I need a new mattress and I'm thinking about going for one of the online brands: Leesa, Brooklyn Bedding, Casper, Helix, etc. I currently have a 12 year-old latex mattress that is sagging badly. I like the feel of latex and I really dislike the slow-response memory foam mattresses. I want a...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28022-flying-spaghetti-monster-caught-on-video-off-the-angolan-coast/ This has to be an exception, right? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtArLIXZXRI

OK head-fi... My wife is a borderline technophobe (which is why I have no fear of her reading this!) - and more importantly, anything we own that does not work 100% of the time or is not dead-nuts simple for her to operate is clearly *my* fault. :rolleyes: For several years, she's been using a...

I did a quick forum search and didn't see a thread on this DAC/amp. Has anyone tried it? The specs say it is a 96K/24bit DAC and there appears to be a gain switch on the back. Seems a bit pricey for Monoprice when compared to a Fiio E10. Not much information in the specs - no details on the DAC...

Suddenly, every time I post to a thread, a subscription is being created. I have never used subscriptions, and even if I remove the subscription, a new one will be created the next time I post.

As we head into the 2013 Thanksgiving Holiday*, I would like to publicly state how thankful I am for the friendship and support of the head-fi community, and specifically of the TMAC thread members for helping to spread the word about Diabetes Awareness Month, and the JDRF's work to cure Type 1...

Microsoft recently announced they are finally ending the MSN TV (formerly Web TV) service on September 30, 2013. My mother (85 years old) has been using WebTV on dial-up for many, many years. She lives out in the boondocks and she cannot get broadband (DSL or cable). The only thing she uses on...

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/twinkies-real-ones-back-store-shelves-july-6C9590050 THIS MAKES ME DO MY HAPPY DANCE!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA6R-eefYtI

http://hostessbrands.info/ I am devastated. Little Debbie's are pale imitation of Hostess - THEY ARE NOT THE SAME!! The yellow cake inside Hostess chocolate & powdered donuts is perfect. The cream filling of Hostess cupcakes, ding-dongs & ho-hos is unmatched.

http://web.mit.edu/press/2012/biological-battery-inner-ear.html File this under the category: "What will those wacky propeller-heads at MIT think of next?"

I would like to see the capability to save more site preferences to my personal profile.  For example:   - Saving the filter options on the buy/sell forums.  If I untick the "wanted" category, I should have the option of having it always stay unselected for me. - Saving a custom list of...

Howdy Head-Fi - I'm not typically a big fan of active noise cancellation, but these caught my eye because Digital Silence appears to be a brand name owned by Wolfson.  My searches here at Head-Fi came up empty - which seems very unlikely!  Is this old news, and if it is, can you point me toward...

Please help us out - I find it very, very difficult to figure out the differences between your various products.  Why should I buy a D12 over a D2+?  What really changed between the D2 and D2+? How about a comparison matrix explaining what the value added features are as you move up in price?

I need some help from someone who has tried Klipsch oval tips and some of the other common tips to tell me how the sizing compares. I want to buy some ovals, but I don't own Klipsch phones. I have tried several other tips, so if someone who has used any of these could comment on which Klipsch...

10 minutes into the outbound leg of a 4 hour plane flight I broke the stem on my trusty Westone UM-1. Luckily, I had my old EP630 in my briefcase for back-up to get through the trip. I really can't complain, I have had the UM1 for 3+ years and I bought them used off head-fi. I treated them...

How many of you old space cadets remember "Major Matt Mason" from the late 1960's? I had ALL of the stuff you see in these two commercials - Major Matt, Sgt York, Captain Lazor, the cannon thing, the crawler, the space station & the jet pack. This is what it meant to be a kid during the Space...

In the "old but still rockin' department", this weekend I found my first good quality headphones sitting in the back of a closet - the Sennheiser HD420, that I bought new in ~1980. They were a step-up model from the famous yellow foamies. Here's a pic I found on the web, mine look exactly like...

I just had 2 bogus transactions hit my PayPal account. I used Paypal for the first time in several months, and within an hour of closing the transaction, I had a bogus charge for $6.95 hit my Paypal account. I did not notice it, and today I had another bogus charge for $119.95. Luckily, Paypal...

Which Ety or Shure tips fit the IM716? A friend just bought the IM716 and the stems looks completely different than my Westone UM1. I don't see any way that the tubes in my foam tips could fit over the bulb at the end of the IM716 stem. My UM1 use the same tips as the Shure E1/E3/E4/E5. Does...

I bought a PPAS from a head-fier, and when I use it with my Westone UM1 IEMs I seem to be getting clipping or some sort of distortion. I'm not sure if it is something wrong with the amp, or if it is simply a poor match with the UM1s. I don't know the gain on the amp, but it must be pretty high...

Hi everyone! My 10 year-old daughter wants to do a science fair experiment on the classic "Which battery lasts the longest?" I need a little help from the gurus... My plan is to use a 2-battery AA holder to power a small clock and some sort of load device (motor, fan, light, etc). We'll set...

Either I am blind, or it's not on the Practical Devices site. What are the dimensions of the XM4?

Has anyone tried one of these? http://www.cablestogo.com/product.as...2033&sku=35508 Not nearly as sexy as an ALO, and way too long (4 ft), but it is within my budget...

I commute on a train for 3 hours per day. I currently have an ipod mini and Creative EP-630. I'm using the tips from a pair of Koss Spark Plugs on the EP-630. Although I enjoy good music, I would estimate my music listening at only ~20% - the other 80% is listening to audio books. The audio...