https://www.audio-technica.co.jp/release/release_detail.php?releaseId=299 Also a pair of full-sized wooden models. According to Phileweb, prices will be approximately (in Yen): AWKT: 200,000 - available 11/15 AWAS: 150,000 - available 11/15 IEX1: 140,000 - available 10/11 WP900: 80,000 -...

I'm not much for writing reviews (or posting in general, really), but I do think this earphone deserves to get a little attention. There's a good review of the original Azla 01R here on Head-Fi, which I would recommend reading. It has a lot of background info on the company and earphones...

I'm very excited about the project I just finished so I had to show it off a little. Unfortunately it's dark, so a couple of teasers with the flash will have to do for now. Scroll down for the new photos and components. and the insides The Ack! dAck! on the bottom Pinkie in the...

Just took delivery of a brand spankin' new pair of personal field speakers thanks to the fine people at EC-current and my lovely wife who purchased them for my birthday. Obviously it's far too early to make any meaningful comments about the sound, but that won't stop me from rambling on about...

I searched for this, but couldn't find any info specifically for AAs. I have a METa42 that I built several years ago (obviously) that is currently without a power supply. I was thinking that a set of 8 or 10 AAs would work and I would like to build a simple charging circuit to keep them...

I'm thinking about picking up one of these for my wife, but she's mostly interested in video playback. So does anyone use the A72x series to play video? I know that the videos will have to be converted, but she's been using her PSP to watch videos already, so that isn't really a problem...

Just a quick question. Recently i was wondering what number W2002 i happen to have, but it occurs to me that i don't really have any idea where the serial number is. Any help would be appreciated.

Well, I sat down to make some notes about some of my headphones and they turned out to be a bit more extensive than I expected. So I thought that I would tidy them up a little and post them in case anybody cared to see my thoughts. These aren’t brutal, in-depth tests, but rather my thoughts...

This is the house of Head-Fi. This is the wallet that lay in the house of Head-Fi. These are the cans that ate the wallet that lay in the house of Head-Fi. This is the man that wears the cans that ate the wallet that lay in the house of Head-Fi. These are the bills that worried the man...

http://www.vamp-mp3.com/iops/index.html first the pics

earhorns this has got to be one of the goofiest things i've seen today and yet, it is somehow intriguing at the same time Who will be the first to own the revolutionary earhorns? edit: thanks for the move Hirsch

rest of the pics are here http://photobucket.com/albums/v102/Punslayer/Audio/

Today my boss called up Sony to inquire about purchasing a pair of Qualia EXQ1 and this is what we found out. Because of the extreme demand, the EXQ1 will go on sale at the Sony Style Japan website on August 31st at 3PM in a very limited quantity. At that time i will attempt to order a pair...

For some reason i've been doing a lot of anagrams lately (probably because i'm a huge nerd) and i started picking random head-fi names and phrases to rearange; here are a few: Upgrade - dupe rag Budget gear - true bad egg Ray Samuels Audio - rail ya sumo dues (my second favorite)...

... a decent pizza? As an American now living in the land of the rising sun i am faced with the dilemma that has haunted man since he lived in the caves and there was not a chicago style pizzaria to be found; Where on this island can i get a good pizza? The situation is getting desperate and...

This has been posted before, but with the pending us release of the EX-A1 and the pending Japanese release of the EX-A5 and SX-WD5 i thought i would bring it back up. for those who missed the first thread and for the new info, here are a few links JVC's American press release for the EX-A1...

Well, it's taken a little while to put it together and obviously it's not the be-all end-all headphone system, but it sure gives me a lot of pleasure. The most recent additions are the dAck! and the W2002, both of which arrived on the same day within thirty minutes of...

I know that a lot of people have been curious about these and there haven't been too many impressions out there yet. Well, i've had them for about a week now and while i haven't had enough time with them to warant a full review i can tell you what i think so far. All of my evaluation has been...

I’ve been doing research in preparation for buying a new system, but there are a lot of options within my budget ($3,000us) and without the ability to audition anything, I’m sort of flying blind. So I thought I would see what sort of suggestions people had. First of all, I currently have W100s...

I'm planning on upgrading my source in a couple months, but unfortunately there's no such thing as a "hi-fi" store in my neck of the woods, so I'm forced to buy blind. So, i thought i'd see what sort of recommendations some of you folks had for a CD only player up to $2000. My current CDP is a...

This is inspired by the DVD commentary thread which i didn't want to hijack completely. I've noticed that there are a few movie afficianados on the board, but how many connoisseurs of crap cinema do we have around here? Personally i rather enjoy sitting down with a movie that for whatever reason...

Anyboy know where i can find one? I've been able to find good 1/4" inline female jacks, but the only minis i've found are pretty subpar.

Well, i'm not sure what you folks will think of these, but i'm proud of them, so i wanted to show them off. a little info on each amp. The Cmoy in the cylindrical case was the hardest to build because there was hardly any room to spare. Normal 3.5mm headphone jacks wouldn't fit, so i...

I just built a Meta42 and it's my first time adding a DC jack and using a metal case. I was just wondering how some of the folks here insulate the jack to keep from shortingit out. Any advice or info would be appreciated. thanks

I know, nothing special there, but i felt pretty good cause i got it right on the first try. Especially, since i have real poor access to parts (i'm in a very small town in japan) and i picked up possibly the worst pcb possible. It's far from done at this point, i don't have access to the tools...