I'm thinking of purchasing a DAC in future, the Musical Fidelity X-DAC V3. My major problem lies in the gain of my Prehead of 6.5dB. It's much too high for the RCA output of the X-DAC of about 2.2V, making headphone volume adjustment too restrictive. Fortunately, my current DAC has a...

Greetings! Looking for a possible meet targeted for sometime after the First Semester Examinations say after 20th of June? Kindly post the following: 1) The earliest date you'll be available and how long you'll be available after this date. 2) Suggested meeting place (including the number...

Greetings! I had three weeks with the Prehead MkI before sending it back, actually due to a fault of my own. Very nice of Jan to allow me to do so. Well, I replaced it with the MkII version and it arrived just this morning. It's now 2350hrs here in Perth so I haven't had much time with it...

Greetings, I owe Head-Fi quite a number of reviews and for the delay I'm very sorry. Recently, my mother passed away and I was tied up with little time for music and leisure, let alone head-fi. Down to business: About SGD$4000 was collected at her wake and the money will be donated to...

My home and portable amp, a buffered Cmoy, has been providing me with a nice time but recently, the LED started failing and the sound coming out of the amp became bright and tiny. I used this as an excuse to order the Prehead MkI but I still have to wait for it to arrive , just a few days more...

A few months ago, I sought some help on deciding between a few amps in a certain price range. Responses to the thread were great and I thank everyone involved, especially people like sacd lover and Sugano-san. Now I think I’m confident enough to final it down to the Gilmore Lite with Decicated...

Category 0. I can’t be bothered to read though all the options. Category 1. I fully support binaural technologies: a) I prefer to add binaural equipment to my existing rig. b) I prefer sticking with my existing stereo system but will purchase binaural recordings wherever possible. c) Other...

I'm short on spare time at the moment, but I was a bit bored and decided to try a modification to my HD280. I read about the blu-tack modification a while ago but have since lost the thread and can't seem to find it. Anyway, I decided to see the effects of cotton wool on the phone and the...

I'm away from home for months at a time and that means that I don't bring more than 100 CDs with me and I resort to my radio, listening to classical and Jazz. The reception can be irritating but once I find a sweetspot, it's very enjoyable. Besides the type of music, what is truely amazing is...

I'm currently(in mA!) looking for an amplifier which I've sought the help of some people in another thread. One issue I have to figure out is the issue with voltage, power and current... Could someone help me with the following? It seems to me that a lot of large and powerful amps are able...

I've done my best to do my own research but opinions seem too varied. I'm hoping for some useful advice. Keeping the facts as short as I can: 1. SS amp to power HD600/K501/DT880 well. 2. Must have excess current to drive low impedance phones like the MS1, HD280 and A900. 3. I ONLY listen...

I'm sure many of us have thought of a this idea before but it's too hard to find if such a thread has existed. Anyway, don't you think it's time that we have a well-recorded album containing sonically challenging songs that everyone could use as a common comparison for a whole range of...

Just curious to see if anyone has heard how it sounds. A search for 'Technics RP-F 880' on google comes up with just a lot of foreign language sites. Saw them when I was in Singapore during a short holiday but was in a rush so I didn't manage to audition them other than for comfort -very...

Greetings, I purchased a cheap DMM recently and decided to measure the impedance of my headphones just for fun. My HD280 repeatedly produces an unusual measurement of around 84 Ohm while it's supposed to be 64 Ohm. I applied the same measurement method to my MS1 and got a correct impedance...

Someone suggested that I start this thread. After a while, I thought: Ah what the heck... If I have to tell something stupid about myself to get it all going, so be it! Here's my story: I've had sinus from young which means that I wake up every morning sniffing like a dog gone mad over a...

Greetings! As you can see, I joined a few days ago but judging from the types of characters I see here, I think I'll be here for quite a while more! I need some help, though. Not more than a month ago, I hurriedly got a pair of HD280 pros in Singapore before flying off to Australia to...