hey, I recently went through the trouble to look up the DAC chips & prices of quite a few sub-$200 DACs. Fricking manufacturers often do not disclose their DAC chip on their product specs. (kinda shady imo lol) Not sure if this list would be helpful to anyone, but I figured I'd post it. Please...

I was thinking that it might be worthwhile to start a thread listing the existing portable amps along with their price and website link. No reviews here, just a list. I have spent so much time trying to determine what options I have and would have loved to have a single source to get a list of...

Hey There Head-Fiers,   Just wanted to make a quick shout-out that our unassuming but rockin' little wunderkind HeadRoom Total BitHead gets some nice love in the latest The Daily Swarm column, along with some other heavy hitters. As usual, Michael Mercer also offers up some great points...

Dear Head-fiers,   Just wanted to give you the heads up that our Total BitHead is now on sale for only $99.   Get em while you can!   Cheers, Jamey Warren

I've realized that the internal DAC on my Macbook pro is actually quite good. But I want something that I can use with my other devices. I don't want to sacrifice performance.    My Headroom Total Bithead sounds inferior to my Mac.   Is something like a Fiio E-17 going to outperform the...

 Audinst HUD-mx1, Total Bithead, HI-FI Man EF2A,or the Fiio e9 e07k combination. I'm leaning towards the e9 because I can use my ipod and computer but I don't know.By the way I'm planning on use a HE-400 An opinion would be helpful. oops four amps     

I don't know how often you guys get this kind of question, but hopefully you won't mind giving me your opinions. I'm a newbie to audio in general, and always have been. I can appreciate good audio when I hear it, but I've never understood the specs on the box completely, and I have yet to go...

Hello, everyone;   First and foremost, I'm quite new to Head-Fi. I had an old account - which I need someone to close; so if an admin./moderator can send me a PM on this account, I will send a PM to you, with the relevant information regarding the other account -, but had hardly posted in...

I didn't know where to post this exactly as it's about upgrading my headphones and amp...     I haven't been on here in quite some time, but have recently gotten back into headphone listening and am considering doing some upgrades, but want to see which upgrade path to take.   By...

Review: HeadAmp Pico w/ DAC portable headphone USB DAC/amp www.headamp.com retail price at press time: without optional DAC: $349 with DAC: $499 originally published: July 11, 2008 re-edited & updated: November 30, 2008 - download a printable 10-page PDF version of this review...

I have been out of the loop for 6-7 years but I am piecing together a headphone system and I could use some help choosing a DAC.   As a source, I intend to use my 160G Ipod only and would like a DAC to bypass the internal one.  I have looked around for the licensed DACs but I'm sure I'm...

Hey guys, I've been using (read: lurking) head-fi for my recommendations for headphones, such as my DT770 Pro 80s, but now I'm looking for a pair of more detailed, more airy headphones and the general consensus is that there isn't one.   I've got a Headroom Total Bithead amp/dac and I'm...

Note: I'm not to experienced or knowledgeable about amps so please excuse me if I make a stupid.   Okay, I was originally going to just get an e6 but I realized that I wouldn't really use it much for on the go. Now I'm wondering what would be a good amp (or DAC whatever) for at home use and...

I currently own a pair of Sony MDR XB-700s and I love them, but I want to invest into another pair of cans that are going to give me a much clearer response.  My budget is around 300 for headphones and I want a pair for gaming, studio reference, music and movies.  I've been looking into AKG...

Alright, so i've been lurking around threads for a good amp for the Beyers but i haven't bought them yet because i can't decide which ones, main uses will be for listening to Rock, Pop, dubstep/electronic, and alot of gaming(all games, fps,rts,rpg,mmo,etc)i would say50/50 for between music and...

Hi there,   I've had some trouble with the soundcard in my laptop (windows 7), and now the jack outpout won't deliver any sound. But the sound was pretty average anyway, and needed to be changed, so I did some research on possible solutions. This is what I've come up with:   Both Amp and...

Hey,   Just bought my first full size after years of IEMs. It is the AKG q701, and my current amp - fiio e6 - isn't enough. Im thinking of getting an amp+dac combo. why? because I want a single device for home & on the road use. mostly budget wise. For the portable use, my source is...

I currently run a ibasso d4 mamba and a denon d2k. Mainly i use the amp/dac on my desktop, and sometimes i use it while i use my laptop. So i think portable is a good thing.   I want to upgrade my headphones down the road but i still like my D2000, my issue is with the mamba, it create...

ok, so ive just bought a new laptop, a sony vaio, however unlike my previous laptop the audio dosent seem to be as good a quality (samsung) ...im using a pair of akg 272's. Audio is quite important to me as im working with sound in college. I have tried to return the laptop but they tell me...

As you may know the iPad Air is coming. Is there an Apple USB out adapter for the Lightening port of the Air iPad? I hope it support the Bithead? I've got an iPad2 but will replace it next week.

I want to preface this with the fact that I have NO knowledge about headphone amps/sound cards. I'm looking for something to use with my Sony XB500's to enhance their low end (playing with them on super bass tracks shows me that they have the ability to put out much, much more bass than I'm...

Dear Head-Fi'ers,   A few days back, I purchased the Sennheiser HD 598. After reading tons of reviews on it, I thought this would be the perfect start for a budding audiophile on a student budget. The knowledge present here is amazing, and I have read quite a bit how a DAC/amp would...

The computer is fantastic, but it does an absolute **** job of driving my Shure SE 535's, and the sound quality is notably worse than previous macbook pro's.  It's so bad, that my iPhone 4 can drive those iem's better than the mbp.  Anyone else experiencing this problem?

There's no sound coming through the right channel when I use my Total Bithead, is there anything I can do or is it time for a new amp? I'm not handy with repairing electronics... I should add that this is with both jacks. It's also been hissing quite a bit the past month or so, it used to be...

Hello all, total newbie here looking for advice on a good pair of headphones under $500. My music library is a real mix of files, but most of what I currently listen to are 256 kbps MP3s downloaded from iTunes. I'll probably be switching over to Google Music as they offer 320. I prefer...