I'm thinking of giving blind tests a go but there's a few serious barriers: I need someone to swap things around for me I need the time to do it volume matchine is hard :(   Once I get a couple of hours I'll post method, tracks, sources, headphones etc but I'm pretty certain my NFB-2 +...

Found this thread while looking for input on opamps for my forte (specifically looking for burson opamp replacement info). Is the consensus in this thread that changing the opamp will have no change on the sound? Does this matter in all situations (ie Audio-GD sun vs moon vs earth in their gear)...

Someone's gotta have some input :|

People with unlimited budget are using external DACs. There's some discussion around here about whether you should use USB to the DAC, or coax/optical. There's even a range of devices that ONLY convert USB to coax/optical.   Audio-GD got a lot of airtime on these forums a while back. Not...

Hi, I've got a tidbit of cash leftover from Christmas ($600ish AUD) and I've decided it's time to get a better amp. I currently have a set of 32ohm DT880, AKG K701, and am looking to pick up a pair of Alessandro MS1i I have an Audio-GD NFB-2 http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/dac/NFB-2/NFB2EN.htm...

I received my NFB-2 almost a week ago and have been very satisfied that I swapped my order.

I'll probably pull the trigger and swap to an NFB-2 instead. It's not that I'm impatient or that I don't have faith in Kingwa, but I really only need a DAC and now have a little more money to play with -> 5% off helps.   I can't help but wonder about his numbers though. If you wanted to...

I'm pretty sure that overclocking disables both of these. I've had a similar problem where the latency on my buses was terrible after a format, and the sound was woeful. I had gone back to stock to format -> overclocked again and problem disappeared, and so did the tendency of CPUz to report the...

Does anyone have a good test video they use when comparing settings? And what would you guys suggest for Blu-ray playback? I've been using VLC because of its ease of use, but I'm finally willing to spend some time and configure things up for maximum quality.   

Quote: I did almost the same thing. I've been looking for a DAC, with a slightly higher budget to spend but this was too good a deal to pass. I suspect that when it goes to full price it would be on par with my DAC budget anyhow. I've fired them an email after the paypal payment...

The old "You can't measure it, but it's there" argument eh? Boy have I got a story for you! There's this teapot...and it's in outer space...and it belongs to Russell...

I'd suggest getting your music from CD where you can. I've downloaded music (to see if I liked it) and subsequently bought the album only to discover that the 320/flac rip wasn't very well done. After getting burned on a recent album purchase I intend to sample all CDs online before giving my...

Quote: This is the single dumbest thing I've heard all day. Are you suggesting that hundreds of other companies are able to compile their product so it is identical across both platforms, but potentially one of the least resource intensive tasks mysteriously can't be coded by apple to run...

My role @ work has just changed, and I will be taking flights more often - that is the primary reason I'm after isolation. I hate screaming children on planes, and they are ALWAYS on the plane and ALWAYS near me. When I'm at work I have K701's and when I'm at home I have DT880's, so no problems...

So they may or may not have good isolation, depending on the tips I get? sigh. I was really hoping to just buy em on ebay -> get them -> enjoy. Might end up just getting some closed cans.