I clean my foam tips about once a week in warm soapy water. its like cleaning a sponge.

Regarding "noise floor": Some amps have an audible noise floor with sensitive phones. The ER6i/XP-7 definitely has this problem until the stock op-amp is swapped for another. the AD797 set I got from Toddthevinyljunkie effectively solved this problem for me. There is still abit of noise at...

The ER6i is a great value at $94.99 at Amazon. They are very light, but not cheap-feeling or looking. Perhaps if they were artificially weighted, like many other small electronic items like ipods, people wouldn't be concerned with the build quality. The Shures do look more like "hardware".

Eat lots of ahi while there--I ate it 9 days in a row! best ever! You can't help but feel guilty though, swimming with these gorgeous fish and then eating them for lunch.

I just just got the etymotic ER6i, which I love. At about 87(amazon) bucks they are affordable--the ideal phone for isolation(travel), and great to use as a couterpart to your grados.

Is it the op-amp(original)? Looks like lots of people here use an Ety/Ray samuels combo without problem. I've swapped various phones in and out and there is definitely a serious hiss with the Er6i/XP-7 combo in particular. Insights? Suggestions? thank you!

Thanks for the reply, aaron. Even when I plug my sennheisers into a mini adpter then back to a 1/4 inch there is no noise. yes, the noise is constant, regardless of volume. I'm thinking that the jack on the ER6is is strange and may require a unique adapter...thoughts?

bump Nobody has tried these phones with a quiet adapter?

When I use a mini to 1/4" adapter to plug my ER6is into my Ray Samuels XP-7 I get a loud hiss. This doesn't happen when I plug other phones into the amp and the ER6is are dead quiet straight out of my nano. I have two different but similar "nothing special" gold adapters. Anyone have this...

Living in Rome for a while sort of ruined things for me when it comes to espresso. I became accustomed to 2-3 perfect cups a day. Even in New York it was impossible to find a perfect shot until recently(4 years later), when I finally enjoyed a shot without defect pulled by an old Italian man in...

I've had my nano in a padded altoids case from day one and, remarkably, have only two small hairline scratches. I'm planning on covering the top with a protective layer similar to those that protect pda screens. The scratching is a draw-back, but considering how wonderful the device is in every...

See some live music. You're in the best music city in the world. With a student ID you can get 2 tickets to the philharmonic tonight for $10 each. Or catch some jazz at the village vanguard/blue note/birdland.

When I posted in this thread back in November, I had hoped the creaking would stop. It definitely did not, much to my annoyance. Worse, a completely new noise has started, and I've determined that the place where my right-side zu cable meets the aluminum plug is the trouble-spot. It makes a...

I was spoiled with perfect espresso everyday when I lived in Rome, and can confidently recommend Illy (www.illyusa.com) as having the finest beans. www.wholelattelove.com is an outstanding resource for general info on authentic espresso drink creation. Unfortunately, I have never had a...

Nice collection of source components--any impressions of the Sony(SCD-1?) v. Marantz(DV-8400?) on sa-cd?

Check out the Tivoli line of radios. The Model One(which I just picked up) is $100 and sounds excellent--a popular product. They also have a battery powered portable version and other variations. The design and build quality is superb. I dont know about use with the T-amp. If I recall correctly...

Unless you're into classical and classic jazz, the hi-rez catalogue isn't satisfactory, imo. Classical releases are plenty, which makes me happy, since classical is most of what I buy. check out sa-cd.net, if you haven't already.

Welcome back, Welly Wu. i've been anticipating your review for a while--I'm about to pull the trigger on dv59avi and its great to hear that this already excellent (according to many a pro review) player can be modded with success. nice review/epiphany narrative. Enjoy the music, Dimitri

where is the photo album, btw? Thanks, Dimitri

When is the Blue Ray v. HD-DVD war supposed to start? I'm assuming current DVD-based universal players will drop in price as a consequence...Are the new players going to be here by first quarter 2005? Don't know how long I can wait...need new SA-CD source...

Mine do the same thing. i ignore it. dont want to lube the hinges with anything before someone else does it...would something like wd-40 affect the paint?

Wow. had a great time a my first meet. Some newbie impressions: 1. k1000s are dramatically different from anything i had ever strapped to my head! Very speaker-like--a refreshing heaphone experience. 2. The PS-1 on Ray's Stealth had too much bass, regardless of music choice. I loved my...

If you aren't into classical or jazz, sa-cd doesn't offer enough title choice, imo. i chose to go down the sa-cd road precisely because I wanted to start a classical and jazz collection, and have been extremely happy with the titles available. Plus, virtually all new titles are hybrids, so the...

What happened to this thread? Welly, did you get your source back yet? need some impressions...

I'm there too! I'l bring: The gear in my sig. cheers, dimitri