I really feel this forum has become a drag for me regarding the content of threads. Should I get this or that when I have no context? Comparisons based on costs and features is very unusual. I think the problem here is so many posters have no experience with the topic in question and have done...

Does anyone have good info on this item? The Chinese web page translations are very vague.

This PCI card has been the subject of many discussions, mostly op-amp rolling. I believe the card has a significant potential for improvement from an audiophile perspective. Also I believe there are other parts to replace but this will require soldering. If you have experience in this area then...

Recently stumbled across this album at the library. Recommended to those with "rocks and nails" in their life experiences.

I posted a mini-review of the Audiotrak mini-dac over in Computer Audio

Well, it's Saturday night and the heavy rollers are off-line, so I decided to post a mini-review on the DR DAC2 which I recently bought from Korea via eBay. It was delivered via UPS in less than 48 hours. This is a small unit with a lot of built-in functions. It has 24/96 USB input (no driver...

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I am listening to an early version of "Brother In Arms" and I am impressed by the quality of this version. Let me know if you are interested in early versions ...

Out in the garage I came across this DIY amp I made years ago. I put an IEC power socket on the back panel and hooked it up to test.

Since the op-amp in the Entech DACs is a DIP-8 it can be replaced with a socket and rolled for comparison. Has anyone done this already?

Finished another META42 Sunday. Using the EL2002s I felt the AD825 amp(s) sounded a little better than the AD8620. Pics here.

This is the META42 PCB I bought from Voodoochile, now mounted in a black Hammond 1455N, with Alps 18 mm pot and Cardas RCA jacks. I had a little hum in some situations when touching the Kilo solid metal volume knob, so I grounded it to the PCB with a ring lug around the threaded bushing. With...