I am way out of the game on these and am a little shocked at how many customs manufacturers have popped up in the last ~5 years, so I am looking for some recommendations or good threads to point me in the right direction of the current consensus.   I have a couple requirements:   1) Must be...

Hi Everyone,   My main amp is a Beta 22 that I built.  It has worked perfectly for 4+ years now (and is actually the reason I dropped off of the boards here.  It does everything I want and more).  It is the 3 channel version (R+L+G). Anyway, I think the attenuator has has crapped out on me.  I...

I have an ARC SP3 A 1 preamp from the mid 70s which is not working properly.  Since I don't have the money to get it fixed right now, I am looking to buy a cheap ($100-200) short term replacement.   I only need input selection (2-4 inputs) and volume control.  Any ideas?  I have been looking at...

I have just gotten way back into this game this summer, after forgetting about it for more than a year,  and I am just wondering if anyone on head-fi is still playing.    Also, I apologize in advance if this restarts anyone's addiction.  ... just one more turn...until I take out monty...

I was just thinking about this while listening to "because you're young" off Bowie's "Scary Monsters".   It has a really great intro that gets me excited every time I listen before I remember that the song isn't all that great.     What other songs can't live up to their promising intros?

What are some of your favorite blogs? I always like finding new good/funny things to read and I am wondering what head-fi thinks. My recent favorites are BoingBoing, 11points, and more recently, I have been enjoying the EEV blog. The last is just a video blog of a crazy australian electrical...

Are there any masterings of this album on CD where the harmonica is not 10dB louder than everything else on the track? Dylan often features piercing harmonica, but it has never bothered me before this album. I haven't listened to it in about a year because of this, which is a shame because...

I am in the midst of building a 3 ch. beta 22, and I am looking for solid power connectors for connecting the sigma 22 to the beta. I have searched, but come up more or less empty. This is the first time that I have used power connectors so I'd appreciate help from the experienced. Any...

This is a great newish album that is on its way to become one of my favorites from this year. It reminds me at different times of a quieter Arcade Fire or louder Sufjan Stevens. Really great and I recommend it to anyone who is at all into newer indie/rock offerings.

The title says it all. here is the link. The review is pretty informative and even discusses the loudness war a bit.

So, I feel like I am missing out on something important by not really listening to Bowie. I have really enjoyed the songs I have heard here and there, but for some reason, that enjoyment has never manifested itself into a "buy an album and listen to it" reaction. Because of this, I am taking a...

I am planning on buying it next week (I only buy one CD per week, and this week was Dino Jr.), and I was just wondering what first impressions people are having with regards to this album.

The bad news: My old phone, a Blackberry 8830, got stolen while I was out of the country. The good news: I have awesome insurance on it and I get to get a new phone for $50 or I can upgrade phones for the (instore) price of the phone. Basically, I am on sprint and I can get my Blackberry back...

This is a great new album by an awesome band, and I just thought that I would get the word out as well as start a discussion among those who have heard it. One of the best albums of the year, IMO. "While you wait for the others" is a standout track if you want to youtube it.

Ordering, Contact with Sleek, Customer Service. I ordered my customs near the middle of April, I think maybe the 12 or 13. I had my molds done about four days later and they were at Sleek HQ in FL by Monday, April 20. All of my contact with Sleek was very responsive. Bill was the technician...

I need to make a cable with male on one end and female on the other, but I am having trouble finding mini female connectors.

I am leaving on a trip in a few days, but my IEMs seem to be imbalanced. The right channel is 4-5 dB quieter than left. My ears are normal. I just went to the doctor. Because of this, there is most likely a problem with the phones. That being said, I don't have time to ship the phones (Sleek...

Recently, my right ear has gone a bit wonky and I have dropped about 5 dB. The doctor is working on figuring out the issue, but in the mean time, I am going on an 8 week trip. I find it really annoying to use my iems (sleek customs) when the balance is off by 5db, so I am looking for an in-line...

If you enjoy indie type music, you should give this album a shot. It is just fantastic and extremely unique, which is a great combination along with good recording quality. "Two Suns" is the name of the disc. The first album by Bat for Lashes showed a lot of promise but never quite got there...

Normally when I see the word "remaster" on a disc I run in the other direction, but the (new? I hadn't seen them before) remasters of some of Bob Dylan's catalogue intrigued me, especially because Dylan is very anti-loudness war. I bought Blood on the Tracks remastered on a whim yesterday, and...

I am attempting to used more than one (specifically 3) LED in my CK2III amp. The amp has a place for the LED on the board that runs at 30V and an accompanying spot for a resistor of the proper value. In order to wire more than one LED, how should they be wired?

My CK2III has worked flawlessly for the past month, but last night it exhibited a really strange issue. When I powered it up, the right channel worked for about three seconds and then the volume dropped and it became really distorted and "crunchy" (like crunchy distorted guitars) sounding. This...

I just saw a pitchfork tv feature on a band that I really enjoy, Dinosaur Jr. The link is here, if you want to watch. I will summarize it for those who don't like the band/ don't want to take the time to watch video for a few seconds of dialogue and just want to talk about the loudness war...

It is really nice. Apple has once again OSXed the crap out of a program (which I enjoy). Safari now has something akin to coverflow, and it is lightning fast. The search is improved a lot too. And they moved the tabs so that they don't make the window smaller anymore. I really realize how much...

Don't really know where this should go. Mods please move it if it belongs in a different forum. There is a vintage looking pair of RS-1s up on ebay right now. rs-1s I say vintage looking because they definitely have the wooden box, but the headband can't be seen clearly as the pics are not...