Thanks, I'll check it out.

I have been looking everywhere for a simple device that will stream my audio files, I don't care about movies or youtube or anything but audio.  It must stream flac and pcm at least and it would be nice for it to do shnf files but that may be asking too much.  I just want to get the music I have...

To answer someone's question about the opa627,  it works fine in this DAC, as does a LM4562 or a opa1611.  The opa627 is my fav for the dynamics. the LM4562 is very neutral and has good dynamics, smooth bass, (the 627 can be boomy but I have a 990/600 and a basic Crack, with a Siemens E82CC.) ...

I have the 990/600.  Had it a while.  Used an E-9 with it untill I was sure that my receiver's headphone out was better and sent the E-9 back.  Got a Maverick TubeMagic D1 and the amp section just sucks.  Still like the DAC section though.   Got a new receiver, I know, why not just an amp, well...

Ordered the basic Crack and a couple of cheap tubes, a Tong Sol 12ua7 and a RCA 6as7g Black Plate just to get a feel of the sound, I've only heard a GE and a Raytheon lately (last 35 years or so!) and their 5670's, but don't each company have a house sound so to speak?   I guess I have a...

I have a Maverick Audio D1 Dac.  This thing has a tube output and a SS output.  I have heard that the tube is only there to color the sound a little bit since the tube does no amping, only the opamp.  I was thinking about buying a Project Sunrise Hybrid amp, a little diy kit sold here.  I was...

Quote: I had read these needed room, just didn't know how much.   Have no experience with towers.  Thanks.  

I think their very nice for the $150 I paid for them.  They should be cheaper now that there discontinued.  If your not a bass head you will not need a sub.  I'm no audiophile, but these speakers are detailed, punchy and you can hear each instrument in its own space (but that may be my DAC.)  I...

Polk is running a get a free PSW111 sub if you spend 499 dollars on qualifying speakers.  The only question is should I get a pair of the RTi A7's or get a pair of RTi A3's and a CSi A4 center.  I really don't care about the HT crap though I have a 5.1 Pioneer and the 3s and A4 would round out...

Quote: I bought it from a member here, leeperry.    To update, I my judgement may have been wrong about the 627, I stuck it in the HP out section and put about a 100hrs on it and tried all of my opamps again. I do not believe in burn in, so it must have been a bad ear day, I am now...

So the E-10's are out. Hope your happy with it. Those 990's of yours are not gonna be happy till it gets to eat some tubes. I had the E-9 with an Forte soundcard and the best thing happened to me was the Forte stopped working. So I bought a cheap (TubeMagic D1) DAC, got a cheap Ray. windmill...

Quote: Not sure if this will answer your question but I think I understand it, I have the tube out going to 5.1 front inputs on my receiver so I bypass the receiver's dacs and since my receiver only has a low freq output to the sub (one rca cable to the sub) I have spliced the left and...

Quote: x2   Had the E9 and my receiver was better. 

Just me, but I wouldn't buy a DAC for a better headphone amp.  I have the D1 and only use the DAC, the amp is not good.  I've never heard the Beresford so no help there other than I think my advice would be the same, get a DAC, get a seperate amp, they are two different things.  As the Beresford...

Quote: I've had my D1 for about 4 months now and I have a opa627 from Tam's, a LM4652, a opa209, the LME4972 and a opa1611.  I've replaced the tube with a cheap Raytheon 5670 and have it paired with the opa1611.  I think the 1611 blows the 627 out of the water, at least with this tube...