as the title says im finally looking to upgrade my m50's with something in the 3-400 dollar range.  i use a yulong u100 as my dac/amp. from the little reading that i did im more or less choosing between HD 600 or DT 880 (600ohm) although more recomendations are always welcome, shopping for all...

Hi all,   I have an Asus Xonar Essence ST with Sennheiser IE80s plugged in, and being the audio newbie that I am, I have a couple of questions. :)   Firstly, should I be looking into getting an amp? The sound levels definitely don't need a boost, but I hear that amps are used to improve...

I treated myself to a pair of Grado 325i 'phones which haven't been delivered yet but already I'm deliberating over which amp I'm to pair them with. My setup consists of a £250 Teac integrated amp and a similarly priced Denon CD player. I'm looking for a system oriented amp as opposed to...

Hi guys   I'm thinking about buying an tube amp for under $200. Which tube amp  is better for driving the Q701 and SR325is? I listen to all kinds of genre from classical to rock to electronica. I want a warm musical tube sound.   If you have any tubes amps under $200 please recommend...

I fried my Little Dot 1+. I had Sylvania GB-408A tubes installed and I switched them out for the stock tubes but forgot about the jumpers. I played the amp for <5 minutes and it started smoking and the sound stopped. Still powers up but the tubes don't light up anymore and there's no sound. I...

I'm a total newbie when it comes to hi-fi. I recently bought Denon AH-D5000 which is my first high-end cans. I really enjoyed it but still feel something is missing. After tons of research I realized I need a DAC, but not sure about whether a headphone amplifier is necessary. My budget is a bit...

Hello everybody,   I'm an audio engineering student, and I'm looking to pick up some AKG 70x's to add to my monitoring arsenal. I've got a Focusrite Scarlett 18i6, wondering if those would properly drive/fill out the sound of the AKG's?   If not, I've been looking around here for quite...

I am just wondering which would work better for the 3 headphones I have, as well as which tubes to go with. I am looking at little dot because I like the fairly low price of it compared to many other amps. I will be using a Fiio E17 as the DAC and macbook pro as the source for this. Thanks...

I have finally realized that it will take time before I can afford the system I have been researching and really dream of  - so I need to find a good compromise until I start making the big bucks ;-)    I have looked at:   HD598 Q701 HE-400 HE-4 K550 DT880 DT990   What...

I currently have an HD650 and want to try out the HE-500. I've never ever used a DAC(I use an iPhone)/Amp in my life.   Can someone please suggest one for an HD650 and an HE-500? I don't want to really break my wallet though. I was thinking the E7 + E9 combo but I have no idea...   ...

Hi !   First of all, although I am new to this forum and don't know much about hifi, I did read the forum before posting here. But I still don't know what would be good for me.   I am looking for a good AMP + DAC combo under the 600$ price range. Here is my situation :   - I would...

I was wondering how the Little Dot MK VII would pair up with HE-500. The HE-500 needs approximately 1W at 32 ohms. Asgard provides 1.3W at 32ohms.   Here is what the little dot Mk VII provides -  Power Output : 2000 mW into 120 ohms, 800 mW into 300 ohms   This seems like Lyr territory...

I'm about to start recording some vinyl into my DAW. I want to record some samples from my collection of vinyl to use for music production. I bought the J33 phone preamp and that is supposed to apply RIA and from what I've heard, warm up the sound. (I haven't gotten it in the mail yet.) Suppose...

Hello Head-fiers! I need your help with an amplification problem I have. I recently purchased a pair of Hifiman HE-400, which i really like a lot. But I can't shake the feeling that the feeling that my Fiio e10 amp just isn't allowing them to fulfill their true potential. May that be true...

This is really bugging me: when running my ZX700's out of my Little Dot I+ the signal is very noisy. From what I gather an impedance adapter would fix this, is my understand correct? If so, where could I get one?

First it was Mad Dogs, because....wow...supposed to be near giant killers and easily driven....or maybe an amp to give my HD650s something better than the E9.....then maybe HE-500s .... but they cost so much.....   And then I noticed Amazon Warehouse Deals had a slightly used, cosmetically...

So I own the AKG K702, Denon D2000 and Grado SR80i. I have a budget of 400-500 dollars for an amp and dac. My files are mostly 320 kpbs or flac. I have a couple of questions.   1) For this price range do I get the best performance out of my phones from a tube or solid state? I am willing to...

So I'm looking at hybrid amps for my phones since i have a solid state and decided I want to dabble in the tube sound without sacrificing power and I'm looking at these 3. If you think that these 3 would not be the best for my phones and there is some better hybrid amp that is $300 or below then...

I've been getting some help in the official HE-400 thread, but more opinions are always good.  I have a new pair of HE-400s that I'm using with my LD MK1+ and HM-601 right now, but I and willing to spend $400 total on both an amp and DAC.  So far I've been recommended the LD 1+ as an amp but...

Little Dot mkiii, Little Dot i+, Bellari HA540. I'm looking to know the differences as far as sound quality. Even if you've only listened to one of these i'd like to hear your impressions on the sound. I'm open to tube rolling. Source will be FLAC or 320 kbps mp3 through foobar with an Odac...

Hello everyone,   This is my first post but I know this community has a vast amount of knowledge. I'm asking this question in hopes of tapping just a bit of that knowledge  I appreciate any help and advice in advance.   I have recently bought a new computer which includes the xonar...

I currently have the following setup   Headphones HD 598 SRH 840 Monoprice 8328 AKG 240   Amp/Dac Audio GD- NFB 12   I have been looking into getting a new amp and just using the NFB 12 as a DAC. I have picked the Little Dot I+ because it pairs nicely with low impedance...

When Sennheiser displayed the HD 800, there was either a Lehmann Audio or Violectric amplifier driving the headphones. With the introduction of their new in-house amplifier I believe they use that now (though I have never seen it). I have never seen an AKG display so what do they use to power...

Hey guys.. its me again asking for advice..      This time I want to ask for bassheavy phones... mostly for dubstep and other bassheavy stuff the choice is between the beyer and ath.. which one do you think will perform better in terms of bass? I'm not very experienced in basshead...

Bit of a noob here, so I apologize. I have Grado SR80i's, so after research I am planning on picking up the Little Dot I+ since it's designed for low impedance headphones like the Grados. I was wondering if I could also use the Little Dot to amp my Klipsch 2.1's that I have. Obviously this would...