no one has a comparison between the duet and the shiit stack? srsly?

I was wondering what are the opinions between a used Apogee Duet (Firewire) versus a low end 200 dollar Schiit amp and dac combo. The old Duets are around 200+ on ebay right now so I think it's a fair comparison. I'm interested in them because 1 made in usa and 2 i'm a mac fan boy and they both...

So i've got my gym rig and I've got my home rig, and now I'm starting to think I'd like a pair of cans for trips and working out of coffee shops, etc. After a recent airplane trip, I've realized dealing with cables is a huge pain in the arse and I don't like taking and replacing IEMs, so I saw...

thanks for the suggestion, but this is more of a pseudo travel rig, as many days it will sit in the office, and many days it will go with me to the local coffee shop. but my super small rig of ADDIEMs and ipod shuffle handle all the duties that my HF2s don't go.

can't hear the difference in public, but i'll be using this in and out of the office as well, and i'm never good at keeping track of different stuff. i like to just have one bag with everything i need, and grab and go in the morning.  

I'm doing a lot of working out of coffee shops and will soon be traveling months at a time for work. Here's what I'm thinking as my pseudo portable travel rig:   13" macbook pro SSD for speed and then replace the DVD drive with another hard drive for capacity   I have a grado HF2 which...

not voice recognition, voice menus meaning you hear each possible selection in each menu, and can select with the buttons on the player as apposed to reading each menu item with your eyes.

i see rockbox has a module for voice menues. anyone try it?

so i'm not blind, but i have the apple third gen shuffle because i can use it on my motorcycle without needing to look down at it, and it can do multiple playlists. are there other players like this out there? i'm getting tired of iTunes because most of my library is in FLAC for torrenting and i...

you might also want to consider v0 mp3s or variable to save more space. i think you might need something other than itunes for the ripping, but i hear for the size, it wins over 320

good point. they are hf2. i'm really just tired of this 1/4" plug. another idea... mod my MBP to have a 1/4" plug!

so I always listen to my hf2's through my laptop, and i think they are pretty darn good without an amp, so i was wondering if it would be a good idea to recable the grados with a built in dac inside of the cable? basically just have a pair of headphones that have a usb jack. thoughts?

for the last year i've been in a different place every three months, and that might continue for the next year. anyway, im looking for a way of taking good music where ever i go. i have my hf2's and addiems for working out, but i do love some thumping music every now and then. the thought...

well, i was looking for this same comparison and didn't find it, and right now i'm sitting in front of both, so i thought i'd write something up. i've listened to lil wayne's carter 3, adele accoustic set, and elizabeth anka vajagic all ALAC straight from my 17" MBP. at first i thought the...

so i just bought a pair of v-moda remix remotes. they are one of the few 3 button headphones at the apple store besides the addiems, and i can always test them for a few days and return them. so first impressions, they are way beefier than the addiems. as for using something to abuse and work...