Just ordered one as a gift for my gf. Not sure if this beast is cute enough for girls.

I have both DAC_I and DAC Magic, and would like to contribute to this topic a little. I did compare both DACs on my system through Toslink (AKG K701 recabled with APS V3 and BADA PH12 amp). To my ears, DAC_I sounds more clean, open, thin, detailed, and cold. In contrast, DAC Magic has thicker...

I was searching for a review for Shure SCL4, which was on discount at that time. This would be the first jump into very expensive earphones ($80), so I had to do a lot of researches to make sure that it would not let me down. Google brought me here and I have spent about $1000 on my headphone...

Kahlil Gibran : "Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth." "He who would understand a woman, or dissect genius, or solve the mystery of silence is the very man who would wake from a beautiful dream to sit at a breakfast table." "Trees...

"Sand and Foam" by Kahlil Gibran

I used my desktop PC as a music source. So most of my listening time is when I was using on my computer for surfing the net, chatting, and studying (if it is not on a very complicate topics).

I read a lot about people saying something good about Millet Hybrid Max. The circuit diagrams and DIY kits are available over the internet. Why there is no commercialization of this amp design? I am just curious.

Is there any Chinese HP amp manufacturer offering the Millet hybrid max amp ?

As a poor student, i am miles away from new items. AKG K701 APSv3 - used HR MicroAmp (Desktop module) - used from Head-fi Valab NOS DAC - used from Ebay X-Fi platinum - refurbished from creative.com

Quote: Originally Posted by NightOwl The only two possible reasons are: 1. That the shield is attached to ground only at the 3.5mm end. This is so any RF will stay in the shield or drain to ground at the source end. Unless you have a lot of RFI, this shouldn't make much difference. 2...

Quote: Originally Posted by SemiAudiophile lol i just wanted to post something so i could get to 50. Are you going to trade something?

To always know, utter sometimes.

There is a research study showing that, in reading, human brain recognizes words by their first and last letters. That's why I always mistakes the word "photography" as "pornography", when I see the title of this thread.

I clean the earpads of my AKG K701 by handwashing in dilute Woolite. Let them dry on the insect screen (to provide good ventilation at the bottom part) with fan blowing for a day. It works out great.

Here is mine. "Life in itself has no meaning. Life is an opportunity to create meaning" -OSHO-

I suspect it must be there for some reasons.

Thanks. Anyone know why the manufacturer have to indicate the signal path direction on the cable?

I just bought an Acoustic Research's dual RCA to 3.5mm interconnect and noticed on the cable that there is an arrow showing signal path flow from the 3.5mm to the RCAs. If I used this cable in reverse direction, to connect between my DAC (RCA out) to my HP amp (3.5mm in), would it be any...

But the advertisement on the Valab page on Ebay sounds so convincing.

Quote: Originally Posted by jrosenth do you like NOS or not is a pretty important question in this I never tried both NOS and non-NOS DAC.

Waiting for Valab DAC. Will come this afternoon.

AKG K701 APSv3 recabled.

- 5 Centimeters Per Second - A Japanese animation about love, distance, and time. Hearth touching story, Nice picture, good soundtrack. I like it a lot and keep on recommending it to my friends. Based on my impression, 9.5/10 .

Valab Dac last night. And tonight, Just came back from an Asian groceries store.

If I could turn back the time, I would choose EE as my major.