EDIT I brought them to a friend of mine and he immediatly saw that the copper wires had a thin layer around them, thus the green/red colour, which could be easily burned off. After doing that it was a simple soldering job and they work yet again :) /EDIT   A few weeks ago the plug of my...

After some time enjoying my Westone UM1's I've finally decided to upgrade to the UM3 or UM3X after a recent financial bonus. I'm having a rather difficult time though finding (authorised) sellers of Westone products in the EU. So far I've only found some stores on eBay which are expensive and...

I've made a very basic amplifier a few months ago mainly for school and partly for fun. I now have to measure how it performs and how it well it amplifies each signal. Can anyone tell me what's the best way to get such a graph? I was thinking to let my source play pink noise (containing all...

Well, the title says it all. I'm looking into getting a new media player so I'll probably watch more music clips. The only problem is I've got no idea where to get some good quality music clips. Any place to get music clips or live clips is appreciated

Hey guys, I'm wondering how well the K271s responds to a change of the stock cable to something of better quality. I hope I haven't ordered my new Headphile cable just for the looks of it . cheers

Hey, I really appreciate any help on this since it very annoying. I have a X-Fi XtremeMusic soundcard, I've plugged a splitter into it, one side goes to my T20 speakers who sound fine. The other connection of the splitter goes to my Little Dot MKII amplifier, when I use it, I can hear noises...

Hey people, I'm looking for some new portable cans to use mostly while cycling to work. I currently use a K81DJ and ATH-SJ5 though I use the SJ5 more. I also use a ATH-CK7 sometimes, mostly when it rains (fits under my hood ). I'm pretty happy with all three of these though I seem to prefer...

Hey folks, I wondered if anybody here experiences or has experienced that you hear a high peeping tone all day long (don't know if 'peeping' is the correct word to use here). It's not that hard but when it's silent it's very evident to you it's there and it won't go away . And, most...

Hey, I've been wondering if anybody knew something about a new iAudio or hopefully a HDD based MP3 player from Cowon? I really want an iAudio but they just lack the usability like smart playlists from my iPod. And the interface is a mess (judging the D2). They attend CES in 2 weeks so...

Hey, I've got a simple question which is stated in the title: Which online stores ship Grados/Alessandros internationally (or are located in the Netherlands) so I can enjoy some music with a Grado signature . I ordered a pair of Grado SR80's from Todd The Vinyl Junkie but my order got...

I might get an AKG C420L but I don't know it it'll work on my PC using the normal microphone in line at the back of my PC. It's a condensator microphone and it has an 3,5mm mono plug (B-lock version made for the AKG PT 300). Will this work using a normal mic line in of my PC and if no...

Hey, in the near future I'll have to decide for a subject for a task for school. I thought it would be cool to build a (headphone) amplifier but I will have to design the circuit myself. Since I don't know anything at all about electronics and that kind of stuff I wondered if you could give...

Hey, I recently tried to make a iPod line out after I'd seen all the marvelous creations here on Head-Fi. Unfortunately some glue stayed in the male connector of the cable and came in the female connector of my iPod. Since the glue has hardened on the pins in the connector it won't work...

Hey, I recently tried to build an iPod LOD myself but that didn't work out; my iPod connecter has glue on the pins and doesn't work anymore. I went to the Apple Store and they said I could: A. Replace my 5.0th Generation 30GB with a complete new one for 125 euros, or B. Buy a new one...

Hey, I got an iPod of the 5.0th generation which has an impedance of 32 Ohm. Now I'm interested in buying a AKG K271s headphone which has an impedance of 55 Ohm. Now I heard from someone that it can be possible to blow up the amp in the iPod if the difference between the impedances is too...