lol i should of made it more clear that the spoiler was from other people replying to me on other websites and was stuff that i know so far so people don't repeat it. I'm super jealous that i can't go but i will get there one day! Seoul is definetly on my list of places, i wanna check out gom...

  Hey, i'm gathering info on headphone shopping in japan as someone i know is going there in a few days. Looking for something 2nd hand that is a good price around 300-400 aus dollar but maybe more if its a deal. Stuff made in japan is alot cheaper it seems, stuff like audio technica and STAX...

What would you consider the sweet spot for sound quality vs money spent. I assume that there is going to be a diminishing factor in quality vs. price; meaning that a large increase in price gives a small increase in sound quality. When does the performance increase start to diminish...

As the title suggests looking to spend no more then $300 (Australian) on either a Sound card or DAC. Shipping to Australia Already have adequate transport in place for a DAC Purely a Music listening setup More focused on using with speakers

I've read before i think this thread? where a line conditioner fixes things up so i'd wait for that to arrive before you start getting worried. How do you think the OMZ dac compares to the Xfi?

I think your getting a bit confused with the whole external DAC and sound card business. If you get a DAC/AMP combo it gets fed from your soundcard via the optical out, this means that the soundcard does not process the sound just merely sends the signal to the external dac. The only way a...

You can buy the DAC already modded from Ori - Oritek Audio - Zhaolu D2.5A DAC modifications page

Blue jeans cables sell cheap cables that get alot of praise around here, they make 3.5mm to RCA coax cables. I will be getting one myself when i get my dac . Also they have a store based in UK. Edit: link - Digital Audio Cables at Blue Jeans Cable

Sounds like your a good candidate for MS-1's or Grados if you listen mainly to rock and metal. Both are fairly portable and lightweight.