***I am re-posting this information at the behest of a friend, hence the separate parts and timeline, there are also some minor transposition edits from there to here.  Keep an eye out for clickable links to old threads for bonus info.  I hope you enjoy the read and please post if you may have...

  Thought I'd make a thread for this one to see what you guys think.  I love Jenny Lewis' work; back when she was with Rilo Kiley -- Under the Blacklight is a masterpiece of a flawless album in my book.   This new album is a great piece of work at its core but the mastering quality leaves...

Trent's back with a new release this time under NIN.  After his soundtrack stint the past few years it's great to hear a new album from him, this one has more old school flavor IMO. The dynamic range is a bit compressed (notice this trend with a lot of his work) but it doesn't sound too bad on...

I've seen this same or similar problem posted all over the web with no definite solution presented yet.  Maybe our HF guys can nail it?  Thanks in advance for the assist!   The core problem is that when I am gaming (which is actually very very rarely) with my PC I get a strange buzzing or...

Seems the album was made available streaming yesterday.  For those who have heard it or those who are curious.   First listen is not at all what I expected, if you've heard Get Lucky it's probably going to be the best known song from the album.  I'm actually a bit relieved because Get Lucky...

This is way more complicated than I want it to be:   http://www.rane.com/note110.html   Basically methods 4 and 6 are confusing to me -- I have no clue how to tell if my source is a transformer or cross coupled output stage!   I dissected a monoprice version and evidently they use...

Just got this e-mail from Paypal, seems to be what happens when people are writing "product" descriptions when sending you personal payments rather than leaving comments blank or "happy birthday"-like.   FWIW some of you guys are probably going to high horse and flame, thanks budds.   Quote:

Bought some ath-ad2k's from Vegeta55555 about 3 weeks back.  I received them very recently (DHL Int'l shipping is apparently just that slow) and while I can overlook the wear on the pads which I wasn't expecting, right out of the box the headband was completely broken.  I'm fairly certain that...

I recently ordered some headphones from a Hong Kong online retailer and received them last week. Today I received a bill from Fedex for Duty and Tax for around $31. Not being a person who orders very often from out of country retailers, I was taken aback as I don't ever remember being billed for...

I've come down pretty hard the past several days with a sinus infection.  After I realized my immune system is not beating this thing and sounding like a robot when I talk, I finally went to the doctor and just got prescribed some antibodies.   I think what's most unbearable for me of this...

So I picked up a set of old school NHT Super Zero mini monitors recently for $40 and a Dayton T-amp for $60.  Last thing left is a Sub!  Anyone have any recommendations?  I can spring for the HSU STF-2 but it seems silly that I got the speakers and amp for $100 and a sub for $400.  I would...

Someone fix it please :(

Stumbled on this article on Yahoo front page.  Apparently there are a bunch of folks who really love old-school cassette tapes for their unique sound!  What the hell are these people thinking?   http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/113689/cassette-tapes-connoisseurs-wsj

I don’t know what’s wrong with these people, it’s like they are smoking crack whilst making deliveries or something. Last week I ordered a few Filco keyboards off of Amazon.  I had one to be delivered to my office, one to be delivered to my home.  Ontrac batted 0 for 2, it’s like a bad joke. ...

So tonight I went to my local FYE and found an old Metallica CD I don't own; $9.98 CD Garage Days Re-Revisited.  It was $17 but I figured wth it's a rare one.  So I eagerly get home and rip it open to find that it's actually a well concealed bootleg.  The disc has no marking other than the label...

I just have to rant here, it's late, I'm upset, apologies in advance.   I sold my headamp ae-2 here on the forums to a buyer in Canada.  I shipped it a few hours after receiving payment via USPS first class international mail.  When you ship first class international you fill out a customs...

I caught mention of this Dac recently, looks like ARC is using a different USB setup than adaptive or asynch at a modest $5k price tag.  Anyone have any impressions?   http://www.audioresearch.com/DAC8.html 

Apologies; I have a little less experience in power!   I measured with a multimeter there output voltage of a outlet where I live, it seems to be 117v; is this going to be hurting my sonics?   I'm thinking about picking up a PS audio PPP possibly :)

So now that we are on a new classified's system how are you guys dealing with not being able to bump your threads every few days?  I think it's fine for really quick sales, but what about those high dollar rarities that may takes weeks or months to sell?

So this is getting to me as well:   Responding to PM's seems to be a crapshoot, often times I have to refresh the page or retry several times to send a response via Private Message.  I've found copying the text, closing the page and trying again sometimes helps.   Just today, when...

Any head-fi'ers near Warwickshire?  I've got a big favor to ask

I've been getting super pumped on trance lately, moreso than usual haha.   Ferry Corsten will be in town tomorrow night, I'm hoping on sneaking out for it!  ATB was also in AZ last week, which I regrettably had to miss to make it to school the next morning.   I am a little disappointed...

I am unable to send a private message from android phone browser.  I can view messages and write them, but clicking 'send' does nothing. 

So this is peachy, how am I supposed to accept money from overseas if they don't use paypal or credit card?   Outside of the huge questions it raises, what are some additional ways I can protect myself during the process when selling?   Walking away also comes to mind ;(

Since there are so many supporters here, are there any Audio-gd owners that have migrated from mid-range gear?  What are your experiences like compared to mid-range ~ $1k-1.5k dacs from the likes of stello, benchmark, lavry, peachtree nova, etc.?   I have a Stello Da100 Signature right now...