Lol that happens to me all the time. Wa6 with hd650.

Thanks I might go that way. I was also looking for a high end receiver with xlr inputs. This way it's a direct connection. Thought maybe that might be a better way. This way I'll sell my yamaha 5890 and recoup some of the money. It's hard to find a really decent receiver with xlr inputs. Denon...

lol just noticed this was posted 6 years ago. 

i was wondering if a transformer like the jensen PC-2XR would work without any noticeable audio loss ? i have a receiver and headphone amp with rca inputs. my dac has an rca output and xlr output. the dac is the teac ud-501 which has the ability to switch the hot pin from 2 to 3 if i wanted to...

i have not but i can say the teac ud-501 sounds great ! ive had it a few days now and im sure once ive got enough hours into it it will sound even better. the build quality is top notch. so far im very happy with it.