It seems to me that the Jena Cryo or the SXC Cryo wire is likely a universally applicable recable wire with large sonic improvements to offer. It's early at this point to even think of other mods for this "mystery phone" - which will not be unveiled until May 30 at CanJam. I was wondering if...

I just noticed that, in each of our posts, at the bottom of the "Profile" summary under our login name, there is a small green square. When the mouse cursor is positioned over it the "floating message" is displayed: "<poster login_name> is on a distinguished road" The "floating message"...

I'm excited because my son, Jon, is a member of the Phresh Select dance crew competing on MTV's "Randy Jackson's America's Best Dance Crew" program. The show first airs on MTV each week every Thursday night at 10 PM Eastern, and audience voting for the crews is open from the end of the show...

I've been listening to this rig at work for about a week now, and I can't believe the SQ I'm getting compared to my much higher $$ home rigs. $00.00 Computer as USB source (assuming you already have this) $20.00 (eBay) Creative Sound Blaster MP3+ (refurbished) USB Sound Card $10.00 (amazon)...

What does it mean when the silvered tube top (on a 12B4A) is becoming noticeably more translucent (it looks "mirrored" when the tube is off, but it allows an easy view of the glowing tube elements through it when the tube is on)? The sound from the amp in which the tube is being run is as good...

I was having dinner at my oldest daughter's apartment last night, and she recommended the group The Spinanes to me. Based on my love of both Dream Pop and Shoegaze, she thought that I SHOULD be listening to the music produced by The Spinanes. I found the CD's "Manos", "Strand", and "Arches and...

I've done a good handful of searches, and I have not seen any references to a Frequency Response Graph for the Yuin PK2 or PK1. Can anyone point me to such a published or posted FR Graph? Thanks in advance for an informative reply.

I've got a Headsave 3-Channel Classic, which uses a 2-Channel opamp for the L/R Channels, and a single-Channel opamp for the ground channel. I'd like to use the AD823 in the L/R opamp socket, but then, what would you recommend for the ground opamp? Is there a single-channel version of the AD823...

It's got the Two-Pin, "Figure 8" female power plug on one side, and a male IEC jack on the other, to adapt the IEC power cord of choice to that "Figure 8" power jack used on modest CD players and DVD players. No need to mod the player (to install an IEC power jack) or to build a custom power...

This thread is intended to provide a place for us to offer recognition and thanks to the creative audio folks whose efforts and accomplishments in audio have so improved our lives - in a place where they'd be likely to see it. If the mods feel that a different forum is more appropriate, please...

I am posting this question on the DIY forum because DIYers might know better how a PPA works, which is at the heart of answering this question. I just installed AD8610's into my PPA (had been running it with OPA637/27 for the last year) and noticed that it pops quite a bit louder when turning...

It certainly has been long enough since "Love In The Time Of Science" that there has been no new solo album from our beloved Emiliana. Not that I've tired of LITTOS or actually NEED new music from her, but I've looked forward to it and hoped for it for at least a few years now. I just read on...

I like the new ubiquitous placement of the sponsor links. In the older placement, I used to find myself going back to the Head-Fi home page to get to the sponsor links. Now, wherever I am, there they are - with me. I find the new arrangement a lot more convenient. As far as I'm concerned, a...

There was a passing reference to Leona on a thread as someone who had been ID'd from a Television appearance. I've since obtained her three albums: "Comatised", I Tried To Rock You, But You Only Roll", and "Leona Naess", with "Alley Sessions" on the way. I've been putting in a lot of listening...

After a moderate amount of research on the Internet for reasonably-priced IC's, I found some very high praise for the IC's of Signal Cable (www.signalcable.com). At $36.00 for a two foot IC for their Analog One, and $49.00 for a two foot IC for their Analog Two, I decided to splurge on a four...

I'm in Philadelphia, and I've seen some other Philadelphia locations. Do we have enough interest to stage a Phila. get-together. My Equipment: Source: iRiver SlimX-350 Amp(s): Headsave PPA Headphone(s): Grado SR60 Grado SR225 I'd like to hear some other equipment, AND meet...