yeah, I've found several online retailers selling exclusively chinese electronics, basically same products, shanling, opera etc..... they obviously price their products far less than regular US retailer. I suppose they don't have a reliable warantee?? Seem too shady???????

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hi folks, I do have a related question with this thread. There is the Px100, Px200, and there are also noise canceling models built upon the same frame, pxc150, and pxc250. Is pxc150 essentially a px100 with noise cancelling ability, and pxc250 a px200 with nc? I know that the pxc series are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Elephas martycat, YGPM (offtopic to this thread). The AD2000 clamps on my head fairly tightly, but it's not uncomfortable. I can shake my head vigorously without any slippage. I would prefer a slightly lower clamping force, but it's fine for extended...

I think headroom offers free shipping for $49+

Quote: Originally Posted by adhoc to summarise: 1. it is not too easy to supply enough voltage with current to a high-Z phone. at the same time, it is certainly not difficult to do so if the amp designer gave his design any serious thought. 2. it is uber easy to supply enough...

Hi folks, as all of us knows Mr. Srajan Ebaen of 6moons has been reviewing headphone amps over the years, and we also know he uses his AT w1000 woodie and senn650 for comparison. One comment he repeatedly mentions on each fine/semi-fine headphone amps (raptor, sr-71, aural audition vhp-1) is...

My conclusion is that BOTH 50ohms and 120ohms can be easily drivin from portable source. As of sound quality, its a different matter. From what I read from this thread, the difference between 50ohm and 120ohm versions are surprizingly subjective. Some say 50ohms sounds better, and some say...

so i suppose these equipments are pretty much on the same realm in terms of build quality and money value, and the difference is on the sound characteristics? I use the onix ref 1 speaker, xcd-88, and sp3 tube amp. I just acquired the AT ath-2000ad headphone, and i'm considering either...

Hi, any input is appreciated. benchmark dac1 or apogee miniDac??

from the review of the raptor in 6moons website, the reviewer stressed that while senn hd650's performance improved significantly when hooked on the raptor, the audio technica woodie had no improvement at all. is this got to do with the difference in the impedance of these two cans (one very...

my bad, the impedance for ad2000 is 48 ohms. So, the impedance of the can doesn't really matter when selecting an amp???? Or do low impedance can generally don't improve much with any amp, as compared to high impedance senn hd650 (which improves dramatically - to my knowledge). thanks

Hi folks, From what I understand, the higher the impedance of the can, the harder it is to drive, thus requiring a suitable amp. I guess senn hd650 fits in the category. I recently purchased the AudioTechnica AD2000 in Japan (58,000yen, or $520), which is a low impedance can (70ohm). How will...

Hi folks, is it redundant to connect a tubed cd-player, like shanling cd-t200, to a tubed amplifyer like raptor? or is having both source and amp tubed translate to even better performance? thanks

Hi folks, Anyone have experience with Roku Soundbridge wireless music streamer? Looks like it has digital outputs, so it's connectable to DAC???