I'm looking to buy a VibeVaults for my ipod classic (link) and I noticed that the 160GB cases were not only listed separately, but also significantly cheaper (~$15 vs $40). Would it be possible to buy the 160GB case and use it on my 120GB iPod?

I've been using Alessandro MS-1s for about a year now, and while I like them quite a bit I'm looking for a decent closed step up. I've found that my taste in music has changed some in the last year, and I think it's safe to say that I'm a certified basshead, which is why I'm attracted to the...

I bought my MS-1's direct from Alessandro on January 14, 2009. Today, the metal part that attaches the headband to the earcups popped out. Does anyone have an easy fix for this? I slowly but firmly pushed it back in, and it seems to be pretty secure, but now I'm spooked. Will this continue to...

I've been looking for any impressions on these upstarts, but as far as I can tell nobody has written a proper review... They obviously put a lot of effort into aesthetic design, but I have no idea as to what they sound like. Website Store link. Box art That said, I've been looking for a new...

The best description I've heard for this band is "mewithoutYou-God+hardcore." I listen to their debut LP almost daily. Not sure how many of you this band will appeal to, but I'm fairly obsessed with them and figured I would share. Myspace last.fm

I know very little about this artist... Neo-psychedelic blues in the finest form. Apparently has toured with the likes of Devendra Banhart and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There's a few samples on their last.fm page so you can get a sense of what they sound like, and I'm sure they have a myspace page too...

Didn't see a thread, so I thought I would make one. YouTube - CONVERGE New album out soon on Epitaph/Deathwish - Teaser YouTube - Converge - Interview with Nate Newton - Cool interview with the bassist interspersed with concert footage. The song from the teaser+vocals is at 4:00 but the...

I've been getting into a lot of screamo lately, and I didn't see any real threads about it so I figured I would start one. A note of clarification: just because a band has harsh vocals does not mean that it is "screamo". Screamo is a distinct sub-genre of hardcore punk, so metal bands need not...

Copied from last.fm: Quote: N.A.S.A. (North America South America) is an international collective of musicians spanning a wide spectrum of musical genres, centered around Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel) and DJ Zegon (Ze Gonzales). Sam and Ze met in April of 2003 at a friend’s studio and...

The other topic was just too negative for me. My concert experiences have been overwhelmingly positive. -Audience interaction: At a Dan Deacon show I went to a few months ago, the artist turned off all the lights and told everybody to relax. Then, he asked us to close our eyes and slowly spin...

I really hate to be "that guy", but, to be honest, I spent countless hours researching my full-size headphones (Alessandro MS-1) and I'd like to make purchasing my second pair as painless as possible. I'm trying to save my wallet a little stress, so my limit is $80 this time. Here's my list...

My cable is about 2-3 feet too long and unwieldly when I'm playing out of a portable in my pocket... Short of a recable, what's an easy solution to this? I suppose coiling the cable up in the middle is the first thing that pops into mind, I'd like to know how you guys usually do it

Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM) has Sansa e280 refurbs going for $55 dollars shipped (today only, so this is very much an impulse buy). I'm getting a 32gig touch in about 2 weeks, but this seems like a good deal for a backup player. Should I go for it? How is the sound quality of the e200 series...

Never really heard of these guys until a few months ago, but they make some pretty great stuff. They're surprisingly diverse, and release albums on a pretty consistent annual basis. Very hard to squeeze into one category. The best I can think of right now would be experimental rock, but...

I've never had a portable source in my life, so headphones have never been a real issue for me. However, after seeing the new iPod Touches, I've decided that now would be a good time to start. I've decided that I'd like to spend about $100, with $150 being the absolute limit. I'll most likely...

I've been looking at a lot of PMP's lately, and despite its reputedly lackluster SQ the 605 is sticking out to me due to its fantastic screen and huge hard drive. I'm pretty dead-set on the 80GB 605, but I don't want to end up buying it and regretting it immediately. The only player that's...

My trusty, beautiful Yamaha CR-1020 is starting to get wonky when playing sound out of the left channels... I have it hooked up to my PC's line out via an RCA cable, and listening to unbalanced music like this is absolute hell. I haven't had the funds to buy a decent sound card, so I'm stuck...

Not sure where to put topics about incoming formats, but the new digital/analog hybrid Vinyldisk is making the rounds with some CD releases... It'd be enough to make me buy a physical copy, that's for damn sure. Read more about it here.

I'm looking to buy a PMP soon, and rather than convert my entire library to a lossy format, I'd rather just get a player that supports it... The problem is, Most of the players that do have FLAC support have pitifully small hard drives. I've been looking at the A2/A3 lately, and they seem to be...