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'Can Con' Sydney meet 10/07 Unique Melody, i-enjoy.com.au, Jaben Australia, Twisted Cables & Krispy Kables to join us~ Major prize giveaway by Jaben Aus~
(Hi, lately I have been reading about the Unique Melody custom iems and really wanted to try them out. I have contacted them about trying the universal custom units and in one of the replies, they said that they would be happy to join our meet with their universal demo units if we have enough...- pkwak
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3 Questions regarding Headphones for Weiss DAC202...
Greetings from Switzerland ! I recently bought a Weiss DAC202 - I am lucky enough to live in Switzerland (I'm an expat Englishman) only a few km from Weiss' HQ in Uster so was able to pick them up in person :-) Currently end-to-end rig on/under my computer desk is Mac Pro -> Weiss...- PitBullCH
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- weiss weiss audio weiss-audio weiss-audio-dac202
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Recommend New DAC under 3k? (Reference 7 vs Weiss DAC2 vs WYR DAC2, etc etc)
Hi guys, so the time to to upgrade DACs has come again. Could anyone with experience of multiple DACs in the price range compare and contrast for me? Also, looking to buy an amp, so built in combos <4k can also be discussed. I'm very interested in how the previous standards such as the Weiss...- EphemeralHope
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Calyx DAC 24/192 & M2TECH Young DAC Reviews?
Has anyone found any reviews on these two DAC's (Calyx Dac 24/192 & M2TECH Young DAC), I know they are pretty new but there has to be some real reviews out there. I am interested in these two because they offer 24/192 over USB, no USB/SPDIF converters necessary. Also, the M2TECH's DAC can go up...- wickitom
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Esoteric D-07 vs Weiss DAC 202
Esoteric D-07 vs Weiss DAC 202 , which is better. Also, must I get a Macbook to output through firewire? Is there any adaptor available for the iphone 4 or ipad which allows me to output music from the iThing and connect it to the DAC? Many thanks!- googleli
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- dacs dedicated-source-components esoteric esoteric-d-07-dac weiss weiss audio weiss-audio-dac202
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int 202 firewire interface
Int 202 from Weiss is one interface for computer audio, it works with firewire not usb or spdi. You must have a firewire card in the laptop.- freitojos
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Audeze LCD-2 Source discussion.
I'm starting a new thread as some discussion of DACs was de-railing the LCD-2 thread somewhat. I'm big on vintage R2R DACs and the Audio-gd units, which are very similar in design concept to the high-end vintage models, as they present music in a way that doesn't sound digital, but natural...- Currawong
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- audeze audeze lcd-2 lavry lavry engineering lavry-da11 weiss weiss audio
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Does anyone own the Wyred4sound DAC 2?
6 moons gave this a great review. Fully balanced and a pre-amp too. I'd love to see a shootout between all these pre-amp DAC's coming out and the Arcam rDac too. 6 Moons mentioned 3 more USB DAC's coming out too. Way too many choices. K- Icenine2
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- audio-gd dacs lavry-da11 weiss weiss audio wyred4sound-dac-2
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Amp recommendations for Audeze LCD-2
Please chime in what your best amps are for this headphone or educated guesses compared to previous ortho experiences.- oqvist
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- audeze audeze-lcd2-planar-magnetic-headphones cavalli-audio-liquid-fire headphone-amplifiers leben-cs-300x meier-audio meier-audio-concerto weiss weiss audio
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone
Head-Fi Product Page Specifications Freqency Response: 8 Hz to 65 KHz Impedance: 50 Ohm Efficiency: 83.5 DB Weight: 502 g HE-6 measurements How Planar Magnetic Headphones Work by Tyll Hertsens Amps that can drive the HE-6 Reviews mrarroyo...- JIGF
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- hifiman hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone weiss weiss audio
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Review: Jkeny’s modified Hiface
Review: Jkeny’s modified Hiface A few months ago I started a thread here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f7/usb...hiface-449885/ where I compared a few usb to spdif converters. So far I had used in my system 6 different usb converters and the M2tech Hiface was my favourite. A few weeks ago...- slim.a
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- emu emu-0404-4-channel-digital-pci-audio-interface musiland-monitor-02-us teradak-teralink-x2 usb-audio weiss weiss audio
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New Weiss DAC202
A new DAC will be released by Weiss. This is the DAC202, as seen here Weiss :: High End : DAC202 FIREWIRE D/A CONVERTER It looks great.- rosgr63
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- weiss weiss audio weiss-audio
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DAC popularity check
There are a lot of DACs out there... and I'm wondering which DACs are the most popular around here. So, let's list the DAC that we currently own. So, copy the most updated list, paste it in the reply box and add your DAC to the list. If your DAC is already on the list, just increment the...- erd
