Just received my L300LE and 353x in black from Headamp (using this with an OL DAC with RCA-in listening via Google Play Music [haters please feel free to hate]). I'm upgrading from an SRM-1/MK-2 with Lambda Pros. The difference is clear -- these are smoother and more detailed, and voices in...

I'm using the AK Jr. as a USB DAC, and after following another poster's advice and turning USB 3.0 off in my laptop's BIOS, have sound. However, if I'm using the USB DAC function and hit the power button, the AK Jr. will sometimes connect as removable storage. It's slightly annoying since this...

Hi all,   I loved the HE-560 after having a chance to listen -- seemed to have a lot of the detail and soundstage I love in Stax, but with a richer/warmer sound and more natural bass impact.   I'm looking for opinions on a DAC/Amp pairing. I've listened with Hifiman's own EF-100, but I'm...

Guys, I might have put the cart before the horse by buying the Truth before getting a good source. Any recommendations to pair with these in the <$400 range? I use Google Music, often on my Nexus 5, so bitrate is limited to 320kbps max and USB OTG support is crucial. Fiio E18? Headamp Pico...

  When I talked to Danny, he said Ditas are produced in China because it's the only place left with the machinery to make them (particularly the milling for the Dita's "stem" that holds the silicon tips). But the design team is based here in Singapore.

I got a pair (the "Truth" edition - cute names) last week from Danny in Singapore and have put in about 50 hours of listening.   Background: -My reference point is a pair of Klipsch X10s while on-the-go and a vintage pair of STAX Lambda Pros paired with the SRM-1MK2. -Two caveats: I've never...

Wow Lee, I'm just really impressed with those photos.  Even if I prepared and used a tripod, I wouldn't be able to get the composition and lighting as nicely as you do just casually taking snapshots.   Just wondering, but how long has it taken all of you to feel competent at comparing...

Lee, thanks again for hosting such a great meet. With so many rooms to listen in I found this way more helpful than the New York meet in analyzing different gear. And thanks too for all the food! As for gear, I was most impressed with Ari's K1000's. I really love a huge soundstage, and those...

It'd have to be the new STAX SR-009; I've heard they're phenomenal.  BTW, is that still under the Omega II umbrella?

So I just received a STAX SRM-1/MK2 energizer along with Lambda Pros, and while they're doing a great job reproducing sound (for the most part), I'm noticing strange hissing coming from both earspeakers.   The left side has a very slight hiss that sounds like air slowly coming out of a...

Ah I'm scared. Well I bought a uDAC-2, and I'll probably hold onto it while I enter the wild world of consulting and, by design, insane business travel. But boy, STAX sound too good to pass up. Time to throw down like $800.  

I've actually been lucky enough to have a roommate (Aflac) who's been slowly working his way up, with me getting to hear his new acquisitions as they've come in.  While the majority of my listening has been on SR60's and AD700's, I've had a lot of time with DT770's, AD2000's, K501's, HF2's and...

So I've never owned a soundcard or other DAC other than what's built into my motherboard. What have I been missing?  

Title says it all. I'm buying my first good headphone setup - a STAX Lambda Pro with an SRM-1/MK-2 amp, and I need a DAC to go with it.  I'm tentatively planning on a uDAC-2 but am not wedded to the idea. Any insights?  $200 would be my absolute upper limit, but $70-$130 is what I'm really...

Aww crap, and right when I was thinking I wouldn't have to upgrade my rig before the next LAN.