Guys just a heads up I'm selling my HE-5 that I've kept in storage for the last couple years (leaving the head-fi game for the time being). Figured you loving people would treasure it much more. Purchased circa 09-10 and I've replaced original cable w/ HE-6 OCC cable as well as the velour pad w/...

Selling off my collection of DIY cable equipment and plugs, check out my classified  

Can someone direct me to where I can find a vendor or a person to commission an adapter for a RE-Zero balanced connector female to ibasso/hirose male? Basically I want to plug my Re-Zero to my iBasso PB1

The best match would be the one that sounds the best to you.

I know it might sound somewhat farfetched, but my iBasso PB1 drives my HE-5 to more than adequate levels of listening volume. To me the PB1 via balanced output sounded better than when it was paired with the EF-5 (could drive to much higher levels without clipping/distortion, bass maintains a...

first off welcome to head-fi.   secondly, this is the "Dedicated Source Component" sub-thread/board, where people discuss "source components" ...i.e. soundcards, digital-to-analog converters, vinyl players, etc.   What you're referring to is the amplification process, and in that regard...

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Quote: Even non B-stock HF2 were prone to cosmetic issues. I bought one of the first run HF-2, and the metal cups had knicks and random scratches, and you couldn't buff or polish it out because I believe there is a clear coat which prevents you from doing so. Nothing you can do unless you...

Rango 8/10   Beautifully animated, great visual and sound editing. Story is quite odd, unique, and overall despite its self-reflexive tone it does justice to the genre. Not exactly the kid-friendliest 3d animated movie however.   The Adjustment Bureau 6.5-7/10   Terrific acting by...

nwavguy, been lurkin around your blog and I must say your reviews have been a fresh of breath air around these parts. head-fi has been and is plagued with so much misinformation and uninformed consumers, so I have to say again your articles are definitely much appreciated and I definitely agree...

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none commercially that i'm aware of. best bet is to find a female TRRS jack and wire it so that it bypasses the mic signal, then just wire the L/R channels and ground to a 1/4 TRS plug

Quote: quoted. for. truth.   i'm all for people buying (virtually) whatever the hell they want as long as it makes them happy, but come on. how people are legally allowed to sell this (among the sea of other snake oil products beyond audio, like those "energy bracelets") is just...

looking forward to it. definitely a bit bummed about the XDA-1's price increase

My suggestion is stop listening to what people are saying and instead do a few listening test of your own in order to determine which one sounds the best...   But of course being head-fi everyone's got an opinion, so here's mine. I was in a similiar situation, picked up a power cord from...

Quote: 2.4w output and the ability to fine tune the sound signature to your liking seems plenty enough reasons to upgrade :)   These things are getting ridiculously powerful, I might pick one up to see if they can run my desktop full range speakers

It's a professional product for the professional field, which is why you see them a lot for sportscasters. Honestly you can't get any more rugged without the additional weight from either metal housing or a rubberized coating, which maybe defeats the purpose of it's (trans)portable design

I'd like to hear more descriptions of how it sounds via balanced output

  x2 on what estreeter said   While I admire your enthusiasm, let's not just fall into a fanboy frenzy over something that as stated previously not a lot of people have heard before.   First of all, nothing will ever be the be-all-end-all product..too many variables: individuals...

Thanks for the comments in regards to the Boomslang. Between that, the Matrix Mini-I and the Emotiva XDA-1 I'm thinking I'll opt for the XDA-1 as I was mainly looking for a budget friendly balanced DAC regardless of dimension

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Quote: qft. though i'm sure it ought to sound at least better than stock audio out

Depends on how well the Yulong implements the Toslink and viceversa. Generally AES and SPDIF are considered better choices due to better control of jitter.   If you're looking for a completely balanced setup, then the digital signal does not need to be balanced, only during the D/A...

Good stuff  Now we just need to advance 10 years into the future where these things can fit in thinner chassis 

I'd like to chime in about the HE-6/SR-71B discussion, so apologies if this is a bit off topic. And I'm coming from owning a HE-5 and an iBasso PB1, so please take it for what it's worth to you. My history of the HE-5 has been nothing short of love hate, hate because I had the most difficult...