Oculus unveiled new Earbud for Oculus Rift VR headset in Oculus Connect 3 event this month Oculus claims "They cost $49 and provide an audio experience that's as great as $900 earphones. The earbuds ship on Dec. 6." http://mashable.com/2016/10/06/oculus-earphones-rift-vr-headset/#SzaBnM8y1aqY...

article from Yulong forum mentioned new top of the line DAC in the works:  Yulong: DA8 engineering sample is complete.  targeting to be better than Weiss DAC202     Info from the posts: - Technical spec of DA8 will be better than Weiss DAC 202.  And support more input specs, having more...

I have a Benchmark DAC1, and looking for a bit-perfect DVD player (or CD player, if no dvd player can do that). I have tried Samsung HD841 (some people say it's the same as Toshiba 4960), the sound is quite harsh, both the dvd player's analog output, and digitaly driving DAC1. It's so harsh...

Looking for a HD based lossless player with digital out, so I can use external DAC. Any new, small, good looking player has digital out? THanks!

I thought v6 has long been discontinued, I was wrong. Seen them brand new in local Fry's (Dallas, TX), grabbed one for $79.99+tax. This phone is fabulous made compared to the Senns I have used (497, 280, 580).

I tried many ways of driving HD580 using Benchmark DAC1. I think it is worthwhile to write them down, because my experience is very different from driving 650 using DAC1. i don't have external head amp, so here just comparing stock cable vs. zu cable, headphone jack vs. XLR. The winner is...

I just got Zu (XLR, and XLR to 1/4 adapter) cable. Right out of the box, paired with 580 the sound quality is mixed, I am burning it in..... Zu cable is mainly designed for HD6X0, have anyone tried it with HD580? Have any comments on that?

hi, I have 580 and very happy with the sound. But my office is kind of noisy, AC, computer are loud. Which close headphone is close to the sound quality of 580? I already have HD280, it block out noise very well, but I don't like it's sound very much.

Hi, my transit usb (Groovelab Transit usb) is making me crazy. When playing music, it often glitches (loud white noise) if I do some work. Not heavy work, just things like page down a webpage (IE) or typing in Word will make it glitch. and also msn messenger, when ever a message pop up it will...

It has a special rotatable plug, that can work as either toslink plug or 3.5mm plug. I just bought one 6-feet 'universal' optical cable radioshack gold series, from local Radioshack. It was $36.99, now $9.99 http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=15-1597 still available in most...

I ordered M-audio Transit USB, however what I received is a Groovelab transit usb. The size and shape of the device is the same as Transit USB, but color is different, on the top it is orange (transit usb is blue), and the name printed on the top is 'Groovelab transit'. I wonder the device...

I have a MSB Link III basic. The sound is detailed, spacious and natural, however compared to Marantz CD17 Mark II (more than $1000 MSRP, now $500 second hand) I also found: 1) The sound (especially vocal) are located higher (higher than all other cd players or sound sources i had), about...

Hey guys, my 280 is used for 1.5 years, no (sonic) problem so far. But today when I took a closer look, I found there are some cracks. photos: http://www.pbase.com/slickdeer/280 (click on 'original' to see full sized photo) There are 6 cracks totally, all are close the the screw holes...

Recently tried out Radio Shack Fusion, Radio Shack Gold and Monster Cables 400KII. Used as interconnects, 1 pair for from Marantz CD17 MKII to NAD 314 integrated amp, and 1 pair for from NAD 314's pre-amp stage to power-amp stage. If all connections use Radio Shack Fusions (2 pair of...

I compared 963sa to NAD c540: The 963sa has about 20 days burn-in time, c540 is very old. headphone: HD580 Music are: Telarc SACD sampler I (mostly jazz, blues), Telarc 1812 CD and SACD, Dark side of the moon SACD, misc Pop, Hip-pop, Rock, Metal, classical CDs. 1. tremble of 963sa is...

The DAC 963sa uses is AD1955, http://www.analog.com/Analog_Root/pr...AD1955,00.html which supports 24-Bits, up to 192 kHz Sample Rate PCM Audio Data / DVD-Audio. could a hack to the rom to make 963sa play dvd-a? Maybe someday Philips will release a fireware that enable DVD-A playback? -...

Interested in getting a SACD+DVD-A player. So many cheap DVD-A (100+) and SACD (50+) in local Bestbuy store, I don't want to miss either format. Can philips 963sa play DVD-a also? the specification does not mention dvd-a capability, but Bestbuy says all DVD player is able to play DVD-A, i am...

Which headphone or earphone is best stylish for girl? (and still have good sound quality)

want to spend no more than $50, which cable is good for connect CD player RCA out and pre-amp RCA in? and for pre-amp and power-amp? how important is the cables?

My NAD C540 CD player is very picky on cdrs, over 90% of the music cds I'v burned sounds really bad. I think it is more depend on cd writer than the cdr disc, because I've tried many brands of cd writer and cdrs. Which CD writer is the best for burning music CDRs?

anybody have experience with it? Can it properly drive HD580? lowest price is about $190 + shipping http://www.m-audio.net/products/m-au...iophileusb.php Audiophile USB is the affordable, no-hassle USB audio and MIDI interface for Mac and PC. The Audiophile USB builds on the success of...

Sony NC650V plays DVD, SACD, CD and VCD http://www.epinions.com/Sony_DVP_NC650V_613157 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kezGhh4...p?I=158DVC650V How is this player? When playing CDs, I feel the high is uncomfortable and tiring. Is this because the player only have 1 DAC chip which is...

After seen several reviews, I was somewhat lured. How good are they indeed? I don't care sound stage, musical or not, portable or not .... I just want pure sound quality, cleaness and accuracy of sound. I already have HD580, is ER4 much better than 580/600? Can it rival CD3000, STAX, or even R10?

Just received it today, tried for 1 hour, mainly pop and rock music. Hooked it to my laptop, listened couple of my favorite CD and mp3s. Compared to my Sony XE500 (Sony's entry level Hi-Fi CD player, 16bit DAC 8x oversampling, MSRP $200, get it for $40 on ebay, looks and works as new one)...

AOpen's new P4 motherboard 'AX4B-533 Tube' : On board ELNA Capacitor for tube power supply CARDAS High-End Audio Grade: Hyper copper wires for Analog output REL MultiCapTM High-End Audio Grade Capacitors: Airy and openness Spacious soundstage Silky Vocal VISHAY Resistors...