Finally got the Auralic VEGA and ARIES to complete my all Auralic bedroom headphone setup.  I must say that I am quite impressed with VEGA's performance even without the burn-in; to the point that I am considering adding another VEGA to my living room stereo system.   As for the ARIES...

  There are no Auralic distributors/retailers in my country, therefore, contacted Auralic directly and was able to place my order through them.  The down side is that I had to pay MSRP, but the upside is I did receive free international shipping.

I was debating between the Master 9 and the Taurus MKII for a while; finally decided to pull the trigger on the Taurus.  Given that I was unable to demo either amp, I based my decision solely on the feedback that I was able to gather online, especially here.  Given that both seems to have plenty...

I have been living with the LCD-X for two months now, I must say that I am really enjoying them (one headphone that can rule all music genre).  I was driving the X with a Graham Slee Solo SRG II and have recently replaced it with an Auralic Taurus MKII.  I thought the Solo did a decent job with...

  I upgraded from HD650 to LCD-X recently and during the research phase before the upgrade, I tested all the phones that you mentioned.  My initial decision was to purchase both the LCD-X (LCD-2 and LCD-3 are too thick/dark sounding for me) and the HD-800; took a leap of faith on the LCD-X...

The Solo drives the LCD-X fine, as the X is quite efficient (listening at 9-10 o'clock is plenty loud). I am considering getting a new amp for two reasons: 1) I want to try going balanced 2) I might get other phones in the future that require greater driving power But my priority is to switch...

Here is my temporary bedside setup: Synology NAS -> Wifi -> Oppo105 -> Graham Slee Solo -> LCD-X   I am looking for a good wifi/DAC solution to replace the Oppo and an upgrade to the Solo. For the amp upgrade, I am looking into the following amps:   - AudioGD M9 - Auralic Taurus MKII -...