Reports that Sony Interactive buys Audeze don't seem to have registered here yet... but I'd say congrats to Sankar and everyone who started Audeze, while I'm puzzled at this matchup with the Playstation...

Been waiting for the day when I have to finally replace my original Slim Devices (Logitech) Transporter (DAC/Streamer). I probably use TIDAL as much as the music I have on my NAS these days. I like my amp/speakers/cables, so I won't change much there soon. So, I'm compiling a shortlist of...

Headphones and Earphones Benchmarking Test Files: http://bit.ly/1tbFK05

http://www.mesaboogie.com/US/Smith/ClassA-printable.htm

alright, don't shoot - I moved into a house this week that has an old bose acoustimass system in the living room. I cannot seem to get it to work. is it worth trying? cables distribute from the woofer through the walls to these little speakers mounted around the ceiling... I have no idea how...

The sports car show was absurd, the food trucks kind of meh, and I didn't even look at the cigars and drinks on display. But overall, this year's iteration of The Home Entertainment Show in Newport Beach was well worth attending.   I saw at least five (5) different reel-to-reel demonstration...

http://www.cepro.com/article/non_audiophiles_validate_audiophile_opinion_analog_is_better/   "based on our results dealers that do include analog products in their system demos could ultimately find themselves selling more vinyl-based audio systems because the differences are so dramatic to...

yes, head-fi, of course there was headroom and audeze and eddie current and centrance and all your old favorites, but I was impressed with how many people had reel to reel tape center stage for their demonstrations...     so never mind that I got to listen to Stax 009 and Stax...

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/how-headphones-changed-the-world/257830/

for a number of years I have used the lunchbox pro as a headphone amp at work. unfortunately it is broken, apparently; it won't power up any more.   is there anyone who might be able and willing to service it? does anyone here have a recommendation? thanks in advance...  ...

http://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/most-wanted/infographic-the-history-of-headphones-10304.html Source: VoucherCodes.co.uk

So, taking a little break from the relentless shilling for gadgets that many forums here have become, I'm happy to report that over the past few weeks I managed to catch several student concerts of electronica, including one with home-made electronic instruments (a little bit of punk survived...

http://io9.com/5884328/in-the-1930s-robots-were-killing-the-music-industry

with many delectable photographs of audio gear:   http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1232

check this out: on display now at LACMA (los angeles county museum of art, or uncle eli broad's cabinet of curiosities) is this vintage speaker, hooked up to play, beneath a selection of classic album covers (one design by saul bass, for instance)       detail:   now that, my...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/business/edgar-m-villchur-hi-fi-innovator-dies-at-94.html

http://www.avguide.com/review/magnepan-mini-maggie-desktop-speaker-system-playback-48?utm_campaign=Weekly+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-207&utm_content=PB+6   interesting review, but he mentions neither his amp as used for the review (small integrated on the desk? big combo hidden...

  Sound, the Way the Brain Prefers to Hear It By GUY GUGLIOTTA Published: September 5, 2011   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/science/06sound.html?_r=1&ref=science

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110804006948/en/CEA-Study-Finds-Consumers-Yearn-Audio-Quality     The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released a new study exploring the demand for high-quality audio electronics across a broad array of consumers. The study found that four in...

today (at the HeadRoom event in Buena Park, SoCal) I had a chance to listen to the prototype balanced IEM cable at the Hifiman table - and now I really want one. who out here has heard one of those blue little things?

hello all - please tell us what cable you use on your custom IEMs. no discussion of whether or not cables are this or that, please.

Ubu opens a new section of vintage Electronic Music resources: books, periodicals, media, patents & more:http://t.co/vlVctzB

ubuweb The mysterious curator of the 500+ MP3s History of Electroacoustic Music collection on Ubu tells his story: http://is.gd/CA8TBC