Bought a Schiit Syn, and was a smooth hassle free deal all around, with good communication, quick shipping, and it arrived in good shape in the condition shown/claimed in the listing.

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Bought Audeze LCD i3 IEM (with Cypher and Bluetooth cables). Excellent communication, shipping very prompt, arrived exactly as described in listing. Couldn't ask for a smoother transaction. Would recommend or buy from Drayton again!

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I will probably try to make it but not sure if I will or not (I'm far lower east valley area). If I do I'll bring the Astell&Kern JH Angie universals (that I'd consider selling). I'm not super into audio these days unfortunately (just have a Creative X7 for PC, and an LG V10 for mobile, with...

Quote: I think there's something wrong with your computer setup if it can't get to ear-hurting levels . It wouldn't be uncommon to have to adjust 2-3 different volume controls to adjust volume on a computer, so I wonder if that's not what might be the issue with lack of volume.   It...

Yeah, the E9 is not a good match impedance wise.   Quote: Use your E7 directly.

I've gotta agree, it sounds quite impressively good right out of the headphone jack. My current headphones (W5000 drivers) sound very nice.   I actually bought a Fiio e10 and at first thought it sounded a bit more detailed and it sounded like it was layering like I first remember the W5000...

I'll give it a try.   I've always had WASAPI and ASIO sound different for whatever reason. ASIO usually sounded a bit cleaner more transparent with a bit tighter bass. Tried WASAPI again recently and chose it as the bass sounded just a bit better.   On my TitaniumHD ASIO doesn't stop...

The main reason the Denon's "need an amp" is in my opinion the impedance issues. Too many products have too high of an output impedance to pair well with them. Because of that, I don't think the E9 is a great pair with the D2000s.   As for an updgrade from the E9, I guess it depends what...

I know this probably comes off as stupid, but, OP, considering you're going to college, I would actually say look into some custom IEMs. Not sure what your living situation there will be, but if you're in the dorms, the isolation of an IEM will be a big positive and you won't bother your...

I saw these on Amazon and they caught my interest for modding.    If you check the Philips website they have a lot more color combinations and the cups seem to be able to be scratched (with the under being the contrasting color of the main, so for the black and magenta ones it is magenta...

Yeah, you'll want to find a DAC.   Hold off on the E7, the E17 will be out shortly, and its similar to the E10, but with the features the E7 has combined with the improvements in the E10. It can dock into the E9 for instance.   Then again, you might be better off going with the E10 (its...

What are you talking about? I was able to download everything I installed off of Creative's website, and all the options you're looking for are easy to find (either via the Creative console, or going through Windows' Audio devices).   Not sure if its the same as the Auzen X-Fi cards, I was...

Quote: Yeah, I'd basically be just going with it just for speakers. I figure put that $100 towards a vintage receiver that will be a bit better for my needs anyway. Quote: Haha, yeah, I saw that earlier, that thing is just awesomely absurd.   I check Craigslist and keep...

I'm still kicking myself for not buying the Marantz I was eyeing a couple of years back. Can't remember the specific model, but I believe it was rated 20WPC, and it had wood finish (but not a wood enclosure like is often the case, I don't know if it was real wood or not) that looked like it...

Ok, found out that I still had a pic of the inside of a W5000 I modded, so keep in mind it won't look exactly the same as the inside of an A900, but it will work for people wanting pictures for what to do.     Ok, I put green squares around the "ports" as I call them, as you can see I...

At 1kHz frequency at 100dB volume that's the harmonic distortion. Basically, when played loud it will have low distortion at that frequency.

Sandy Bridge is impressive in its encode ability, but comparing it to video cards isn't all that valid (video cards aren't really dedicated video encoders). There's not really $1000 cards any more, and the $100-200 cards actually do as well at encoding as the higher end ones do (and pack a lot...

Quote: Er, what do you mean can be fit into a regular PCI slot? PCIe is not compatible with PCI, so don't put a card with a PCIe connector into a regular PCI slot.

Is the decision between M3+Gamma2 vs Burson amp? If so, I'd say the former would be the better choice assuming the Gamma 2 is an upgrade for your source.

I wanted to point out something as well to help with the people that use CMSS-3D and Dolby Headphone so that it might help to understand what might work better for you. Dolby's is aimed at simulating a surround sound setup and offering correct placement according to a properly setup one (which...

The prices on Denon's headphones fluctuate quite a bit it seems like. The D2000 would go from about MSRP down to sub $200 and seems to level out about to $250 these days. The D1000 and D5000 were similar (although at about $100 and $350 I believe). I think the D7000 was able to be found for like...

So I was looking on eBay when I came across an interesting DAC. http://cgi.ebay.com/24-Bit-PCM1794A-DAC-SPDIF-OPT-129DB-SNR-THD-N-0004-/320657125639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa8a77107   Its a BB PCM1794 based DAC, with just SPDIF and Coax input, but claimed balanced output (1/4"...

Quote: Definitely worth checking out, although the only place you'd get them anywhere near your budget would be used.   There's a Kenwood that hasn't gotten too much feedback, and there's one or two JVC models (Victor 700 and 1000) that you might check out.   Maybe try the W1000...