MHDT Labs is a company that has been on the audio scene for quite a few number of years. One of their very first products, the Havana (and now the Balanced Havana, which has been heavily requested) was an absolutely gorgeous looking DAC that had fabulous audio fidelity, very good...

To everyone resides in the Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA (and farther out), would anyone be interested in a possible meet sometime soon? The last one I did in Portand was three years ago at ALO Audio and I'd be itching to get one going, if anyone is interested.

This thread is dedicated for those Head-Fi'ers out there who have found aural nirvana in using fully blown speaker amplifiers for their current hungry planar magnetic headphones.   Yes, there is already a thread called "Speaker Amps for Headphones" that outlines speaker amplifiers for all...

A friend on Facebook shared this with me. I don't really like measurments, but I thought it was an interesting read...   The State of Flagships

The Double Helix Cables Complement 2 cable for the HiFiMAN series of planar magnetic headphones (my goodness, that is quite the mouthful) is one of the meatiest, most brilliantly engineered, and best sounding high-end cable upgrades my ears have ever had the opportunity of auditioning. No need...

Maybe it's better to post this here...   As the title says, is what I need. I'm looking to build a setup around the HE-500's, as I already tried a lot of other high end setups with the HD800, LCD-2, LCD-3, HE-6, and the T1, and found that the HE-500 suits me the best. I have both a Charleston...

As the title says, is what I need. I'm looking to build a setup around the HE-500's, as I already tried a lot of other high end setups with the HD800, LCD-2, LCD-3, HE-6, and the T1, and found that the HE-500 suits me the best. I have both a Charleston Cable Company HE-500 cable with a 4-Pin XLR...

Hey all, so it's been almost a year since I last reviewed something so don't bash me for spelling errors or anything of the sort, I'll try and iron out everything!        Miniwatt is a very popular audio company that has slowly made a lot of headlines over the years. Their first popular...

So, my 17th birthday was yesterday, and I've been contemplating getting both my ears pierced as a gift to myself. Anyway, what do you all think about piercings on guys. BTW, I am straight, as I get asked that whenever I ask this question.

  I've probably reviewed over half a dozen cables in the last month or so here on Audio Excursions, and while I've had a blast doing these reviews, they become a bit tiresome, and I've decided that this week was going to be the last week for reviews. With that being said however, I wasn't...

  HeadRoom was the first brand to introduce the modern era of headphone amplifiers, and they set the stage for most of the new headphone amplifiers we see today. If it wasn’t for HeadRoom, we may not even have a lot of the headphone amplifiers and DAC’s that we’ve come to love, and that...

Has anyone tried this or auditioned this amp from Tektron? It debuted last year at RMAF and it's currently selling for just a click over $2K. I'll be getting one soon and was wondering if anyone else might have this and may be willing to give some impressions or insight.  

  (Just a quick note, high end audio is highly subjective, and this review goes over strictly my honest thoughts on the PS1000, can people may disagree about what they hear with their ears)   The Grado PS1000 is considered one of the best headphones available in the headphone world and has...

Does anybody else here believe in the existence of an undocumented species of ape living in North America? Also known as the Sasquatch and Bigfoot, or even  their cousins in other parts of the world? I'm a firm believer (and knower, seeing as I've had my own encounter that was clear as day) and...

  There are over a dozen aftermarket headphone cable makers known on the market today. While most of the popular brands steal the top positions when it comes to popularity and design schematics, sometimes the underdog can reign as the new champion in the world. Toxic Cables have done just...

Everyone has been talking a lot about this. And since nobody does anything on it (and the search hasn't found anything), I thought it would be fun to try it out. I'll start. Just a normal, 16 year old dude enjoying his....   HD650's...  

Everyone that I know in the forums has said nothing but absolutely positive things about Frank's cables, and his commitment when it comes to customer service. Toxic Cables, in my honest and unbiased opinion, makes some of the best cables around, and for a relatively low cost.   I have an HD650...

While I've been here for a decent amount of time and have heard all the flagships, I'm still running a single ended, $1500 setup, and need some help with some future preferences and setups. So, I'm using an HD650 (not planning on upgrading to a HD800 or LCD-2 for a little while as I'm a little...

  ALO Audio has been a long time cable maker and amplifier producer, and is well known for one of the first (and best sounding) portable tube amplifiers to ever come to the market, the Continental. While the Continental was a breathtaking amplifier in its prime, it has run low on production...

    Woo Audio has literally became legendary in the world of headphone amps. If the 1000+ page thread on Head-Fi wasn’t enough, people almost always consider Woo’s amps before anything else, and not just because of sound, but because of the tube selection, build quality, and the overall...

  I've been testing out ALO Audio's new National for the past week and thought that it would be best to share a couple of thoughts about the amp itself. While I don't think it's quite time yet for me to write up a full featured review since I have had it a little under a week, I feel as if...

  Here we go again with yet another HiSound Audio review, instead this time we’re taking a look at their new RoCoo P digital audio player. Without getting into specifics and going on and on with a fancy and engaging intro, I’d rather just get straight down to the basics. The RoCoo P is one of...

  Headphone cables nowadays have become so expensive that it’s almost pain inducing. I’m honestly shocked at the amount of cables I’ve seen that are $500 and upward, and they cost literally 1/10 the price to assemble and make using the exact same parts. It really brightens my day when someone...

  Burson Audio is a relatively new company originating in Melbourne, Australia. By now, almost everyone knows about them from their HA-160 headphone amplifier and their HA-160D desktop combo. So, without me getting into the fine details, Burson is pretty well regarded as making high quality...

So. I'm trying to understand the whole DAC inputs and things of that nature. I have a few USB DAC's that work totally fine with a MAC. You known nice and simple. USB to DAC, then RCA out to RCA in on my headphone amp. But what about other connections? Let's say that I have a DAC that doesn't...