I'm using the HD-DAC1 with my HD800s and i'm very impressed with how well it drives them. To my ears it drives them as well as my Oppo HA-1 even when using the balanced connection. I bought the Marantz as a second DAC for my office but it is quickly becoming my go to DAC / Amp for my HD800s.

I don't think that there is anything wrong with your unit. I hear the relay every time I start and stop playback when I am in JRiver. It does not lock and click until I start playing a song then it clicks and unlocks again if I press stop. The click is very faint and comes from the unit I do not...

I just got the Marantz today so I have not had much time with it but my observations on the sound so far are pretty much the same as yours. I have the Oppo too and I think the sound is fantastic but more analytical. The Marantz is very smooth and musical. I'm really glad that I get to keep them...

        Here is mine. I have my gaming PC and Console gaming TV in the same room. I am using a Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface for my PC sound card. It has both stereo audio out and optical out. I have a long optical cable that runs over to my DC-1 DAC over by the TV. The stereo out...

Beautiful picture. It could be used in a Schiit ad. 

Your journey is nearly the same as mine. I started with the Denon D5000s without an amp and thought that I had reached my endgame. After a while I started reading about DACs so I went through a bunch of cheap ones finally ending up with a Emotiva XDA-1. Then Schiit released the Asgard. Well, I...

I got bamboo and leather. The bamboo looks much better in person than in pictures. So far the weight is not an issue at all. I had them on for a little over 6 hours last night and I put them back on first thing this morning and they still feel fine. I barely know that they are there.  I'm...

I just received my LCD-2 this Friday. I have spent the better part of the last 24 hours enjoying them. I was worried about comfort when I ordered them. My worry was completely misplaced. These cans are very comfortable for me. The (lambskin) pads are very soft and squishy and the clamp is...

Thanks so much for your response. I have been reading for about two months. I have read that thread (more than once) and the LCD-2 and HE-500 threads and reviews. I have read so much that I have only ended up confusing myself more. For Rock I think that bass impact is very important so your...

I've been a long time lurker but I'm about to spend the most that I have ever spent on headphones so I want to make sure that I am making the right decision. I'm currently using HiFi Man HE-400 (balanced), Firestone Bobby amp (balanced), Emotiva XSP-1 preamp (balanced). And my sources...