hey all you atlantans...recommend me some places to eat! i'll be there next week for a few days (well, one day will be at augusta going to the masters)...   i like local, home-style places. unique to atlanta. doesn't have to be expensive - in fact, i prefer it to be down to earth...

i have a couple of 3-pin XLR connectors and want to make an AES/EBU cable for my incoming DAC. i have some mogami 2534 mic cable, but i'm not sure it's the right cable to make the AES/EBU cable...i read that AES/EBU cables need 110 ohm specs...so i guess i'll need to pick up some mogami 3080 or...

i took out my opus dac and fired her up again and for some reason, am not getting any sound via the optical connection. usb works fine, but once i switch to toslink, no sound. my imac recognizes the toslink. but on the receiver module, only one of the led lights is green. the others are red. i'm...

any berliners here who can give me some good restaurant advice? could also check to see if there are any mini-meets planned during that time i'm there... i believe it's spargel season and that's fine with me...but anything else besides spargel for a vegetarian in berlin?

i recabled a pair of sr60 and there's no sound out of the right side. i de-soldered, cleaned it up, and re-soldered, but still no sound. cable looks fine, no shorts or faults from plug to the R and G wires...so i think the driver is dead. any way to confirm this? if it is dead, any thoughts...

okay, all you wonderful kiwis out there...what to do in new zealand in winter? will be my first visit, for about 12 days, equally split between the queenstown area and auckland. where are all the places the locals visit? what are some "must-dos"? any other tips? starting the planning now so...

i'm in japan and wondering if i should pick up a dsi before heading back to the states next week. not being a huge gamer myself, i'm not sure what exactly are the relevant/important new features...anyone want to convince me to get one?

i'll be off to my former homeland in a couple of days and hanging out mostly in osaka and tokyo. two questions - what to buy and where to buy them? i'm thinking mostly electronics stuff and stuff i can't get in the states. and anyone know the best stores in akihabara or other places? i'm...

i'm moving my k1000 setup nearer to my turntable...but i don't have a preamp/volume device there. any recommendations on an inexpensive pre-amp? it will go in b/n my turntable and monoblocks...

i want to reterminate my k501 and put a 4-pin xlr plug. how do i determine the correct wires to the correct pins? should i just note where the L/R/G wires are going to in the SE plug end that i snip off? or is there some better way? or if anyone has done this and can give some info, that would...

i have a potential trade with another member who has been a member here for a couple of years, yet has no posts and no feedback. i don't think that in itself is unusual. however, since it's a trade as opposed to a sale, i don't have my CC or paypal to fall back on should there be any...

i drive my k1000 with a sig30 from redwine audio...i'm presently looking to get a dedicated balanced headphone amp and have been interested in the beta22 and justin's gs-x. while these will be used to drive other headphones, i'm also wondering how they fare with the k1000. yes, i know that the...

i need to buy my parents a new vacuum cleaner. something fairly light-weight, does both carpets and hardwood floors, and is preferably bagless. any recommendations/suggestions? something i can get in the USA, too.

i was wondering who the next guest host on snl was...went to nbc's site and saw that it was nbc's own brian williams. brian williams?! What?

very good news indeed. for me, at least. now i can use mail.app on my different macs without resorting to all sorts of configurations to make sure all my mail looks the same across the different devices. woo hoo!

i hate the patriots. i hate belichick. i hate brady. i hate moss...and i hate rodney harrison. but wow, is this offense good or what? so, the question must be asked...though it's still not yet halfway through the season, can the pats go 16-0? my spidey senses tell me that no team can pass...

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i have a lonely yamamoto ha-02 amp waiting for a partner. i had been waiting around for a w5000 but i never pulled the trigger. something about it not fitting well on small narrow heads (mine!) was enough reason to wait. so i started looking into the darth beyers. i've listened to various...

there's a thread in the DIY forum on this DAC from twisted pear audio: opus DAC there's also a thread here comparing it to the zhaolu...but i thought i'd start a dedicated one here where people can post their reviews and thoughts about the sound as more and more units are built. the latest...

i have a nikon D70 with an 18-200 VR lens. i recently picked up the inexpensive 50mm f/1.8 and have been enjoying it immensely. it's also revealed my weaknesses in terms of composition and i've been very happy to work on that. the problem i have with the 18-200VR is how slow it is (i want 2.8...

i know akg used to sell a selector box that would allow one to easily switch between speakers and the k1000. i also know they're pretty hard to find. so my question is, what is the best way to accomplish this seemingly easy task? is a selector box easy to build? anyone have a schematic for...

vinnie over at red wine audio, whom many know as doing the ipod imod, said he is working on a headphone amp. along with the updates to his wonderful signature 30/70 amps and the new isabella DAC/preamp, vinnie's keeping himself busy. something for us to keep an eye on. vinnie anticipates it will...

are there others disgusted with the recent increase in pictures of people's ears showing off their custom IEMs? ears are gross. and i hate reading a thread and then being hit with this god-awful picture of someone's ear. NSFW? how about NSFS. please, no more pictures of your ears...yes...

so i have a brand new TT coming my way... but i also have a bunch of vinyl from the 60s onward that are in need of cleaning. what is the best way to clean my records? i don't want to buy a cleaning machine...can you recommend solutions and brushes that will manually do the job? thanks!

i took a bunch of unused vinyl from my sister last time i visited my parents...so i've been using this old crappy TT my friend gave me. everything sounds awful. there's an mmf-5 for sale online for $489 (NEW) including cartridge...throw in a phono pre-amp (probably the inexpensive TCC series...