Pretty stoked to hear the T1...the price dropped to 900-1000 recently on amazon and I've been itching to pull the trigger....

Glad to see head-fiers in my hometown. I'll likely be in town that weekend, so I'll definitely try to make it.   I can bring a pair of AD900s, and a hifiman EF2.   BTW is anyone bringing a Beyer T1 by chance?

If there's still room I'm in. Never attended a meet before, but I've always wanted to...   I can bring a pair of AD900s if there is interest.

Has anyone tried these with the EF2? I ask because I wonder if I paid the price for committing the cardinal sin of buying before testing. I expected that the amp section wouldn't help these cans out, but even the DAC seems to fare little better than my mobo sound...

^ agree. I recently placed an order for the EF2 ($200 USD), has somewhat of a following on head-fi. Hopefully this will cure my upgradeitis for a while. Ideally, the EF2's euphonic presentation will offset the thin sound I perceive from onboard sound. If only the accursed thing will ship on...

^ this is why I love head-fi. I remember having the same concerns about the AD900s when I first bought them (no amp, straight out of on board sound). I don't seem to remember burn in being very significant. Probably my mind playing tricks on me.

hmm possibly. Hoping to get something more widely available though - I'm a little too lazy to deal with ebay =P. Has no one tried these DAC/amps in combo with the AD900?????

Hey all, I recently purchased an Audio-Technica ATH-AD900, which I run out of onboard sound on my laptop. It was an improvement over my other pair of cans, but I can't help but feel like I could improve the sound a bit. Hence, I've decided to purchase a cheapo integrated DAC/Amp that would...

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I recently purchased the Audio-Technica AD900 because its sound signature seemed to suit my taste in music (rock, metal). Playing music through it out of my onboard sound, however, left me with much to be desired. As such, I've considered buying a cheapo USB DAC/Amp combo that would hopefully...

The beginning of the thread has multiple posts recommending against the phat pad mod because of their impact on the sound. Just an FYI if you haven't read that section. On a more depressing note, after purchasing these late August I set my HK soundsticks aside (living in a college dorm...

lol, a quality sombrero with holes would work. And then you could stick silly putty on the lightning rods so they keep the sombrero from getting blown away

Sorry for the slight drift in topic but a related question on DACs... I always viewed digital to analog conversion as sort of a transform, so like the same signal is placed into an alternate form that is recoverable. So then what is it that makes a, say, $250 DAC that much superior to an iPod...

As long as marginal utility gained from the new audio equipment is equal to the marginal cost of purchasing them, you need not be sorry about your wallet at all! Also, AT represent. How are you liking em?

Hmm, I'm guessing EQing didn't make the bass better for you, Bengt77? I cranked my lower bass up a few dB and was pretty satisfied...