Counter Strike

That is one of DACs I have been talking about. It is one of Weiliang's DACs. Though they look really high-end, there are not much info about these. And they need some additional pcbs if I am not mistaken. Kind of confusing. I might dive in to searching these DACs again, after some time I get...

Since you will be buying directly from japan, amazon.co.jp, it will be shipped the next day probably. And tenso is a mail forwarding service, which reputed to be fast. You should have your headphone in a week or two. Some reviews said that some 58$ headphones have better clarity than sz2000. I...

Yeah, I read a lot of reviews of SZ2000 and people generally say pretty much what you said. They say it doesn't lack clarity like other basshead headphones. And it seems to respond amazingly to EQ. And even it doesn't need an amp, it just gets better with more power. Now I started to strongly...

Thank you all for the info. After learning he-400 has its flaws and he-400i being light on bass i looked for alternatives and found Philips Fidelio X2. Seem like perfect fit for me. They say its good value too. I considered JVC HZS2000 but that headphone is just bass cannon. I really despise...

Thanks for the explaination. I was set on he400 because it is cheap. He400i might be better but it is a lot more expensive. Almost double! Maybe I should look for alternative mid-fi headphones...

Wait, i might be mixing HE400 and HE4 again. HE400 is the one with the epic low end quaility right?

Aftersome thinking, this seems like the best route. I will not get enough additional SQ to justify the price i will pay for O2 and a DAC for now. Not with the HD 518. Saving for HE-400 it is! I hope it will not be discontinued, since HE-400i came. I will check for a used HE-400 in forum.  ...

Hmm I see. Thank you for your respond. So how about these weiliang DACs? They seem to have higher end chips. There is even one with SE9018 for 90$ unsoldered kit. Weiliang DAC7 WM8741 WM8805 http://diyhifishop.com/wm8741-wm8805-24192khz-dac-decoder-optical-coaxial-dac7-diy-kit-p-74.html...

How about theese?   Xmos 384K 32bit PCM5102 DAC http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xmos-384K-32bit-PCM5102-DAC-USB-to-Fibe-tube-amplifier-ES9023-usb-dac-audio-power/1916634761.html   AK4399 + PCM2706 + WM8805 USB DAC...

Hi all. I need a DAC to drive my HD 518. I will eventually buy HE-400 but unfortunately not soon. Anyway, i read everywhere that even cheap DACs make huge difference in sound quality over onboard chip, which i currently use(laptop onboard). It doesn't need to be portable, I will use it on...

hey guys. i have a sennheiser hd 518. i modded it to have a standart 3.5mm female plug at left cup. i had to sand a lot both inside the cup and the connector, in order to fit it inside the cup. so the process made it fragile. after couple of weeks, it broke down :( it is fine at look but audio...

i will go for O2.

The parts are all same with jdslab's? I am worried about this. They can be cheaper substitute. (Not opamps, they same), like carbon resistors instead of metal film resistors, cheaper capasitors etc. Also they talk about version of pcb. Is it latest version from nwavguy? Guess I should ask these...

Yeah I saw that place. Seems nice and offers europlug AC/AC adaptor. Which I couldn't find it anywhere here.   Which option will you go? Full kit for 80$, or just pcb and parts? I also consider to buy an O2 amp kit from there. I was already planning to, that came convinient :)  

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That was what I exactly tried to say. Not practical.   How do you fordward shipping? What does it costs? That would be awesome to buy from stores that ships only in usa.   Just curiosity, what kind a amp do yo plan to build? Maybe I also go for it.  

Yeah that piece sure looks good. I saw people using it on their M-50s.   Ok, then somewhere else is accepted now. But I need to buy somethings more. Can't pay 20$ of shipping for this piece. I guess I am also buy some good neutric jacks and cables. Or soldering iron. Anybody know such a...

Do you guys use or know any good, small body 3.5mm female connectors? I have to buy them from ebay but not sure which one. They all seemed to me very low quality, or I couldn't find them. I will mod my hd 518. It has 2.5mm connector on one side but I need something more universal. Also I happen...

I plan to do mod mh HD 518. Can some one help me with stereo jack? I could find small chasis ones only in ebay. Which one would you suggest?

I will buy an O2 pcb board and will build custom case. It will be kind of desktop version of O2. I only have experiance from a cmoy. Have couple of quastions about building a new O2. How can i make an O2 to take power direct from AC? I think transformator can fit in the battery section which...

Ergonomy is no problem. I'd take nfb-12.1 blind eyed but it doesn't have analog input for amp section. I use my phone as source most of time, so that is a must. This leads me to matrix.

Can you compare Matrix, Asgard to Audio-GD NFB 12.1?     NFB-12.1 vs Asgard

Ok now i am confused. I didn't tried myself any amp, but there is a whole forum named "Headphone Amps (Full-size)" and thought that an amp would make huge difference on higher headphones. Is it ok as long as i get enough sound level? Couse i listened Q701 with my Nokia N96 and I had enough sound...

I actualy cant care less about look. Just I want to bring out the 800$ performance of the q701. AC powered Class-A discrete amps looked to me more able to do that. Basicly, I just assume. If there ara amps that looks small, but able bring out the performance of q701 i gladly choose them.