Hi Guys,   As a owner of the Stax 404 LE & 600 amp.... I added my second set of cans for the Bedside Rig, Closed phones.   Due to a great price online I purchased the Audio technica  ATH - W5000 for what I feel is a great price of $649 to the door Brand new..   So heres my ? Since I...

  Hi, I am looking for a complete set of headphones, Intended primarily to listen the following music styles: vocal, acoustic, jazz and blues. I heard a number of headphones: DT880 a bit dry sound and very weak bass, HD600 musical sound but if there was a little more color in mid was...

Hello as the title suggests I am looking at a pair of closed headphones for under $1000   I recently purchased a pair of HD650's and SM3 V2 and have a burson ha160d to compliment them.   However I have realised that I will need a pair of CLOSED headphones to keep the sound leakage at a...

I bought a pair of AKG K601's last year which I have enjoyed immensely. Up until now I have used them on a cheap Firestone Fireye 2 amp/DAC when used with my laptop, and an old NAD preamp with the X-Fi soundcard in my desktop computer as DAC.    This has has worked fairly well, however, I do...

Hi, long time lurker, looking to upgrade from a portable to home amp.   My requirements are 2 RCA inputs, DAC would be nice but not necessary. I have Sennheiser 600 and Darth Beyers currently, but I'm sure will add some others down the road. My price range would be anything from the Burson...

I had read around and listened to a lot of headphones in the past week, decided on getting the Beyer Dynamic DT990 as my first real can yesterday. I like the airy and wide soundstage in the bright open headphone but those seem to disappear either without a DAC or amp. I'm not saying I dislike...

Hey guys   Sorry abt my bad english   Recently I am thinking about buying a proper full size amp (under $1000) to drive my T1, ultrasone edition 8 & Denon 500.   So that means I am looking for a amp can drive both high and low impedance headphones.   I prefer my headphones to...

I have just resided in Japan for my graduated study.  I plan to set up a small set of full size for using in front of my PC.   Normally I spend around 8hrs a day in a computer sci research laboratory. I have several limitations which are following   I) There are a plenty of...

Hi everyone. Need some advice on upgrading my amp.  I'm using Audeze lcd 2 headphones. I wanted to pair them with something like the  M2 Young DAC - using my macbook.  I've been using a hifiman 801 and I read it would sound much better with an amp like the King Rex HQ.   So now I'm not sure...

Amp for Denon Ah-D7000   Hello Head-fi. My journey in audiophilia started with a pair of "Steel Series Siberia Gaming Headset", at the time, all reviews I had red about them seemed to be positive, and I thought I really took a step up in the sound quality department through bying them since...

I would like some help deciding what amp to buy. I'm strongly leaning towards the Burson Audio ha-160 (perhaps the d-version, not sure yet!), but there are also tube amps out there that may synergize better with my HD 800s. About $1000 is what I can pay, and I'm interested in the woo audio...

Hi,   I'm trying to buy a HA-160D for my LCD-2s, however there seems to be a drought in the UK. I noticed Moon Audio are selling a few on ebay with international postage. Does anyone know if I bought the amp from the US it would work in the UK with a different voltage/cable?   Many thanks

I could use some advice as I am looking for a new amp/dac combo for my desktop.  Source is Macbook Pro, lossless files (mostly) and headphones are HD-800's, AKG Q-701's, and Denon 7000's.  I listen to all kinds of music but from Jazz, Classical, Rock, Acoustic, R&B, etc.  Right now I am looking...

so..an old friend of mine just gave me the greatest birthday present ever, an HD800!!! but, I've never owned such a high end headphones before (i only had AD900 and a few apple earbuds before) , so I currently have no amp or DAC at all to power it.. He advised me to join this forum and ask for...

Team,   I have been researching choices of headphone amplifiers and DACs to build a desktop rig.   I currently have an All-in-One desktop PC that I will use as the source - coaxial out or USB to be used to connect a DAC and amp.   I have been reading about Burson Audio HA-160 and it...

I wonder if there is such a DAC with both outstanding conversion performance and pre-amp functionality. I'm looking at the Lavry DA11 and Benchmark 1-pre. I know that they are both great DACs( seems like Lavry DAC sounds better) But I wonder how's the Pre-amp section? how would it compare to a...

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Real_Sound/Industry/J2D9B6W6   I guess its an extension of the Apple Store concept, albeit a little narrower. I know A-T make a lot more than headphones, but they are very much the focus of the listening stations:   Part of Audio-Technica's vision in opening...

I am an analytical listener and like a nice neutral sound that recreates the origial recording as faithful and accurate as possible. I don't like bright or lush colouring of the music. Is it worth getting an individual amp and DAC converter or hybrid amp with a built in DAC converter or even a...

Hey all,   I'm looking for an amp that's solid state, very fast, very neutral (or bordering on bright) and pretty powerful.   It would a plus if the amp included a loop out and or crossfeed option.     Thanks:)

You had a budget of $2000-$2500 for a dedicated headphone pre-amp/amp. Hard budget. You can spend less, but not more. Lets open it up to either a tube or SS unit. And lets require a min of 1.5W-2W output. An amp youre going to live with for quite a while. That will drive 50 ohm Audere's as well...

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I'm a bit confused about what amp to get for my new HD 800s.  At the moment I can get the HD 800s with a free Rhinelander or a discounted BCL as follows,   (1) HD 800 + Rhinelander  for $2000 AU (2) HD 800 + BCL for $2800 AU.   Unfortunately the store with the deal doesn't sell Burson...

I've been using the FiiO E09K/E17 with my Mad Dogs w/ Alpha Pads and it sounds good, but I know that I can do better if I am willing to spend a bit more. For now, let's say my budget is $500 or less. What can you recommend for an amplifier and a DAC? Also, size is a bit of a constraint seeing as...

All,   I know, I'm late to the game, but as I have stated in many of my previous posts, I had left the Headphones world for a good many years and concentrated speakers.  However, lately (over the last 2 months), I am coming back into headphones because I have two young children learning...

Hey everybody, nice forum!  I have a pair of Denon AH-D5000, wich I've used with Xonar Essence STX for over a year now. Recently, I came over a nice offer of a used Burson HA-160, so I bought it. Hopefully to get more out of my headset. I understand that the Burson HA-160 does not have a...