Withdrawn. Too personal to ramble here

Pics says a thousand words: I have finished the restore procedure using iTunes and installed RockBox, now copying over my FLAC libraries over.... This is a dream setup for me, slim profile of an iPod Video 30GB and the capacity of the 80GB sibling.....anything better than that?

I will make this short and sweet. Stock PengAmp Caffeine: - A bit too bright sounding for my blood, hard-edged in the higher frequencies - Lean and lacked warmth for driving the likes of AKG K701, Ety ER-4S - Analytical - perhaps a tad more than necessary - Caved in soundstage Modded...

This pair Shure E500 was on the way to the grave...with cracked and hardened cables which was common on the earlier releases. With dying breath (barely functional - still have sound on both channel), she came to me with high hopes of salvation. It only makes sense to revive it with a new set...

With 14 albums down the road, I'd like to see which songs ranked the the top three. Rules: Three songs only! If you are forced to list and ranked them, just list the top three. My All Time Top Three Fav: 1. Stagger Lee 2. Weeping Song 3. Idiot's Prayer Stagger Lee: It was back in...

Please let me walk you through first with the portable rigs that I have used over the past two years: SORRY for the pics bombardment....As can be seen above it's a fetish really...the quest for "perfect" portable audio. A Looong...

I loved these babies so much that I have two of them. They are definitely superior sounding than my ER-4S + Amp rig - which is something I hate to admit. This thread is for a roll call on baby Stax owners and to keep the interest running Hope Audiocats and HeadPhoneAddict can chime in soon...

Pic borrowed from GreatDane rig Anybody know the part number?

iRiver iHP-120 (20 GB) MP3 Player w/ REMOTE ! - NO RES! - eBay (item 230323332267 end time Feb-09-09 14:48:41 PST) It's amazing how pricy these players are now. So if you find any deals below $120. Be sure to grab them.

It has been a month since I received my X200s. At first I find it hard to believe that engadget mentioned that this baby can last 10 hours on a single charge. But true indeed I have been able to leave my charger at home and go completely off on battery while on the job. The X200s can really...

Foreword The acquisition of Lisa III was a fulfillment of years long dream to me. After reading Skylab review on the first commercial Lisa III unit almost two years ago, I was convinced that I must have one myself. Until today, Lisa III still stood strong at the No.1 spot on Skylab ranking...

From the first time I received my YUIN PK1, I hated the cavernous sounding mids. Well to be fair I liked the rest of the sound spectrum specially the MS-1 like highs and lush bottoms. My PK-1 was meant to be modded from day1, I have planned for it long before I purchased them from The-One for...

After careful consideration, I decided to forgo my intent to acquire the open backed AKG K702 / Beyer DT990 Pro (I asked about them almost a month ago here). I find it hard to use an open backed circum aurals at home due to the noisy and "busy" surrounding. Now looking into the closed...

Please state how much you paid for them and from where. This thread is intended to make it easy for those wanting to acquire a pair. Sidenote: My wallet is recovering fast and should be able to pull the trigger on a pair of PFEs perhaps in a week or two, I am sure there's a lot of fence...

Recently, after an upsetting stint with Complys, I ordered new stock ER-4 stock black foamies directly from ETYMOTIC. At first I didn't realize the changes but then the sound made me realized that there's some subtle change compared to the previous tips which I am very familiar with. Upon...

Sometime in the near future (very near) I may have a budget to buy myself an open backed circumaurals. For starters, I am an ER-4S zealot, loved the sound of Alessandro MS-1 and hate the HD600 (I had them for 2 months). This will be for home use and will be amped accordingly. Eyeing: -...

Nuff said, probably the very best audio tweak I discovered in 2008. Immediately after blowing them off the clarity, timbre and airiness attained unprecedented level of hi-fidelity.....now all I need is to catch myself flu again.....

Foreword: My interest into this amp was piqued by mrarroyo impressions as posted here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/c...ot%3BMiniBox-E I was reading in disbelief that mrarroyo would declare his preference to MiniBox-E+ over the RSA SR-71, SR7-1A and Xin Reference. It’s impossible I...

I was just wondering if there's anybody using the maxxed configuration for SuperMacro-IV. This used to be the flagship amp for Dr. Xin and I guess it still is. I am curious how the maxxed and stacked SuperMacro-IV like the pic below sounds like: I am thinking of collecting all Xin...

Hi. Hope someone can help to clarify this. Will there any benefit feeding my CDs which are entirely in 14/44.1 Khz format through an 8X Oversampling 24/192Khz capable DAC? Or will will this be only applicable if the source itself is of higher grade material? Thanks in advance.

First thing first, there's not many Head-Fier out there use portable DAP with optical in capability. Largely because optical-in capable DAPs are limited to two models, the iRiver H120/H140 and Edirol R-09HR. And there's a few PCDP that supports them but PCDP is becoming a very niche segment as...

I just wanna say thanks for being such a sporting dealer. I have received my MiniBox-E+ today and loving it. A note tough, the Mini-Mini included with the amp is quite crappy and has lost one channel within 10 mins of use. I'd suggest you scrap the Mini-Mini altogether because it don't even...

UPDATE: A full review has been posted following up this thread. Read them here http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/t...s-pics-400687/ ================================================== ================================================== ===== I just can't believe it. Being a Xin amps...

UPDATE: Last night I decided to give another try at the long Complys. I was frustated with the stock ER-4 foamies which seems to lose their tangible form after 1 week of use. This time I was very careful with the insertion. Not too deep and not pushing in with force. And yes! the muffled...

I am building a DIY project and will be operating a 12V battery powered device. Does anybody know which one between OPA2134PA and AD8620, will drain the battery the most? Thanks