Hi, I am looking to buy a pair of Airpulse a100 active speakers for my girlfriend. I want to buy a streamer too, but am a bit confused in terms of what would give the best sound. The Airpulse a100 has a built in DAC, and in general it operates 100% digitally as I understand it. It has TOSLINK...

Hi, So I have taken some new gear home to try out - some dacs and an AMC Class A Integrated tube amp. My speakers are on wall Dali Rubicon LCR, they play insanely well, but they lack a little bass. So, I invested in a small sub. I have been running a NAD power amp from my Burson Soloist as...

Hi,   So, I was wondering if getting the Sony RSX GS9 for my home setup is worth it. It seems the only LDAC capable receiver component out there, and I would love to be able to use the LDAC bluetooth from my Sony Xperia XZ phone to play lossless music from the phone.    I was thinking of...

...think about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIOFcqKEz0k

After having searched around a little, I can see that connecting a Dragonfly or other USB dac directly to the Iphone through CKK cable, won't give it enough power to run. So, instead I am thinking of getting the JDSlabs C5D and connecting that - will this cable work, is the question...

I just set up a new sound system and TV at my family's house. I bought a Rega turntable and installed an Ortofon 2m Blue on it. It is running directly from the receiver I bought, the Denon 3313ci. The sound is in no way bad, it is just slightly underpowered I feel, and the bass a little too...

I just acquired myself the Burson Soloist, which I will be using with my HE-500 from the UD384+UPower off of the Vaunix USB HUB and my MacBook Pro with Audirvana.  Now that I have such a good pre-amp, I am looking into investing in a full stereo setup. I have decided the following:  ...

I just noticed that my EF5 does not have the H/L gain switch on the top under the glass - there is nothing...!? Also mine reads on/off next to the power switch on the front. And on the back the US/EU voltage switch is red not black as in most pictures... The sound from this amp is awful! Bought...

I just received my Music Streamer II and my Hifiman EF5. I have not yet received my HIfiman headphones, but wanted to set it up to test it.    I am using Better Cables Silver Serpent RCA's and Pangea Audio 4% Silver PCOCC USB.   now the sound is very unclear, distant and the bass is...

I have finally realized that it will take time before I can afford the system I have been researching and really dream of  - so I need to find a good compromise until I start making the big bucks ;-)    I have looked at:   HD598 Q701 HE-400 HE-4 K550 DT880 DT990   What...

I am looking at buying new portable gear. I have so far just been using ipod touch and klipsch image s4.   Now from reading on the net some people claim that HifiMan 602 is crap, and that its frequency curve isn't straight. I have a hard time believing that it is truly bad though, having...

I am looking for a setup for a pair of LCD-3 that also has speaker ability. Which is the better choice:   Macbook Pro -> Amarra -> HRT Music Streamer PRO -> Eddie Current 2A3 -> LCD-3 (Pricey!) Macbook Pro -> Amarra -> Schiit Bifrost -> Eddie Current 2A3 -> LCD-3 (Pricey!) Macbook Pro ->...

Hey!   So, I have decided to acquire a pair of LCD-2's and have questions about dacs/amps, and one or two questions about the headphones before making the purchase. I wish to use these with my MacBook Pro (USB) and lossless audio.   1) I was first looking at the Peachtree Nova, but will...

...reconsidering equipment...