Crikey, alright, I just extracted specs from the product pages. All units have optional USB inputs and configurable digital inputs.   All I can say is the DAC-19 looks the biggest bargain. No idea what the difference in neutral vs musical is meant to describe, really, other than it pegs off...

I'll do some more research to make it easier for folks to answer any remaining questions. Just such a wad of information to catch up on 

Hi fellas, sorry I've tried to wade through the bible of Audio-GD threads but still need some help.   I understand the Ref-7 and Ref-8 are the top DACs....has anyone heard/compared both? What are the key differences?   Finally, the USB options for both units - are they inclusive of the...

Quote: Depends on your budget/room/taste.   I think the Peachtree people also make the Era speaker line.   Generally, try and stay with something 8ohms and high sensitivity. You won't get the bass you want without a hefty floorstander or a sub. If going for bookshelves and a sub...

The Shures don't have enough bass for dubstep. All I can recommend is Grado HP1s or Senn 800s.

Get speakers and a subwoofer. Headphones can't compete if all you want is bass.

Buy your LOD cable used from the Headfi for sale forums. Check Audiogon for used interconnects and speaker cable. Can't go far wrong starting with Blue Jeans stuff if buying new. Don't do what I did and buy any cable from Lowes! Which I did cause I was just dying to hook up my new speakers.

It's a nice, laid back but detailed cable.

Check Audiogon. Investigate Speltz Anti-Cable ICs, Morrow, Audio Art, Straley Reality Cables, Element Audio. Supra also have a nice cable called the EFF-IS

How about a Peachtree Nova? High quality DAC and a good headphone amp onboard. As well as being an integrated speaker amplifier!

That you are playing wav has absolutely no bearing on the suitability of the evo with your dac. Cheers.

Hi. My view is that your system would be seriously lopsided if you're gonna use a y2 and $100 usb-spdif connector as your source. Anything other than perfectly recorded material will be exposed to sound like crap by your amp and headphones.   False economy to skimp on the source here. Made...

Hey folks. I'm looking for help preparing some questions for Speed Dating this weekend    I like this one: "How do you feel about your credit rating?" 

Somewhere between x2 or x3 feels like a good number - like the price of a DAC-1 HDR type device as a baseline.

Integrateds from Bryston and Bel Canto offer inbuilt DAC options. Ditto Arcam and Peachtree