Greetings! Have had the ESW9 for a long time. They are truly one of my favorite headphones and most often used. Not necessarily because of their technical abilities but rather their size, classic and inoffensive look and their euphonic sound profile. I use them in my office now, but have used...

Hi All, Noticed some distortion on right channel of this amp. Opened up to take a look, take some measurements at marked locations near trimpots (+15 and -15v), both measure fine at around 14.5v + and -. Then noticed diode D4 was not lighting up. There are 4 on the amp, the other 3 light up...

The Winter 2023 Head-Fi Meet is being organized by @Voxata, please see below for information provided by @Hiker816 about the meeting (this is a quote from his posts on page 16 of this thread.) "Hey Everyone, Our meet is coming up! @Voxata is excited to be organizing again, and I am excited to...

Was nice to catch up with some old friends and meet some new ones. Please post your impressions from the February 16 meet here.

Hello! Edit 01/23: Meeting room booked at Sam Gary Branch Library in Denver for February 16th, 9AM-4PM. Main meeting room, just across from main entrance. It cost $70 to reserve the room, donations will be taken at the meet to cover this cost. Tables and power outlets provided, bring own power...

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Hello,   *Meeting room has been booked for May 20th at Sam Gary Branch Library in Denver. Meeting room has been reserved from 9AM until 4PM. We will have 20 tables to setup gear on. It's the meeting room that is just opposite the main entrance, one we've always used.    All are welcome, you...

Hi guys. I have been having some issue with my CTH, its the original board, not rev a. When I power it up, R16R starts smoking, I did replace that, and also replaced Q8R (just because it was near and I had a spare), but problem persists. Any idea what can be causing this? Thanks in advance for...

I am making RCA to 1/8 cable. I got a set of Cardas SRCA connectors and I am a bit uncertain on where I am supposed to solder the ground, my guess is the space within the green rectangle. Is this correct? f    

List one or two albums that are really out there but somewhat still digestable. Write some brief words about the albums if you like. Tucker Martine - Broken Hearted Dragonflies This is a field recording of dragonflies mating in Burma. The story is that these dragonflies make this really...

I started working at this stereo shop in Denver, and in the back I saw two pairs of these hanging. I took a pair to listen, the elastics were gone, the headband in not too good shape, but whatever. Got it home, one driver worked, other dead. So I went back for the other pair next day, headband...

This game was supposed to be the sequel to Battlefield 2, it is a sham. theres maybe one or two half decent maps out of the... 4, 5? What. The rest are set in closed maps, where the hell are my open maps with vehicles EA?? The game is overloaded with "unlocks" which is bs, battlefield 2 and 2142...

Just finished recabling a pair of AKG k-518's, came out pretty good if I do say so myself :). Did a litz braid and split it into two, used no heatshrink, was a tight fit going into the 1/8 connector. Had a spare set of pads from my previously stolen HD-25's that I used as well. These are not too...

I currently have a X Can v8 in the for sale forums, but thinking if maybe I should keep it. I am planning on purchasing a LCD-2, so have been thinking I should sell the X-Can, build a EHHA (maybe the new revision that is hopefully available soon).     What do you guys think will be a...

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Yes folks, they have come together. Vacuum Tube Chess Set Flickers and Glows | Gadget Lab | Wired.com Thought you guys would dig this .

Hello, I have been thinking of adding a powersupply to my x-can headamp, however am a bit strapped for cash at the moment. My two commercial option are the official v8 powersupply, which costs about $500, or a little pinkie which is 100GBP plus postage (still too high considering the current...

Hello, I am having trouble powering up my CTH, would like to let it be know that I am a bit of a DIY noob. Here is the story so far: I recently ordered a CTH kit from Bill and went ahead to populate the board, all things seemed to go fine with a few snags here and there (mostly components...

EDIT: The original topic was about me forgetting the jumpers, that is now resolved but I have another small question and instead of starting a new thread I thought I would just edit this one. I have soldered before, but maybe one or two disconnected wires here and there, with this project I had...

Well, I've sold the Grado MS2 and the Sennheiser HD 600 that I owned for a relatively short period of time, I was doing as I thought I was getting a MS-Pro, but that deal fell through. So I am in an odd position where I have the funds and not sure what to get. Probably will end up buying...

So I have had my AKG K501's put away for some time since I got the ALO K701, just got them out as I am going to sell a few headphones and was thinking of parting with the 501. Well I just can't pull myself to do it!! The 501's in a nutshell make the 701's sound veiled, they a few notches clearer...

So I broke my Denon C700's, got a new pair in their place but won't be using them as I don't want to put anything in my ears anymore (have a problem with my left inner-ear). So I need another phones for portable use, mostly in the gym. What's left is clip on and earbuds. I should say that I am...

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So I just received the Beyers that I had bought from Anouk yesterday and spent the day comparing them to the ALO recabled (jenna wire 22awg) AKG K701's that I've had for a bit over three weeks now. Here are my thoughts on the two phones. My setup is mainly my computer, foobar2000 into a X-Can v8...

I think this is a more appropriate place to post this. I just received a DAC that I purchased from a seller on Audiogon, a modified Lite-DAC 60 (here are the mods: Diyclub). The seller had said that he had a slight problem with soundstage with the unit, he said it would be slightly...