WOW, that's awesome and this was direct from iBasso, right? How long did it take to arrive?   L.

Hi all,   quick question regarding purchasing the DX90 direct from iBasso. I live in the UK and know that I am very likely to get wacked with a 20% VAT charge plus about another 4% import duty charge if I buy direct from iBasso. However, I have a friend who lives in the USA who is coming to...

Sorry, I should have explained my setup. I'm streaming the music over ethernet from my music server to a squeezebox, then from the squeezebox to the DAC. I'm pretty sure that the Squeezebox server is not resampling on the fly, but I suppose it could be.

Not sure if this has been discussed yet or not. Apologies if it has. So, I listened to my first hi-res 24bit/88.2kHz recording the other day. At the time to be honest it sounded pretty normal to me. Then I realised that I was listening to it on my secondary system, which the DAC only has 3...

  "I'm very anal on how I like things organised" - Everybody is, I definitely am.   It's a shame you couldn't get Foobar to work. It may be worth giving it another go. 

I use media monkey to tag and organise all my tracks for all formats, I haven't found anything that can beat it. However, for play back I can't recommend Foobar highly enough. Just my two cents, I know the post wasn't directed at me ;)

Denon D5000 (home) Beyer DT250/80 (work)   through a Hifiman EFA2    

I have a pair of D5000 and find them quite fatiguing. I'm not exactly sure what frequency band this is down to, they definitely have a strong bass response.

Thanks AppleDappleman, very useful link.

Wow, just realised how old this thread is. Sorry.

Tyll,   You may find this thread interesting :)   https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3114088?start=0&tstart=0    

Just thought I'd update people with what I finally got. I know this is an old thread now, but I thought I'd complete it by saying I finally got a used pair of Denon D5000 and a Fiio E17. I'm pretty pleased :)

Thanks for your input Uncle Erik. I like the DIY kit route, I'll look into this more.   Believe me, I'd love to go vinyl also. However, the small problem that I don't own a single record combined with the feeling that a turntable won't go down very well in the office, could be a slight issue ;)

Thanks Brooko, another great explanation. To be honest I like the sound of the DT880 and their semi-open approach. I'll see if I can't find somewhere that will let me audition them this weekend.

Thanks to Liam and Curra for two great explanations. I really appreciate your thoughts. It's all a lot to take in, but I'm trying.   Brooko, to answer your questions:   Quote:   1.) All types. I know this doesn't help much, but I really do. I would say when I'm working, and this...