That resembles the SA5000 in more than one way. Just look at that plug even... All in all looks like it belongs in Star Wars. (Ep IV and up of course )

Nothing to do much with the hdcd playback actually, the pmd100 hdcd decoder chip is used sometimes mainly because of its superior digital filter. The dac chips inside the dde3 are also very good, and many times more preferable to "modern" chips. The rest of the components inside the dac are...

I personally still stand by the Cardas cable as my standard. Tried silver dragon, blue dragon, equinox, and some fine diy flavors. Out of all of them I feel the cardas is the most balanced with sound, comfort, price(excluding diy) and satisfaction. Avoid stiff and or overly thick ridiculous...

Quote: Originally Posted by sbulack It would be difficult to observe that phenomenon in the longer range we've already got something for up to five meters. maybe someone can bring one to a meet.

It may be sensitive to different batteries, but is it sensitive enough so that when I pass gas over here, the micro-changes in air density is detected as a subtle impact on sound quality of your SR-71A over there?

You have an SA5000 and headroom amp, those two alone should offset any slight feelings of "laid back." Just my opinion. From what I gather with an HD650 and headroom micro amp when I owned them both, the sound was very lively, moreso than my HD580 and the amps I pair with it now. So with a...

It's fine by todays standards, if you look at the price you can fetch it for. Look at what is out there right now for 500 and what you get with "vintage" dacs and you'd be hard pressed to get a better value. The AD1862/PMD100 combo with a nice output stage isn't easily "outdated" by a lot of the...

I liked the knob on the old one, but the smaller protrusion on the front panel of the new one will make it easier for those with flatter and larger iPods. The old one said dual mono, the new one just says dual... are either true dual mono separation from the power supply till the output?

Quote: Originally Posted by paulr I didn't manage to read through this whole thread so maybe someone has suggested the following things already, but: 1) I think you should make the total bithead support both USB and SP/DIF input. Right now that requires your much more cumbersome and...

They look like the Cardas ones. $2 less though That's good news.

Quote: Originally Posted by jp11801 Several of the DIY people I know will not speak up in threads like this anymore because frankly it is not worth the hassle to them. If they try to share their knowledge they get slammed by people most of whom do not know what the heck they are talking...

W11, W10 are both nice

Quote: Originally Posted by boomana Germania, have you gotten a decent fit from the Qualias from the times you heard them? That might make a big difference in your assessment. The difference for me was not only big, but with the wrong fit the sound was just.. wrong. Adjusting the...

G08: shocking how much it differs from the 508.24, on of my favorite players. Apache: Paired with a slow and thick source and it may sound good, eg:G08 Predator: How is there so much praise of the amp section? The SR71 is much better. Edition 9(Not as bad as I anticipated, but still mediocre...

I use R50 paired with audio technica binaural mics and a diy mic battery module to record live. I also have a sony ES minidisc deck for recording and playing from digital converters.

No. The table is fine. I used to own a debut III with a grado gold. I would invest in their speed box II. For about 150 it takes the table up a major notch. I don't think this table is much of a limitation- it has a fabulous arm and with the speed box I cannot find anything to dislike.

Pacific Microsonics Model 2 converter- $14995

Azur 640C sounds wonderful

you need an amp that is really dual mono and really class a.

Portable system: ipod shuffle 1g $50 westone ES2 $650 Balanced home system: parasound 1600hd $350 balanced ckkIII (diy) $300 balanced HD580 $125 grand total for an almost unnoticeable downgrade ~$1500 everything used except custom iem now beat that

This has got to be the most useful thing I learned for awhile now. Thanks James

CIaudio VDA•2 -> Balanced Beta22 -> K501/K1000 I am thinking of getting a SA-5000 too

This thread is interesting. Interesting to cj that is.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Jeff E At $150 there are inevitable compromises. My experience with the K501 and the $159 total bithead was satisfying. IMO a reasonable solution at this pricepoint from a Head-fi sponsor. x2, another satisfied user of the combo.