Hello guys and gals    As far as I know all DACs with asynchronous USB implementation take over the volume output of the computer/laptop I am using. However, as I do have a slight hearing imbalance is there a certain music player that will allow me to set the balance? The only DAC that does it...

Which one do you guys/gals use and why not the others? 

I just got down to try my iPad with my portable amp and i hear this unbearable hissing sound coming out of the gear. I tried the same configuration with my iPhone 3GS and no hiss at all. Is this a common problem among iPad users ? Mind you that this is the 1st generation iPad. Has anyone else...

I am on the market for a solid state amp (not portable). My cans are Grado SR225i, Beyer DT770/32, Sennheiser HD650 and possibly a Grado RS1i and a Beyer DT990/660 ohm in the near future! As for the amp,  I'd like to stick to maximum $300-$350.    I am torn between Schiit Asgard, Little Dot...

Dear head-fiers    I recently bought Beyerdynamic DT770/250 ohm to use it when I am in the library or at a cafe shop. However, when I used them with my Ipod/Macbook Pro + D4 Mamba, I noticed some distortion and the sound wasn't all that what I was expected. So I've been reading this forum...

I never thought that this day would come but here it is, Mike Portnoy is no longer with Dream Theater :(    http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Mike-Portnoy-Announces-His-Departure-From-Dream-Theater-22063.aspx

I have just bought a NuForce Udac2 to get beyond my Macbook Pro's sound card. I am using my Grado SR225is with it    However, the volume makes almost no difference with it. I listened to different codecs to see if the problem had to do with my files but it's the same with a FLAC and an AAC...