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I've been listening to my K501 in stead of K601 for a couple of weeks now. Originally I just thought to give them a nostalgic go at it, but damn do they sound good with DAC19DSP/C2! There is something in the upper mid range of the K601 that dictates the maximum comfortable listening volume. With...

Damn. I would have much rather gone for Win 7 than got a new mobo. But come to think of it, there probably is something wrong with the chipset. I don't think its an overheating problem, since gaming is usually ok. A Southbridge fault seems like the most likely answer. If the audio controller has...

Too much stress on the CPU is most definitely not the problem here. Four cores running at 3,2GHz should be able to handle antivirus and audio, don't you think?   This is not an audio only computer. It is very much a multi purpose machine, games, movies, music, work stuff, you name it. I do...

Thanks for the tips, Dynobot!   No WiFi, just Ethernet.   Already tried DPC, reports absolutely no problems.   Indexing and superfetch are disabled. Haven't gone through all the processes, could give that a try.   PS. Forgot to mention, I did a complete re-install of Vista a...

I have a very persistent problem with my computer audio. The problem is that the sound gets distorted with intermittent intervals. My computer is a custom pc, mobo Asus P5Q-E (ADI 2000b), CPU Q9550 @3,2GHz, Radeon HD 4870 512mb, Vista x64 (tried both SP1 and SP2, no difference), MPC HC...

I consider myself a skeptic when it comes to audiophile stuff. Yet, there is zero doubt in my mind of the burn-in effect with DAC19/C2. I have had a lot of audio gear from new, most have not shown any burn-in effect. This time, the difference was big. It's not easy to describe the scale, but...

I'm closing in on the 350 hour mark with my burn-in process. It's rather amazing what proper burn-in can do to this gear. Now, there's not a hint of the extra brightness I reported earlier. There's a little bit more bass as well, and more importantly the bass has some serious punch now. I...

Quote:   I haven't heard balanced Sennheisers. I can see the benefit in theory, but wouldn't say it is the only way to go. SE can still be very good and there's no denying that going balanced is considered as something for quite advanced headphone users. My point is that it's quite a jump...

Quote: Excuse my simplicity, but where can you find a Roc for just 70$ more than the C-2?   I'm not here to critizise balanced headphones and amps, but I really wouldn't say that a balanced amp is "powering the Sens as they were meant to be". As far as I'm aware, Sennheiser only...

Quote:   I haven't tried the SR8002, but I know a thing or two about it. The most important thing to notice is the headphone out, which has an output impedance of 400 ohms or so. With the HD600, this will result in a very noticeable bass boost. The Denons would not have this quantity...

slim.a,   thanks for your input. I'll look into the cables if I decide to go down the HD650 road. I think I'll give the DAC and the amp the complete burn-in before I make my move. So far, I've put them on the first thing when I wake up and turn them off the last thing before going to bed, so...

slim.a,   I agree, AKGs have a big sound stage. It's just that for the three-dimensionality that the DAC-19DSP is capable of, the great width actually turns against it. What I really find unique with my speakers is the depth and accuracy of the sound stage, and that is what's missing with...

I've been listening for the DAC-19DSP & C-2 combo connected with ACSS and feeding AKG K601s a lot this weekend. I think I'm starting to understand this gear, so I thought I'd let you know my observations. Let's start with the music used for the testing. I've been using Spotify Premium for...

Quote: Thanks.   Well, I got stock opamps inside, but I'm bypassing them with the ACSS.