I am currently in Tskuba, Japan on Business and will be making a day trip to Tokyo with co-workers.  we will be taking a train to akihabara and I'm just looking for suggestions on phones that I should keep my eyes out for.  I'm looking to spend around $300 or 24000 jpy   Anyone have any...

My K701s got damaged while in storage a few weeks ago because of my crummy packing, one of the earcups got a little crushed and formed a crack in the lip.  I contacted the parts department over at Harman, six e-mails and a week later I was informed that they do not have the replacement part I...

In two weeks I'll be making the 20hour journey from Minneapolis to Singapore and need a suggestion for some comfortable and appropriate headphones.  I primarily listen with my Grado SR60s and love their sound stage and dynamic range; Unfortunately these are not really appropriate for public...

I was wondering if anyone knows of any DIY audio mixers for stereo line level inputs. Everything I've been able to find incorporates an amplifier on each channel or is mono. I would like to take the output from my switchbox and the output from my desktop computer and mix them together into...

Hello, I'm thinking about dipping my foot into the world of SACDs and since I don't have a player capable of playing them I'm looking for suggestions. I have already discovered that there aren't any portable SACD players; what I'm wondering is if there are any relitavely small (like 5" x...

Hello, I've been on the forums for a few months now and read a lot about headphones being re-cabled so they are balanced. I think I have an idea as to what this means but couldn't find an answer anywhere. So what exactly does balanced mean? Is there some kind of measurement involved in making...

I'm completely out of solder and am looking for some suggestions on what to purchase. I usually purchase whatever is on sale at Rat Shack but would like to get into higher quality solders since I am getting into more DIY Audio projects. I will be building a few HPDAC's and possibly a Millet...

Hey fellas, I just picked up a pair of Grado SR60's and they are great except the earpads are like sandpaper on my ears. Are there more comfortable aftermarket pads out there; maybe leather covered pads or less rough foam pads. Thanks,

Hello All, I want to start off first by letting you all know I'm new to this whole audiophile scene but I'm catching on fast. I already have a PA2v2 and SilkDock on order (should be here this week) and am looking to replace my ATH M30's with AKG 701's. I usually listen to music at work on...