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I use this system to listen to CDs and Internet radio (using my laptop as source) while I'm travelling.
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    • Sony D-EJ100
    Decent portable CD player, no line out, though.
    • IBM ThinkPad T40
    OK, so it's not really a _tuner_, but in this context...
    • Headroom Total Bithead
    The Total Bithead is a combination headphone amp and computer sound card that is getting a lot of positive attention in the audiophile press lately. I've had mine for about a year now; my experience has been very positive. Not only does it add a lot of tonal richness to my headphones, but the sound card kills the one in my corporate-issue laptop.
    • Bright Star Audio Small IsoNode feet
    My only real complaints about the Total BitHead is that a) the footers are cheap, hard plastirubber junk and b) there are only 3 of them, with the single in front. Since the unit is pretty small and lightweight (even with batteries installed), this makes it tend to tip over and/or wobble/slide when adjusting the controls or even just from the weight of the headphone cable. So, I solved this problem by attaching 4 IsoNode feet, with the unexpected benefit that bass response improved dramatically.
    • Ultrasone HFI-650
    Very nice folding headphone, a little pricey, but very lifelike.
    • Stillpoints ERS Tape
    A 1x2 inch strip on the bottom of the BitHead to chase that nasty RF.
    • Caig ProGold
    The connectors on the headphone end of the Silver Dragon and the plug on the NRG-1 are treated with this and Mapleshade SilClear (in that order).
    • Cardas HPI
    1/8" stereo mini to 1/8" stereo mini plug, 12" long. Sonically superior in every way to the cable bundled w/the Bithead, but a bit less flexible.

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