Thanks for that. Whatever the Auralic brand PSU has, this is half the price.    Thanks!

I read the initial pages and see the focus here is on an alternative/upgraded PSU for Recovery, Reclocker and Wyred. Would any of these PSUs work for an Auralic Aries Mini? Which 'off the shelf' units would be comparable or better than the Auralic upgraded PSU - for less than their $299 price...

APHAPH - this is the Hebrew word for 'surround' or 'encompass.' It is pronounced: a-faf. The "a's" could be either long or short. (I like long)

I'm not very familiar with the Philips phones. ... I have seen some reviews that say the Sennheiser's are not as dynamic as other phones. I'm wondering how much of that was amp related. 

  I haven't heard much about these. Will check them out. ... Definitely finding varied opinions of all of these. I know amps and dacs play a big role. 

Thanks so much for the input. I will check out the various models. I had heard the Senn 650's weren't very dynamic, but I do have a good amp. I had the AKG K7XX. It was a little bass-heavy for me. Definitely when it comes to bass, I want quality vs. quantity. ... Thanks again!

I have been building my headphone system. I had to start with closed-back phones b/c my wife and I both work from home out of the same office. I have ZMF Vibros. They are fantastic! They have hooked me on a midrange that almost brings you to tears when Norah sings! (not to mention, Keb Mo, Joe...

Thanks rsnblmn. That makes sense. ... I'm number 2 in the Schiit queue to get the upgrade. Will know soon what difference it makes.

  I know, this hobby can become a blackhole if you let it. ... Thanks for the 'heads up' about Majorgeeks. Hadn't heard of that one.

I am getting a multibit Bifrost. I have a Wyred4Sound Recovery (one of the upgraded models that works with the Bifrost). I was going to go USB out of my Macbook Pro into the Recovery, into the Bifrost. But then I read that the USB input on the Bifrost isn't as good as the optical or coax. I can...

I know there are various people who do mods on different gear. Are there people who do mods on the Chameleon? I have absolutely NO diy skill.    Thanks

I have Vibro-tuned Blackwoods from Zach at ZMF and a Taboo MKIII from Steve at Decware. (Both fantastic pieces of gear and even better guys to work with) Now I'm ready for comparable DAC. I'm going to go with used to keep the cost down. I'm trying to keep the price below $600. I'm setting it...

Will do!

Zach's favorite tube amp is the Decware Taboo. Decware had 10% off on Cyber Monday, so I took the plunge. 8 weeks to audio nirvana!