I am looking for an amp/dac to run my HD650s when I am away form my main system. Portable would be cool but if not thats fine. The main qualifications are that it:   1- Handle my 650s 2- Have optical input (I will be running data from my airport express) 3- My iPad (3rd Gen) needs to be...

Hi all. I was informed at work that the entire floor was sick of hearing my music and that I had to kill it (damn the touchy engineers hating Bach followed by the Beastie Boys). So being the optimist that I am I figured it was a perfect time to spend money again. I picked up a pair of Sennheiser...

I am using a WD USB 3 "My Passport" attached to my mac as a music source. During play back using Audirvarna & iTunes I am experiencing 5 second pauses. It sorta seems like a buffer got hosed. It doesn't happen to any particular track nor time span and if I transfer music to the internal SSD it...

I am looking for two USB cables and I am having a really hard time with Google apparently. I am looking for a USB A to B cable to go between my Macbook and DAC. I want a quality cable and (this is probably vain, but..) one that looks good. Sleeving would be great. All I can seem to find are...

I ordred a DAC_1 and MKIII which I was going to attach to my Macbook Air via the Headset jack optical output. I just discovered that the MBA unlike my old MBP does not have a combo analog/spdif headphone jack. My question is should I use USB or would it be better to order an Airport Express...

Hi all, I am piecing together a headphone setup to use at work. I was told that the people around me didn't appreciate german opera followed by Public Enemy. I guess thats their loss. Anyways, after much reading I ordered a pair of Sennheiser HD650s and I am going to order the Little Dot MKIII...

Question, I needed to get the right angle plug on my customs replaced with a straight plug due to how my rig is setup. I purchased a Oyaide straight plug and a guy I know soldered it on for me. Since then the brightness increased by a factor of 3. Did the guy somehow screw it up or is that...

I am having a problem with brightness, well sure with intellect, but more importantly in the amps I have purchased. The first amp I bought was a Rx MKII and the highs were so strong I could only take it for about 15 minutes before I wanted to rip my IEMs out of my ears and smash them with a...

Hi all, I am new around here and I don't want to post this in the wrong place so let me know if this it or not. I want to re terminate my IEMs cable with a ViaBlue connector and due to various reasons my hands aren't steady enough to attempt it myself. I can not figure out where I could get help...

This has probably been discussed before but I can't seem to find another thread. Comparatively which has better line out sound quality? I currently have an iPhone 4 and I have some customs and an amp coming and I have been toying with the idea of getting a iPod classic from amazon mainly due to...

Ok, I have been reading until my eyes started bleeding and my head feels worse than the day after St. Patrick's. Last night I ordered a new HS Arrow which I am going to use with my iPhone 4. I have spent most of my time since then trying to figure out what LOD to order.   My main concerns...

Ok, this might be a silly question but I just ordered a Headstage Arrow and was wondering how I was going to secure it and my iPhone 4 together. The wide rubber band will either block the home button or part of the screen.   Has someone found a graceful solution?

I just purchased a pair of Ultimate Ears TF10s and just spent the last three hours listening to them. They sound great but I ran into a few issues. The first is something I think I saw in a post or two which is that the mids are very recessed. The second issue is that I apparently don't care for...

10 years ago my wife bought a Gibson electric guitar for me on my 30th birthday . I had always wanted to learn how to play. Fast forward 10 years and I still had not even started. So this year my wife bought a USB preamp and some interactive software. She is determined I have to give that.  ...