Copied form an article in stereophile. The Technical Director from Cambridge Audio writes about jitter in the USB signal when the laptop runs from the batter vs charger/PSU. Thanks for the excellent in-depth review. There were a couple of points that we thought were worth commenting on...

Dont know if this has been discussed before: Will there be a version of the $1,599.00 HeadRoom Ultra Desktop Amp that can be bought without the DAC section/parts? like the HeadRoom Desktop Amp cost 699$without the DAC and 999$ with DAC. After the introduction of your new HeadRoom Ultra...

I have been trying to decide which DAC to choose the last 3-4 months. I will be using USB from my computer. Budget has been lowered to 6-700$ Does anyone have any experience with any of these dacs?? The DACs that look tempting to me are: Music Hall dac25.5 -------- $599.00 LINK PS...

Dear Head-Fi'er Due to the new forum design I am wondering if it is possible to set some rules regarding signatures. Some Head-Fi'ers has a lot of information in their signature, which is just fine. But I wonder if would be possible to reduce the default font size from the standard “size 2”...

OBS: The text might not be correct when you are voteing! Left sided avatar = the old design which we have had for years Avatar on top = The design that added all the user information to the top of each post What do you prefere? The way it is now or the former apperance? I think it was...

Is there any alternatives to the DAC1 or is it the king of the hill?

Has anyone tried to modify a ultimate ears cable to use them on any HP's? I have at the moment 2 extra UE cables from the custom series. I think they are silver pleated, but dont know for sure. Is the quality of these cables higher then the standard HD600 cable. I am either gonna buy a HD650...

When I select the foo_out_wasapi.dll in foobar, no other program are capable of playing sound. Why is that? any solution? Its anoying swiching the output back and forth.. Thanks for any help

Have you bought any audio equipment on impulse after reading a review/impression on head-fi?? I have to admit that some of my purchases has been somewhat hasty, after reading a really good review. Some times I just get a bit caught in the moment and become very enthusiastic about a product...

Hi, First of all I need to apologize for the the lack of knowledge. I have a few questions for you DIY'ers. I am new at DIY audio (not new to electricity ), but I finally decided that I would try to make myself an amp. I choose the Bijou, because it seems like a challenge, and it has gotten...

I recently ordered a DarkVoice 336se and also bought a couple of 6SN7 tubes. After searching the forum for other tube amps it seems that there is a big variety of tubes used by different manufactures. If I can only use my 6SN7's in the DarkVoice it does not make me tempted to buy a lot more...

I need some help finding a USB DAC to connect my ordered EF-1 to my laptop. I guess it is a “no go” using the headphone output on my laptop?? I am quite satisfied by the sound created by my laptop, but since I got bitten by the “Head-Direct EF1 bug”, I would like to match it with a suitable DAC...