To add on to the abundance of recent electrostatic threads, I've got a question on the lifespan of electrostatic headphones. I am assuming they will last indefinitely assuming proper care, but I'd like to make sure before I start considering a Lambda system. I currently use headphones 6-8...

Well, I was really looking forward to Chiunify (the big headphone meet coming up in November), but I just realized it's the same day as the Ohio State v. Michigan game.... I've got my student ticket that's pretty close to the action (row 4). However, I'm not really THAT into football (only going...

I'm just about to send in my offer acceptance forms. I'll be pretty much doing my dream job, designing aircraft engines. If anyone is from Cincinnati, any suggestions on things to do, places to live, etc are greatly welcome. I hope I don't get beat up too badly from being from U of M...

Well, I completed my Bijou over a month ago, and I am loving it! The design thread can be found here: http://headwize.com/ubb/showpage.php...d=6536&fpage=1 I have built mine with parts very close to what taiwest at headwize used. Major substitutions are Vishay Dale resistors instead of...

I've built myself a Bijou and am really enjoying it. I started hearing some crackling on the right side. Trying to get down to the issue, I switched the my JJ E88CC tubes and the crackling switched over to the left. Thus, one of my tubes is apparently bad or dying? (What could be the cause of...

The Audio Engineering Society is holding a meeting on Oct 12, Friday that includes: 1. Guided tour of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute Central Systems Laboratory 2. Dr. Middlebrooks (Director, Central Systems Laboratory, Kresge Hearing Research Institute) will hold a talk on the...

I figure with all the engineers/scientists/mathematicians on here, someone ought to be able to help me out. I'm trying to plot two lines on a graph. One represents a T2/T1 vs M and the other represents P2/P1 vs M. The T2/T1 ranges from 0 - 20 and P2/P1 ranges from 0-1 Thus, I want to...

I thought you guys with iphones might like this. http://shop.v-moda.com/p-24-vibe-duo.aspx Quote: It has DUAL compatibility with both iPhone and all iPods, while featuring a sleek “hands-free” microphone and amazing high-definition sound. Vibe Duo’s minimalist design integrates a...

The meet earlier this year was great. Any chances of another meet? I'd love to host, but my student apartment just won't cut it

What's available for < $200? Looking to just dip my feet into sacd.

I was able to listen to BT's "This Binary Universe" DVD-A and am absolutely stunned by it. I was especially taken by track 6, "The Antikythera Mechanism". I've listened to BT's other stuff which appears to be mostly house/techno/dance type stuff which is not my cup of tea. (Don't really like...

I'm going to run an AW-D3 off it's own power supply instead of having the USB supply it. Where can I get a 9VAC transformer for cheap? I found one at partsconnexion but at $41 that's quite a bit more than i'm willing to spend. (~$12 ish) My thought is it might remove some of the noise I get...

I'm going to run an AW-D3 off it's own power supply instead of having the USB supply it. Where can I get a 9VAC transformer for cheap? I found one at partsconnexion but at $41 that's quite a bit more than i'm willing to spend. (~$12 ish)

Truly breathtaking. http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...416736,00.html Also, an interesting gallery "what the world eats" http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...645016,00.html

So I'm working on a Bijou (Cavalli Lovell Futterman) basing my parts on a BOM that someone who built it had released. However, looking at the schematic, I noticed that that I had ordered a 22 kohm resistor instead of a 22 ohm. The circuit where it belongs is (Headphone out ) | |----22...

I'm looking for a tube amp project to work on that will cost me less than $500. I would prefer something in the 250-400 range (including power supply). Under consideration are the Aikido and the new Cavalli Jones Futterman Bijou amp (from what I've been able to find). How would these two amps...

http://www.glumbert.com/media/highpower Extremely fascinating.

So I will be driving from Las Vegas, NV (home) to Greenville, SC (intern) in a few weeks and I'm having trouble finding a good source for things to do on the way. It won't be a rushed trip, and I will be traveling with my girlfriend. We'd like to make it a sort of a vacation driving only a few...

So I've got a whole bunch of pics I'd like to share in an online album. I have my own university file space, but net programming isn't my thing and setting up an nice album site will take more time/skill than I have. So here's what I"m looking for +300 mb storage decent interface that will...

I went to see a John Williams and John Etheridge duo concert last night. My, it was phenomenal! I've always been a big fan of John Williams (the classical guitarist), but seeing it in person rather than video was a completely sublime experience. I was awestruck. John Etheridge was amazing too...

What is the technical cause for the thump some amps exhibit when turned on and off? Is there any risk of headphone damage?

I love Berlioz Symphony Fantastique. However, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is a little too... chaotic? for me. I also like Shostakovich Symph. 5, especially the last movement. Any recommendations? I'm pretty new to classical. Thanks in advance.

I have had an old Yamaha G-235 for a while now and I figure it's time to clean up the tuners. The brass is tarnished and the actual screws are rusted but still hold tune quite well. As you can see in one of the pictures, I have scrubbed off some brass tarnish with a cotton swab. I spent a...

So recently as I've been browsing head-fi the page I am reading will jump up or down by a few pixels. I think it's been happening since the new format was put in place. It happens on my home computer as well as school computers. Both are running winXP with firefox. Anyways does anyone else...

Hi, so I'm considering buying either an RX-8 used (~$20K) in about two months. I am most likely to buy from a dealership. What tips do you have for buying used cars in general? Mainly, things I should be careful of, ways to bargain for the best deal, etc. I plan on compiling a database on a...