I ”need” a solid state amp for my D7000’s, and since it is soon my birthday… I do believe that the gifts one buy for oneself is the best :)   Budgetwise we are talking of upto usd 300,- not included shipping.   What I am listening to; everything, but mostly pop/rock.   As far as I...

just saw this on the local equivalent of Best buy/Curry's whatever you call 'em. ABRADAC/abrahamsen-d-a-konverterer Coming in at approx usd 300,- (incl 25% local vat) USB in Balanced xlr out RCA out Upsampling 24/192

In the near future my current pc will be 3 years, and time for upgrade. But for best sound to my headphones, should I go for a asus xonar essence st/stx (is there any difference?) as internal soundcard, or go optical out to a zero dac/amp on top of it? Any ideas/suggestions most welcome...

As stated, the sound out from my laptop is bad. The chain is Laptop (hp 8510p) with foobar2000 (set to usb speakers) --> Keces 151(dac) -->LD I+ --> D7000 Files are either flac or alac. I have located the problem to the laptop. Will have to feed the LD I+ straight from my ipod with...

First of all, what I look for is clarity, to be able to hear "deep into the music". I do like my hiphop and I do like my haydn. So musci tastes is varied, like some bass, but prefer the more controlled insteaded of bloated version. Any pointers/recommendations? Or would a fiio e5 be enough?

Got lucky in that aspect that one of my collegues are going back to the states for x-mas holiday, and she has offered to bring me back something if I desired. Lately I have been thinking about stax(2050) or Koss esp950, but I am hugely attracted to wood. SInce both the D7000 and W5000 are...

Been planning my own x-mas gift this year, and this definitively does not involve socks or ties. I am thinking about taking the plunge into electrostat headphones, and the choices are rather limited for my budget. I have a decent deals for stax srs2020(while supplies last) and srs 2050 II...

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I have a pocketdock for my nano for the moment, which, I must confess, I am rather pleased with. But, as we all know, most members on head-fi are afflicted by the terrible sickness “upgraditis”… and I want to minimize the number of cables… I got upto 40usd to spend on either a lod or a new...

Yup, just broke down and ordered the AT esw9 from from pricejapan. Still, no more than €500 spent since I joined head-fi a few months ago. My set up after this: Ipod Nano/PC (Depends on away/home) Pocketdock Ibasso D2 Boa AT ESW9 Was not sure to upgrade my Sony MD- XDR 400, but the wood...

As the title says, I am looking for some woodies when it comes to headphones, as the aesthetics are pleasing to my eye Problem is, which one should one go for? They should be transportable, as they will spend some time between my office and my home. Office listening will be trough my nano...

Topic covers it really, where can I get these for a decent price? Either with a Paypal cc account, or a creditcard? Almost had a deal on the 'bay, but since the seller is within eu, and do not want to send it to where I go on holiday to save 25%vat (and I do accept and respect sellers decision...

I am thinking about getting a mini-->mini interconnect for use with my pocketdock and D2 Boa. Would not like it any longer than around 5-10cm(2-4inch) and for a reasonable price (around 30+-) Any ideas where I should look/What do you recommend?

Wondering about upgrading from the stock ic from Ibasso when I bought their boa, and was wondering if not this ic would be a better choice(at least aesthetically)IC from practical devices

Ok, this started slow a few years ago, with some Kef's 5005.2 and a Sony 5200es receiver with a Squeezebox. Suddenly music was fun to listen to again after a 3 year hieatus with only a 14inch tv and a bad boombox for music. This year, the slope has been getting slippery. With 3 kids in the...

Just wondering, if one is after a portable player, based on SQ, would a Nano with a Pocketdock(or another LOD)have a SQ which is (way) better than most other portables of the same size/storage? I am curious, since I can have either a Nano 8gb or a Sony 828k for the same amount of money.

Ipod Claasic 80gb I am thinking about this one, as I could get a Lod and use flac, but I am very uncertain if this one is Rockboxable, and would like some confirmation before I hit the buy button.

As was the starting point for me here, reading through the headamp section and getting a bad case of information overload, the same is about to happen to me here in the portable audio section What I have as portable now: Sony w850i (Walkman phone, yes I know..) According to what I have...

Just wondering if there is some that have tried both these headphones, and could enlighten me whether the 25-1-II is worth the extra money over their cousin 25 Sp

I am looking for a new pair of headphones, and they will to have very little sound leakage as they will be used at job and on the balcony where there is not appreciated that one makes a lot of noise during the night. I have been thinking about the AT-esw9 and Denon D2000, but I am unsure as to...

I am going to get myself a new pair of headphones( most probably AT esw9) and a portable amp as soon as the tax return money arrives The amp will be used a lot with my SB3, and I was wondering whether i should get an amp/dac with digital in, or if it is enough with just an amp to play nicely...

Hello everyone, first post :-) I have been reading through lot of the articles/threads, and I know more than then I started, but I am also more confused than ever regarding choices Anyhow, I have a pair of Sony MDR-XD 400 for home and Sennheise px 200 for walking around/job. At home...