Hi, So I was wondering how much should I spend on the power amp as my Stello HP 100 is worth $1000 and what are good models to match with it ? I know Stello also makes the S100 power amp but I can't find no review. Thanks !

Eitherwise, the difference is always so small that I sometimes wonder if it's all Placebo. On another note, I don't hear any difference between Optical and USB...

So I tried to configure my Stello DA100 DAC to work with Asio4All on Foobar but when I go into Asio Virtual Devices, I don't see anything but "Not Connected 1" and "Not Connected 2". Then I go into Configure (to the right of "Driver : ASIO4ALL v2") and I see it : USB Audio DAC but then it says...

320 AAC will sound perfect in your setup (actually in most setups).

Pico DAC

King Crimson - Islands and Lizard Nas - It Was Written Eminem - Infinite

Eric Satie

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes Bob Marley and the Wailers - Gold Dr Dre - The Chronic U2 - War Santigold - Santogold Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix MGMT - Oracular Spectacular R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi Radiohead - The Bends

Bump, taking account of these.

Basically I'm looking for another pair of phones that would have great SQ but also a very different sound signature so that I could choose depending on my moods and music genres. It could be phones that do great where the HD650's don't and vice-versa, for instance. I was considering Beyer DT...

HD650 -> Stello HP100

LOL Why would someone assume that I'm stupid because of my question (What at "more money than brain" ...). And yes I searched, without results, that's why I made a thread with an explicit title : for further searches. Thanks Lil' Knight, the iTransport is what I was looking for.

I don't have the ultimate rig but to me, it's a nirvana in itself, the well-known sinergy between my Stello units and the HD650 is amazing and gives the best out of these phones. I probably could get better but would still love this rig because of its unique sound. Now you can see my next...

How do you connect it to a DAC (mine accepts USB, OPT and COAX) ? Thanks !

To me it's getting crazy good by 256kbps MP3 so yes.