That's probably tin coated copper. No better than uncoated copper, but it costs more and looks different.

I lived there from 1995 to 2005. In 1995 it was nice. Housing was cheap, traffic wasn't bad, cost of living was reasonable. I worked at Rockford Fosgate in Tempe. Tens years later a lot had changed. Metro Phoenix population went from 2 million to 3.5 million people. The population increase...

I'm a director of sales for an electronics company. The best part is I get to work from home when I'm not on the road. Which means lots of listening opportunities.

My in-laws have been living at our home for 8 months....and we've only been married for 15 months!! ARRRGHHHH! It started with "come to Colorado and stay with us until you find a place to live". Well, they moved here from Phoenix and their situation changed with regards to both health and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrvile There's no such thing as "volume-controlled line out." Line-out bypasses the amp and the amp is the only thing that can change the volume. The iRiver HP120's line out is volume controlled. Generally speaking, a line out is a higher impedance...

150 mph + in Germany in a diesel Audi. Amazed me at the time, about 8 years ago. 140 mph + in a 330i here in the US (Arizona), very early in the morning with no traffic around. New Honda S2000 sitting in the garage waiting for the snow to melt....??? mph?

I use the iPower 500 mAH batteries with the switches on the Portaphile as follows: - Class A on - Wide Bandwidth off - Gain on high - LED on I get quite acceptable battery life. I haven't timed it but it must be at least 7-8 hours. This is running mostly ER4P when I travel. I have...

Wow. Thanks. Bonham was (still is) one of the best.

Quote: Originally Posted by Davesrose ....it's generally safer to go with SS amps over tubes in less expensive amps. Where would you place the Woo 3 or 6 or the less expensive Singlepower amps with regards to the HD650? I do have a pretty decent Denon home CD player with...

Good stuff all. Thanks. I've been an audio nut for a long time, but have been a bit disconnected for the last few years. I'm now enjoying music all over again. Upgrades WILL come, but hopefully at a speed that doesn't make my wallet go into shock. Now about that tube amp.....

...for all the great info available on this forum. I came here with my iHP-120 and ER4P which I use a lot when I travel. Since joining I've purchased a Portaphile V2^2 maxxed, Sennheiser HD650, and a host of minor goodies. Thanks to everyone here I feel I made very informed decisions and...

Hi greenhorn, I've had an iRiver HP-120 for 3 years and love it. Sounds great with my Ety4P. However, about 2 weeks ago I purchased a Portaphile v2^2 maxxed as I was in search of "a little more". It made a huge difference in my mind. I do like to listen at fairly high volumes, and the amp...