Thanks for the clarification roller.  Makes sense that a dedicated amp is needed for the higher end units, figure with the ones I'm looking at, aside from the Q701, I think they'd be fine off the TiHD, at least for now in the beginning.   And Thank You Evshrug, def a very detailed and in...

Quote:   Good info on the TiHD.  I'm by no means an audiophile so what you say makes sense, no need for an external DAC at this stage.   Correct me if I'm wrong concerning the HD598's, but I thought since the impedence is only about 50 ohms, and the TiHD does have somewhat of a...

Hi All,   I'll just state from the get go, I am a complete audio noob and am pretty much a PC gaming noob (last PC game I played before my most recent build was Half Life 1).  Currently only have onboard sound, and running out to one of two options, either logitech Z-2300 speakers (I know...

Hi, another newbie here, please forgive me for any ignorant statements I'm bound to make on this forum. I just recently bought a pioneer VSX-1019AH HT receiver and was wondering if any of you would know if that would be sufficient to drive a set of headphones. It's to my understanding that...