I run Amarra for Tidal out of an older 2010 Macbook Pro USB2 port into a John Kenny Ciunas, which is battery operated and quite quiet. It does not need USB power to operate, and if I'm not mistaken, does not need it even for a 'handshake' (?). Kenny claims that any gunk coming from the power...

Haha, yeah - what am I getting myself into eh. Can't speak too much too headphones gear but breaking in (my ears) to a nice pair of Renaissance Amplification monoblocks. Probably the 'nicest' bit of gear I have, sort of slowly replacing the entry-level stuff bit by bit. Sounding great so far...

Hi all,   HiFi obsessions getting more and more out of control, joined the forum after running across a few links. More a 2 channel speakers setup than strictly headphones guy, but interested in what people here are into, esp with regard to new breeds of dacs and interesting preamps. Though I...