Hi, I have not been active on the forum for a loooong time. Being happy listening to my rig (actually speakers) with no upgrade, can you believe it? I'm considering buying an e-mu 0404 for office use. That would be plugged to a Corda HA1 amp and either an AKG 240S or a HD600. However I...

Hi there, I thought that instead of downloading yet another Phish show from gdlive (shn), I could start with some Grateful Dead stuff. I don't have anything yet from GD; so what would you recommend for a first taste (what year, recent or old, or even a specific show). Here is the current...

Hi everyone, I will finally get my first digital camera. My old very cheap and basic APS camera is almost not used but a second kid comming this spring is a good motivation! I want to keep it cheap (around $300-$400) and I'm unsure about what kind of camera to go for: A/ very slim 4megs...

Hi, I will get a Corda HA-1 from greenhorn today, in replacement to my Porta Corda. Besides the excitement involved, it also means getting decent interconnects. Oelhbach seems te receive good press, especially in Europe and are easy to get for me. The only negative feedback I saw is...

Hi everyone, It has been a long time since I last posted here but I checked the forum from time to time. I'm pretty much satisfied with my current setup: an ATOLL CD80 cd player with a Porta Corda II and AKG240S. Nothing fancy but solid and pleasant sound anyway. However, I would love...

Hi there, I'm in Manathan (coming from Paris, France) for the rest of the week for business. Anyone can recommend a hifi store with good headphones assortiment? I would try to check it if I find the time. I would especially like to hear grados. They barely can be found in France...

Hi, following up on my question about $500 CDP, I'm happy to announce I bought an Atoll CD 80 (http://www.atoll-electronique.com/). I auditioned a ROTEL, the Cambridge D500SE (briefly) , the Atoll 50 and the Atoll 80. Both Atoll were much more musical than the Rotel (very stiff) and the...

Hi everyone, -- the context -- I decided (finally) to go for a decent CDP (actually quite high end on my previous standards). I have an appointment tomorrow to audition some Cambridge 500, Atoll (french manufacturer), Rotel and also an Arcam Diva 72 (second hand but only 6 months old...

Hi, I just got my Porta Corda II from Jan Meier. Great service as previously and great product too! It's my first amp so I won't try to actually review it. I will just comment on the solid build quality and the professional finishing of it. I plugged into it my Philips DVD 722 and my...

Hi, I'm planning the construction of a cmoy amp. It will be used at home only, plugged on my DVD player. a/ My source don't have golden rca plugs. Is there any advantage then of using golden ones on the interconnectors? b/ Are 1/4 jacks really better (more contact I suppose) than 1/8...

Hi there, I want to buy some HD600 along with an amp. I never owned or heard a headphone amp. I turns out I can have the ASL MG-Head at exactly the same price as the Corda Headamp. The bundle HD600 + Corda is 550 EUR at meier-audio. The HD600 only is at 240 EUR at meier-audio. The...

Hi everyone, I'm a heavy user of MD. I copy my CDs from my DVD player optical out. However I have no quality solution for copying audio from my computer (onboard soundchip). This is much annoying, especially considering I like Phish very much and there is plenty of shn files available...

Marantz, actually subsidiary of Philips, is merging with Denon: http://www.philips.com/InformationCe...sp?lNodeId=343 P.

Hi, I was looking at those Philips AX5000. They seem to fit the bill for what *I* want: - regular batteries, no gumsticks - 45 secs shock memory, can be switched off - no fancy useless stuff like remote BUT the user manual specifies that the headphone out can be used as a line out...

What about this? http://www.phish.com/product_images/large/566X-2.gif size is 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 3/4", whatever it means in your measurement system! Can a cmoy amp fit in it? P.

Hi, I'm willing to compose a small speaker system for the bedroom. Small room, low volume needed (I currently have a 18w microsystem that never goes over 25% of volume). It will be used for some acoustic guitar, a bit of jazz and lot of classical. Many of my classical CDs are old...

Hi, I got an old Sony D-151 (from around 1995 probably). It has no antiskip, a 1 BIT DAC, a line out. Sound is OK to me. Unfortunately I have no amp to test the line out. Headphone out seems a bit "slow" to me. Music is sometimes a bit dull and lifeless. Any one can comment on it...

Hi there, I live in Paris (France). I might have got the opportunity to move to Waltham or the Boston area for 2-3 years. I'm very excited by the idea and I'm collecting as much data as I can to get an idea of how it would be like. I guess there are some ppl from Boston on this board...

I noticed some people had trouble finding the "almost-discontinued" KSC35. They are on Amazon.com for $30, free shipping. I got one shipped , so they do have them. Just to let you know. P.

Hi, Has anyone heard Muddy Waters 3CD box titled "Chess Box"? It has been published in 89. I don't know if this box is a remaster. What sound quality should I expect? Thx in advance, Pierre EDIT: I just read a review on amazon.com stating: "Not only does it have almost all of...

Looks like the ipod will be usable with windows, thanks to a third party software. You still need a firexire port of course. Check out: http://www.mediafour.com/products/xpod/ P.

I guess most of you will have read about Universal and TimeWarner upcoming cd protections. I do not intent to launch a debate about the legitimacy of it but about the consequence for normal/CDP listening (I already know it will be plain annoying to copy them on my MD unit!). I understood...

Hi, I just heard some pieces from "Laurence Jubers plays The Beatles". It sounds great, very mature interpretation of The Beatles main pieces. Much more relaxing that the originals for headphone listnening, imho. It's acoustic guitar only. Pierre

Hi, I contacted Grado to know where I could buy Grados in France (to avoid expensive shipping) and they gave me this: S.I.E.A. +33-4-9347-0306. I called and they do sell Grados. The commercial person was not in so I will call them again later. Just to let know other French members...

Hi, I guess you have plenty of tricks an dtips to reduce vibrations of your hi-fi elements. My specific problem is that I have very little flexibilty on where to put my micro system. It is not on a dedicated piece of furniture and it is near a door. As we have a wood floor, every time...