Oh oh, the bug has bitten me again. I'm thinking about possibly getting a new DAC. I currently have a Stello DA220, which is a darn good DAC, but I'm wondering what's out there right now up to $1000, and perhaps as much as $1500 that would surpass what I already have. I do love how punchy and...

So I was looking through the Staples Ad and noticed the Solo Beats by Dr. Dre are $180, and it made me laugh. Apparently, if your headphones are a fashion accessory, then $180 is a perfectly reasonable price (seems like every kid around this town has a pair), but if you spend $180 for headphones...

Okay this should be fun. Find me the best bass test tracks in your collection. You can name either the album if it's generally good or a single stand out track. I'm not looking for just booming, I'm looking for deep, solid, and tight high quality bass. Tracks/albums that clip badly or that are...

Budget = $900-1200 Must include: Speakers (2.0 system is fine) CD Player Receiver/Amplification. Cables and Speaker Wire. Will be used primarily for classical with maybe a touch of jazz. Will probably connect cable box/TV to it, but this is a very secondary consideration. I'd...

Cantus Live from the Trinity Wall Street: Trinity Church For those who are unfamiliar, Cantus is a professional male choral ensemble. John Atkinson of Stereophile has done a number of their recordings. I discovered them while taking a music appreciation class. They preformed a remarkable...

I recently purchased the BX10s to go with my BX8 (non-a) monitors. The sub can be crossed over anywhere from 200Hz to 50Hz. The BX8s are relatively flat to 37Hz. My questions is, what is the optimum crossover point, and why? My first inclination was to set the crossover as low as possible...

This could be a great album but it's compressed so much that I have to force myself to listen to what would be otherwise great music.

Sadly I think quite a few people are going to dismiss the 420s as being “veiled”. I almost did the same, but since they were sitting here at my disposal for a few weeks I kept listening. Like the title says, it seems that Shure has chosen to take a step in a different direction with the...

I would have never thought when I sat down to write this I’d have such a hard time…. It seems to me that it’s a lot easier to write a review about something that has a bunch of flaws than it is to write about something that’s this incredibly good. Is it perfect then? No, of course the E500s...

Doug from Westone was nice enough to let me borrow the new 3 Saturday night at the national meet. Too bad for my ears, we didn't get back from partying with everyone till around 4am. When Iron_Dreamer and I finally got back to the room we tried to do a little listening but passed out pretty...

Okay, I just couldn't have a UE fan boy thread without having a Shure one too. Despite using my UE-10s and Super.Fi 5 Pros more than my Shure E4 and E5s, I still have big love for my Shure IEMs. So if Shure is your sound, sound off (with a post), and show off (with some pics). Again...

My girlfriend has now jacked both of my black UE T-Shirts that pose the question: "Are you getting it all?" Since she wears the shirts to bed on most nights, I see these shirts a lot... So anyway... Are you getting it all? I love my UE-10s and my Super.Fi 5 Pros. I use them constantly, and...

So I get in my car this evening and start driving home... Put on the Tom Leykis show because his show is funny and keeps me awake. Suddenly I find myself listening to a murder confession that was recorded from Friday's live show... Here's what I've found since I got home...

Ultimate Ears would like to open its doors to us once again sometime next week (the week of 10/02/06) so that we can hear the new Triple-Fi 10 Pros. Please let me know here or through a PM if you're interested in attending. Right now I'm trying to lock it down for Wednesday or Friday afternoon...

Well, it's been nearly a year since I got my UE-10s, and as some of you know I've never been completely happy with the fit (my own fault to a degree, they would have continued to work with me when I got them, but I decided to try to get used to the ones I had). About two weeks ago I sent Mike...

A few months ago, I was presented the opportunity to review a pair of E-MU’s new PM5 Precision Monitors, and of course, I took it (Thanks Ichi). I’ve been in love with my 1212m since I got it, and so I had great expectations for these new speakers. I have to admit, this has been a very hard...

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...6&pageNumber=1 It's great to see products that we talk about here pop up in various magazines and online publications This is particularly true when they are not part of the "audiophile" community. Hopefully increased knowledge of higher fidelity...

The Cure's - Just Like Heaven/Love Song & Depeche Mode's - Enjoy the Silence I know this is probably better suited to the music sub-forum but not a lot of people really read the music sub-forum, so here it is. I'd really appreciate your help. I'm trying to make this mix, but am struggling to...

My Aunt has had a pair of Pioneer CS510s for 15+ years. She liked them a lot but the surrounds on the drivers have all deteriorated and it doesn't look like they are available for replacement. She is looking to spend around $400-600 on a pair of speakers. They need to be fairly detailed...

I was at Best Buy today and was ready to buy the Miranda Lambert album after Mike Dias from Ultimate Ears recommended it. Then I noticed that it was a Sony/BMG release and put it right back on the shelf. Hopefully if there are enough of us doing this we can get them to wake up and smell the...

I'm one of those people that doesn't really like buying online unless there's no other way. As such, I have been hunting high and low for a line out dock for the iPod. None of the half dozen local electronics stores in my area have had anything that would work (pocket dock or sik ram din) and I...

Just got the Santana - All That I Am album and found that I can't rip it because of the SunnComm copy protection on it. While the latest copy protection software does ask you if you would like to install it, it does not allow you to copy your new CD into anything other than WMA with DRM. If...

Tanqueray No. 10 martini up with a lime twist... I just made myself one and now I'm kicked back feeling very... Chill...

I just spent a couple hours listening over my Jesse Cook collection. Simply amazing... I have: Gravity Nomad Tempest Free Fall While they're all excellent albums, I'd recommend them in that order. Anybody else really dig his stuff?

A few weeks ago, my pre-production 5 Pros (the ones we got at the tour were pre-production units in case anyone missed that) died... R.I.P. Well, I got hold of UE and they were nice enough to give me a new pair, thanks again guys! Interestingly enough, it sounded quite different from what the...