Hello fellow head-fiers, It's been quite a while since I posted; been lurking a while on hiatus.  Anyway, I need some help and/or advice. My brother was recently helping clear out the estate of an older gentleman and came across a stack of Panasonic gear from (apparently, based on the CD input...

Okay, so here's the story. I have a pair of AKG K701 (white) which I bought as a graduation present to myself. I also came by an old solid state amp my dad was getting rid of, and thought, "Great, this will drive the K701 to its fullest!" Now, I'm not sure. I'm learning a little bit about...

Hi all,   Its been some time since I've asked for recommendations, but I find myself in a tough situation.  I've been getting into music from the 1950's for a while now; stuff like Frank Sinatra's "In the Wee Small Hours," and I'd like to find some more instrumental things like the stuff my...

So I just built a new computer to replace my old HP which died this past winter (specs are below for reference).  Everything is working well except that either windows or my mobo won't recognize my audio card as an audio card.  When in device manager, it is listed as a USB controller which is...

I recently lost a good chunk of my collection when my 1tb hard drive fell off my desk. Long story short, I'm re-ripping the library, but looking for new things to refresh my love of metal. Right now, I'm set with Black and Death metal, but I'm at a loss to find clean-vocal laden Doom Metal...

Hey all, Lately I've been obsessed with Bach's solo cello concertos. Different performers have such different interpretations of these pieces and I've been impressed by each of them. Yo Yo Ma had a great version of the prelude in G minor on the Master and Commander soundtrack, and thats what...

Hey all, I'm about to come into a car (1998 Plymouth Neon) which my grandfather is going to give me for use during law school. The problem is that it has a stock stereo system with nothing but radio and cassette. The good news is that I have the money in my budget to get a decent quality head...

Well, I was finally able to find a few of these ales down in Frederick, Maryland. Picked two up so I could test my own review after having a second (which I will later on down the road). For those of you who don't know, Westmalle Trapist Ale is made in the Westmalle monastery in Belgium. Unless...

Hey all, I don't expect that many people read little posts like this one which have nothing to do with headphones or audio in general, but hey, maybe it'll make me feel better about the future after writing this. Well, in less than one week I will be an official graduate of Shippensburg...

I recently posted this over on another forum I frequent. I reviewed this cigar because it has quickly become one of my favorites. So without further adieu, I give you my review of the Nub 358 Habano. Looking at the cigar, there was a great oily sheen to it. It was smooth, no visible defects...

Last night I decided to swing by my local bar and pick up a few six packs for the weekend, thinking I could get some Victory Hop Devil or something similar. However, they were sold out of my favorite, so I started looking around the case for an alternative I hadn't had or hadn't had in a while...

http://www.ureuropa.com/catalog/images/gernotshagen.jpg So, I've had this album for a quite a while now, since it came out in '07, but I never got around to giving it a review. Now, however, I'm taking a little break in my busy day of paper writing and novel reading to get it done...

So, I got this cigar free in the mail from a buddy over at puff.com as a tag-a-long with some tobacco seeds, and was very excited to try it because I'd only had the Piccolo version of this, which is tiny. So, without further adieu, the review: Taste: 3.5/5 Draw: 4.5/5 Construction: 3/5...

Hey all, Prompted by a comment made by Cheesebert I decided to start this thread to get a few opinions/pieces of advice/information on both law school and the years following it. According to cheese, I should drop out of law school before I begin as it is career suicide. Though I know he means...

Well, some people might say that I'll give a rather biased review for this beer, since I worked for the brewery for a few months this summer, but to be honest, there are a few beers that ABC doesn't do too well and some I absolutely love (i.e. Pale Ale and Grinnin' Grizzly). This beer was of...

Well, its that time again, when the aroma of coffee fills the air, the nervous sweating of the palms begins anew, and college minds drift off to dream of sleeping in under warm blankets at home while the snow falls outside. I am of course talking about finals week; specifically for me the...

Punch Rothschild Maduro Filler - Honduran, Ecuadorian, Nicaraguan? Binder - Honduran, Ecuadorian, Nicaraguan Wrapper - Connecticut Shade Leaf Maduro Strength - Medium, Medium-Full Construction - 4.7 Draw - 4.5 Flavor - 4.3 Aroma - 4.5 Finish - 4.8 Overall: 4.58 So, I found...

So, to get right back into the swing of things, I'm going to jump into a review of Gothic/Symphonic Metal band Darzamat. http://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/0/5/8/105873.jpg 1.Sanguinarius01:23 2.Vampiric Prose03:26 3.Hallucinations03:57 4.Inhumatus01:08 5.The Burning Times04:43...

I don't know if you guys are familiar with this group of extraordinary young people, but they only put out one album that I know of and I'm very interested in their type of music. I suppose the Vienna Boy's Choir would get almost on the mark, but I'm wondering if you guys know of any other...

Okay, so I've decided I want to scare the crap out of my friends on Halloween this year with a freaky soundtrack playing during the usual festivities at my apartment. I've found one album in my collection so far that suits it, but would love some suggestions from anyone as twisted as me out...

I use external hard drives for my music collection, so I can take it between my two computers. I have the drives individually added to my iTunes library. Sometimes when I disconnect my hard drives and reconnect them, the drive letter changes, and I have to add a different drive to the library...

I'm trying to find the default download port in my registry so I can change it. Unless I'm mistaken, the default port for downloads is 80 or 81. I need to change it because my school throttles my connection through the default port after 250 GB downloaded. The problem with this is that I trade...

Hey all, I'm listening to Josh Groban right now (more popular than I usually dally in, sure), and I'm wondering if there are artists similar to him who exhibit the same powerful vocal qualities. Thanks in advance! Cheers!

This may sound kind of weird, if not, sweet. Anyway, I'm looking for some romantic electronic music in the vein of VNV Nation's "Illusion". The song has a great feel and beat, but the lyrics don't really suit my purposes. It comes across as desperate and sad, whereas I want something thats happy...

Well, as I was reading the Death Metal Discussion Thread, ezkcdude noted that we are lacking in a Black metal discussion topic, so I thought I'd start one. Here, you can discuss anything related to Black metal: recommendations, developments in band lineups, whatever, just try to keep it on...