The ipod classic was there this morning but has now vanished from the website and the refurb area of the store after the keynote. Sadly they didn't release a larger iPod touch with 128 storage. I'm bummed. Edit: and now the store is down again....hmm

Amazing video tour of Grado Labs and interview by Tech Crunch. I already loved Grado and my precious RS1s. But this video makes me love Grado even more. Well done. http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/27/tc-makers-a-walk-through-the-amazing-townhouse-that-grado-labs-calls-home/

      So, I'm thinking of upgrade the stock power cable for my mac mini. It is a non polarized c7 plug, see pic above. Both sides are round, a figure eight if you will.   I've got this older PS audio c7 cable, except the plug is the polarized version, ie. one side is square...

I know that many of us rely on a mac mini for audio server duties. I picked one up a few weeks ago and am enjoying the sound via 16gb ram, pure music and a musical fidelity v-link 192. Thinking about the best power source: it's plugged into a large APC UPS (along with my readynas)...

I love my Grado RS1s, they are vintage button and I'm enthralled with their realism on vocals: johnny cash, black crowes, billy Joel. All played via my new second hand Rsa dark star or my old stand by Rsa raptor via bryston bda1 dac via McIntosh spinner. I've tried for two years to fall in...

I bought a pearstone 4 pin xlr power cable to use as a headphone extension cable. I just received and hooked up, problem: no sound. Is there something fundamentally different about a "power cable" that makes it unsuitable as a headphone cable? Here's what I bought...

Encouraging news leaking out that apple is soliciting higher res audio from labels and engineers: http://www.cultofmac.com/198964/apple-accepting-high-resolution-music-for-itunes-says-sound-engineer-report/

I've been waiting to upgrade to a Mac mini to access lossless files on my nas. Happy to see the new Mac minis announced this week. I was bummed that the ssd drive is not an option of the entry level mini, only the quad core. So the apple ssd mini minimum cost from apple is about $1,100. Do...

So I've got the Bryston dac (bda1) and I like the sound and multiple array of inputs. However, it only has one balanced output and I'd like to send balanced signals to my main stereo as well as another headphone amp or two. Is there an elegant way to achieve this? I could easily split the...

I stumbled onto this website, they make a volume control that will work with any amp, receiver, etc. They look very cool, I wonder how they sound? http://www.audiocubics.com/ Is there another solution? Would be nice not to have to get off the sofa any more than absolutely necessary. :p

Has anyone created a new RSA Dark Star thread since the last one was closed? I'm eager to learn more about initial impressions, reviews, etc. I've searched and can't find an active thread, apologies if I've missed something here....

I'm a noob to balanced portable listening and am interested in having my new Beyer DT1350s wired for balanced output from my RSA SR71B.   Sadly the headphone cable is not detachable.   Given that the phones only cost 300, spending another 300 on new cabling seems high to me.   Is...

I'm a noob to balanced portable listening and am interested in having my new Beyer DT1350s wired for balanced output from my RSA SR71B.   Given that the phones only cost 300, spending another 300 on new cabling seems high to me.   Is there an economical way to go that's worth it?   I...

I've recently bought the SR71B and this is my first venture into balanced headphone world.   This is generally just for travel use so I'm not thinking large headphones.   I'm not using a balanced source yet, just ipod 160 lossless via line out port to single ended input.   While I'd...

So it's been a little while since I last hooked up my RSA predator to my ipad via the USB camera connection kit. Apple has updated the OS since I last used this combo together. Well, I tried last night and got the disturbing message that the device uses too much power and won't work with the...

So I'm a big RSA fan and have a few of his Amps. Have been using qables lod to feed some LiveWires duals and trips. Both sets have taken numerous remolds of the right ear. The right ear is still a problem. The duals were remedied by LiveWires prior supplier by trimming the portion of the...

OK you guys have given me the sickness. I am breaking in my new RSA Predator, awaiting the arrival of new LiveWires, just ordered the Qable Silver dock connector. Lots of gear to manage. Has anyone found a good solution or custom case for RSA amps? Is an all in one headroom style bag just...

Trying to figure out the optimal configuration for RSA's new Predator. My question is: Could I hook up my ipod classic 160G to a Pocketdock and utilize the USB output to feed the Predator's USB DAC? Many thanks.