...
  18. Gil Schwartzman

    Milwaukee area meet: Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

    It's official! The meet is being held Sunday, June 3rd at the Logemann Community Center in Mequon, WI, just outside of Milwaukee. The event will be held officially from 1PM to 6PM but we will have the place rented out starting at noon, which gives us an hour of set up time before things kick...
  19. Gil Schwartzman

    Does this happen to anyone else?

    Last night, something interesting happened. For no reason at all, I seemed to hit a state of musical euphoria. In fact, I was listened to the band Anberlin, their new album Cities. I had listened to two tracks, got distracted, and turned it off in favor of something funny on youtube. I just...
  20. Gil Schwartzman

    Deck CD-Player vs. Computer as Source

    I am curious about this. Does a good deck CD-Player provide better SQ than a computer. I am putting together an HTPC. The plan was to go with an Emu 1212 and could be using either FLAC, or playing directly off the CD there. Would I be better off with that, vs a normal CD player?
  21. Gil Schwartzman

    Stumped on A700 recable

    I have been working on recabeling my A700's... if nothing else, for something fun to do. Well... it isn't going as I'd hoped. I wanted to make them with a detachable cable. So, I got a Canare 1/4 Stereo Jack, two Canare 3.5mm Mono Jacks, and Two female 3.5mm jacks... and off we go...
  22. Gil Schwartzman

    Vinyl on the cheap?

    I would really like to get a turntable. However, I currently only have three vinyls... and I've yet to find any others I really want. I know there are some out there, but just the same I an not head over heels for vinyl... for now anyways. But, I do want to listen to what I have. I see a lot...
  23. Gil Schwartzman

    My cheapo car speakers have surpassed my cans?

    Well... this realization makes me LOL a bit. For starters, the car... its got the exact same crappy stereo system it came with. Take my word for it, its horrible. Yet, it trumps a few hundred dollars in headphone equipment? Well, in one case, yes . I can thank Mr. Sage Francis for that. I am...
  24. Gil Schwartzman

    Choosing a DAC

    Well, the time has come. Instead of just getting new cans, I want to work on my source. First things first... I have a decent amp, so I want to focus on a DAC. Initially, I was looking at the Yulong Crystal DAC. It looked great, however the general lack of information about it is sort of a turn...
  25. Gil Schwartzman

    Life, Love, and the pursuit of Gradoness

    It would seem I have reached a crossroads in my headphone experience. I was blindsided, if you will. When this all started, I was enticed by the Grado sound from the beginning. My SR225's were fantastic, I loved every bit of them. I thought I was a Grado lover. I wanted them all. Well, thats...
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