Hi guys, I need help.   How to play FLAC music file 24bit-192Khz thru USB to DAC? Is it possible doing that thru USB? My DAC supports 24bit-192Khz.   I have tested with Foobar + ASIO4ALL and it wont works. It works well for 16/44.1, 24/88, and 24/96 but not 24/192... it just...

Hi Headfiers,   I need help. a quick one. because i just put an order with Audio GD.   what are the main difference between NFB-3 96K using DIR9001 and NFB-3 192K using WM8805? anyone has any experience?   this is the email from Audio-gd about the difference..   Quote...

Hi all, I'm currently looking to buy a DAC to be use with my Laptop. I curently use HD555 and shure SE530. and I only have $300 to $400 to spend. any recommendations? I'm looking at Matrix mini-i 24/192 Balanced USB DAC,  any other DAC that is better than this one with that price range...

Anyone ever bought or saw Koss KSC-75 in Vancouver(CANADA)? got any idea of the price in Canadian dollar? Cheers.

EDITED. Dear fellow Headfiers, I need help on choosing the correct DAC for my laptop. I'm looking for something not over $300 and : 1. Use USB to connect the laptop to the dac 2. must have Unamplified line out 3. preferrable to have a digital in (either coaxial or optical, both is fine)...

Hi, I know this question is really a newbie type of question, but I still had to asked. 'How to connect Audigy2ZS to External DAC?' The DAC is Musical fidelity X-24K and it had both optical and coaxial input. the SPDIF on Audigy 2ZS can't be use with optical cable unless if its optical out...

Hi, I just wondering if its any cheaper to buy headphones, amp, cable, source(including DAC) or anything related(e.g headphone stand/holder) in Hongkong? cause I got a fren who is going to HK for one month in about a week from now. any idea? note: I'm at Perth - Australia. things are pretty...

Hi fellow headfiers, I need help in cable thinggy. I'm planning to buy a decent RCA Interconnect cable and dont want to spend so much on this thing, since I already broke after my first purchase of amp. Uni Student here! Someone recommend me to get this cable for my current situation...

Hi fellow headfiers, I got this Little Dot II amp just 2 days ago and since then it have been operating for about 24 hours. I’m neither audiophile nor expert in audio field, I’m just someone who enjoys having a ‘good’ gear and listening music and would like to share my impression and experience...

Hi fellow headfiers, I planning to set-up a home-audio system for my gf's dad. so, basically i have to calculate all the cost and what is require to se-tup one. so, I need your help! please... for the speakers, I'm looking at A pair of Magnepan MMG speakers which cost around $550.00 and...

Hi fellow headfiers, the question that i'm asking is probably a noob question, but i'm still gonna ask it. On several songs (dvd-music and FLAC), which the singer is a female, I heard this cracking noise on both channels when the singer is on her high-notes... .. for example, comparing the...

Hi, anyone know about Mass Engineering Pre-amp tube ?

Hi, fellow headfiers. Have anyone in here actually orders Yang's (China guy) Little dot amp? anyone received them? cause I'm about to buy several of them. I'm just curious if anyone have actually tested it.. and how its sound this Little dot amp is posted in a thread a while ago, and...

newbie: what is pre-amp? what is the difference with amp? how many type of amp are there? many thanks.

how to rip HDCD audio data without losing its 4bit extra data to a compressed format? using EAC + LAME -> Monkey, FLAC, LAME MP3, or any other??? Many thanks

sorry, newbie question. what is DAC? what is it use for ? will it improve sound? I use computer as a source, via Audigy 2 zs soundcard to HD555. and I'm getting an amp soon, corda MKII. if i use DAC, will it improve the sound? what is the price range for a external DAC? where can i...

I accidentally dropped my hd555 from 0.8 meter height for 3 times in 2 days.... for the first 2 times, the cans still works.... left and right sound.. but until the third times i dropped it again... It lost its right sound!!!!! arghhhhhhhh..... the left sound seems to be fine... what should...

I saw a few CDs with the label 'AudioPhile Test-CD' and it had lists of songs which i never heard and never know. I wonder what it is use for? anyone in here have ever listen to that kind of CDs? is it used as a reference to test audio system? or its just songs with excellent recordings.. or...

how do u compare both of them in term of music playback? I currently have Audigy 2 ZS and Senn HD555 for listening music. I might be getting an amp soon. Some members in the forum recommend getting Chaintech AV-710 just for music listening and audigy for gaming. cause audigy is only good...