Multi-Portable Amp Thread   Amps mean different things to different people.  It depends on your use, music,  source, headphone, and ears to determine if an amp will make a difference, and if so how much.  As primarily an IEM guy, I have had mixed results with amps through the years depending...

  Has anyone seen or heard this? Kinda like Venturecraft's Go-DAP but for the iPhone 4.

Essentially on a whim I just got some HD650's, and they sound fantastic. The only problem is that I wasn't planning on getting any high end headphones and don't have the gear in place to make them sing. As compared to the high end setup that I auditioned them on, they sound very veiled and the...

Greetings gentlemen,   I have been doing some research and haven't been able to find an answer to my specific question, a friend pointed me to these forums saying that this is the place to find the answers i seek. I have searched but couldn't find a previous thread that addresses my question...

I post on overclock.net and was advised to come here for your expertise :), I am very new to audio, don't know very much...   I'm either buying a pair of Ultrasone Pro 750's or the HFI 780's..  I have an Auzentech Forte 7.1 and I'm wondering if an Amp is neccesary to really get the most out...

Is there some way to get BR HD audio (TrueHD, DTS Master Audio) using analog outputs in soundcard with players like PowerDVD or TotalMedia Theatre without downsampling? Or is the only way to get Auzentech Home Theater HD or some other soundcard with HDMI output and HDMI 1.3 compatible...

Hey guys, there is a new exclusive sneak peak released of the upcoming Auzentech X-fi Bravura 7.1. There are a few design consideration I think would interest many users here. Such as seperate headphone output with proprietary design and replacable opamp. I don't want to give away all the...

I am building a new gaming pc and have come to the question of should i buy a sound card or not. I own a dac19 so i would be using a coax or optical output on the soundcard. So my question does it make sense to buy a sound card or would it make more sense for me to purchase a hiface or something...

i need it only for games im using headset only   i play competively  i need hear footsteps as far as possible an in gunfire i dont need eax and some realistic loud explosion     pls advice which can do better the job   and about the opamps is possible to swap them for opamps from...

I've been trying to work out my options, and DAC seems to be the way to go. Any suggestions on a DAC that would give a significant improvement over my Prelude? I've been looking at the HRT Music Streamer 2, MF V-DAC, Nuforce udac, but I'm wondering if I set my sights to low and they aren't a...

What is the ranking of the cards in a SQ competition? How about for gaming?

I recently went from a Zero DAC to an Auzentech Bravura.  Running into an issue with this card and thinking of going back to a DAC since I never ever had a problem with the Zero I had.  I am looking for something that is a step up over the ZERO DAC I had before.  It must have a headphone amp for...

I'm fairly new to audiophile and I'm confused with DAC.   How do they work? I know by their name they convert digital to analog right but what does it mean?   I know my auzentech prelude has an inbuilt DAC. Am I wrong? I'm currently running Auzentech X-fi prelude optical out to my...

Hey guys,   Finally decided to bite the bullet and get the forte, but it seems like prices are steadily growing and the product is out of stock at various locales. My googling showed that people are divided on whether it is because new fortes aren't being made or if there are just stock...

So I recently purchased a Auzentech X-Fi Forte sound card. Shortly after installing it I noticed that occasionally the sound would become very distorted. I know it isn't my headset because I use a splitting with headset and speakers and the sound is distorted on both. If I restart my computer it...