Having just moved into a 2nd floor flat/apartment I thought better of taking my floorspeakers and subwoofer with me - they were great in a detached house, but now I have to have a care for my neighbours. ATM I have been using a pair of Celestian Bookshelf speakers that I found - can't remember...

I was wondering if there are any portable amps that shine with the HF-2. I have been using my IBasso P3, but its not really much better than just out of my IPod/Sansa Fuze. Out of my desktop amps it carries more bass and top end sparkle - so maybe its a amp mis-match - I want to use this amp...

Been trying to find some leads, no luck and maybe I'm looking for the wrong thing. What I want to do is move a small PCB board that is stacked above the main board, I need to add a larger component to the mainboard, so the top board needs to stay somewhere new. The top board is connected via...

OK, so having sorted out my main rig, it now back to the vexing problem of an IEM. My IEM journey has been fraught with problems relating to microphonics and listening to my heart beat! What I'm after is some good SQ, good isolation, but low microphonics and no heartbeat, and cables that run...

Or paranoia? Here's what I have seen now twice, from the same seller. I put in a big for an item (NOS Mullard tubes in both cases) - I bid first, and met the asking bid (£20 in both cases). No bids are seen for the next 10 days. Then 5 seconds before the item sells, a new bidder wins. Ok...

Funny how one addition to the audio chain can set off a 'reaction'! Anyhow - current setup is SqueezeBox->Audio gd 3SE->DV332->HF-2 or HD650's - but ever since the HF-2 arrived my amp has been playing silly buggers, viz a 'fluttering noise' in the rhs channel (which was a problem I noticed when...

Well the DAC turned up just as the house filled up for the holidays, so i've not had much quality time alone atm. It came witj 100 hours burn-in and they recommend a further 200. So it'll be back to work before its all settled. I was super happy with the extra rca outs as that simplifies my...

Ever since I got my HD 650 and played them with my DV 332 I've loved the sound, it just blows me away. However, as I found out last night, sometimes you need closed cans, as I was listening to my neighbours music whilst listening. I listen at low levels, due to ear troubles, but during all the...

I have an oppo 980h player which gives DSD over HDMI to my Onkyo amp. This is fantastic for speakers, but i'm having problems hooking up to my headamp, i.e. the onkyo doesn't output sound except via the speakers (no sound on tape out, pre out, zone 2,3 pre outs) which is a major pita. There is...

Dear All, I've been loving my HD 650's for the past few weeks, but I've noticed that certain frequencies cause horrid distortion in both drivers. It is only key frequencies, and isn't volume related, and is in both drivers. Any clues? or is this just a natural resonance frequency of the...

I've been into music for ever, but always favouring a speaker system untill about 1 year ago, when the complaints about 'reasonable volume levels' drove me to find an alternative solution to divorce. After much reading and umming and ahhing I bought te DT770/80 pro cans and these were nice...

Just a quick heads up for all you us UK folk, Currys are selling the Sansa View 16GB version for £59.97, which is a bargin. I wanted a cheap mp3/USB drive for work, and I bought one, so i can carry my lectures round as well as some cool tunes for my office.

Having just recieved my HD 650 I want to reach audio heaven with a longer cable so I can do away with the a cheap and nasty extension, and get a good cable at the same time. I was pointed in your general direction, so can anyone help me out? I can wield a soldering iron, but I have no idea...

Dear Head-Fiers, Well after much reading and pondering I have finally gone and bought a pair of HD 650's - I'm hoping that they will work there sweet magic with my DV322 amp. Rather than buy a portable set of cans I packed my DT 770's into my case, and I loved them so much I decided that I'd...

Been wanting to grab some cans that fold up neat so I can pack them away in a case for use in hotels etc. I have been looking at the 2500's and was just about to buy when I spotted that the 2200 are some £30 cheaper from the same website, so I thought .. whats the difference between them...

While I wait for my new D3 amp to wing its way, and before my next week long hotel stay, I thought I'd checkout the best options on headphones that can pack away. I love the sound of full cans, but there not too practical for taking on the road. I have IEM and NC cans for the travelling part...

Dear Head-Fi'rs, I just can't decide, and everytime I think i'm set, I change my mind! He is the situation. Due to work I travel and get to sit in hotels for a week at a time, often every month. As I've come to realise that drinking isn't actually a sustainable hobby, I want to take my...

Well after buying a new headphone amp for my home system, my portable is sounding flat! I currently use Etymotic ER-6i's, which have been very nice, but not really knocking my socks off. I'd prefer not to have to get a portable amp to add to the collection of 'thing we must carry' but will my...