Sorry, haven't been here in awhile. Getting ready to go back to S.Korea next month.    I have been playing with the Ipad2 and Ipod touch 4th Gen.  Both have pretty decent audio.  The Ipad2 is capable of asyc USB out.  Apple managed to close off the camera connector since v4x of the...

WOw! That is a nice build.    I am currently researching building a stereo with a 12Vdc 12.5A  ripple free PSU and your pics are stoking me ! 

I am curious as to what opamp (s) this amp is using?  Any ideas?  Dual OPamp ?     Looks nice.  I am thinking about getting my musical "wife" into HIFI with a seriously nice head amp.    Good review. 

I use apple's component dock and it functions the same way as other higher cost docs.  Sound quality is excellent!  btw, that ipod (5.5G) runs ROXBOX and flac files.  I got rid of the doc this tube amp came with as it added a tonne of noise. Yup, this is a VUUM amp that I modded.   Mods are...

Right, being someone who is a multimedia nut like myself, Data loss cannot be restored when it happens during compression.    Agreed,  B&O is claiming the impossible.     It might sound great but you cannot justify spending $600 for it, bottom line.      I can if I may compare the BS...

Quote:   Agree with you on this I do. After now having these headphone for nearly a week, I have tried them on a tube amp and then on a the Ruby Carat DAC, and I'll say the ruby carat MkII makes tracks sound like they are live in front of you with a tonne of punch, base and treble (full...

Doesn't work like that here. You can't return these and besides I already reg them online. They have been validated.  I'm going to keep them. I need them so that I don't go deaf trying to listen to music with a 100dB worth of background noise. These Stennheisers really do block a tonne of...

Funny because in Canada they are about $540-580CDN. So not too far off the mark.     I am leaving Korea anyways as I am moving to greener pastures in Southern Asia, ie) Hong Kong or Macao.     The Korean wife is moving with me.   ^^  ... ssssht  she want a pair now.  I think I might get...

Well I just got a pair of Stennheiser HD650s last night from a new electronics store in Downtown Seoul.  They had all the proper papers and the serial numbers. I am using them with my Ruby Carat Optical DAC and S/PDIF.  They were about $100 more than they should have been, but it cannot be...

Hey speaking of Vintage sony diskman. I have one that has an integrated TOSLINK output for minidisk or DAC from 1997. It's an ESP model.     I don't know how it compares to other models.           

You have the "shake to next song" setting turned on in your settings more than likely.   

Simple solution,     Go to the menu in Itunes (Store)  look to find authorize my computer.     Problem solved. You can transfer your files onto your account and back up. 

The best for the money I have tested is the Ruby Carat MkII!      I just bought this one here in Korea (Korean made) for $230CDN!  Overseas you're looking at $320-$360.     Sound quality is simply jaw dropping.      Does both S/PDIF and TOSLINK/Optical. It has the ability to do...

Well, like I said there was a fellow in Yongsan Ipark mall who had one of these built for him. It sounded very clean and defined. Turning on the amp without an input didn't lead to any hissing or RF noise or radio in my headphones. If I were to build this on my own here it'd cost me at least...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180511585813&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123     I have heard this amp and was impressed by the clarity.