Hi Boy am I confused :D I thought building a passive preamp would be a walk in the park, but I am having some trouble grasping the concepts of impedance matching. Here is the situation: I wan't to run my Bottlehead Crack with the 100k attenuator at max, because I think it sounds better...

Hi, I have a diy tube amp that I didnt build myself. I will attach a picture. Problem is that the channel balance is uneven at low to medium volume and only at max is it okay. So I bought an external volume control that works great. Still I fear its not perfect. The left side is perhaps a...

EDIT: Thanks for the help. I bought a Musiland 01USD 2012 edition which recived good reviews: http://hifiduino.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/musiland-devices-reader-review/ The thread has so far not let to any conlusion regarding the importance of a quality USB -> spdif converter and nor has anyone...

Hi,  My new setup Danish Audio Design DAC10 -> Noname DIY tube headphone amplifier -> HD600 sounds great, but it is simply too loud!  In order to get equal left/right balance with my amp, I need to turn the volume down 20-30db in footbar.  Therefore I need a USB converter that has a...

Hi, I found this thread from 2007 on the same topic: http://www.head-fi.org/t/248212/new-budget-dacs-vs-older-high-end-dacs From post:  The reason I raise the question of which to go for, is because I have seen how quickly the DAC landscape changes, especially with the advances in the actual...

Hi, I got the chance to buy a used tube headphone amplifier. I tested it and it sounded good and the price seemed great.... but what is it?  Does anyone have any ideas? The small tubes say Ultron EC92 and the large one I think is a "6as7g"   Thanks in advance! Regards Rune    

EDIT: I bought the DAC1 :) Hi, I am being offered a good price for my Meier Corda HA2 MK-II SE amp. I also have the opportunity to purchase a reasonably priced Benchmark DAC1. This has tempted me to sell my Meier Corda AND my Dacmagic and go with the DAC1 ( it equals out pricewise +/-...

Hi I am considering buying an android stick (the UG802) and using it as music player. Does anybody know if an 4.1 Android powered device can work with a DacMagic (trough USB)? Thanks in advance! Regards Rune

Hi there   I am using my headphone setup for gaming on my pc.   I looks like this:   PC (motherboard usb port) -> (10m long usb cable - neccessary) -> DacMagic -> Meier Corda HA-2 mk ii -> 5m headphone cable -> HD600.   The delay is something like 0.5seconds. I know this a lot of...

Hi there   I recently bought a friend of mine a pair of Visang R02 (they are 37$ shipped to Denmark). I did it partly to try them out and SQ wise they diddent dissapoint me! But they dont fit my ears very well, as they tend to fall out, so i have to try something else. I think i have...

Hi   Sorry for the stupid question.   Regards Rune

Hi   This is what i use now Cowon S9 -> mini^3 -> hd600   I was thinking about selling the cowon and the mini^3 and getting this:   Iriver 120/140 rockboxed -> Fiio e7 ( http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/470899/review-fiio-e7-usb-dac-headphone-amp )       In pricing this...

Hi everyone   To make it short, this is my setup: PS3(slim)-> (optical)-> DacMagic-> Meier Corda HA-2 MK-II SE-> HD600   Now to the problem: As you may know, the ps3 is capable of playing both sacd and blu ray. I am very intrestedt in these hi res formats and so i want to try them out...

Hello fellow head-fi'ers.   I recently bought a brand new dacmagic from a shop that was closing.   I cant afford it, but i bought it because it was very cheap.   Because i really cant afford it, i am considering selling it here. If the price is allright, otherwise ill keep it and...

I can get this cdplayer: http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/vincent_cds6.htm   For a 250$!!! Its in good condtion.   Any thoughts?

Hi, i am about to buy a very nice marantz 2252b vintage reciver.   But after reading a lot about dc offset, it seems i cant buy a vintage equipment without having heard it or knowing the amount of dc offset.   So please explain to me, how do i measure dc offset (in a newbish way...

Hi, as stated i am buying a vintage amp for my hd600.   Prices in Denmark are not like prices in america etc so if it sound expensive, it probably is.   Here are my options:   Marantz 2500: 300$ overkill?    Marantz 1060: 100$   Or! (i am going from portable to home rig, so...

Hi, until now i've used portable amps and mp3 players. But now i'm burning my music onto cds and ill be making a home setup :)   It will look like this: Yamaha dvd/cd player -> DAC(when i can afford it) -> amp -> HD600   So i have been reading a lot about vintage reciver, this post etc ...

Hi, i am looking for a pair of headphones, to use while travelling with public transport.    My price range is 50-100$, but i am going to buy second hand, so that my budget can get me further.   I currently own HD600<-Mini^3<-CowonS9 and now i want something sound blocking.   I hear...

Hi, i am a starving student with limited money to spend. This shows in my rig to: Cowon S9 (silver minijack)-> Mini3 portable amp -> standart HD600. I have been quite happy with this setup, but then came the day i tried my HD600's on a real amp and a cd player. I was blown away and suddenly...

I want to make my own mini to mini, so i need some wire Where do you guys buy from? I am looking for something in the cheap end, but i have a medium-high quality portable setup(cowon s9+mini3+hd600) so i dont want the cable to ruin anything Thanks in advance Rune

Hi, i like to use my home receiver as a headphone amp. But it doesn't sound that good, i read that the parts such as the headphone output, was of a very bad quality and it therefore doesn't sound that good. So i was wondering if there was anything you could do, to make the sq better? A...

Hi, i got a Cowon S9 and a Fiio e5, i used to have a pair of hd595 but the broke. So now i need a new pair of headphones. I can get the HD 600 quite cheap from a friend, thats the reason im considering them, also because they should have a very good sq. But is my simple set up, consisting...

Hi, i can get these two iem for about the same price. Which one would be the better buy? I dont need the call function on the ultimate ears, so its only sound quality that counts. Isolations and durability is also something that matters. There are to use with a cowon s9 + fiio e5 Best...