Very cool!  Thanks for the report.  Could you let us know how things work out with the Bifrost, also?   -Dave  

I just bought a blu-ray player, and was unhappy to discover that it can't output the digital information from an SACD into the external DAC I want to buy.  I may have found a solution: an HDMI switcher from Monoprice that will accept HDMI input, and send output via either HDMI or toslink or...

Quote: Very cool!  Unfortunately, it's 6 x the current clearance price of the Emotiva DAC that I was considering.  And, of course, the NAD C541i and the Oppo player are both free, since they're already sitting in my living room.  :-)  This gets to my other question, which is: at what...

Oh!  Looks like a learning opportunity for me.   I think you're saying that there is no analog output circuit separate from the DAC itself.  I thought the DAC itself was a chip, and I suspected that a chip didn't have sufficient voltage (or proper impendence matching) to feed the RCA outputs...

I've read that the Oppo's DAC section is excellent.  But what about the quality of the analog output section?  I can imagine that being bested by the NAD -- or by the the higher priced Oppo player ($1000 instead of $500).

I'm suddenly thinking seriously about buying an external DAC, and I stumbled upon this forum.  What a surprise: folks here seem to value reasoning and evidence and understand the placebo effect!  :-)  A lot of the posts I've read elsewhere raise red flags for me by claiming that one competent...

I think some people might describe the Beyerdynamic DT 990 as having a lively, up-front presentation.  I've never thought My DT990 was too bright or analytical.  I wonder if the KNS 8400 is similar?    

I asked HeadRoom for their take on the AKG vs. KRK question.  Jorge had some interesting thoughts.  He didn't think of the KNS8400 as overly bright, but as more of an 'up-front', lively tonal presentation, compared to the expansive, deeply layered soundstage and slightly more 'laid-back'...

Thanks again.  I appreciate all your investigation and your willingness to share!  The Fischer is the other wild card for me.  I've read some glowing reviews, but how much of that is the "flavor of the month" syndrome?  

Quote: electropop!  This helps a lot.  Thank you.   The thing that worries me is that you found the somewhat bright nature annoying at all.  But I wonder: could this be a property of the recording?  We know that some recordings have annoying treble -- it's in the recording.  A...

Cool suggestion-- thanks!  I've been reading about the KNS-8400.  One thing worries me, though: a couple people have described these as being bright.  Perhaps a little treble emphasis helps people who would use these for monitoring or analyzing the notes the musicians are playing.  But that...

I've recently been reassigned to a work group that's much more crowded and loud, and I'm looking for new headphones as self-defense.  I've hit on AKG K272, which I have found under $200.   Can I do better for under $200?  I've been away from this forum for a while, and I'm reading about all...

Thanks for all your advice. I ended up exchanging the phones with a new set from B&H Photo. B&H rocks! I talked to Gabriel at B&H; he was very understanding and very helpful. The new pair has been burning in for most of this week and I'm having fun listening to them. This pair has absolutely no...

My DT990s just arrived, and I'm hearing a buzzing in the deepest bass, on the right side. This is the 2005 Edition DT 990, purchased from B&H. I'm wondering if I should try to return these as defective. Overall, and out of the box, I really like the sound of the new DT990. So I have these...