A little confused or surprised. Is that a HiFi Man HE6? New product?

Quote: Originally Posted by che15 Mr Ray , I think that a dac that can get the digital signal out of the Ipod and Iphone would be great to . The only portable solution I know of for this is (forgive me Head-Fi Admin) another manufacturer's product, the Red Win iMod. Search for...

Quote: Originally Posted by fengtard Hi Ray, this may seem a little off-tangent to be asking such a question here, but would you ever consider building a stand-alone DAC that has just about the same size as the Shadow? i believe many who wish to have a portable solution for using...

Quote: Originally Posted by che15 Anyone with ipod dock cable have any problems loosing connection when cable is hanging. I'm not sure if the quote is referring to the same issue, but the line in and line out jacks are loose on my Predator (as compared to the tight, "locking"...

I also had a lot of fun with the high-end Sony minidisc players, which could play compressed files loaded onto the disc. Some of them would do the copying (from your CD or the collection on your computer) on-board through digital inputs and outputs; in combination with a digital-out equipped...

Quote: Originally Posted by gujarati What I am looking for:Small CD player that can play CDRW's Possibly play MP3CDs with optical out enabled. (Do Sony's do that?) Pre-iPod I had a couple of sweet Sony Discman CD players that were incredibly small, very sleek looking...

That's the one. What's rhe confusion?

I just heard about this one... I'll try to make it.

If you really want SQ, look at an iMod... I notice a huge difference. BTW - I haven't heard the Triple-Fi but I got a great deal on a pair of Shure SE530 and man are they amazing. I've heard they are considered lighter in the bass, but I can't imagine who would think that.

Quote: Originally Posted by jleebron Output tubes can be rolled with ECC85 and the meter tube is a 6E2, rolled with EM87. I'm really just learning this stuff - could anyone possibly show me a link to any tubes I could use in place of what I have now? I was also able to find the...

Strong agreement with last post. You can feed them straight off the XBox, but you will get stronger and bolder sound - not to mention better volume control - with just about any amp. Going XBox -> DAC (digital-to-analog converter)-> amp would be ideal, but if you don't already have an external...

I didn't have that issue, but I did experience something surprising (a $1000 pair of cans really shouldn't have any issues): the dye in the black pads seemed to bleed out a little. I would wear them for a while and when I took them off I would later notice black semi-circles on my face. I'm not...

Quote: Originally Posted by barmar46 Come on now gotta be a couple of headfi highrollers out there with a solution or two for us toob noobs? Very well put!

With regard to the types of tubes it uses, I found this on Audio Advisor (-Audio Advisor "two great sounding 6N1 (ECC85) and 6E2 (EM87) tubes" So does anybody have any suggestions? I'm still very new to the tube world, but would love to try rolling and hearing a different type of sound. Thanks!

I've had the Shanling 3000 in my system for several months now and continue to love it. Sound is awesome and they power everything I've got with ease. Price was definitely right (I got an unused demo from Moon Audio at a steal) and the feature set is outstanding... two matched headphone jacks...

Moon Audio says the Shanling uses "6N16B" tubes... I wasn't able to find these on the sites you provided me (though thanks again for sending me the link - much appreciated). Is anyone familiar with these, or what types of replacements I could try? Thanks again! Soren

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik I wasn't able to nail down your tube lineup with a few searches, so pull the tubes and find the designation on the side. If you're not sure what that is, post everything that's on the tube here and someone will recognize it. When you know what...

Can I change out the tubes on either of these two units? What should I try instead, and who do I buy tubes from?

Got it! Not sure how I missed those, but thanks... this thing looks way cool. Any body else with tips on rolling tubes on this (Fatman iTube / HCT HMS-100) or the Shanling PH-3000 headphone Amp? This is my first tube gear and I'm not sure where to start...

I have the HMS-100 (seemed like a good value as I'm pretty sure it's the same as the Fatman) and I want to remove the tube cover without breaking it - is there a trick to this? I can't tell if it's just supposed to snap off or if I need to use tools. Any suggestions from fellow owners (or anyone...

I just ordered a brand-spanking-new 32 GB iPod Touch from Apple's Web site... I'm amped about it as I'm going to Mexico in about 2 weeks. Does anyone have any good tips on how to load video content not purchased from iTunes? I've seen software that claims to be able to but I always find these...

Quote: Originally Posted by Romanee Green & Gold! Classic and Classy. Congrats. Thanks - I love it. Another Head-Fi member asked me for higher-res pics of my Predator so he can check them out a little more closely. I had a lot of trouble getting the ones I posted to come...

So has the location been decided? Are we going with the library this time? I guess someone will post the exact location (and hopefully directions) as the date approaches. I'm looking forward to it. Soren

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I can deal with grip that is not as tight for a saved jack or cable. Good point - I'd rather preserve my cables and jacks as well, so there is an upside to it. I'm still curious what the reasoning behind it was on Ray's part. I have...