Hi all, This is probably a stupid question, but i'm thinking of buying a mac mini and use it as a music server. Now the question here is, on the website it said that the usb port is usb 3.0 Does it work with usb 2.0 for audio transfer? Anybody uses the newest updated mac mini?

Hi, I have a question about usb cable, does it actually matter? I have my centrance dacport LX, and there's already a usb cable included. But out of curiosity, does upgrading the usb cable, actually does anything? I'm thinking of the kimber kable, can anybody teach me on this?   If it does...

hi Head-fiers i'm in a dilemma, i love how my ath-ad900 sounds, being an open backed, it just sounds real, however the bass suffers. So, know any good headphone, with a soundstage like ad900? yet with bass? open or closed back is fine.   Or should i just use the ad900 with ZO2?  ...

Hi guys, just found out about tracy chapman yesterday, and like her style of music. Any other recommendation about other musicians who have the same style as her?  what year was she famous? 90's? or 80's?

Hi guys, so I'm bored with my music collection, thinking of finding new style, any suggestion? As a reference, I've been listening to punk, like blink 182, green day, then switch to linkin park for a while, then now... just been listening to sam cooke (dunno what you'd call his style, but i...

Hi guys, looking for a headphone amp for ath-ad900. Was thinking of getting the asgard at first,but after i read 6moon review, they said that the asgard hum. Since ath-ad900 is open back, and i can't stand hum, so any other recommendations? (does the asgard still hum? if it doesn't then i'd...

So, can anybody tell me the difference between these 2? I'm thinking of getting one of them for my 1st step to headphone. So far, the only thing i know is the d1100 has more bass, to the extend that some people says its too much, and more expensive. Aside from that? what about the d1001? is...

Guess it's pretty obvious from the title, i want a new DAP, because i'm bored with the classic SQ. So, should i go with the touch 4g? or cowon j3? any other options? or should i just go get the new digizoid ZO?   If it's a new DAP, any suggestion? can some put the strength/weakness? in SQ...

Hi guys, been reading a lot about usb upscale and downscale on pretty much every usb dac review. So my question is, what different does it make? from 16/44.1 to 24/96 or 24/192. can anybody help me on this? So i can get a better idea of what's going on.   Thanks  

Hi guys, i know the title sounds weird, but i've been A-Bing westone um2 and shure se 215, and for my fave iem, it woudl be for these 2 to get married and have a kid.   I like that the um2 has good soundstage. For the se 215, i like its warmness, and coherence, the music sounds more like a...

Hi, got an old JBL L112 and Nakamichi AV 3S, how do i check their quality whether they still sound good or not?   Cause at some points, once in a while they somehow sounded worse than my TV speaker.

Hi guys, as the title said, need a DAC that's going from macbook pro then to DAC then Nakamichi amp AV 3S, then JBL L112.   Know any good one? i'm thinking of matrix mini-i.   Thanks.

Hi, i've been wondering about this for a while, tried to look around for some posts but couldn't find it. Is amazon an authorized monster cable dealer? Their price for MTPC is really much lower compared to other websites, other sells them for $380, amazon sells it for $220, is this for real...

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Hey guys, my shure se215 is coming, and i've been using westone um2 for awhile. I'm thinking of getting a DAC for my earphones, question is, is it necessary?   If it does, what should i get? I'll be connecting it to my macbook pro,so a tiny one will do, as I might move in a few months.  ...

OK, wasn't planning to do this, but I've decided i'm going to anyway. I first started my audio journey with shure e2c, which is a dynamic driver iem, and then upgrade to westone um2. And I found i don't really like the um2 sounds, after a while, and now while my friend is in the states...

Hi guys, finally i'm gonna upgrade my um2, thinking of um3x and then found out they have this new um3x with replaceable cable. any suggestion which one i should go for? the normal one or the one with replaceable cable? also will there be any difference in the sound that it produces? knowing the...

Hi guys, i have a friend who's going to give me her Swans t200b, my question is how do you test it, to make sure that it's still in top condition, apart from the sratch or whatever happened outside on the finish, i'm more concern on the sound quality, so how to make sure that it's still sounds...

Hi guys, i'm thinking of upgrading my computer speakers,and been thinking about m-audio av40 or audioengine a5, or probably the new swans m200mkiii any ideas which one i should go to? my budget is 300$ max. i'll be using it straight from my macbook pro ,thanks

Hi guys,i've been using westone um2 for over a year now,and so far i like it,i'm planning to upgrade it but not gonna go custom,and i wanna go with smth different (coz each earphone has a their own characteristic) so any suggestion? was thinking of headphones,but knowing those babies are power...

Hi guys,i've been wondering should i just upgrade my westone um2,i've been using it over a year now and happy with how it sounds,and now thinking of upgrading my iem,but after thinking about it with the same budget $400 i can either upgrade my iem(choices are westone 3 or ie8) or i can just buy...

Hi guys,which one of these 4 is the most or more forgiving westone 3,westone um3x,se530,ie8 the source is gonna be varied,but the lowest is gonna be 160kbps cause i'm using um2 right now and planning to upgrade,but just don't know to go with which one,thanks

Hi guys,i'm thinking of buying a portable amp/DAC,and i already have some in minds,which one do you guys think is better? RSA predator,ibasso d10 / d1,pico amp,or airhead/bithead from headroom it's gonna be sticking in my desk with my macbook pro,not planning to take it out anywhere,but since...