I'm wondering if there are any cases I can buy right now that will fit the older grado headphones with the wider headbands. If anyone has any recommendations, except getting on custom made at exorbitant prices, please post them here.

Hey guys, I'm heading to Shanghai in November for a week long trip with completely no itinerary. Staying with a friend. Anyway, I'm looking for any recommendation for what to see, eat, buy (especially audio related paraphernalia) but also, what NOT to see, eat, buy and do. I know this is an...

I'm thinking about buying an Audiolab 8200CDQ cause it will help keep spending to a minimum (not having to buy a DAC or Preamp), at least for my speaker set up. However, when switch over to my headphone set up, will keeping the preamp section on degrade the sound by passing the output thru 2...

My AKG K501's left driver has stopped working. I don't know if it's a cable problem or a driver problem, but the right side is absolutely fine. I've called Singapore's AKG distributor and they refused to take in my headphones for repair cause it's out of production. So I'm asking around for...

I'm going over to china on a study trip of a whopping 7 weeks (5 in Dalian, and 2 in Beijing). I'd like to know if there are places that I should go to look for anything audio (headphones or not). I know I should be posting this on erji.net, but my mandarin (especially for the audio jargon) is...

I recently bought the tf10 vi's through amazon and I was really enjoying them. But then, the cable broke at the 3.5mm plug. No problem, I thought, I have an extra cable, just swap them round, after all, that's the point isn't it? So i tried prying the cable off using my fingers. It didn't...

I've got a pair of old jbl full range car speakers. I was thinking of building an enclosure to house it in and use them as a pair of monitors for my keyboard/computer rig. Ideas?

Hi, I'm tired of wiping down my headphones, amps, and sources down before each listen. My audio rack is situated next to a large window and even though it's almost always closed, an absurd amount of dust seem to grow like mould on the components every couple of days. Are there any dust covers...

I have a Darkvoice 332 and after warming it up and listening to it for about 3-4 hours, a constant rattling sound like machine gun fire or stove fire starter sparks started coming through my headphones. I've tested them on a couple of phones, removed the tubes and plugged them back in but as the...

Recently, a bird has made the little garden outside my house as its home. I'd like to know more about this bird starting with what type/species of bird this is. Here's a photo that I took of it: It has a bit of yellow on its wings and body. Bird aficionados, I await your reply!

I've got a iPod 5.5g 80gb, non modded in anyway. On the way to school today, I turned it on and all my songs were gone! I checked the "about" section and it still says I've used 74gb out of ~76gb. So the songs are in there, somewhere. Besides formatting and re-ripping my entire CD collection...

I owned a ipod video 80gb and a ipod touch 16gb. (Note the word, owned) Why? Because I listen to music on one, and watch videos/surf the net/play games on the other. I was in the library at my school yesterday working on my laptop when I decided to watch some youtube videos. Unfortunately the...

I've only had my macbook pro for 3 months and this happened... How much is this going to cost? My wallet is empty as it is...

I recently acquired a NAD 317 integrated amp at a steal, $140 in fact. It's a fantastically powerful amp, it sounds smooth and controlled, punchy, clear but forgiving. Great! I thought. But what should I do with my NAD 3020i? Use it as a pre-amp? I currently got it hooked up like this...

Hi, I'm getting a new phone and I'm torn between the W960i and the N82. I don't place much importance on camera photo quality or sound quality. I just need it to be as student friendly as possible. Able to text pretty simply (nice keypad), able to read/edit/store documents, able to play a...

Hi, I'm bored so I'll post something. When I first got Dream Theater's Octavrium (E.U. press) like a week after it was released in Singapore, it looked like this: That was before I got into audio and found out how important it was to take care of an audio CD. Anyway it ended up...

Hi guys, I'm currently using a iCute Beyond to drive both my K501 and HD480. The k501 became harsh and its bass became even more lean. (soundstage was excellent though). Therefore I'm looking into buying a new amp. I'm trying to keep it on a budget of probably around $300-$400. I'd squeeze...

Hi guys, I need help. I have a 4 year old laptop and a cambridge soundworks 6.1 surround speaker system. I know creative makes a few, but only the x-fi supports 6.1/7.1 systems, which is a problem for me since my laptop does not have an express slot. Are there an other alternatives? Thanks.

I chanced upon this website which sells a diy earplugs kit.(http://www.diycustomplugs.co.uk) So i was wondering if someone could try this out and maybe use it to make a DIY custom earphone tip kinda like the UM56. I might buy them, but only for use as earplugs. Picture of a "made" earplug...

Finally after two weeks or so of being in the dark and nt knowing what's going on, my HD480 arrived just in time to brighten up my miserable day. Story (skip this part if you want): Anyway, I really had a rotten week. First, one of my Super.Fi 5 pro's driver stopped working for some strange...

I would like to know whether you have recieved the email containing my address which to send the headphones that I've won to? I've it sent once, then a week later you prompt me to send it to you again. Which I happily did. I even added 2 PMs, one with my address again, and another reminding you...

My dad bought this pair of speakers a while back and I thought they sounded pretty decent, however it's paired with useless $1.99 cables, a lousy sherwood AV amplifier and a budget dvd player. I would like to know if these speakers have any potential. Should I invest on these speakers or get new...

Hey guys, I bought this off ebay since I needed a CDP but didn't have the cash. It has a bass boost, line out and Memory/Recall. Sounds great, but I haven't heard any high end CDP. Beats the crap out of my Zen playing .WAV though! Anyone heard of it? Got it for $20, is it worth the dough...

Hi guys, My laptop computer's soundcard is officially "p-f-f-t" and I need a usb dac. However, being new to having computer-as-source, I have no idea on which to choose. I'm looking for one, preferbly <$300, and the more features the merrier. I've searched through the forums and...

I'm planning to buy this pair of speakers, problem is, I don't think they're what the seller describes them as... It said on his forum post that these are a pair of Mission Cyrus 781, but I can't find them anywhere on the net. The closest I got was the mission 781, but they look different...