Entrope, No dog in the race, as I don't own either, but figured I'd throw a couple of coals on the fire.   1.  With a $5k budget for just the amp, which (IMHO) is a very nice position to be since there are many options to choose from, and it opens up doors to what I personally would call...

I'm sure in China and Hong Kong, the recent market demand for Lafite and even Carrudes (what are they thinking!?!?) has encouraged many creative "options".    

Sorry Mr. Speakers,   It seems like I'll be solo, as my budding enthusiast is unable to attend now.   Sorry for the confusion.   Quote:  

Mr. Speakers,   Sorry for the late notice, but it was hard for me to forecast out this far without knowing for sure whether I could attend.   Planning to attend and contribute to the cause along with my friend who is also a budding enthusiast.   As I also am new to this hobby, I...

Personal preference only.   Prefer February 26th.   Note to mrspeakers, I see you have the Burson 160D and the DacPort.  Am considering the DacMini and Burson160D as a potential DAC AMP setup as well.  Would love to give it a go if we can get this date set!  

I'm a local, but don't have much to share at the moment.   Planning to attend the Bay Area get together in February 2011, and hopefully I'll know what I like and have gear by April.  No guarantees though.  

Thanks to CEE TEE for doing the leg work to arrange this.   Thanks to ALL participants and vendors, and especially those bringing their equipment to show, tell and share.   Very much appreciate it from someone that has been struggling to find headphone specific gear to demo from the...

Hello.   Any head-fi folks in the general vicinity that would allow a newbie have a listen?  I'm considering a purchase, but it appears there are no local retailers that have this available, and I'd rather not buy and then return if things didn't work out.   Thanks

My order went it after I posted this thread.   I'm doing the "free shipping", so it's not expected to arrive until the week before Thanksgiving.   I'm *kinda* on the fence with this, slightly buyer's remorse, in a sense that I wonder if I should have just spent a little more for the 600...

Guess it's not really "new" news, as I see a couple of other threads about it already.   Sorry for the re-posting.  

My contribution to the head-fi community.   Have fun!   It's going to sell out quickly!   http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27?t=slickdeals&tag=slickdeals  

First, apologize if this is not in the right forum.   Second, I did try a few different combination of searches, and the "Sort By Date" feature seems to yield unexpected results.   As a newb and lurker, I've spent the better part of the past few weeks being a sponge to learn about this...

Quote: Avro_Arrow Are you sure about this?  As a newb myself, doing reading (on head-fil) and learning on other sites, it appears USB can support UP to 24/192k for USB 2.0 (Class 2).  Furthermore, the "low end" side USB 1.x (Class 1) appears to support UP to 24/96k.   Source...

Thanks Labrat! I'll take it on faith that it CAN be done.  Now, I just need to find the courage to dump the cash!   

Quote: Thanks.  Unfortunately, my laptop does not have toslink optical out.