Nice!  Thanks XSAMURAI & Rob N!    So it's definitely Nano-sized - probably very much like the nano iDSD but has BT, USB 3.0, and SPDIF inputs (Coaxial?), Coaxial and RCA outs, and a digital filter (listen or measure setting?).  I can't quite read what the button on the front left of the unit...

A Bluetooth-capable DAC.    Green through magenta = 44.1 through DSD256.  Blue = Bluetooth connected.  Red = Unlocked. 

Virgil Donati is an extraordinary drummer and a pretty competent composer as well.  He's not publicly well known, although most of his music is not anywhere near pop.  It's probably not what most people here are into, but I figured someone might hear something new and maybe enjoy some of it.   ...

Terrible year...Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic, Nick Menza of Megadeath, Prince, Merle Haggard, Keith Emerson, Maurice White of EW&F, Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane, Bowie, and now Greg Lake.  But their music will live on, corny as that may sound.    I've been listening to...

The Endless River isn't very deep, but it does slowly and surely meander on.  Sort of a Division Bell session outtakes album.  Not a terrible album in my opinion but definitely one of my least favorite Floyd albums and not a frequent spin for me.  I'm enjoying the RPWL.  I really liked the...

  Trying to branch out from jazz fusion and deliver a little more melody, metal and vocals to my amygdala and auditory cortex. 

I remember the very first time I heard Rush, and it was also by chance.  I had similarly inherited a palate for being ardently involved in music, particularly if it was something new and original. I was 12 years old and outside in my front yard, when I heard music coming from somewhere down the...

In my experience, it usually depends on the person's musical "enlightenment" when introducing people to musical genres with which they are not familiar.  My high school students that play instruments and that may in classic/jazz band are much more likely to #1) sit down and really listen to new...

I have a bone to pick with everyone that has contributed to this thread.  When am I supposed to find the time to sleep if I'm listening to music during my free time?  Does anyone here do both at the same time?    There's a veritable bounty of musical riches in the 49 pages of this thread! ...

I particularly am impressed when a band can play their music live. I love the live ANEKDOTEN clips. It demonstrates that they are have talent and are not just creating studio music.  ANEKDOTEN's grunge/psychedelic tilt is a nice change for me. I tend to steer towards technically complicated...

          Custom USB 2.0 Female A to Female B adapter.  It would have been about 3 weeks from payment to receiving except the first one was lost in the mail.  Matthew rebuilt & resent my order.    Build quality is excellent.  Packaging is professional.  His business card is sharp...

I was going on 5 weeks before I heard back from him about a custom-made adapter.  It turns out my pack was shipped within a week of paying but it was lost in transit from Poland to US.  He immediately offered to rebuild and ship me a new one asap.  I couldn't really ask for more than that.   ...

I was going to guess the G26 next.  The "Pocket Glock" sounds like an amazing gun.  The fact that it measures 6" x 4" x 1" and only weighs 1.6 pounds fully loaded is amazing.  That small size and Lilliputian weight disguises a 9mm bore and a standard capacity of ten 9x19 rounds.    That M45A1...

Nice Glock!  Looks like maybe that's a G29?  Very nice Trijicon Sights you've got on there too.  I've been partial to a vintage M1911A1 but I tried my buddy's Glock G19 recently and was really impressed.  The Colt may need to make room for a more modern companion.   

I'm very impressed by how professional Forza's cables and connectors look.  Having Head-Fi as a resource is extremely helpful to me.  Franatic's post in particular illustrating a custom-made Forzia USB Female B to Female A adapter, really caught my eye as something I wanted for connecting my...

An amazing story also used as a model case study in psychiatry, that I first heard while working for the NY OMH.    Highly-organized, well-read and an accomplished army surgeon who would eventually become an accomplished lexicographer, W.C. Minor was paradoxically prone to exhibiting violent...

  Oh my...:flushed::flushed:    Seeing those pictures of Scarlett Johansson?...then learning that there really is a store called "Masters of Malt" that is a supplier of many rare, malted elixirs?...my basic world perception has been shaken and it has put a real Whammy on my head.    Now I...

  Yes, that makes sense.  It's about a 1mm gap on one side of the switch.  So that's due to the switch's placement on the PCB approx 0.5mm towards the front of the unit and the cutout in the case bottom is approx 0.5mm towards the back of the unit = 1 mm gap on one side of the switch.  It's...

  Here's a extreme close-up with directed LED lighting.  It exaggerates the gap and you can see the red PCB inside.  I'm not trying to be a jerk and present it in the worst possible light and angle, it's just that otherwise it isn't visible on an uploaded pic due to resolution loss and poor...

See, now that unit has an aligned MicroSwitch.  I resized my image so hopefully you can see it better - the numbers on the bottom are cut off and there is a gap on the top.    But yes, john57, the rest of the unit is aligned.  Thanks for the feedback & the pic!    After hooking it up to the...

About a week back, I posted about an iTube unit I received that had some issues with alignment of the switches, volume knob and MicroSwitches.  I returned it to musicdirect.com and they promptly sent me a new unit.  The second unit is in much better shape than the first one I received, but the...

Thanks guys. 

I just opened my iTube in anticipation of completing my iFi micro rack, but it is in less-than-decent shape!  It looks like the case is out of alignment with the inside components.  When I flip the Digital Antidote Plus or 3D HoloSound switches, something rattles inside.  The hex screws look...

Sorry to hear about your bad experience in NYC, Dinnenjous.  Unfortunately like many big urban centers, you run a risk of things like this happening, especially if you're an unwary tourist.  It's kind of the NY welcome I hate to hear about from new visitors.  There are too many great things...

Like jhwalker said, the iFi iDSD micro comes with a very capable 3.5mm to 6.5mm adapter.      The prone adapter on right is from iFi (came with iDSD micro) the standing adapter on left is from Sony (came with MDR-7506s).      Switched from above w/ the iFi standing on left.          If...