I am looking for a USB DAC with Line Out. I am not too concerned about sound quality since it will be used to play streaming online video. I just need the price to be good and to have line out. What do you guys recommend?

Hey,   I'm a long time reader and a first time poster. I just bought a pair of Ultrasone Pro 650 and a uDac-2. I paired these with a  MacBook and the bass is really lacking considering the rave reviews I've read. I was wondering if any head-fi members could recommend a headphone amp that is...

Sound Source: Realtek Onboard Model ALC889: http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=28&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=173 for all info.   Just want the best overall headphone-sound-experience for the money. I really don't think there should be much need to sacrifice when...

Hi, My setup currently is: HiFiMAN HE5 -> About 12 days old HiFiMAN EF5 -> About 12 days old Nuforce uDac -> About 15 days old I'm also using very cheap cables I got from the back of my TV. (age unknown, probably about a year or so) All media is played off my computer. (Please...

I want a portable amp that I can use for my PC and my iPod.  Does this amp meet those qualifications?  I've heard the nuforce is a good, inexpensive amp choice for the Denon AHD 2000s.   Anyone have experience with this combination?  Right now my Denons feel less...warm....then I expect they...

I have owned the AKG-702s for over a year powered by the onboard sound of a Dell Precision 390 workstation.  While they sound pretty good already, I have a good ear for quality would like to unleash the true potential of the 702s.  Despite being a music-aholic I know nothing about electrical...

I am considering purchasing a pair of Sennheiser HD650 audiphile headphones for use at home. I plan to be using it in conjunction with my Sony Vaio laptop to listen to my iTunes collection, which contains quite a few lossless albums.  As I have seen here on this forum and many other locations, a...

Hey guys, i know that the little dot picks up frequency easily, however i beleive that there is this sound (like noise?) coming because of my udac2?    the udac2 is connected via usb, from my laptop. the little dot is conected to the udac2   what causes the noise? i've tried moving it...

  Hard to figure out which is the right forum, here or computer audio. Anyhow, if anyone was wondering (as I was) what the insides of the little beastie look like, wonder no longer:     Revealed: a pretty dense layout, most SMT, with a daughterboard for the volume control and...

I'd hate to post a new thread, but the problem is all the search results were confusing and opposing. I just bought a Cowon S9 and iM-590 and I decided to turn my attention onto my laptop. The on-board sound is truly pathetic, with poor sq and low power output. What I'm looking for is a good...

Sorry if this at the wrong forums! Need some of your brain power from you guys!   Has been a lurker for the past 6mth and i learned quite alot from here! I just acquired a TF10! Which I am enjoying now! However, the sources I am using is prevent my TF10 to unleash to its fullest...

Currently I have a Caffeine amp that I bought to a user here in head-fi and I like how it works with my TF10. Now, I'm going in a long trip and I need a cheap DAC, something that gives me a better quality than the sound card of my laptop, well netbook. Also, I'm looking for a real portable amp...

So it's been a year since the last time I was looking at getting new headphones. I have a bit more knowledge but I'm still not really finding anything in my price range that's just, "YES these are exactly what I want!". This topic seems to come up a lot and I hate to ask it again after it's been...

http://www.amazon.com/NuForce-uDAC-High-Preformance-Black/dp/B002VN9CRG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1278114037&sr=1-1   I won't be getting my proper amp till next week, but will the nuforce uDAC connected to a laptop/notebook power up a pair of HD800s a small bit. I just want to...

I put the 1/4 headphone jack into the amplifer. How do I connect the amp to the laptop then? I am thinking of getting the Burson HA160 and want to make sure it'll work before I get it.    I have never owned an amp before.

I have the nuforce uDAC and it wouldnt power up a couple of days ago. Now it is working, but the soundstage is a lot thinner. All the music is centred in the middle, there is no "left and right" speaker effects.   My speakers are Sennheiser HD800 and I have the Matrix M-Stage. Do you think...

I am confused in choosing Amp/DAC.I have a laptop and a creative X-fi USB sound card .I have a Philips SHP9000 which is been lying unused from the day i got ( purchased it in India for a steal deal) .I tried using it with the sound card but feel that the sound card is not doing justice so...

Hi guys, I've been researching but I still seem to have a lot of very basic questions when it comes to anything unrelated to IEMs. Basically I have a desktop PC with just onboard sound.  I am interested in something that I can connect both headphones and some decent desktop speakers to.  I...

Hi guys! I gonna buy a dac to replace Audiotrak Prodigy HD2 with my laptop. I got an AKG k271S headphones. I've read lots of reviews but still need any advices to choose. I gonna use it only with headphones. So it should be DAC and amp. I got $200 max so i'm looking at $160-$180 price...

I have just bought a NuForce Udac2 to get beyond my Macbook Pro's sound card. I am using my Grado SR225is with it    However, the volume makes almost no difference with it. I listened to different codecs to see if the problem had to do with my files but it's the same with a FLAC and an AAC...

I will be using itunes to play lossless files to my M50's. (Portability is moot for me)   uDac v. uDac-2 v. Hot Audio Bit Perfect USB DAC   The uDac will be cheap but I could not get it new. The uDac 2 is the most expensive and i don't need 24 bit but it has a better amp and usb...

Forgive me in advance for this duplicate thread here and the Dedicated Source sub-section, but I wasn't exactly sure where to post this. I'm contemplating purchasing the Ad900s after falling in love with my Ad700s. Currently I am using my Ad700s direct to my onboard sound. I have no sound card...

I'll be posting my impressions of the uDAC-2 here very soon.  I'll be referring to the original uDAC a lot in this thread as I compare them, and will build on what the differences are more than doing a big review from scratch.  So be sure to get familiar with the original uDAC.  I might start...

I'm a moderately old guy (early 50's) ... and have had reasonably decent hi-fi gear, but not what you'd really consider super good.  Currently I'm using an NAD Integrated amp and a pair of B&W601's.   After browsing Head-fi I decided to buy a decent pair of headphones ... after a bit of...

I'll try to make this specific, so it isn't quite so much of a typical "find me an amp" post. Currently a budget constrained student who likes unmuddled sound. Using HD201's+Fiio E5, and naturally the amp makes a noticeable positive difference with the Senns. Recently got a uDAC, which...