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Originally Posted by jerryneyk
The die is cast ... the Headphonia Lyrix USB pro total on it's way from Merrie Olde (or the Fatherland, I am always confused on this one). But, for the Internal components...forgive my ignorance on this one, I can use a soldering iron and swap parts but isn't a DAC also a chip as well that can be swapped out as can Op amps? Are there any little golden gems that can replace the fairly decent innards, or would it be best to leave 8.8 well enough and enjoy it. With a new little baby in the house and on a Central European salary these days it's hard to justify the price of a well-worth-it Raptor for example. Thanks for the wisdom too!!
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Leave 8.8/10 alone and enjoy it. Plus, with the total, you can swap opamps if you don't like the sound. In my case, I have had my Lyrix for over 6 months and never felt the need to open it up and change opamps once. I would like to try some new opamps someday, but just for fun, and not because there is a sonic deficiency I need to fix.
The DAC can't just be swapped out like an opamp, it is soldered in there with many many tiny little contacts. One USB DAC I mentioned claims try to add or restore some of the "air" around instruments, that being the Creative X-fi Xmod. I really do need to open my "new still-sealed" Xmod and try it between my Macbook and Headphone amp like the Lyrix. These were about $80 when I got it, and now Circuit City here in the USA was selling them online for $38 this week!