I own one of each and listen to them almost every day, along with an Oppo HA-1. I’ve reviewed each of them separately. This is a quick comparison of the Corda Jazz with the JDS Element. Since they cost the same, both offer excellent sound for the money, and people frequently ask about them, I...

After switching my LCD-2F to balanced to run from the Oppo HA-1, I needed an extension cable. 4-pin balanced, M on one end F on the other. These are hard to find, and the ones I do find are expensive ($100 and up).   I contacted the folks at Blue Jeans Cable and they made me a custom cable for...

Over 15 years ago I built my "preamp", a 10k stepped attenuator & switchbox driving Adcom 5800 and Magnepan 3.6R in a tuned listening room. For headphones, I have 2 amps: an old Headroom Maxed out Home and a Corda Jazz. Both are great, though the Jazz is just a smidge better. Driving LCD-2...

I have a 1999 Headroom Maxed out Home headphone amp I've owned since new and love it. Internally it uses OPA627 opamps. I'm driving Audeze LCD-2 headphones and it works well. However, it's too loud. It has so much gain, the volume knob is around 7:00 to 9:00 for my listening. This volume knob...