I've had a pair of 1m Palladium interconnects a while back that I really loved but sold to get a shorter length. I'm now downsizing my rig and selling most of the interconnects simply because I don't use them, but I would love to add a palladium interconnect to my rig again. So, is anyone...

I'm looking at Gigabit switches to upgrade the wired installation of my house and saw several recommendations for the Dell Powerconnect 2716. All over Europe it costs almost twice as much as in the US (~€300), but in the UK there's currently a £100 rebate which makes it a much better deal, at...

I've just got a Rudistor RP5.1 from a fellow head-fi member. It came with the stock EH 6922 and a pair of JAN Philips 6922. I've spend most of the morning reading about tubes including other users recommendations and here are the ones I'm thinking on getting: Amperex USA 7308 PQ 6H23-EB...

I'm planning on setup a dedicated storage server and narrowed down the RAID card to either a Highpoint or a Areca. The Areca is hardware based but is more than twice the price of the Highpoint so the Highpoint is the one I'm looking to get. Prices here in Europe are almost twice as much as...

Anyone knows where I can buy Sennheiser cable connectors/pins, either the ones that come with the stock cables or Cardas (preferred)? I would like to terminate a cable with these connectors but I can't find any place where to buy them. The Sennheiser cable connectors I'm looking for similar...

I just received a Blue Dragon cable for my HD650 so I now want to either convert my stock to cable to balanced or finish an existing balanced cable currently for sale by another head-fi member with Sennheiser cable connectors. Anyone in Europe that can do this? I have no experience with a...

I have two FLAC files of the same album/track with about the same size but that came from two different sources. Is there any way to visually compare the amount of information each one has to see if they are equal or one just has more details than the other? I have the feeling that one is...

I'll be buying a custom cable for my HD650 and I have the option of either balanced or the regular 1/4 connector. I never listen to a balanced setup before but I do have a Lavry DA10 which I could use for balanced. Buying a balanced cable and a regular one is not an option for me so I...

I have a ATA Air Palladium cable that I like very much. It's probably the sound signature I like most of all the materials I tried. Mine is 1m but because of limited space I prefer a 0.5m one so I'm thinking on sell mine and buy a shorter one. But I've noticed that Aural Thrills Audio...

I recently saw a Rudistor RX-33 for sale here in the forums but didn't went on time to grab it. There's also a Graham Slee Solo from a fellow member on eBay right now. So, has anyone compared a Graham Slee Solo MC/PSU1 with any Rudistor, especially the 5.1? Since these amps start to be on...

I'm considering buying either a pair of Ultrasone's Proline 650 or 750 in addition to the HD650 since I currently find Beyers 990 (2005) a bit harsh sometimes (which might also be the dac fault - see here). Acording with Jan Meier, he considers the PROLINE 750 a little bit too sibilant for...

From what I've been able to gather from several user comments, the Lavry DA10 is sometimes considered analytical and somewhat thinner sounding when comparing to other dacs. Since I only have the DA10 and a Entech 203.2 I don't have much to compare it to. I do find the sound from my...

I'm considering getting another headphones to complement my Beyers 990 (2005) The Goldring DR150 and the older model Beyerdynamic DT770 (80 ohm) seem like interesting options and both cost about the same. Anyone was able to compare both headphones? I'm more inclined to the 770 to try them...

I just opened my Lavry DA10 to set it to unbalanced mode but there are two options available, pin 2 hot or pin 3 hot. Which option should I use? Outputting to a headphone amp (CanAmp). Thanks! Edit: I'm using the following XLR to RCA adapter (got them from here) but I can't seem to...

I've received yesterday my forth set of interconnects, a Silver/Gold interconnect made by a UK company (click here for more information and also look at the link on my signature). My other interconnects are a VDH 102 MK III, a Cosmic-Audio (see my signature for more information about these)...

I've been meaning to post this a while now but I kept delaying it just to make sure these differences where really noticeable, which I'm now convinced they are indeed. I've started using Foobar2000 a while back after reading about all the recommendations this player had. For output I chose...

Ever since I got the CanAmp I've been thinking on also get a tube amp to listen the sound so much people talk about. I can get the DarkVoice 336i here in Europe as well as the X-CAN V3 and the Dared MP-5. On a higher level there's the Earmax and probably some others as well that I haven't yet...

I've decided to get a high quality DAC since I listen to music most of the day while I'm at the computer and I have some new funds available to upgrade now. My initial list was this: Apogee miniDAC, Stello DA220/DA100, CEC DA53, Benchmark DAC-1, Lavry DA-10, Aqvox USB D/A MKII, Black Cube...

Hi there, I just got my H5 less than a week ago but I'm already considering upgrading it, mainly because I now have some extra funds to spend. I'm considering the Heed CanAmp, Dared MP5 or X-CAN V3 which can be had at around $400 (the X-CAN would be used). My current idea is to have a...

I've just come across this DAC on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.de/Beresford-TC-7510...QQcmdZViewItem Quote: Beresford TC-7510 - Crystal CS8414 96kHz low jitter digital audio receiver. - Burr-Brown PCM 1716 24-bit/96kHz sampling CMOS Delta-Sigma D/A chip - Class A biased 5532 low-noise...

Hi there, I just got a HeadFive and Beyers 990 and I'm now breaking then in. The thing is, I'm using an el-cheapo mini-to-rca cable from my X-Fi line out. I'll be getting much better cables as well as a DAC so my question is, should I wait until I have a better source to break the...

I've just come across this DAC on eBay and decided to contact the seller to try to find out more about it. He said that it's a "domestic construction". Anyway, it does look very good but I'm now sure about the technical specs since I know next to nothing about DACs. By looking at the specs...

I'm on the fence between buying a 203.2 and either a Zhaolu, Yu Long, Lite Dac-Ah, Great March or other similar priced DACs or instead just purchase a possibly higher level DAC. There's a used Lite Dac-ah from an European person on ebay that I have my eye on it, as well as the Zhaolu and/or...

I'm on the fence between buying a 203.2 and either a Zhaolu, Yu Long, Lite Dac-Ah, Great March or other similar priced DACs or instead just purchase a possibly higher level DAC. There's a used Lite Dac-ah from an European person on ebay that I have my eye on it, as well as the Zhaolu and/or...

Hi there, I'm looking for a decent quality RCA-RCA Interconnect cable. Meier Audio as one made by them using Belden 8412 microphone cable and high quality Neutrik plugs. http://www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de/cables.htm I've also seen the following on eBay that I was told were...