Just upgraded my desktop monitors to the seriously impressive Adam Audio T7Vs. I'm currently feeding them through an Audioquest Dragonfly Black and while I like the sound signature, the Dragonfly was completely blown out of the water when I swapped in my Chord Mojo instead. However, as these are...

I’ve previously referred to the Linum Super Balanced as the Linum SuperBax, but Estron had to change the name to Super Balanced to avoid confusion. I apologize for the wall of text. I intended for this to be a couple of quick words about my favorite cable, but then I wanted to explain exactly...

When I first saw the Linum cable review here on Head-Fi, I knew I had to get my hands on that cable. I wear my CIEMs for 6-8 hours a day, so as much as I like the look of big, fat cables, I need something super flexible that just disappears. Wireless would be perfect, if it wasn’t for the...

Am I the only one bugged by the layout of the "My Music" menu on the Ibasso DX50? I sent them an email, rudely telling them how it should be done and they had the audacity to ask me to explain why MY WAY would be better. I uhm... I couldn't come up with a better answer than "BECAUSE I WANT IT MY...

I'm in the process of selling my DX100 and now I'm looking for the best possible portable amp to match my DX50. Now, before you all start screaming "You need the [insert favorite amp here], it's so awesome!", there are some points to consider. Boring, I know, but it will make this thread a lot...

Disclosure: This particular set of Kaiser 10 is a review sample from Noble Audio.   It made some serious waves here at Head-Fi when Dr. Moulton, perhaps better known as “The Wizard”, as well as his entire staff parted ways with MDSP, the parent company of Heir Audio. MDSP announced that they...

So, I took some pictures...                 These are not from Heir Audio. I'll post my full review (with all the details) a week from today, just wanted to share a few shots     Update: Full review is now...

I recently got a HRT HeadStreamer but was extremely disappointed at first - pops and clicks all over the place, totally useless. Then none other than Kevin Halverson, CTO of HRT (and Head-Fi user) helped me out - By setting the lowest possible WASAPI buffer (50ms) I had flawless playback, just...

I recently got a Fiio E10 and it has made me curious as to what else is out there for driving my IEMs (Westone 3 ATM, UM Merlins incoming) from my laptop at work. I need something small, usb-powered and capable of 24/96 playback. No need for a powerful amp section, but the sound needs to be...

This morning, the Ibasso DX100 was finally announced along with its final spec sheet. I was very excited about Ibasso making a "statement DAP" running Android, but logically, running a top-of-the-line desktop DAC chip and a very powerful amp along with a large touch screen means the battery life...

As my avatar might imply, I must confess to being a bit of a basshead. In much the same way as Homer Simpson must confess to being a bit of a donut enthusiast. But bass is not all I'm looking for... I listen to just about anything, from Ravel to Rammstein, from Devildriver to Deadmau5, and I...

My only problem with the Ultrasone Pro 900 is that like every other Ultrasone can I've tried, they tend to hurt the top of my skull after about an hour or two because the measly little pad on the headband manages to somehow rest the entire weight of the headphones right on the dome of the skull...

I'm currently driving my Ultrasone Pro 900 directly from my Yulong D100. It's an awesome DAC with a totally decent built-in headamp, but it's VERY transparent, bordering on cold. I like my DAC as transparent as possible, but for the Pro 900's I'd love a slightly warmer presentation. I'm not...

For some odd reason, I don't get any email notifications when I get a new PM or somebody replies to a thread I'm subscribed to. And yes, I have checked that my email is correct and no, they don't go the spam filter :)

I recently bought a Maverick Audio Tubemagic A1 amp here on Head-Fi and I love the way it drives my headphones AND my speakers comfortably from such a relatively small box. It's currently being fed from my desktop pc by a Silverstone EB01 usb-DAC which gets the job done when playing 16bit FLAC...

Looks like the J3 has been replaced by the new C2:    http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/26/cowon-c2-portable-media-player-review/   http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONC2/product_page_1.php     Looks absolutely tiny, yet packs the same features (and supposedly sound) as...

I love my Ibasso D12, I really do. Sat down this saturday night for just a very quick listen and didn't even notice the 4 hours flying by while wearing my Sennheisers.    With that out of the way, there is one major problem with the D12: This thing picks up more signals than NORAD. Not while...

I've got a set of Sennheiser HD25-1 II incoming and I'm thinking about recabling them. Would like a copper cable instead of the steel stock cable they come with. The easy (and pretty cheap) solution would be to just buy a HD-600 cable and plug that in, but I like the single-side cabel entry of...

I've read the entire D12 thread and have searched the forums but no luck so far...   My Ibasso D12 came with extra opamps and the D12 thread mentions swapping the installed opamps for the included extras or Hiflight's topkit - But nowhere does it say which chips goes where? Sure, it mentions...

http://product.cowon.com/product/COWOND3/product_page_1.php Available in 8, 16 and 32gb capacities Runs Android 2.1 3.7" Amoled, 800*480 Will output 1080P via HDMI Supports the same formats as the J3, as well as a slew of video formats and codecs Wifi and bluetooth   My...

Don't know if this has been done before but seeing as we have users from literally all over the globe I think there must be a TON of "unknown" great bands, singers, performers, recordings etc that you enjoy but haven't seen mentioned here before. The idea is simple: Post one or two "unknown" (to...

I'm not a big fan of Sting, but the theme song for Lethal Weapon 3 - "It's probably me" that he did with Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen is nothing short of amazing. I love that song, period. The only recording I have of it (not counting the original VHS lying around somewhere) is on the "Fields...

I'm currently playing my flac files on a rockboxed 120gb ipod 5.5 through my absolutely great FS Atrio M5 iems. It sounds nice but I guess the mids could be a little itty bit more forward. I love the comfort, bass, isolation and general sound of my M5's but the battery life on the ipod and the...

I just got my "new" refurbished ipod 5.5 and while my UE Super.Fi 5vi sound nice and detailed from the headphone out, I find næmyself missing some "punch" and I don't feel like I'm "in" the music like I did with my AKG K271 mk2s or that I get the aggressive punch I got from my Ultrasone...

I bring my head-fi setup to work every day to filter block out the office noise. Listening to just about everything from Norah Jones to Rammstein, I mind my own business at my desk. My current setup is a pair of AKG K271 mk II with custom 4-feet "Truth" cable by ZXAC, a Styleaudio Carat HD-1V...