Hi guys,   It's not without disappointment that I'm writing this post.  I've given these HD598s a good few months now and I'm on the verge of selling them and wondering if anyone here has ideas about which alternative cans might be the next right choice for me.   I'd like to state that...

Hi.  My wife and I love classical.  We have ripped our CD collection losslessly (by WMP) saved to PC and listen mostly through computer, frequently by a pair of Grados.   Will a DAC improve our sound if I listen to the lossless copies as they are?   We bought a DacMagic Plus (using 2.0...

Hi,   I intend to upgrade my sound system. I am considering that using and USB DAC or USB AUDIO INTERFACE to listen music. I read some reviews which indicate that using an USB AUDIO INTERFACE will release a very beautiful sound. However, some other reviews show that USB DAC sound is excellent...

Hello everyone! My first post here. I have just begun the search for a new combination of headphones and a headphone amplifier. Thanks for letting me tap into the collective Head-fi intelligence. Some history I bought my HD 580s 17 or so years ago and have thoroughly enjoyed them. At the time...

Happy New Year to you all!!   I just want to get straight to the point if that is okay with everyone:   I've been a fond owner of my Fiio E9/E17 setup for my desktop for a good two years now. I was so delight 2 years ago when I bought this setup and was my gateway drug into this awesome...

I am loving my Sennheiser HD598 phones with the Aune T1. A buddy of mine has the might HD800 phones and i want to convey to him before he orders one (as per my recommendation) that his vaunted headphones are a good match for this amp.     Ne1?

I just recently bought HD650 and I was thinking to upgrade my amp, my usual set-up is the following: Imac -> Dacmagic (through optical out) -> Creek OBH 11 with OBH 2 PSU -> HD650.   I am wondering which amp should I use to replace my Creek OBH 11 with OBH 2 PSU. I listen to pretty much...

So Cambridge has a new device coming out. A Digital Preamplifier, DAC, Headphone Amp and Bluetooth streaming device called Cambridge Audio Azur 851D. Lots of digital inputs + USB and Bluetooth.   • 2x Analog Devices AD1955 DAC • 24/192 USB input • Upsampling to 24-bit/384kHz resolution •...

This thread is dedicated to the Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus which may very well be the best value DAC on the market today.   I'll get the ball rolling with Ken Rockwell's review which, unlike most qualitative, take-it-from-us reviews of the DacMagic + so far, is based primarily on...

HI,   I am new to hi fi and posted in the other summit-fi forum but was told my question would be better answered here. I would really apreciate any help please.   My current set up is a pair of Shure earphones and a Fiio E17 and E9k, I just bought a pair oh Sennheiser HD700s and about...

USB as the source from my computer. Needs to be able to power HE-400 Cans and have an RCA/XLR out so I can run some powered monitors.   Can spend up to $500.

Im really a newbie to pcfi and i actually did alot of research but its really hard to find the right pcfi for the buck with little knowledge. My budget is about $2000 dollars and some one suggest me this devices. kef x10 speakers with onkyo a-9070 Is this a good combination? Before...

Hi all. I'm currently using an old laptop running Linux as my source, connected via USB to an external DAC and then on to my stereo amp. The laptop is getting old though and I just can't seem to get on with the Ubuntu interface. What I'd really like is a new laptop running Windows 7 and...

hi everyone, A have a pair of grado sr80i headphones. I have been using it with my pc internal sound card..a while ago it occurred to me that I have a perfectly fine functioning mini stereo system (ten years old compact all in one cd, tuner cassette tape made by Sony- nothing fancy probably...

Hi.   How does my Cambridge Dacmagic plus compare to "real" amps? And if I wanna upgrade later on, can I keep it as a dac but upgrade to another amp? or do I need a better dac to?

I want to buy a DAC for my system.      I'm interested in the Arcam rDAC or the CA DacMagic plus.   I like the fact the DacMagic plus up samples and all the connections it has. On the other hand it seems the rDAC has a better sound according to some people. Did anyone compared these...

Hey folks. Im hoping someone can advice me on this matter. I got these great headphones thanks to mad lust envy brilliant thread but now I need a PCIE sound card to go along with these great headphones    Ill be using the headphones mostly for gaming and music    Im not sure on budget, I...

Along with seemingly everything else, there's an abundance of new mid-fi DACs coming out of the woodwork lately trying to challenge the next tier up.   Some of the models that have been catching our eyes lately:   Yulong D-18, D-8 (1) Shiit Gungnir (5) Woo WDS-1 (1) Wyred4Sound...

Hello, Soon I am going to acquire a pair of Stax lambda pros and the Stax srm-1/mk2 amplifier. I have only recently begun to be interested in to the headphone game with some ath-m50's (big jump to stax I know xD). Im planning on mainly running my new earspeakers through my pc. Currently, I just...

I want to spend a few words about the device I bought today after thorough testing (3 hours in a silent room in the shop) against three obvious DAC/headamp combos between 500 and 700$. First let me say that before I entered the store, I didn't even know this device existed.  I went in to return...

Hello, I have a brand new Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus connected to a pair of existing Fostex PM 2 MK II's. As the Fostex speaker inputs are 1/4" TRS, I am using a pair of unbalanced RCA to 1/4" TRS cables to connect them to the DAC. When I play anything through the DAC however, the audio...

I'm a musician and I'm on the hunt for a beautiful DAC/headphone amp that work equally well in the office and can be used in my home recording studio as well to feed my power amp/speakers. I need something that has the following features -   1. Both USB and SPIDIF inputs (so i can get a...

I got a mail from richer sounds two days back which said that the Teach UD-H01 are available for 149.95 GBP even though their website indicated a price of 199 GBP. So i reserved with them over phone and was able to get one for 149.95. I think it is a very good price for a decent balanced DAC...

I have a dacmagic connected to my NAD 326Bee amplifier which I currently use as a headphone amplifier from the RCA out on the Dacmagic.....   If I wanted to connect a seperate headphone amp via the balanced outs on the dacmagic would this work? There is no switch on the dacmagic to select...

Hi everyone, I am looking to upgrade from my Grado Sr80i to either an Sr325is, RS2i, or if it's really worth saving another $100 for, a PS500. I obviously love the "Grado sound", but what are the major differences. Any info helps.:)