So, I'm the process of making my 3rd DIY headphone, this time a little more serious. I have an issue with drivers, as I will not use donor drivers from Superlux headphones anymore, instead I will buy new drivers because I want something a bit better.   Obviously, first choice is aliexpress, as...

Review and comparison: Focal Spirit Classic & Sennheiser HD380Pro         1) Introduction:   I've been a member of Head-fi for almost 4 years now. When I first joined, all I had was a pair of already worn out Sennheiser HD212Pro's. I've been in love with music since I can remember, and...

I got this card recently for my media PC to use it for the optical output, but damn, the thing is very good. I mean, I've got plenty of other much more expensive DAC's, and I've used the Essence ST in my main PC for a long time, but to be honest, I think D1 is virtually indistinguishable from it...

I've been wondering for quite some time now...are any of those professional wide profile (meant for use in studio racks) headphone amps with multiple outputs any good? I see loads of them on pro audio gear web shops...stuff like Behringer, Presonus, Samson, SM Audio, Rolls, Art Headamp, etc. ...

For reasons explained in this post, I'd like to ask you to take a listen to this 30 second video and tell me where exactly do you hear tones from left, right and center channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rlnp7wRnKs   Is any of the tones obviously louder than others, is the left or...

Say hello to these two good friends.  Just a teaser before a review which will come in a few days, probably in a video format.       For now, after living with it for 5 days I'll only say a couple of crucial things that I believe people interested in this unit would like to know but can't...

So I'm getting a new smartphone at the moment to replace the old Samsung Galaxy S, the first one. The number one things I'm looking for is sound quality trough the headphone output. I don't play games, I don't use the camera, I don't need superfast CPU, a lot of RAM or memory, all I wan't is a...

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Hey,   I have a little request if anyone would be kind enough to provide an answer. What I need is info on how to wire the volume pot on the LD mkIII headamp. There's an Alps 16 volume pot inside, with 5 wires going from it to a small 5 pin adapter, which is then plugged onto the MkIII PCB...

Hello guys,   Does anyone know how to solder the wires onto the MKIII volume pot? Which wire goes to which spot? Possible maybe to get a picture of an already soldered pot? :P   This is what it looks like: http://imageshack.us/a/img856/6421/06ox.jpg...

I've recently bought the T1's and I'm currently using them with a Nuforce HDP dac/amp.  I know this is not a perfect combo, but the DAC section seems pretty decent with the AKG K701, and there's enough power for T1 to get them way too loud nowhere near 100% on the volume knob.  But, the thing...

Has this ever happened to you? Its been with me for the past three, four days, and its now starting to worry me....how to put it simply...all headphones sound bad to me. I mean literally, horribly bad. I cant even force myself to listen to any of them. I don't know how this happened, one day I...

So, quite a weird list I have here with three completely different headphones.   The thing is...I'm looking for a upper mid - high end can, so not quite HD800 / T1 / LCD2 level, but above DT880 / HD600-650 / K701.     What I don't care about AT ALL is sound neutrality. I don't care if...

I want to spend a few words about the device I bought today after thorough testing (3 hours in a silent room in the shop) against three obvious DAC/headamp combos between 500 and 700$. First let me say that before I entered the store, I didn't even know this device existed.  I went in to return...

So, what I'm looking for is an integrated amplifier for speakers, which would run some small bookshelf speakers, and it also needs to have a great headphone output.  Its for a setup that would be used 50% for speakers, 50% for headphone listening.   I used my HD650's today on a NAD C326 (the...

So, I have a weird question.  How to make sure that my standalone DAC is doing the sound processing, and not just sending the signal that it receives from the PC to my amplifier unchanged?   My chain looks like this:    PC -----coaxial--->  Musical Fidelity M1DAC    -----rca-----> amp  ...

Let me start off by saying that this comparison was made totally by accident, it was not meant in the first place to compare the DAC's in my phone and in my 800$ standalone DAC praised by many as one of the best best on the market, but what I found after just being curious about how the phone...

So...it's tube vs SS.   What would you choose for use with several different headphones of different sound signatures and impedances, fed by Musical Fidelity M1DAC?   It's a must for me to be able to adjust the sound signature of the amp, so that's why I want to be able to change either...

So, I'm upgrading from my current Asus Xonar STX + Little Dot MkV setup to something more high end.   Which DAC or DAC/amp combo up to about 600-700 dollars would you recommend? I can get a used M1-DAC for 300 dollars, which is why its included in this comparison, otherwise it would be too...

I don't know whether this is a proper topic for this forum category, but since it has something to do with headphone amps, and its definitely full size (), I wanted to share something.   I made a big discovery by accident today. I have a 42'' Panasonic plasma TV, about 3 years old, it was a...

This is my first pair of Ultrasone headphones, and I have to say, I am impressed.   Excellent pair of headphones from top to bottom, great value, some really awesome unique features, and no deal-breaking faults. I will compare them with some of my other headphones which I feel are in the...

So...a simple question.  What are the most fun headphones that you've ever heard? By fun I mean, they made you dance, they made you feel the music, they were just very engaging, alive and...fun. :P   Mention any headphones, regardless of price, size, type, sound signature, etc....and give a...

I got my new HD650's yesterday and now finally my Headbox SEII amp has proper task to do instead of running cheap low impedance headphones.  I've listened to them for a few hours only, but I though I should share my impressionsn, since they highly impressed me, and I'm so far very satisfied with...

    I decided to upgrade my headphone amplifier from Fiio E9 to Pro-ject Headbox SE II.  I went for it mainly because I wanted 2 headphone outputs and separate volume controls...   I paid 300$ for it with the discount (its 350 usually), and so far I'm not fully satisfied with my...

Ok guys, I need help quite quickly (until tomorrow lol).   I planned on buying the DT770 (250) headphones, but as I walked into my local store and asked the salesman to order them for me , he offered me the DT990  32 ohm version that he had on the shelf.   He said that 990 are better...