Hello all, I sat down and had a chat with the brilliant Tom Christiansen of Neurochrome. Thought you may enjoy it! Part 1: Part 2:

Erin was recently on my podcast:

Yesterday I had a chance to try the HPA-1 at the Florida Audio Expo. While I'm not a headphone guy, the sounds was great with no downfalls that I heard or the measurements suggest. For $899, it's a no brainer if cans are your thing. The unit is clean, and there was a clear cover on one HPA-1...

Why is this the case?

Got my new custom DH Labs HP-1 for my MrSpeakers Alpha Dogs.  Pretty sweet!     http://silversonic.com/docs/products/HP-1.html

This is a very exciting product that has just been released.  I'm really excited to say that I have one coming and hope to have it by the weekend.  I also have one of UpTone Audio's JS-2 LPS.  These two products are designed by the amazing John Swenson.     Below is from the UpTone Audio...

I currently have some Shure E3c with custom ear molds.  While very nice they're just not to my liking anymore.  These are used for airplane travel only and that setup is MacBook Air (JRiver) > iFi Micro iDSD.   Can you guys give me some recommendations that would be in the $500 range...

Lets try to see where most of us live and where the best place for a GTG is.  There are many members on this site that have no idea how many local guys there are.  Pick the closest city to you.  

Does anyone know if there is a master list of connectors that are specific to each headphone?  I thought this could be a master list sheet if there isn't one already.     Make > Model > Connector > Manufacturer   MrSpeakers Alpha Dog SN-8-4(P)  www.evalucon.com

With all the choices of portable players, which are the ones to really consider?  I'm sure the AK 240, Fiio X5 and Pono are the frontrunners.  Are there any others that I should look at or any others that are coming that are worth waiting for?  

Following AURALiC’s CES 2014 introduction of its Lightning Streaming technology, the industry’s first whole-house, high-resolution streaming solution that supports both Double-Rate DSD and DXD, the company is now debuting its first product in the Lightning family — ARIES — here in Munich. ...

Any 2Cello fans here?    They're truly amazing IMO.    http://www.2cellos.com/us/home

Anyone know of really good ones?  I came accross the Katrina version which was pretty awesome but wondering if there are any others?

What do you guys recommend for binding posts?   Not looking to spend a ton but just good quality ones.    Thanks!

You all might find this of interest.  http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1327073472&&&/Psvane-Teflon-capacitors-real-or-fakes-   From Grant: 01-31-12: Grantfidelity Here is the official answer: China has been on holidays so I finally got hold of the technical lead person for...

Where is the Valab mod thread? I saw it awhile ago but now I can't find it. Please help! Thanks-

This is a 6SN7. Has anybody used this tube? I wonder how good they are...someone told me to try them. Just curious.