I don't have any experience with soundcards at all, but from my understanding, DAC are much better than soundcards for music. But for gaming, everyone seems to get a soundcard. Or is it because the gaming community just have limited experience with DACs? Are soundcards much better than DACs for...

I was looking through audio-gd's product page and noticed a few of their DACs offer I2S input now. Having been away from head-fi for awhile I need an update. From I've read 6 months ago, I2S seems better than USB since USB is plagued by jitter. But from what I'm reading on audio-gd's page, it...

Hey everyone.   I have to move back out to uni and after the last move-out, I really don't want to bring so much stuff with me. I mainly don't want to bring my speaker amp which means my HE-6 isn't going to sound as nice. My DAC is sorta big ( not nearly as big and heavy as my amp), and I...

Seems that Thunderbolt is finally accessible to PC users now and I'm wondering if Thunderbolt will be the replacement for USB?  Thunderbolt itself delivers 10W of power, so would that also mean that products like the audio-gd DI and the Audiophilleo (Thunderbolt successors) would not require...

I spent much of the beginning of the week with my current computer figuring out why I had issues with my audio drivers (generic usb audio) for my USB to SPDIF converter. After fiddling with more things I realized my issues were from my fans. In the BIOS setting for my fans, when I turn it down...

Hi,   I tried using my USB 3.0 ports for my music and noticed it will completely cut off after a few minutes of working.  However, I have no problems using USB 2.0.  Anyone knows why?  My setup is in my sig.

Quoting Niel Young's words from this article: http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/31/2761597/neil-young-music-steve-jobs-piracy-is-the-new-radio   Not sure how this is true...and definitely not sure how vinyl would offer 100% of the sound as he implies.  Of course I'm not trying to stir up...

I currently have no real DAC to use so I need something ~$200.  I prefer that is it not usb input as I already have a SPDIF/USB converter.  I want something as close to neutral or leaning towards bright.  But if it must be every so slightly warm and is technically better than other choices then...

So it seems my laptop's USB ports have a high amount of jitter, so much that my DAC detect it and create crackling sounds when I listen to music.  I wonder if there are ways to lower this jitter.  Would reformatting my computer help?  My comp didn't always have this issue but it has seem to have...

Is it just me or is the volume in theaters getting louder and louder? Couple years back, I thought the volume was a bit high but today when I went to watch Mission Impossible with my girlfriend, we both thought the volume was unbearibly loud. We need to make our own ear plugs out of napkins just...

Assuming, silver and copper cables actually sound different, what would a silver cable connected to a copper cable sound like?  Would it just sound like a bit of both?  Would one override the other?  Would using silver at all at the beginning of the chain even matter?

I recently purchased an amp with these specs:   2x 125W (AB, 20Hz...20Khz, 4 Ohm) {2x 130W DIN ?} 2x 180W (AB, 1Khz, 4 Ohm) 2x 190W (AB, 1Khz, 8 Ohm, DIN) 2x 302W (AB, 1Khz, 4 Ohm, DIN) 2x 30W (A, 20Hz...20Khz, 8 Ohm)   What I want to know is what would I need to do...

I just got my amp today and the seller did not include the cable.  I tried radioshack and home depot and they both didn't have this cable.  I was told that Fry's might have it.  Anyone have any ideas?  I might plan to upgrade from a generic cable later so would anyone know where they sell nice...

I'm very interested in these dacs as I like the sound of the ES9018 chip as my previous source was an NFB-10ES.  I wonder how well those compete as they are similarly priced.  How do they sound and most importantly which one is implemented better?

I saw this while looking around on a Chinese blog site.  I did some further research and the HE-300 will have a DYNAMIC driver instead of planers like the rest of the HE line.  Also going to be two new products for portable gear such as a new DAP and IEM.  But no news of the much anticipated (at...

Not sure if there is a thread exactly like this yet, but we seem to be having fun with the "non-audiophile reactions" thread so why not have other about what our significant others/partners/mates think about our beloved hobby.     I will start off. My girlfriend doesn't mind me spending so...

This amp is supposed to be release in August and we have already gone through half of July.   Do we have any news on this baby?

Recently my foobar's songs have been skipping on me and it annoys the hell out of me.  Sometimes songs will have quick pauses and skips every few seconds.  I know there is nothing wrong with the tracks as they did not do that before.  I'm playing lossless files if that helps and I toyed with the...

I hope this hasn't been posted before, but I was wonder what you guys think?  I think in a way they failed as they seem to strongly believe "more drivers must be better".   http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/609/dual-driver-earbuds-that-wont-break-the-bank/     I...

You are passing by a girl and you keep trying to see what kind of IEMs she's wearing.  Once you realize they're crap (or not), then you realize she's actually a very attractive girl.     You keep staring at the guy sitting across from you cuz you heard him mention something about...

I just finished taking a shower and forgot to rinse out the soap in my ears so I turned on the faucent to scoop some water into my ear to rinse it.  The moment I scooped the water in my ear, the water got really HOT (theres a delay in the hot water in my house) and it burned like crazy.  I tried...

I absolutely love the large tips that came with my e-Q7s.  I wonder how I can get more tips.   Thanks!

I hope this isn't an ignorant question...but do portable amps work for cell phones? I really don't want to use my 3g Nano anymore and since I have a nice big cell phone coming in later today thats supposed to almost match the SQ of the latest iphone, it should sound decent. Since I don't plan to...

hello, im new to this hobby and some people have recommended players for me on a previous thread (i.e. S:Flo2, Clip+, Sony X-series, and Cowon players) The S:Flo2 seems like a great player for the price and does about everything. The Clip+ is really cheap but provides good audio quality. It...

Hi everyone! This is my first post on this forum. I'm kinda new to this whole audiophile thing. Throughout my life, I've always loved music and it's the thing that makes my day complete. I was planning on spending this money on a phone but since I'm getting that phone for free now, I have...