Hello, I have been using a Behringer UCA202 for some time now and planning to purchase a different (hopefully better) DAC. My simple setup is based on: Laptop (win7 64 bit) > Behringer UCA202 > O2 amp > DT880 (250 ohms). I found several DACs in taobao and thought to purchase this one...

Hello, Even tough I would like to build my own cables, I have no experience at all and minimum tools at hand. Therefore, I am planning to open a WTB thread soon, however I would like to get your opinions on materials first. I am in need of & thinking to use: a) 4 pair of speaker cables (2...

Well, I believe these are new products from CEC line; totaling around $7500 in Japanese market (transport + dac). Transport is belt driven (still) & dac not only has superlink but also usb (1.1) and bnc now. I am really curious of a head-2-head comparison of TL51XR+DX71mkII versus...

Does anyone have experience with Mio C520 as your main audio player? How is the sound quality (headphone out)? lemme know - thanks...

This is bothering me a lot. I have many interests, they do change time to time, and I am really tired finding good forums for each 'thing' that I am interested in to check their market values... What I am suggesting here is kinda opening the pandora's box little bit more. I am sure that...

Quick question dear old friends, We are expecting our first baby within 10-15 days and I am thinking* to get a budget SD camcorder for simple point and shoot purposes. We have a Canon 20D for photography and my mother-in-law brought a compact Sony digital camera for less serious photo shooting...

Hello, I am on a quest again and would like to buy something within a week or so. I partly did my research. I said partly since I couldn't listen any options that I came up with. Basically, I am looking for a 3.1 or 5.1 system for around $700-$750 (at most; ideally around $450). I sold my...

Hello, Here I am again with another speaker question. I was wondering if anyone had a first hand experience with Snell Type C speakers (original Peter Snell design dated back to 1983). Snell Acoustics | History The Old School Equipment The reason that I am asking is I can pick up a pair...

Hello, I am planning to buy some Adcom gear from a local seller, but have no idea of quality, reliability, sound, and pricing of these parts. Even tough I checked several ebay prices, if you can give me some advice I will greatly appreciate the help. Related gear is: Adcom GCD-700...

Hi there, I bought a Er-4P from the for-sale section of this forums 5 months ago - here is the description: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=237810 It was almost brand new as advertised, and I changed the tips perhaps 4 or 5 times in last 5 months. To my surprise, yesterday...

Who is a better profiler do you think? Yesterday, I was talking to my wife just before going to bed and as usual we tend to disagree, lol. Let me hear your thoughts...

*** Post #51 is kind of a new start, so I recommend you to read that before posting anything - thanks *** Hey guys, I opened a thread last week asking about buying a 88 camry or a 92 acura legend. I got really good suggestions but after some thought I decided to buy an old(er) sports car for...

*** this is fun and things are getting interesting - check post #11 for my new budget for a highly-likely-stupid-buy car *** I have very limited budget (around $2.5k) and found 2 cars listed in my local craigslist. One of them is a 88 awd toyota camry with 136k and the other is a 92...

I am having some difficulty to decide what to buy/when to buy. Perhaps some wisdom talk will help me to overcome my impatience; or perhaps conversely help me to spend money easily - you know the dilemma! Currently I have relatively limited budget - around $1-$1.2k & I have already decided to...

This one is not a dream but will take some time for me to gather the financials. I am thinking to setup a fully balanced system around Senn HD650 for $3k (will be buying 2nd hand gear). After my research I am thinking to go after: Cec TL51X transport Electrocompaniet ECD1 dac Rudistor...

Hey guys, Do you know any budget hd dvd player that can be connected to PC? I think XBOX 360 HD dvd player add on can do that via USB, and there is this model > http://www.beachaudio.com/New-Produc...7.html?src=sli Do you know anything else more close to $100 rather than $200 - thanks...

Howdy folks, I would like to buy a tablet pc to my father. He is a physics engineer; but teaching high school physics for last 30 years. I am 28 and till from the start he is doing nothing but writing his books in all of his limited free time, lol. He already published 7 of them using...

I am wondering if anybody is using A2 as their source for headphone rigs or for their loudspeakers for critical listening. Any idea what dac do they have under the hood? Even tough it is not capable of 5.1 analog out, there is a stereo RCA output which indicates that there should be some...

Hi there, I was wondering if ety er4p foamies (comes with the retail package) fit into shure e500's? If not, I am in need of something, and is ordering directly from shure the only way to get them (even for one pair) > http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/P...eves/index.htm Probably the...

Good morning, I skimmed down my portable amp choices into 2: xin supermini (or micro) IV and xenos 1HA-EPC. Rest of the system parts are: iriver h120 > micro dac > ? > ety er4p Which one would you recommend? I prefer my systems capable of high resolution, and sound as full bodied &...

Well, perhaps you have already seen my posts in the for sale section that I am looking to set up 2 portable rigs. I will not be buying any gears but rather trading against some of my stuff for a month. Now, I have several options and I did some research but I am kind of a newbie when it comes...

Hi guys, I just changed my output tube from RCA 6AS7G to a western electric 421A. However, I am getting a constant volume level. I can't raise the volume even tough I am turning the volume knob to the max - means that tube is dead/dying? It lits really nice but volume?? by the way, amp is the...

i meant DAC While surfing on these pages, I found myself buying an Ack RCA interconnect (analog) - high purity silver, coated with teflon (to open up the 650's little bit more). Still, I would like to add a dedicated DAC to below rig: philips dvp642 > darkvoice 336i (sylvania 6SN7GT +...

I wasn't sure whether to create a thread here or other sections but in any case here it is (mods, please move this into appropriate section if necessary). I have around $250-$450 budget to make my overall system(s) better. I have two different rigs (one for home and one for work): home...

Hi there, I did a small research on Theta Dac's but I found out that it is really hard to learn their differences. I am mainly interested in the 1986-1995 era. And as far as I know, here is their line-up: DS pre > 1988 DS pro > 1989, essentially the same thing as the DS Pre, minus...