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Originally Posted by Anouk

Hi Rhw! I have the dx1000 but I have decided to go open phone for hom euse so it is already sold. I must say thought hat it is the best sounding closed phone that I have had, i prefer it to the pro900 with the d10 although it does sound even better (wider soundstage, more open) with my woo, despite the problems I am having. It is more ocmfortabl ethen the pro900 but the good thing about the pro900 is that you can fold it up and that it is very rugged so you can use it on the road, i would not recommend this with the jvc.
It should be fairly easy to get the jvc and I do not think (although I might be wrong) that the new price of the jvc and pro900 is very different. If you are looking for a close dphone fo rhome use I would really recommend the jvc. I know a lot of people say that a portable amp is not enough for these, but I disagree.
Greetings, Anouk,.

Originally Posted by fuseboxx

I'm also curious as to how dangerous it is to roll opamps.

What are the chances that you're going to fry your amp if you're a newbie without the proper gear?

Is there a good tutorial anywhere here? Will try to google and search around as well.

Originally Posted by wuwhere

I received from HiFlight (Ron) the Topkit (AD744/EL8201) from the mail today. Installed it and have been listening to it the last 3.5 hours. Its good, really good, well worth it.

Originally Posted by hvu

I was wondering is they only one type/set of top kit or are they different kinds of top kits?
If so does the price varies between them?

Originally Posted by hvu

I was wondering is they only one type/set of top kit or are they different kinds of top kits?
If so does the price varies between them?

Originally Posted by Anouk

I just wanted to say that I find it funny that I wuthere and rhw both joined head-fi around the seem time about a year ago.
Yes, I really want a laptop with optical output.
Greetings, Anouk,

Originally Posted by rasmushorn

WOW I just got this Amp in Singapore on a special offer. It sounds so much better than expected. Specially the optical out from my mac book is fantastic. Now I have to find out what people say about the different OPamps. I do not think I can find the time to play with them all and run them in. So I am hoping to find comments of them here in this thread. What a great piece of electronics.

Originally Posted by fuseboxx

I'll probably defer from rolling the opamps for a long time

Anyway, could you guys give comments or opinions regarding my impressions of the D10?

* Very detailed and spacious as has already been mentioned a lot before

Yes.

* Increased bass response and fullness, though I don't hear this associated a lot with the D10

Increased compared to what? It does not lack bass or fullness at all.

* Detail and spaciousness is more attributed to the amp section while the increased bass response and fullness of the sound is more attributed to the DAC section.

Detail and spaciousness is more attributed to the DAC section while the increased bass response and fullness of the sound is more attributed to the AMP section. But, the D10 doesn't get less spacious detailed or full when you use only the AMP or only the DAC. The AMP sounds a lot like the Predator, and the Predator's DAC is what holds it back - the Predator amp is not lacking in detail or spaciousness when fed with a good DAC. The D10 DAC fed into the Predator sounds a lot like using the D10 with the built-in amp, and both ways are more detailed and spacious than when using the Predator's built-in DAC.

A question also:

What do you guys think is relatively better: The D10 as a standalone DAC or the D10 as a standalone amp? I seem to prefer it as a standalone amp more.