Quote:   They are $249 which is way above my limit of around $40.  

Hi! I'm looking to replace a broken set of HIFIMAN RE2. I really liked them and looking for something with similar qualities at around $40. I have looked on the head-direct site, but there seems to be nothing similar available in this price range?

I lost my nfb-12 and wondering if I should replace it or try a nfb-2 with a tube or a audio-gd c-2.1. Just wondering, is the dac in the nfb-12 the same as in the nfb-2? Just looking at the dac in these two boxes, what difference should I expect? I have no experience with tubes, but want to try...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a new DAC that will mostly be feed using USB from a laptop. The setup doesn't need to be mobile so I'm considering testing out either the MFB12 or the Tubemagick D1. I'm not going to feed it with 96Khz audio over usb, only 44Khz so the limitations of the D1 shouldn't be a...