Anyone did that?

In general I've seen amp specifications have just one maximum power number, regardless of gain settings. Does it apply to maximum gain only or to all of them?   Burson sales rep said for example that on Soloist SL low gain offers only 100mW, while amp official rating is 2W. This doesn't make...

One thing I'm surprised about on head-fi is that there's ton of discussion about sound signatures but relatively little about equalization. Why it is not possible to pick a technically capable headphone and equalize it to any signature you want?   I'm a borderline basshead I guess. Every time...

Hi,   At some point I'll have to move from US to Europe, and would like to take some of my toys with me. Do you think it is ok to use DACs/Amps designed for 115v with a 115v->230v power transformer? Anyone did this?

I've spent the last weekend comparatively listening to all the IEMs, DAPs and portable amps that I bought in the last months, trying to learn whatever lessons I could from what I hear and put most of them on sale.   At some point after testing DX100 with some amps, I switched to DX100 + IE80...

When I watch movies the position of my head is ~15 ft away from the PC, so I have to either use a longer cord for headphones, or move the DAC/Amp somewhere to the middle of the room, using longer cables.   Which one of the signal paths is least degraded by long cables?

Hi guys, for those who had both H10 and Lyr/Lyr2, which would do better with LCD-2? Primarily interested in vanilla amplifiers, although custom tubes/opamps might interest me later. Have a Soloist SL, and it definitely is not doing something right for LCDs.

I'm looking for an amp for LCD-2.2F, $300-400 price range for used. Choices I've narrowed down to at this point are Soloist SL, Gustard H10, Lyr 2, Audeze Deckard. Put Deckard here because it's a DAC+Amp, so is ok being a little over the price range above.   Own a Soloist SL, and I'm wondering...

Question summary: If we leave a headphone unused for a while - weeks/months, will it sound again like a new out of the box headphone, before the burn-in?   ================================== My experience: I have a 9-years old HD485 headphone, which I had a hard time to replace with...

I recently bought a Burson Soloist SL. It sounds lovely, yet comes with a surprise. EMI noise. The noise is linked to the CPU load of my computer. When computer is idle - it's silence. Whe I start moving the mouse around or I load a web page, I'm guaranteed to hear some chirps.   Today I did...

Hi to all,   I've obsessively researched the topic last days, pondering which one to buy. Below is all the info I compiled so far, focusing on the differences of the amp section.   If you had the opportunity to hear both, please post your impressions below.  ...

Does anyone know any reviews of it? I googled it a lot with no luck. Anyone tried it?   Specifications: - Size: 105(w) x 46(h) x104(d) mm - Weight: 350g (approx.) - Sampling Frquencies (kHz): 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 - Resolution (bits): up to 32 (I2S), up to 24 bits (S/PDIF) -...

Hi to DIY gurus,   I'm considering getting into DIY, but there's one big open question about it. My free time is quite limited. I'm not yet serious about it, it's more like "It would be nice to know how to craft something with your hands. It seems so manly!"   So, could you guys post how...

I'm in the process of getting one SR225e for heavy metal (mostly gothic/symphonic) and Sennheiser 650 for anything else. Possibly will keep just HD 650.   Some threads over here recommend a tube amp for Grados, to tame down their harsh highs. What would be the best bang for the buck for under...