Posts by nice-biscuit

I would love to know how the sound compares and is there anything on the market with a USB DAC that would be comparable. I am using it to drive Grado RS1's but have just bought a pair of Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones for...

I have decided to sell my Xin Supermacro 3 with the intention of replacing it with a similar headphone amp. The reason for sale is that I want to use the headphone amp with my PC via a USB DAC. I did have a Headroom Bithead but...

Ive been using a pair of UE Superfi 5's since 2005-06 and they're still holding up well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood You guys do know that it is a good idea to not have your headphones plugged into an amp when it's being powered on or off. The more power the amp has, the larger (generally) the...

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx Nice-biscuit I haven't heard the components you mentioned to know the signiture you're aiming for, but you could get a modified Scott Nixon (standard is coxial, optical is optional)...

Thanks for all the help. I will go for the DAC optical route. Any suggestions on DAC's around the $500 mark. It would be nice to go for the DAC1 but I would like to hear something first in this cost region. My only concern that the DAC...

I am thinking of upgrading my sound card in my G5 has anyone got any suggestions? At some point I would like to add a decent dac to that as well. At the moment I am using a Total Bithead via USB and although I am happy with the sound...

Quote: Originally Posted by kwhv Hi everyone, I bought the following portable headamp from Zero Audiocraft, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...784542749&rd=1 It uses 2 Burr Brown OPA2227PA. It sounds...

Quote: Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany I never use the ipods bass or treble boost because it muddin up the sound. But with the SMv3 this isn't the case. The bass boost it great and I use it on all of my...

I hear definate audible noise with the Total Bithead when listening with sensitive earphones like UE5c or Sure earphones.However, no such noise with HD650 headphones.As mentioned previously in this thread it is not so pronounced using...