I've discovered this new free vst plugin(both mac and pc). I use it for audio mastering with wavelab and for music reproduction with jriver and windows fidelizer with my audeze lcd-x and audio gd master 9.     Use it with native high-res material or upsampled red-book stuff and you'll hear...

  INTRODUCTION   Liquid music, a term that has become common use, is spreading like wildfire. The use of high resolution audio files is in fact attracting an increasing number of fans and listeners, and not necessarily occasional ones. Users have begun to use the computer as a primary source...

Hallo, here's the new portable amp by Qes labs :   http://www.qeslabs.com/e_portable-desktop_headphone_amp.asp   I've had the chance to test for some days this brand new product made by QES Labs, from the new 'FUGA' series. The Portable/Desktop Amp, as the name says, finds it's...

looks like we'll have an upgrade :     http://www.m2tech-hiface.com.au/index.php/hiface-evo     abd 2 new dacs :   http://www.m2tech-hiface.com.au/index.php/news     cheers

Hi, after purchasing a pair of Cryo Gold Alloy Sonnet-R balanced cables from Don(owner of Aural Harmony) i was so happy about the sound that was coming out of my mastering grade Mytek Stereo 96 dac. Those were and are the best interconnects i've tried.To be sincere i've tried many before...

Here is my personal review of HPBA-2S fully implemented by Qes Labs. But first I want to point out some things. -I come from the world of professional audio.I don't consider myself an audiophile in the true sense. I have always tried and continue to seek the maximum of transparency and...

here's my new totally balanced amp : -Constant Current Drive -Full Balanced Design -DC Coupled (no capacitors on audio path) -Absolute flat frequency and phase response -Ultra low noise and harmonic distortion -Very fast transient response -Monitoring system for...

new kids on the block : zodiac_rubicon still i don't know the price but i think this is really serious gear

from another forum : MYTEK DIGITAL ANNOUNCES NEW HI-END USB/FIREWIRE DAC Mytek Digital of New York City, manufacturer of high end mastering audio converters announced at AES Convention in New York, in October 2009, a brand new Stereo 192 DAC, top performance 192k PCM and DSD Digital to...

hi, this audio card seems very interesting : Cantatis - Overture it has dual PCM1792 dac anyone has it? or knows something about its sound quality? thanks cheers

hi, this is what an authoritative pro audio magazine has written about the test between these 5 pro headphone amplifiers : BEYERDYNAMIC A1 LAKE PEOPLE G100 LEHMANN BLACK CUBE LINEAR PRO SPL 2CONTROL SPL PHONITOR Testbericht über Verstärker in Professional audio Musik und Equipment...

Hi, i think that my hd 600 has reached a new benchmark. I come from the pro audio world so i always try to be analitical and correct about my reports and opinions. The new ALO SXC cryo cable for the hd 600 is something that really unleash all the potential of this fantastic headphone. The...

Hi, first of all i don't work for these guys but i'm a former audio mastering engineer who appreciates their products. I mainly use lake people pro headphone amps with my hd 600 and akg k 701.The G100 is an excellent amp with a lot of power.Now Lake people has starting producing headphone...

As a former audio mastering engineer i was quite skeptical about recabling my akg k 701 but i read some good positive comments about this mod. So i sent my cans to ken at alo audio. Well his work is excellent!!! truly top notch!!!! This man really deserves all the money he ask for his...

Hi, i'd like to purchase a mytek stereo96 dac i'd like to know just about the quality of its headphone amp.Is it better or worse than the one on the benchmark dac1? or the one on the lavry da 10? Any help appreciated.Thanks!!! cheers francesco

Hi, this is a question for all the akg 701 users. is it better to do the burn in with pink noise at 0 db? (using a level slightly superior to the normal listening level) or is it better to play some kind of heavy metal/hip hop tunes with low bottom and high ends? I'm planning to do a 300...