I have been looking non stop for a solution to my needs, I thought I found it with a Tubemagic D1 but I am not really liking it. In short I need a amp/dac that has usb and optical inputs with RCA outputs for my KRK Rokit 5's it seems its incredibly hard to find a decent DAC that meets these...

Selling my O2/ODAC and E17 getting an Asgard 2 and I need a flexible DAC with Optical/Usb or Double Optical In's. I am looking to crunch the most value I can out of 150 bucks or so maybe a bit more, not willing to save up for a Bifrost shame Schiit doesnt have anything under 200 bucks with an...

I have a JDS Labs O2+ODAC I'm currently selling, in the meantime I am using a Fiio E07K this a friends but he wants it back so I am looking for a new solution to my needs, been looking around for a few hours and cant seem to find a solution to my needs so I was hoping maybe someone here can give...

So I am in need of a new setup for very stupid reasons, I do not have much time to sit around and research like I usually do, I am pretty much set on a Modi for the DAC as far as I know that's the budget king right now and I am looking to try something different from my O2/ODAC. But I cant...

What's the cheapest means of pulling the digital audio from an HDMI line to go into a USB input DAC without adding latency to the video signal? The source only has an HDMI output. For example                                                   Powered USB Port \/                        ...

I have been wanting to get a solid value IEM for some time but have not had the time to sit down, research, and come to a decision. I was hoping people that have some personal experience with these could share opinions etc. Maybe help me come to a decision. Most of my listening will be...

I never really invested much money on my speakers, but I do have a O2/Odac and have bought, tryed, and tested many different headphones including the LCD2's (My friend owns them) that same friend gave me his 2nd hand Klipsch Pro Media's to use while he was in a period of very active working and...

Hello guys, I wanted some no nonsense decent speakers for when I had company over so I picked up the Energy Take 5 speakers package and I have paired it with a pioneer SW-8 sub, Ill be using an old Sony receiver I recently acquired from my deceased uncle, I have been using 2 speakers in classic...

I have owned plenty of full sized open headphones and among them my preferred sound signatures tilted towards warm (HD 518 HD 558 HD HE-400) Though the HE-400's are a tad bright, I find I tend to agree with Tyll alot at Innerfidelity but his wall of fame of choices that are in my budget include...

I recently woke up one day and I could swear I noticed distortion that was not previously there on some of my tracks, everything is lossless but I know that does not absolve the recording or the track of guilt when it comes to distortion, its just it seems that there is more on songs I did not...

The recent 50+ flagship review inspired me to finally check out the DT 880, in the past I owned a pair of HD 650's and liked them but ended up having to part with them, I for the time being needed something decent to tide me over so I ended up getting some ATH-AD700's, I absolutely hate the...

Ill try to be to the point here, I recently upgraded from HD 558's to Hd 650's I love the smooth mellow non-fatiguing treble and everything about this headphone (I think I found my perfect match) SO now I need a Dac/Amp combo to do it justice. Ill be getting a tube amp for sure I am not sure...

So I made 2 purchases from amazon after I decided it was time my ATH-M50's became my backup cans. The HD 558's sound very analytical and the mid's can be heard pretty well but they just sound so damn dull although what bass there is seems tight and they are not excessively bright. The DT...

Im thinking about grabbing a pair of AKG 701's for a more linear sound and sending back my DT990's problem is I HATE the headband style, I like my headband to cup my head somewhat like Beyers and some sennheiser's do (pointy head), anyways has anyone got any ideas without completely destroying...

Whats the best Amp/DAC combo at $150 or so? I was gonna go for a Nu Force Icon uDac2 but I am told it adds some treble and I am not sure that would be a good pairing with my DT 990's So I am looking for something in that price range that wont color the music brighter than it already is.

Against my better judgement I picked up one to check out, along with a host of issues the thing just started smoking and smelling of burnt plastic, If it was possible to get one of these without its many issues it might not be a bad little amp sadly that was not the case for me, can anyone else...

Upgrading from ATH-M50's can anyone who has heard both of these cans share their experience and which they favored for what reasons? I know the 880 is more linear and accurate but I think it might lack "life" you know that zest just because its so focused on being precise, on the other hand I...

I am looking for something that is not a Radical change in sound signature, I got some money to burn and I am looking to hear from others that have stepped up from the M50's and what they purchased, I am thinking about getting some Beyerdynamics? cant decide which, I guess it is also worth...

So I got my SR850's while I am re-cabling my ATH-M50's they just got here so they haven't gotten a chance to burn in but on my first listen I went from eager to shocked from what I heard and not in a good way. Now I know they're not going to sound as good as my M50's but HOLY CRAP these...

Doing my first recable with a canare starquad cable, the conductors only have 2 colors. White and blue (2 white 2 blue) Im going to be using 1 Blue for left channel and 1 White for right channel and take the remaining blue and white twist them together and use them as a ground my problem is...

I have a rabbit... It likes to chew things and I forgot to put my M50's out of reach... you get the picture. I have no experience with soldering but have seen others and understand the process and the contacts seem easy to get to, has anyone else done this? have a tutorial? how would I go...

Okay the quick & dirty is I bought a pair of Pioneer SP-BS21-​LR's and the matching SW-8 subwoofer, having no experience in stereo systems outside of dedicated computer speakers I'm apparently quite an idiot because I thought I could use the subwoofer speaker wire ports to power my passive...