I came across my old Ray Samuel's Predator for the first time in a long long while last night (retired only due to change in mobile audio needs) and out of curiosity I plugged it to my Macbook Pro and FAD Sonorous VI's   Turns out I loved the sound of this combo - seemed to match the FADs...

Ullo forumites...   Perhaps you would be kind enough to offer your opinions and help me with my dilemma?   I have recently bought a new pair of Grado SR-325is and really digging them so far.   I am now looking for a suitable Amp/DAC combo to feed them from my MacBook pro (mostly...

In theory, which should demand less from my iPods internal battery: Outputting at 3/4s full volume from the headphone jack into a powered amp, or outputting via the fixed output LOD into the same amp??

A minor issue really, as everything else with it is fine: From the documentation, I was expecting a blinking indication on the power switch when the charge was nearing full and a solid red when it was finished: Although the device seems to charge just fine, I do not see any notification -...

So, I am aware that high end audio gear I have owned in the past has taken a while to reach it's full potential - needed "breaking in" and indeed this was most noticeable on my Mission 780's a few years back. Since starting to browse this forum however, I have noticed that "burn-in" for...

Hullo forum... n00b question coming right up - I apologise in advance if this has been asked and answered before. At the moment, I am using a g5 60Gb iPod and a pair of SE530's via a Total Bithead clear connected to the headphone out jack. I am looking to upgrade the amp to either a...

Hullo forum... n00b question coming right up - I apologise in advance if this has been asked and answered before. At the moment, I am using a g5 60Gb iPod and a pair of SE530's via a Total Bithead clear connected to the headphone out jack. I am looking to upgrade the amp to either a...