Posts by _Spanky_

No idea on the current rating. I don't think Ryan would do upgrades since the USB is built into the main board, but I could be wrong.

The USB should be wayyyyy better now. Bit-perfect audio that's driverless and cross-platform. I think there's a few other things upgraded like capacitors but I'm not 100% sure. The D1 Plus is now a very hard to beat all-in-one for it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by preproman      I'm in the same boat you are right now.  The D2 is just so much cheaper.  My question is:  Can the D2 DAC be modded at all?  Can I...

If you have balance issues, check this out:     Use a right-angle allen wrench to adjust the balance (very carefully due to high voltage). I had to do it in mine. Tubes vary slightly and the balance helps greatly. It...

NuForce products are always mysterious to me. Expensive and no real details given. But, if you're getting a good deal on it, why not? Maybe you'll like it better than the D2, you'll have to decide :)

Yea, with $250 cans you don't want to ruin those. See if you can find a discrete headphone amplifier (one without opamps).

It's in the D1 thread:  Quote:Originally Posted by _Spanky_ Do's and Don'ts: [[SPOILER]]  Not good :) It's the voltage and current that's not good for headphones. As far as an amp affecting the quality of your headphones, of course it...

WOAH, don't use the tube output with headphones! Very bad! It has a possibility of burning them up! Get an amp, even if it's a cheapie tube or cmoy amp off of eBay.   For the A5's, no need to use the A1 unless you want to play...

70ohm isn't much. What are you using for amplifying now? Getting something that amplifies with a decent amount of power, unlike motherboard audio will make a difference. I don't think it's worth justifying $200 in the A1, although it...

cssarrow, is there a noticeable improvement in quality? At that price, I would be concerned that they're fake. Ryan's seem to barely generate any profit because the chips themselves are so expensive. If the OPA627 were $7 for 2,...