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    Matching 50 ohm output impedance on my DAC's headphone amp..

    I have a outboard dac which also doubles as a headphone amp. Build quality is very good with large toroidal psu plus a discrete output stage capable outputting up to 4.5v...   However the designer has informed me that the output impedance of the headphone out is 50ohm... This seems very high...
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    Error code 10: DAC no longer recognized by Windows

    Bah hum bug - I went to try out my new headphones today and my E1 DAC has stopped working!   Same error across 3 machines (both XP and Win7 x64 based) - error code 10, unable to start device. It was working fine on all 3 computers until today - swapping the USB lead and driver uninstall /...
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    PCI Soundcard vs M2Tech Hiface 2 for digital output?

    I've been using my PC for computer audio for years now in my hifi system... I am using the toslink output on an old Aurentech 5.1 soundcard connected to my external DAC. The soundcard is a cheap solution, but I chose it due the CMI 8738 chipset - a guy has written custom drivers which apparently...
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    Asus Xonar Essence One OpAmp upgrade - how does this sound for a plan?

    Hey guys,   I've been enjoying my Asus E1 DAC for a few months now, using it to play music from my PC through to my hifi setup. Pleased with the results, but have decided to take the plunge and do an opamp upgrade.   I spent a couple of hours yesterday researching on the numerous...
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    Asus Xonar ST - is it really an auidble improvment over the STX?

    I've recently bought a Xonar STX soundcard, and found it a improvement over the D2X I had before it... Reading the "sneak-peak" thread on here for the new ST version, some people have said that the ST card is better again over the STX due to improved jitter clock etc... This however seems to...
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    Eeek! Almost blew my headphone amp

    I recently bought a x-can v2 tube amp, and have been looking online at various tweaks/mods to improve the sound. The easiest one is to replace the cheap 500ma wall wart with higher amperage rated one. I found one out the blue tonight in a box of old leads, same voltage and the same 2.1 jack, but...
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    Good cans for Musical Fidelity X-CAN V2?

    I've just bought a used version 2 X-CAN headphone amp at a cheap price, but I don't own any decent headphones for it at the moment. The Senheisser HD600s it's partnered with for reviews with look nice (I used to own the HD555s) but I don't want to spend much... I have been looking at...
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