I've been perplexed over the past few years with the trend in DAP's of moving away from tactile buttons for volume control to encoder based volume knobs. First off, given how these are supposed to be portable devices and meant to be carried in a pocket or some sort of carry bag or what have...

Hello, I'm looking for a DAP that will allow me to download albums from either Spotify or Tidal and play them offline. I'm often out of range of Wi-fi and have a fair bit of my library currently on Spotify though I may soon migrate to Tidal and so I would like to be able to listen to said...

Save for the Cowon Plenue D/D2 are there any other sub $300 DAP's that offer hardware fast forward and rewind buttons?

I have an Objective 2 amplifier but I would like to find a portable headphone amplifier that has USB charging capability. I normally use a pair of HD600's with the O2 and I was wondering what exists that would be at the same level (or better) sonically as the Objective 2, capable of driving the...

  The stock cable in my MDR V6's has developed a fault and so it is time to replace them. I have heard that the stock cable for the V6 is 28AWG. I'm thinking of replacing it with either Mogami 2534 or 2552. The 2534 is 24AWG whereas the 2552 is 26AWG. The concern I have is that will the cable...

I've been at Head Fi for a small while and one thing I've always noticed is that when people come posting of a problem with their respective amplifier and then list off the symptoms they're having nearly immediately someone will reply telling them to "bring it to a tech" or "if you don't know...

So I've been into the whole hobby quite some time and you can see my gear in my signature below. I've been wondering where I should go next? I know this is might be a silly or a very general question but I'd like a bit of advice. I'm currently thinking of investing in a pair of HD595's...

So I finally got around to using one of my YAHA boards and I've got it all together and it works....nearly. The issue I'm having is that the sound out of the left channel is quite faint whereas I just hear a hiss out of the right channel. The interesting bit is that if I take one of my hands and...

So I happen to come across a few 6AK5 tubes and I then found this schematic to build a simple preamp that uses these tubes. However looking at it has me a bit confused. Where it says "In" and "Out" is only one connection,I'm taking it that the center connection(the "pin)of...let's say a 1/8"...

I saw 4 beautiful meteors myself as I watched from my driveway so go outside and observe one of nature's spectacles! Meteor shower!

YouTube - State of Mind - Afterlife I've been spinning their LP "Take Control" quite a bit. Its DnB but it doesn't bash you over the head with the cues like most DnB songs or albums tend to do. You're not going to find the "WUMwumWUMwumWUM" rolling bass lines or some UK DJ faking a Jamaican...

I've never seen Mullard made 6SJ7GT's and I've come across a pair and wonder if they look genuine. I've seen 7GT's from American,Japanese and Miniwatt/Mullard made in Australia but never Mullard made in Britain. Below is a picture,what do you think? Any wise words?

I was cruising the shortwave bands tonight and stopped upon a Pakistani(atleast thats what I thought it might be according to my edition of Passport To World Band Radio)playing a very excellent pop song. I'm unsure what it is though and below is a recording of the song itself. Does anyone...

Stumbled across this in a Top Gear episode and I can't put my finger on what it is. Any ideas? http://www.dcopperfield.info/topgear/11/4/1.mp3

So I've bought two items and they need to be paid for using CIP Bank Transfer which I have come to figure out means "Customer Initiated Payment". I assume this means a direct transfer of funds between the buyer and seller. How do I actually transfer the funds to the seller? Do I request for...

Anyone know what would be good to start me off into some good organ recordings? I love watching people playing old Hammonds on YouTube and would love to have some high quality copies of killer players playing some mean blues numbers on the keys!

So my roommate was listening to the intro of "Prequel To The Sequel" and I nearly tripped over myself. Listen to that intro! SUCH A GOOD BAND. Agree/disagree?

I was wondering if anyone could identify the song playing from 0:14-0:30. I really like its groove and would love to know its identity Link

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So I just put in my new Blue Jean Cable MSA-1 RCA to 1/8" into my audio chain for my bedside rig which consists of: Sony MDR-V6 - Darkvoice Figaro with 1967 vintage Amperex Bugle Boy 6GV8's - Blue Jean MSA-1 - Line out of Creative Zen Vision:M I have to say I was pretty skeptical of the...

Bored? Want a good chuckle? Take any piece of text,use Babelfish to translate it into any language you want and then have it translate it back to English(or whatever your home language is). The results are often hilarious. For example,the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. Original...

Yeah yeah,the band that had that hit "Breakfast At Tiffany's" but I listened to the record it came off of for the hell of it and I swear these guys sound like The Smiths on meth! "A Song To Make Love To" sounds like something straight out of England circa 1985-1988 which is odd considering that...

I've had my eyes set on a Darkvoice Figaro(I understand they were made only in a 220V,this is not a problem for me)but jasmine_chine states they are out of stock. The only other online dealer I've seen is HIGH END CASQUE which is Audiophile China's user name. I sent them an email this past...

Does anyone else enjoy this Amsterdam based 4 piece? Vinyl Voodoo is such a solid album with cuts like "Ode to Rhodes","Mood Mode","The One About The War" and "Giants Of Jazz". Their stuff is really well recorded and they really impart a great jazz and ambient spin on instrumental hip hop. This...

Sure we're always looking for the next upgrade, the next pair of headphones, the next set of tubes to roll and what have you but can you say that atleast at the current moment that you're happy with your setup and how it sounds right now? Personally I think my Hi-Fi RT-6P13P has absolutely...