I'm very distressed. I babied this thing since the day I got it. Barely a scratch. Then I dropped it onto a hardwood floor from a distance of about 2-3 feet and the thing went to the canvas like an overage fighter with a glass jaw. From what I've read, it's a waste of time sending it to Apple...

I just received these new ear bud sytle headphones yesterday. Their journey from Osaka, Japan had taken less than 72 hours! The packaging suggests that the contents are precious and when you feel the headphones in your fingers you are not dissappointed. They are beautifully crafted. They seem...

Just got the new 30 Gig model. What a piece of technology! Absolutely amazing. Anyway, one of the first things I got for it was a copy of Nixon 1962-1972 by Stephen Ambrose from Audible.com. It's in 4 parts with each part being something on the order of 6 to 7 hours long. So I listen away for...

OK, you know the CD collection is getting outta control when you buy a new CD that you "absolutely fall in love with" only to find that you own the darn thing already. (At least there is a thread of consistency in my musical tastes.) Anyway, I started looking for music database software to...

First impression: solidly built, good looking and right out of the box it is fully detailed and rich sounding. The 0 Ohm setting is crisp and tight compared with the 120 Ohm setting, which is warm and velvety. The low level crossfeed setting is very pleasing to the ear. (I've been listening to...

I just happened to notice as I was logging on today that there are 4,290 members of Head-Fi! Impressive. But just as I read the number it struck me that this was the ideal situation for a "buyer's club" of sorts. If I were a merchant and someone approached me saying that he could guarantee 100...

I've had my Ety ER4P (with the adaptor cable from Xin Feng making it a 4S) for about a week now. The Ety sound is everything that people are saying about it. HOWEVER, in my humble opinion the Etys are extremely difficult to listen to unless you are perfectly still. The transmitted noise...

After all I have read about these cans I had to add them to my collection. After a few hours I can definitely say they are magnificent sounding. Using these with a Creek OHB-11 SE amp, I find that they are a little bright, but they have a very rich sound and better separation of instruments and...

I've never seen any comparisons between dedicated headphone amps and built-in headphone amps on amplifiers. I recently had a chance to compare an MG Head DT with the headphone jack on my NAD C-370 Integtrated amp. Same cans (Senn HD-600s), same music, etc. I expected the MG Head to be better...