Killed recently my long time partner Cowon S9, it didn't enjoy the ride in the washing machine :( Don't really have the money to do a proper upgrade,so I'm looking for a budget DAP. I'd like to keep it under 100$ CAN(~80$US), don't really mind buying used. Currently using a pair of Vsonic VR06...

Didn't think ahead of the buy so now I need to sort it out. Connections: Xonar Essence STX ---> Denon DRA-397 to my speakers and Little Dot MK V to my headphones So,I have 1 rca output, 1 headphone ouput and one spdif and both take rca inputs only My receiver doesn't take spdif inputs,so...

Current desktop setup is PC --> Xonar essence STX ->DT990 600ohm and --->DRA-397 ---> Fluance SX6 speakers and DB150 sub. Mostly listening to music(let's say 80%) and some gaming(20%) I know the essence STX can drive my headphones,but I'm pretty sure there's some untapped power left so I...

I've had the card for a while with my HD555 but looking to upgrade. Have my eyes on either HD650,DT990 600 ohm,HE400,akg 702 and suchs. But at that point,they usually need an amp to drive get the most of them. I've read over few forums\threads that some say you need an amp,some say it's fine...

Had my S9 for few years and loved it completly. But I'm not getting enought with the 32gb anymore. Had a look at the D3 with its expandable memory but I've seen that the battery life is miserable compared to the S9. Anything else I could consider? Thanks!