Ok, so currently I am running my music out of the audio out on my motherboard (since I just built a new computer and the fan on my GPU blocks the pci slots) into a receiver, and to my speakers/headphones. As the title states, I wish to get rid of my receiver, and go with a DAC or...

The title says it all. All of my current equipment is listed in my sig, except for my soundcard, which is an X-fi extreme gamer. I'm completely ignorant when it comes to this, all I want is the most for my money. Here's some information that should help: ~I'm focusing on upgrading the speaker...

I now have an excuse to buy a pair of headphones! I listen to all kinds of music, from Megadeth to Mozart, so these cans would have to be pretty versatile. Isolation is a non-issue since I'll be listing to them inside only. I would like to keep this purchase under $200, but I can go over if it...

Hi, for the past year I've been using these computer speakers, and while they were a big improvement over the crappy(er?) speakers that came with my keyboard, they just aren't cutting it anymore. So I'm looking to upgrade to some bookshelf speakers like these ,in terms of price and design. This...

Hi, for Christmas I am asking for CDs, I already have plenty of rock music on the list and I need some good jazz albums. The only other jazz album I own is an Air Force Academy jazz band one that I got for free, so I'm pretty much blind (or deaf ) when it comes to good jazz. Any help would be...

Hi there, this is my first post on Head-fi I've unexpectedly entered the vinyl world by getting an old technics SL-10 from my dad. It works fine except the needle (or whatever it's real name is ) is broken. My questions are: Is the SL-10 a good TT? What will I have to get to make it work...