Eh .. I don't mean to seem ungrateful -- always good to have people who know what they're talking about. But I'm not new to any of this, I understand how tube amps work. I suppose I'll just do some more research. Thank you for the effort.

I guess that makes sense, but I never said I needed a "pure" tube amp. I like the tube sound, and I see tons of people saying both the Little Dot MKIII (my old amp) and the Lyr 3 work great with the HE-400. If it's not neutral or technically transparent, I don't really care. Does that help...

Thanks @ProtegeManiac for the detailed response. Working with my IEMs is extremely low on the list. It's just an afterthought/bonus type thing. I should have made that clearer. The only use case that matters is that it won't have issues with my HE-400s. Also, is the waiting a bit longer due to...

Hello friends! I used to use a Little Dot MKIII (at least I think that's what it was), but eventually sold it when money was tight. For the past four years or so I've been using a Schiit Magni and a JDS Labs DAC with my Hifiman HE-400. Now I'm a bit of a better financial place, and was looking...

I've used FIio products in the past and they went quite well for me. I'll go with that unless anybody has any suggestions for something even cheaper than that? It's just a very narrow use case, so pinching pennies lol. Will happily buy the A3 if there aren't dependable/good cheaper options. And...

Thanks for the suggestion and clarification. I didn't even consider that it doesn't need to be a DAC. And I know I listed $100 as an option but that's like, if I absolutely can't find something for cheaper. Just needs a bit of power with 3.5mm in and out, and whatever it is will be charged via...

Basically looking for something simple to power my wife's Hifiman HE-300s when it's connected to her monitor (used for gaming and computer use, so it's easier to keep plugged into the monitor's 3.5mm jack, and they don't get quite loud enough plugged directly into the TV). I'm assuming this will...

That's unfortunate -- I'm still going to wait a couple days for the new powered hub to get here so I can test once more, but the JDS OL DAC looks nice. Is there any reason I should get the optical version if I don't ... plan on using it? Like as a USB DAC is it highly recommended these days? I'm...

I have a USB Schiit Modi 2, and when I can get it to recognize in Windows 10 (multiple machines), it works great with my Magni 2 and my HE-400s. The problem is that it doesn't recognize nearly 100% of the time. I get six or seven different kinds of errors, from it not being recognized at all, to...

So have people mostly just given up on the widespread issues regarding USB detection for their Modi 2? I do not have the Uber (and searching only turned up this thread), but I've spent hours trying to get my Modi 2 to be recognized properly in Windows, taking every single step suggested in...

I know a lot of people have moved on to other models, but I'm still rocking my HE-400, while my wife has the HE-300. I was wondering if anybody here is better-connected to the world of third-party cables. I've got the sleeved black cable that came with my 400s, and the annoying clear white...

Just wanted to say thank you to Audeze for posting a thorough update on the issues on Indiegogo. I know those updates have to be thorough and considered before they go out because they go out to a much wider group of people than updates in this thread, but I would like to note that it was very...

Thanks. It sure would be nice if they posted these updates on the Indiegogo page, and not on an unrelated site, tho

Contribution ID of #406 in Be The Early Bird ... should I have received an email or the headphones by now? It's real hard searching this thread.

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So, if I'm looking for a lot of gaming, but mostly casual gaming, on the PC, XB1 and PS4, and I've already preordered one of these at the $249 level, and just want a good headset that sounds great and is easy to use (currently using a Hyper-X Cloud 2), and love the planar sound (HE-400 being my...

So the Mobius is just not good for Xbox? And the bluetooth isn't a thing for PS4, or..? I plan on using this bluetooth on my PC and aux to my Xbox controller but it sounds like that's a bad thing to do? (and I assumed bluetooth would work with PS4). EDIT: I mostly just want a very good sounding...

So I backed this, can someone explain simply to me if these are a bad deal if I plan to use them fairly frequently via aux plugged into my xbox controller on console and bluetooth via ps4 and pc? Like I know that it won't get 7.1 or any of that stuff, but that shouldn't diminish the experience...

Hey all, my Creative Aurvana Live! headphones finally broke after about six years of use. They were my first pair of "good" headphones and introduced me to Head-Fi. Since then I've gone through so many headphones and IEMs, and have settled on my Hifiman HE-400 as my endgame headphones to use at...

So I have a Schiit Magni 2, Schiit Modi 2 and Hifiman HE-400 headphones. I'm also looking to get an end-game (for me) pair of closed headphones, likely the Oppo-PM3.   I was looking at the Audio Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable. I am incredibly new to this, I do not know what any of the terms...

I really want to be under $150 for an amp+DAC combo for my laptop, and if possible, closer to $100.

Been awhile since I've been here. My HE-400 is still going strong and I love it with my Magni2/Modi2.   But I want something to use with my laptop -- I was wondering if there was ever a verdict on the Schiit Fulla specifically with the HE-400? I looked into the SD793-II but my laptop doesn't...

Well I mean, I don't need the extra inputs or any of that stuff and I don't know what the first thing is. And like I said, money is tight ... Can you shed any light on to actual practical usage, like whether or not it makes any kind of sound difference? I don't doubt it's a steal of a deal, but...

Is there any kind of sound difference in getting the uber stack? Or is it just extra connection options and stuff like that -- I know that the HE-400 are the headphones I want and don't see that changing and money is very tight. Are the connection options from the original Magni/Modi still the...

I sold my Magni and Modi, and my HE-400 when I needed some money. I was very happy with the combo. I recently got my HE-400 back and want to buy a new amp/DAC ... there's a TON to read in this thread and others but hopefully you guys won't mind me asking: is there any reason for me not to buy...