I want to make a cable for my Livewires. I purchased some MCX connectors from Digi Key, but they're not quite the same as those used on the stock Livewires cable, the barrel is much smaller, meaning I wasn't able to fit both wires into it. Also, there's no place to solder the ground to. Does...

As the title suggests, I'm looking to expand my music collection to include more electronic music, since as of now it consists mainly of Classical, Jazz, Soul, and Rap/Hip Hop.   I'm a huge fan of Bach's organ works, and I especially like the harmonic progressions and polyphony he uses. Of...

Hi. I recently bought an akai mpk with accompanying software (reason), and I'm having some fun making tracks, although I am a somewhat new to the whole thing and not very good yet. Anyways, i'd like some speakers for my computer for the previously described activity and just to listen to...

Hey, I need a new waterproof jacket for this season. I was looking at backcountry.com, and some of the arc'teryx and norrona stuff looked interesting, but expensive (400,500+). I found an arc'teryx beta sl which looked good, but it's gore-tex paclite, so maybe a bit too thin, im not sure...

As the title states, if someone could explain how directional cables work and how are they different to "normal" cables. Thanks

I was looking for some bulk speaker wire. I want to make a speaker cable about 10 feet long ( so i'd be buying 20 feet) and the total cost ( so connectors too) should be under 60-70. I don't need anything extravagant, just want to have some fun and build something a bit beter than what i have...

Hi, It's my cousin's birthday in a couple weeks and I know she wants this Gucci blackberry (she won't be using it with a blackberry, though) case. The problem is, the case is part of the 2005 Holiday line-up of products, and I can't find it on the gucci site or anywhere else. If anyone knows...

I'm extremely close to getting an n95-3 off amazon. I have read around, and it seems it would fit all of my requirements fairly well. Should I go for it? Anyone have bad experiences with the phone? Or maybe a better alternative? Thanks

Hi, It will be th 1st time I'm not busy this summer, and I have no idea how to use the free time. I'm considering working, as I could use some extra cash, but I really don't know where to start. So, if anyone has any good ideas for a job from, let's say, mid-June to mid-August for a 15 year...

As the title states, I would appreciate some info regarding what cable you guys use/ where I can find it. I'm planning on building some interconnects for my system, and I'm looking for a fairly good cable, I have tried navships/starquad and want to see how the higher end stuff works out. I was...

I have tried cd players and found a computer rig to be much easier to work with. Unfortunately, my pc is noisy and i don't like having to turn it on every time I want to listen to something. So, as the title states, are media servers viable options for a good source? It seems like a good...

I have had my Darth Beyers for a while now, and while I do like them, I want to complement them with something else. So I would like some suggestions for a pair of headphones that has a crisp, clean sound with good soundstage, detail, and speed. Basically everything the darths aren't. I was...

Hello, When I first joined head-fi my purpose was to get a good headphone rig since I can't listen to speakers that much. I searched on google and this site came up. I then knew I needed a CDP, so I looked around, asked some questions, and found some good options under 300$. I was about to buy...

I have a zen vision m and I was trying to put all my music in lossless. since it only supports wav, I chose that. Then I find out I can't tag wav files and edit the artist, genre, etc. So basically my problem is: I ripped my music in flac from foobar and I can get all the artitist info etc, the...

I see a lot of people have some quotes in their sigs, and there's quite a few I found interesting. Since head-fi seems like a place with so many original and intelligent people, I was wondering if you could post some quotes, sayings, etc. and yes, this is partly for a school project, but I...

As the title states, would there be a significant sound quality increase between my portable amp/dac ( a leckerton uha-3) and a dedicated home DAC possibly in the 200-300 range? Also, I have been contemplating whether to go th CD or PC route. I'm still unsure if I should get a cd player and...

When listening to my computer with my dac ( so using a usb cable) I hear every minute or so 2 or 3 clicks. also some noise comes out in one channel, then the other. I have no idea what could be causing this. Anyone able to help me out? thanks

As the title states, does anyone have a guide on how to recable headphones? or does it depend on the specific model? I used the search feature, but nothing came up, so if someone could help me out, it would be appreciated. thanks in advance

Hello, As a late christmas gift I can get anything within the 100-250 dollar price range. Since I don't really have a source right now ( I use my Zen and PC) I was looking into a home CD player. I have read and I understand that used cd players are much beter value for the $, but being a gift...

I am extremely confused !!! So, I mainly use my portable rig, which is almost complete. It consists of my zen, my amp ( uha-3), and i will get my livewires. As a very late b-day gift, i got a pair of darths. I now have a couple of problems, though. First, my only amp is my portable one, and...

I have no idea where to post this, but it seems like an accessory so i'll post it here. Mods please move if not in the correct forum. So, does anybody have any good recomendations for a case for my zen vision M. The main requirements would be: 1. Protects screen ( I had a case with a solid...

Does anybody know anything about this company? their site is www.sleek-audio.com and they make iems. It looks kinda gimmicky, but hey, you never know! If I'm late, then please delete.

Hello. I have already made a couple of threads, but things kind of changed and anyways i didn't get many replies. So, here's the deal. I know very little about amps. But it seems necessary for my new darths. I also have a pair of e4cs. So, do e4cs benefit from amping. If that were the case, i...

This is my first post in the amp section, so I know very little about the subject. I have read carefully all the posts regarding amps in the sticky section, and have tried my best to learn as much as i could. I do have a couple questions, though. I currently have a pair of shure e4 and a zen...

Ok, I have made several threads regarding suggestions because i really don't have a lot of experience. So, right now I have shure e4c ( pretty satisfied) shure e2c ( which i don't use much) and have a pair of sony mdr-v6 lying around that i especially dislike as i find them very harsh. So, my...