Quote: I was reading the official description of your sound card from the manufacturer. Many people buy external amplifiers because their on-board can't power their headphones to decent volume. Your sound card advertises, "built in high-quality headphone amp."   Also, many people...

Quote:   I read a little bit about that sound card you have. It definitely sounds superior to the NuForce. =P   Just one point of reference: the NuForce supports 96hz, but the sound card you have now goes up to 192hz.  

  Quote: Would doing this bypass the amp inside of the NuForce or is there a piggy-back effect?

     Quote: That sounds spot-on. Tighter bass, wider sound stage, more defined details. For some songs, the vocals sound like they lift away from the rest of the music, particularly more so than the on-board.          Quote:     How presumptuous of you. u_u   Kidding...

  Quote: I know, right? When I first started researching the uDAC-2 (regular version), it had all 5-star reviews on Amazon and nothing else.   It does sound good. It sounds darn good. It just doesn't sound "better," by comparison, to my on-board sound card, especially not to the...

     Quote: Believe me, friend, I wanted to believe it was revealing errors! This was my initial thought, but even then I could hardly believe that. It's just not that type of sound. It's not distorted because of a clearer look at it, it is distorted because of an inability to the complex...

Quote: I got the HP version, so I paid $99, but I still might return it. Here are the reasons I would keep it:   - My laptop's amp makes a faint buzzing or hissing sound which comes every once in a while. It's not very apparent, and music covers it up, but I'm OCD and it bothers me...

    Quote:   Well, those are 300 and 80 omh headphones, respectively, yeah? Based on what I know about headphone powering (and I don't know much) you should find a bigger difference in amping phones which really need the juice, right? The HD595s are 50 ohms. I guess that's close to the...

Bump. :3

I've tried the FiiO E7 and the NuForce uDAC-2 now. In my opinion, the NuForce is superior.   It's also great to have an analog volume control. With the FiiO E7, you have to set it up to lock the screen so that it doesn't kill its screen. And then you have to unlock it every time you want to...

1. Need an amp? No. The ATH-M50s are 32 OHM cans and are very easily powered by almost any device. The question is would you want an amp anyways. I have heard success stories using these headphones with different amps, so better sound is possible. It also depends on what equipment you're...

I acquired this device finally as of yesterday, have put around 8 hours into it now, and I have some questions about it I was hoping other users could help me with.   - Does the stock USB cable it comes with need to be replaced, or is it sufficient? If I were to get, say, NuForce's Impulse...

Quote:   Whenever my return processes through Amazon, I'm going to pick up the NuForce and post my results somewhere on these boards.

Quote:   Good to hear. I'm glad that worked out so well or you. I'll post my results with the NuForce when the time comes.  

    Quote:   If a 330MB FLAC file is "highly compressed," then yes, I am guilty. xD   I sampled numerous songs--from FLACs down to 192kbs MP3s.   Actually, I already shipped back the FiiO E7 this morning--I got it on Amazon so I had the option of returning it. I would have waited...

I looked into what kind of sound card I had ...     I'm just now wondering ... would a NuForce uDAC-2 be better than my current hardware? 

     Quote: I know. I read numerous reviews of the E7, including those of people who paired them with my headphones.   The FiiO E7 produces good sound, don't get me wrong. It's just not any better than my laptop. I'll try again later I guess.   Props if you could post your results...

Quote:   There is a list of "Enhancements" for me to choose from--virtual surround, room correction, etc. They were all off.   Looks like the E7 just wasn't any better than my soundcard. The worst part is that I'm struggling to hear any difference at all between the FiiO E7 + LOD cable...

     Quote: Pretty darn.     There are no drastic differences. As a recurrent theme, using the laptop as the source seems to produce a warmer, more open sound--which I prefer. For one song (Sahara - Nightwish), when the strings come in at 0:05, the FiiO will present them as...

Quote: I have the FiiO E7 connected to the laptop with its included USB cable. The first time I connected it, it recognized what it was and output all my sound into it. (I went into Control Panel > Sound to make sure)   I have an HP DM4. It advertised that it has exceptional sound...

Initial reaction:   "My laptop makes the headphones sound better than this."   I've gone back and forth between the E7 and the native 3.5mm port on my laptop for a few different songs now. With each one, they sound either EXACTLY the same, or the laptop sounds better.   Not sure what...

  Quote: It's a camp I won't remain at for long; I chose over-night shipping. :O   I had a few factors swaying me in either direction - and discovering the HP version of the uDAc-2 that was only $99 did NOT help me! =P   Reasons to get the FiiO E7: - Portable (with 80 hours of...

I still have 40 minutes to make a decision. :3 People, give me arguments! Ha   Is there a significant difference in sound quality? I would assume the NuForce would sound better since it's out to do less (no screen, no battery, etc) but I don't know.   EDIT: Too late -- went with the...

Sorry to bump, but I would like to decide sometime this afternoon when I could still take advantage of my Amazon Prime free trial.

Quote: Honestly, I have never experienced tubes. I've heard nothing but great things about them, so that caught my interest. I do listen to a fair amount of new age and classical music--strings, piano, violins--and those seem to benefit from the tubes, or so I hear.   I'm just...