Cheers for the suggestions, guys.     walbum4262, Jotunheim does seem like a pretty decent offering. I also happen to own and love Schiit's Vali amp.    Jotunheim it is!

I've been using a Maverick Tubemagic D1 Plus/Grant Fidelity 09 clone, the Xiang Sheng DAC-01A for about four years. Been mostly pretty happy with it. Bought it for the tube out but ended up using the SS out most of the time.   I recently acquired a pair of Presonus Eris 5 studio monitors and...

Thanks BenF. I am a big fan of the S500 + WS55 combo. S500's sound in a circumaural offering is something I've always wanted. Here's hoping the S680 + HM5 combo fits the bill. 

Cheers for replying back but I've already ordered the Maverick Tubemagic D2 with the GE 5670 Tube and the OPA627. Hopefully it will turn out great.

In the market for a budget standalone DAC and I figured that the SMSL 1955+ or the Topping D20 would suffice. Now, I don't know much about the components under their respective hoods, therefore I'm in need of some Head-FI enlightenment.   Feel free to recommend other standalone DACs for...

Quote:   Quote:   Quote:   Really appreciate your recommendations. I actually live in New Delhi, India and decent audio equipment can get really expensive here because of all the hefty taxes and duties that are rubbed in by the customs people. Most audiophile brands are not...

Does anybody care? 

Purchased the Dt880 Pro 250 a couple of weeks ago and I'm looking to buy my first amp. I do not wish to spend more than $150. I was considering the E17 earlier but then I was told that I'll be much happier with a desktop amp if I ever decide to get 600ohm headphones in the future. So I've...

Quote: The O2+ODAC does indeed look tempting. So does the E17+E9K combo. if you were to choose between the two setups, which one would you go for? Also, what's your take on Headphone Amps found in modern day AVRs such as the Onkyos and Denons? I do have a Onkyo HT-R390 AVR which I bought in...

Quote: Appreciate your inputs very much. I went through the entire manual and yet I couldn't find any useful specification/info that I could use. I'm actually interested in the E17 not only because of the headphone amp but also the DAC functionality. I have a 2007 Santa Rosa Macbook Pro...

Way back in 2007, I bought the Pioneer TRE-2000/DIR-2000C Dolby Digital Cordless Surround Headphones. I used the thing for about a year before I decided to replace it with something more lightweight and portable. So the thing is, I recently picked up the DT880 Pro 250 and was wondering whether...