Thank you for that. @zach915m do you pick woods based on how they sound? Or are they strictly picked for appearance? Or both? Or maybe it doesnt affect sound? I don't know much about woods but I remember mahogany being top tier for guitars. The only downside is that it's very soft. I'm...

Is there a sound difference between the different woods? I know my mahogany guitars sounded really full, while my basswood guitars sounded very thin.

Who do you think I'm referring to when I say "you guys"? It's being showcased in 7 days so they obviously have a prototype ready to go, and I know vendors on here are generally pretty personable. Also, I dont think anyone releases battery tests using dsd or even flac at a reasonable volume. So...

I'm also interested. What's the battery life like? Can you guys please give a measurement playing dsd with the tubes enabled? I have a SE200 and it will barely get 6-8 hours out of the AKM side. So if it could last for an entire shift at work that would be excellent. I cant see myself buying...

I actually settled for the STX II again. I know its a great card and I plan on swapping the opamps with sparkos opamps. I read the ae-9 did not have as tight of a bass as the stx. I also did not know of its modability. I already have a headphone amp so power isnt really a concern. Do you...

I read the STX has a better bass. Can you comment on that at all? Also I think I'm just gonna jump on both a card and a dac. How is Burson for their dacs? What would be my choices as a headphone user? I'll probably eventually upgrade my cans to the sennheiser HD800 level. Should I settle for...

Hi, First post here, long time lurker. I used to own an asus essence stx sound card before I broke a couple capacitors off. I can send it into asus to have it refurbished. 1. Is it worth having my sound card refurbished or can I expect a lower quality product from what I was used to? 2. Is...