looking at either of these phones as an upgrade.   they're both very similar for phone functions, samsung edges it for me for the camera and fingerprint sensor ....but sony has the bigger battery that is so promising . anyone has any details about hardware inside?

with the recent spew of tablets, are there any with audiophile dacs and solid headphone amps built in? not looking for software EQ features but real hardware (e.g. dac chips/op-amps) that make a REAL difference.   from the size of their batteries, they should be able to trade off sound...

not sure if this is the correct section for this, but I've been wondering if it is easy enough to add a headphone out section to say a tube or solid state integrated amp. the idea is a minimalist approach, leveraging off exisiting components instead of building a whole new headphone amp. correct...

Wonderful phone that Samsung brought out - everything works, fast and huge screen real estate. All except the sound - which is a let down even compared to the iPhone 3GS that I traded in for.   The soundmagic PL50 is a huge upgrade over the stock earbuds... but can someone recommend better...

Can someone offer a crash course on what tech specs to look out for when matching amps to headphones? Ohms/watts etc...   Also how can I verify the specs of the amps I have - is it as simple as just taking readings with a multimeter?

UD-10 USB Audio Converter (New Released!) There are more and more good quality audio DACs newly released. But, a good audio source is still difficult to find. Trends Audio developed an USB Audio Converter UD-10, which works as an external sound card with various formats of digital output and...

Urged on by all this hype on electrostatic [edit: and post alternative-type] headphones, I think I might just take the plunge and see for myself what's the fuss about. while I listen mostly to jazz, vocals and sometimes pop-rock on my K701s and W5000s, which one would suit me better or...

OK, lets start by saying that this is not a religious post. With that out of the way, I listen to alot of gospel/christian music and didn't find a lot of really good CD pressings. So I wanted to start a thread to share what I thank is a rare occurrence within this genre. My contribution...