Well, yes you are right in the main problem is the recording it's self. I mean, if they could make Dark Side of the Moon in 1972, then why can't production be at that standard or like it going forward? As far as the truth of the recording, that is going down a rabbit hole in my opinion. What...

as I mentioned, I am having good luck with poorly master recordings so far. But I will say that if your system is making a good chunk of your music not sound so good, then the DAC, the new component is not worth it. That is the one thing that frustrates me to no end about the high end, most...

I have about 125 hours on my Terminator. I am using it for a speaker system that consists one Proac D48R speakers, McIntosh C52 preamp and a McIntosh MC 452 power amp. Not sure how many hours they put on at the production end. Possibly 100. Anyway, it is without a doubt the best DAC I have...

The power supply in the Terminator is a lot of bigger. Maybe someone that is more technical can answer the other differences.

Thanks Yates. my streamer doesn't have an AES out so that choice is out. At first mostly rebook from my storage and or Tidal. I don't have any DSD yet.

I just ordered the Terminator. Should be here in probably two to 3 weeks. I will be using a streamer with storage and Roon/Tidal as my source. I listen to mostly rock/pop, nothing to hard. While there is decent recordings in these genres, a lot of stuff is mediocre to poor and most DACs I...

I had a typo, what I meant to say is non of my files are MP3s, they are all Lossless or uncompressed.  

I tried a different source, my old Sony Walkman and had it on a radio station.  Not bright or harsh at all, actually this headphone is just a whole lot of fun.  Great sounding for pop and rock.  Now I am wondering why my iPhone is a little hard sounding compared to my Sony Walkman.  My iPhone...

thanks for the tip, which beyer pads?

I just got a pair in.  I wanted a full size headphone to use for a couple of months while I researched and saved up enough money for a top notch headphone system.  I used to own the King, the Sony MDR R10s. Darn why did I sell those?  So I want to get back to that level or close to it.  Anyway...

Has anyone compared the MA900s to the Sony 7520s?  thanks.

I abandoned my full size headphone setup a few years ago.  Since then, I have focused on speaker set ups and just use portable headphones, which are currently the Westone W60. So I have been out of the game and am uniformed on top performers and new developments for a few years.  My favorite...

anyone try the C5D with the Etymotic ER 4s?  Thinking about giving this one a try, it has a bass boost which my be helpful for the Ety's.  Any harshness with this amp?  I also have the Shure 846  and the Westone W60s.  

Looking for a warmer sounding portable amp or amp/DAC combo for the etymotic ER 4s.  Budget is 500.00 US or below.  Thanks.

Thanks, appreciated the info.