[first bit cross-posted from the original meet thread]   A few weeks ago I was concerned the meet would be a washout this year as there was very little activity on the meet thread and I had received only a handful of PMs about it...so concerned that I contacted the sponsors to tell them it may...

  2017 UK Head-Fi Meet   Sunday, April 02 @ Holiday Inn East, Milton Keynes     Timing: 09:00 for people bringing gear to set up 10:00 open to general admittance 16:30 pack up for a 17:00 finish       With huge thanks to our sponsors...                                       ...

I thought I'd compile a list of my top ten albums of the year, but I couldn't narrow them down enough so ended up with 25 new releases plus some reissues .  I'd be really interested to see your lists for 2015! Cheers!   New Releases 1.    Kamasi Washington - Epic   2.    Steven Wilson -...

I have a Metrum Hex NOS dac in the house to play with (along with an Yggdrasil and a couple of nice delta-sigma dacs). I've seen discussions around that suggest there's some benefit in feeding a NOS dac an oversampled signal (in this case from a laptop), even from NOS dac lovers. Obviously...

I popped over to the National Audio Show at Whittlebury Hall today & frankly the line-up for headphone geeks was second only to CanJam.  Not surprising really considering the Headzone area was sponsored by http://www.highendheadphones.co.uk who brought virtually an A-Z of the best headphones and...

DiDiT DAC212 dac/amp - Review   Introduction   As co-organisers of the recent 2015 UK Head-Fi meet, @smial1966 & I were keen to obtain demo units of new & interesting gear for attendees to audition on the day. One such item came from a new Dutch company - DiDiT High-End.  DiDiT were keen to...

I reckon it'd be interesting to hear about gigs that forum members are attending...we may even find others going to the same event. Perhaps post up when you buy tickets, and then post again afterwards with thoughts on the performance.   So, I'll start - I just booked tickets to see Chick Corea...

For example, let's say you have a headphone amp that has a THD+N of 0.001%.  If you were to push this even lower...half let's say...is there any plausible *audible* reason to do so, other than for measurement bragging?  I'm coming from the position of "no", but have an open mind... :-)

Dave Grohl & co have made a series of documentaries covering the music scene in various cities in the USA, called "Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways". For each city they visit, they have written a song for their new album inspired by the artists & stories they found.   My wife & I watched the...

Hi Drew. I'm really happy with the other cables I have from you, and I'm tossing up the idea of balancing my HF-2s so thought I'd check with you first. Is this something you can do, and what would you recommend? Cheers!

Hi guys. Thanks to the great level of interest, this is shaping up to be a superb meet! ------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT GUIDELINES -- Please bring along enough power sockets to cover your rig, and an extension lead if possible. Assume you'll have...

I recently dug out my ~20yr old vinyl collection & am picking up a used Rega P3 I bought on ebay tomorrow. It comes with the RB300 an Rega Exact MM, plus Rega phono cables. I've just picked up a Cambridge Audio 640P phono stage, & this'll be hooked up to my Ear+ for now, followed by my BUDA when...

It might seem like a stupid question to ask on a headphone forum, but having listened to my headphone setup pretty much exclusively for the past few weeks, I spun a disc on my loudspeaker system just now & realised what I've been missing. The imaging & bass of my main system just blows the...

Hi all. I'm looking to get a custom job done on my E500s, ideally to include a cable change (but not essential). I use these a lot for DH mountain biking & find they're just not staying put as much as I'd like. Could anyone suggest what my options might be please? I'm UK based but don't have a...

Sooo, the zip on my wallet is bust so I'm looking for a new one. Any ideas for something a bit different/special? It needs to have the usual card/notes storage, and also somewhere to keep loose change. Here's a shot to show the kind of space required. (And before you ask, yes, I am bored...

Hello to the UK mob on here! I've got a couple of head-fi related items on order from the States/Canada, and decided to try & find out what the duty rates would be on them. This info was quite a hassle to aquire, and didn't come up on a search here, so I thought I'd create a post for future...

Just received their CD, " Palace of Mirrors" , ordered based purely on a recommendation in a fellow Head-Fi'ers sig (don't recall who), and I'm listening to it for the first time now. It's awesome stuff! Difficult to classify, but kind of a fusion/post-rock/symphonic craziness that's really...

Hi @. I've been starting to listen to a bit of electronica (using the genre term quite loosely) & would be interested in any suggestions. Here's what I've found so far that I quite like (I know these kind of skirt around the whole "electronica" genre somewhat!) Chicane - Behind The Sun...

Just playing around with various tips on my E500s, & small Complys are currently my favourite. The tri-flange tips don't seem so bad though, and I'm thinking I'll mod them to bi-flange, but...which one do I snip off? I kinda presumed the smallest one, but then wouldn't that introduce more...

Hi @. This might be a silly question, but I'll ask it anyway :-). I'd like to add SACD/DVDA capability to my headphone rig, using my existing DAC & headphone amp. Now, I'm not 100% sure on how this works, but I'm assuming I can't use my own DAC because you can't output a bitstream from an...

I'm assuming most O2 owners would have climbed up the Headfi ladder a bit before such a big purchase, so I'm wondering, now that you have these 'phones (and presumably a good electrostatic amp), do they render the rest of your system obsolete? Do they simply do everything better than the likes...

Hi @. I'm looking to buy a pair of RS-1s & haven't decided whether to go for new or a pair from the classifieds. I've heard the odd mention here & there of "original" style RS-1s versus the later ones. My question is...has the RS-1 evolved at all since it's introduction, or has it stayed pretty...

Hi @. Could anyone tell me where I could buy a good quality 3.5mm jack? I'm particularly keen to get hold of a right-angled jack. They don't seem to be as easy to find as I thought they would be. Thanks!

Hi @. The only Grado 'phones I've ever heard are my treasured Headphile modded woody Alessandro MS2s, which I I love. I'm in a position to spend a few quid to upgrade to the next step. Bearing in mind it's really hard to audition high end cans anywhere near me in the UK, can anyone make an...

Hi @. Having been in the audio & Headfi game for decades now (eek!), I'm finally tempted to have a go at creating my own cables. I'm pretty handy at building & maintaining bicycles, but I've not attempted anything like this before, so I'd appreciate any pointers you can give me. For example...