I have two HP Procurve 1810-8G (V2) managed switches  and one unmanaged 24port. No fans, lifetime warranty. Both managed switches have aggregated ports connecting to Synology NAS's.  Very happy with them....no issues at all.

Would be really interested in your opinion on these new Aktimates mini+ ?

Thanks for the replies. I don't have many sources to compare against. Comparing the direct headphone output from an iMac (Flac->Decibel->D5000's) I had the impression I was losing a little bit pf emphasis/punch, maybe even a little distortion on the bass via the amp.   Of course I could be...

My first post gets deleted due to linking to a site that belongs to a banned member. I had no idea, not a good start getting your first post deleted !   I'll try again...   I have read that headphones shouldn't be less than eight times the output impedance of the amplifiers phone jack...

I dont see many posts regarding this & I'm curious whether this should apply. Maybe those in the know can shed some light of on this.   /nwavguy.blogsp ot.com.au/2011/02/gain-and-headphone-ampsdacs.html   Non-Zero Output Impedance – Output impedance is one of the more common audible...