Hey all, Long time Head_Fier, but developed tinnitus and have stepped away from our wonderful hobby. I have sold most of my cans but have a few special ones I kept. I am looking to move them to a great home but wanted to get thoughts on current market value on these since I haven't seen one...

Hi all,   I just picked up a second-hand Nuforce Icon (http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/icon/index.php).   However, the previous owner strangely cut off the banana plug ends of the supplied RJ45 cat 5 speaker cable. The cables look something like this...

Hi, I purchased a creative EM-U from someone on HF.   Got a couple of issues with it.   USB input works with Headphone output. YAY!   I plugged in both Optical sources and SPDIF sources but there is NO SOUND from the headphone output. Should this be the case? Do I need to turn...

Hey,   Hoping to get some opinions.   I'm after a midrange to high-end DAC in the vein of the Lavry DA10/11, Audio GD Ref 5, Grace M902 etc etc.   Anyone have any experience with the Cambridge Audio Azur 840C CDP as a DAC? Cab the DAC compete with these other DACs mentioned?  ...

Hi,   Will any of the B22 configurations drive both speakers and headphones at the same time?   Or will doing that destroy the amp?   Thanks!

Hey all, I'll be visiting China and popping into Beijing and Shanghai among other places. Anyone know if there are good stores in these two cities to check out all the Chinese-made gear? Thanks, Shawn

Hi, Total n00b alert! I'd love if people could chime in on the best parts to get for recabling these cans: Sennheiser HD800 - Money no object. No premade cables. Alessandro/Grado MS2i - budget but still want improvement over stock sound. I am rewiring drivers which I have from the...

Ok, I'm not going to revive all the old threads about Grado being a $300 box with $30 worth of parts. Oh wait, in a sense, I just revived it. In any case, I just took possession of a battery powered RA-1. The unit is light. Build quality is ok: the wood is certainly nice but prone to...

My listening habits have settled into a pattern. As I work at the desk for a good part of the day, I'm running music via my PC. Currently, I'm running audio via ASIO drivers into a Yulong UA188 Amp+Dac combo. I'm a Grado nut and will run 32ohm cans 90% of the time. I sometime use the...

Hey all, I can't, for the life of me, find an old thread that I saw before. It's a 'mod' some HFer tried with the bowl pads on the Grado GS1000. There was a lengthy discussion about it. Can someone help point me out? I've used the search function for: GS1000 mod, GS1000i mod, etc but...

Hi, I'm doing a snap poll for owners of the Grado GS1000/1000i. What amp/s do you use to drive it and why? Just list away and add any thoughts you might have on this matter. Yes, there's a thread about the 'best' amps for the GS1000/i but I really want to know what YOU guys are pairing...