Hi everyone, Going for my first planar magnetic headphone. Want to use it with ifi audio micro idsd signature. Like soundstage (ala hd800) but also a bit of bass. I read about the arya stealth and that ticked a lot of boxes but then also read about the confusing he1000v3 or stealth? I guess v2...

Hi everyone, I have owned my meze 99 classic for years now with satisfaction. I use it with my dragonfly red. But i also use the red with my computer and sicne apple now provides higher hires rates then the dragonfly can support and i also wanted to try balanced i am looking into buying meze's...

Hi everyone, Constructing a new rig in a few months for at home listening. Planning to buy the hd800s headphones (i owned the original hd800 years ago and it was an extremely good headphone so looking forward to this upgraded version especially now that i listen to classical music even more). I...

Hi, Since this thread did not already exist I thought I would create it. I guess more people might have the question that I have which is: which one of these 2 dacs to choose? The bifrost 2 is a big update and I did read somewhere that it is nearly as good as the gungnir. But how does that hold...

Hi Everyone, I hope I am posting this in the right forum. I have been away from headphones for a long time but now looking to upgrade. I will be using an iphone 11 with tidal masters as source and as dac/amp I will have the dragonfly cobalt. These choices are already made just need to get a...

Hi everyone, I am a blind head-fi user thinking about buying a fioo player to use with bluetooth headphones because fiio has better codecs then standard apple. I know the fiio players have a touchscreen so probbably not that easy to use if you cant read the screen and they wont support dropbox...

Hi everyone, I know this question has been asked before but I am looking for an up to date answer with the current market in mind. I live in a small appartment with rather noisy neighbours and noisy radiators. I cant sleep when there is too much sound around me.  So I am looking for a pair of...

Hi everyone, I now have the nad  viso hp50 as a bedside headphone and i like it a lot! For portable use i find it a bit big though so i use my sturdy and trusty px200iii instead. I am now looking at hopefully something which is comparable in size, weight sturdyness and isolation and better in...

Hi, I just got the nad hp50 and quite like this headphone. I want to buy a new small dac with headphoneout/lineout to use with these headphones and my speakers and my laptop or ios device as source. I was thinking of the meridian explorer v2 but its output impedance is 5 ohm which i think is a...

Hi everyone, I want to buy a new dac for connecting to my mac and iphone and to my audioengine 5+ speakers plus headphones. The meridian explorer v2 seems to be a nice compact choice. I was wondering if this one can work with the iphone? I did read online that it can if using a powered usb...

Hi everyone, I was reading the thread about the new fiio e18. In it there was mention of a new fiio e17 successor the e19. But i cant find any mention of this product anywhere else on the fiio site or head-fi. Has it been cancelled or delayed, or is the e18 now the e17 replacement? Thanks in...

Hello everyone, After using a zeppelin air in conjunction with a macbook for a year i got rather dissatisfied and longed for a more traditional 2.0 setup to go with my computer. I use my philips x1 at my bedside. So I went back to look what options are available as 2.0 sets. Most studio...

Hello, Ok, I  was wondering if anyone has heard both the philips x1 and the audio technica ad2000x and could compare them? I know the sound is probbably totally different but i was wondeirng how these compare in soundstage and midrange quality? I have the x1 now and am wondering if i should get...

Hello everyone, I have been away from head-fi for a few years (man this site has transformed from its vbulletin years and so has headroom which used to be my main resource for quick headphone info). But I have discovered that at home an open headphone is just really great for private listening...

Hi everyone, I have been away from head-fi for quite a while but now i woud like a very portable amp for use with my iphone and possiby desktop as well so usb dac fnctionality as well as charging would be nice but not absolutely required. If no usb charging then an included charging circuit...

Hello everyone, I would like to buy these headphones (ath-m50) and live in the Netherlands. I have googled them and not many folks seem to sell them in Europe. Is ebay the only way to go and if so could someone point me t a reputable seller? i bought these befre from ebay for $100 but found them...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a new iem for use with my sansa clip+ and iphone 4 without an amp. I already know that i prefer the sound of dynamic driver iems above ba ones because they just sound more natural to me. So far i rather liked the monster turbine pro copper although that iem was a...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a new iem for use with my sansa clip+, iphone 4 and laptop. If possible without an amp but if an amp is needed it should be small, light and have a long battery life. I need high isolation but i know i prefer dynamic driver over balanced armature iems and i know...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a new dac and the lavry da11 is at the top of my list together with the new nuforce dac-9. I am blind though and I am now reading the user manual for the lavry. The user interface doesnt seem all that easy since apparently you cant switch from input to input or from...

Hi, I just found out about this dac on the nuforce site here: http://www.nuforce.com/hi/products/Dac-HPAmp/dac9/index.php And since I could not any info about it on head-fi I thought i would post about it here. Not in the computer subforum because it can also be used with a lot of other sources...

Hi everyone, I am currently using a dacmagic and looking for a new dac with headphone output to use with my es5 iems (max 1500 dollar second hand). Xlr outputs would be nice so that I can connect it to my preamp (I could of course use a converter cable) and an internal preamp would be good...

Hi Fang, I willg be getting the westone es5 custom iem and am considering getting the hm801 as all-in one source for it but now I am wondering what amp module to use for it, the standard one, wait for the power module or the game module. I know the game module is considered best with iems but...

Hi everyone, in a short while I will be receiving my westone es5 custom iems and i am thinking of upgrading my source. I know i want an all-in one solution. I was first thinking of getting the hm601 but then started thinking of the hm801 with game amp module. But i did read a while back that...

Hi, Since both are made pretty close to where I live I was wondering if anyone has heard both demos of these? At this time my preference is on the es5 because of its standard soft housing and the fact that it is made in the country where I live. Thankd in advance for any information, Greetings...

Hi, I am looking for custom iems that I can get here in Europe. As with westone I have to go through a dealer, westone is on my list because they are also being made in Europe so my impressions wont have to be sent to the usa. I am wondering if this is the seem for ultimate ears iems or will my...