I just got my iPod for Windows (20 GB version) today. In the SF Bay Area, one can get them at CompUSA and Fry's Electronics. So, here's a short review for those of you who, like me, were anxiously waiting for an officially supported iPod for Windows. Test system - Athlon XP1700+, 512 MB...

What do people here think of recent MD players' headphone outputs vs. recent portable CD players' headphone outputs? For example, how would the sound from a Sony MZ-E900 compare to a Panasonic SL-CT780's headphone out? I know that the Panasonic has a more powerful headphone out, but I'm more...

I was wondering what rechargeable 9V's I should use to get the optimal performance out of my Porta Corda. I've seen the Plainviews, but I don't like the fact that they need their own charger, and that the charger (at least from the one picture I've seen of them) only takes a single 9V at a time...

Can anybody point me to a reasonably high quality in-line volume control? I need this to replace the extremely crappy digital volume control in my PJB-100. So, what I would do is set the digital volume to full on the PJB-100, and use the volume control to provide volume attenuation. I've...

I recently got my hands on the Plano 150-MD storage case, and I really like it. I needed something that would fulfill the following criteria: - compact - could store lots of MDs - could store MDs with or without cases (i.e. has to have a lid to keep out dust) - durable - good fit for MDs...

I just got the MZ-E900 MD player for ultraportable listening and.... wow! I've been using an MZ-E90, which has served me very well. However, it had one major problem: very noticeable hiss with or without the remote. The MZ-E900 solves this problem for me. The lack of hiss just makes everything...

Is it worth it use the MZ-R700 with a headphone amp, or are the internal electronics noisy enough to cause me headache when amplified further? I'm trying to decide what MD to buy next, and I like the MZ-R700 quite a bit (good price/performance ratio). I just want to be able to use an amp with it.

I was wondering how long Sony's MD players tend to last. I've had my MZ-E90 for two years, and I've used it quite heavily throughout that time. It's still working flawlessly. Now, I'm pondering whether i should get an MZ-E900 before the MZ-E909 is the only high-end Sony player that's...

I currently have a Sony MZ-E90 MD player that I really love. However, there is one slight problem: when my Ety 4P's are plugged into the remote, I hear a background hiss during the quiet portions of the song. Connecting the Ety's directly to the headphone jack (no remote) makes the hiss go away...

I've recently gotten into dance / electronica music (I'm new to this stuff, so please forgive incorrect use of terminology), and so far, I like the following CDs: * BT_ESCM (by BT) * The Mirror Conspiracy (by Thievery Corporation) * Tourist (by St. Germain) * Out There and Back (by Paul...

I have a question for the Head-Fi gurus: why does headphone impedance affect a headphone's sound? Why does it have any effect on anything other than loudness? I do understand that higher impedances block out more of the hiss from the source, but there seems to be more to it than that. For...

How much battery life should I expect out of a standard cmoy with a Panasonic pot with a: 1. standard 9V alkaline battery 2. Energizer 7.2V 150 mAh NiMH rechargeable I've only used rechargeables, and the battery life was disappointing. Should I expect a big increase in battery life if I...

Today, when I took a trip to The Good Guys, I saw that they had the EXP503. Feature-wise, it's totally beaten by the Rio Volt SP250 -- except that it has AAC playback. However, has anyone heard how it sounds? Here's The Good Guys' web page for the EXP503...

Now that I've finished a cmoy amp, I have some questions for the gurus on this board (I'm very new at this stuff, so virtually everyone's a guru compared to me): [list=1]What tips can you recommend for drilling holes that are aligned with one another? I tried to align them visually, but that...

What a sense of accomplishment I feel right now! I just finished constructing a basic cmoy portable headphone amp (by far my largest electronics project thus far), and it sounds wonderful through my Grado SR-60's and Etymotics ER-4P's w/ Dan Pumphrey's 4P-to-4S adapter, driven by my Panasonic...