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- dacs emu-0404-4-channel-digital-pci-audio-interface ps-audio ps-audio-digital-link-iii-audio-dac wadia weiss weiss audio
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Some Impressions of Ayre QB-9
I've lived happily with the legendary Benchmark DAC1 and HD650 for over 4 years, until I married with an HD800 recently. Suddenly I felt the old DAC1 as the bottleneck. The Uber resolution of HD800 somehow magnifies the shortcomings of DAC1. I narrowed my path of upgrade to Weiss DAC2 and...- yanfeng
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- ayre-acoustics-qb-9 weiss weiss audio
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Another ignorable request for comparisson: Wavelength Proton vs. DAC1
Looking to spend about $1,000 on a DAC/headphone amp combo for use with Macbook. There have been other threads in which people have offered suggestion for single units or combos at this price-point. But I'm interested in the two mentioned in the subject. I've read the reviews at Stereophile...- El Bishop
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- weiss weiss audio
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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The Antelope Zodiac / Zodiac + / Zodiac Gold DAC Thread
new kids on the block : zodiac_rubicon still i don't know the price but i think this is really serious gear- fradoca
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If you had $5000 to spend on a DAC what would you buy?
I have a PSA DLIII right now, and while I love the way this DAC sounds, I feel its time for an upgrade. The DAC you choose does not have to cost $5000 but you have $5000 to spend on any DAC you want. The DAC can be balanced or unbalanced and does not need to have a USB input. Based mainly...- gbx2006
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- weiss weiss audio
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Ayre USB DAC
Ayre's QB-9 USB DAC Revealed Fellow members, The below was taken from Stereophile's website reporting of CES. This device looks very interesting. Props to Ayre for licensing a proven technology and mating it with there own DAC design. "Saturday morning Ayre held a press conference at...- auee
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- ayre ayre qb-9 weiss weiss audio
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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Musical Fidelity V-DAC Owners?
Hi, When I did a search here for the MF V-DAC, I see little on it, with a thread on the topic from early December locked because of "several posts that violate the Rules/Terms of Use." So, perhaps a new thread could call up some info, some opinionated opinions, some perspective. For...- SunWarrior
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- dacs musical-fidelity musical-fidelity-v-dac-upsampling-digital-to-analog-audio-converter weiss weiss audio
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The Audio-gd Compass (Was: Designing an alternative to the Zero DAC/amp)
Please check these two links and the FAQ first: Audio-gd's web page for the Compass here. and: My main Compass FAQ I've written up and posted here. ============== Shotgun FAQ: (Updated April 13) What's the current status? The final version has begun shipping. How does it...- Currawong
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- audio-gd audio-gd-compass-amp-dac moon-audio weiss weiss audio
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List of High-End Digital Source Owners on Head-Fi Continued
I've just got the green light, so 'this' thread is a continuation of the long list started by Asr and updated by vcoheda. There's no doubt that this list will grow longer in time. I will try to keep it updated whenever I can. Important Only sources that are digital only and carry a retail...- Akabeth
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- weiss weiss audio
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Upgrade from the Lavry?
Hey Guys, I'm looking to improve my digital rig and think the weakest chain in the link is the Lavry... The Little dot and HD650 complement each other really nicely and I would like to get a better DAC to go with. I'm willing to spend up to $1600 or so Thanks!- juzmister
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Anyone tried Weiss Minerva or Vesta?
It appears to be the best computer interface to audiophile listening in the market at this moment. I would love to hear more impressions aside Weiss Engineering Minerva DAC Review | Computer Audiophile- WindowsX
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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True 24 bit output?
A friend and I are arguing about whether or not there is any hardware which truly outputs 24 bit on the market right now. Are there any external dacs, or even in-computer cards which do full hardware 24 bit output of audio? His claim is that the x-fi also does 24 bit by upconverting through...- metroidfox
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weiss -- firewire 24/192 -- new audiophile DAC, new AES/EBU + SPDIF I/F
(a priori -- i have no association with weiss engineering other than knowing Daniel for many years since I worked at Studer CH in the 80s) head-fiers who follow pro equipment will certainly know of the well-regarded mastering equipment and converters from Daniel Weiss (Weiss Engineering...- emmodad
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- Forum: Computer Audio