I too would love to see maybe a dedicated thread on tablet SQ comparisons, including with iPad.... there aren't a lot of tablets out yet, but enough to get started till the deluge shows up in a month or so (CES, anybody?).

Has anyone compared the $300 DACs with the Beresford Caiman in the same price range?  It seems to be getting some good press lately.   I just recently got a DAC Extasy and I have to say it performs much, much better than I was expecting. I'm comparing it to an HK receiver from yester year...

Check out the mini to mini cables at headphone.com (I got the Cardas and it's awesome).

This whole thread is a flame-fest joke. Should serious discussion about SQ be another thread?

I guess turning off random play does kinda work, but it's way too fiddly for every day use, and having to remember to turn it off/on every time. Usually my AMP3 goes off due to the 3 hour timeout anyway. Should be trivial for the mfr to add code like: (turning off->turn off random mode->turn...

SQ is a lot better on the AMP3, but UI is likely unusable in this scenario except for next track/prev track, volume and play/pause. I've noticed better quality sound even hooked up to an FM transmitter. It's definitely better using an aux input. Hiss hasn't been noticeable for me but it's an...

I think he means around the same price point. I have an iBasso T4 which cost $109 and it's laughably toy-like and not even in the same region of sound quality. I have no idea about the D2+ Boa which is $169 for the amp alone, not amp+transport as the AMP3 is. I'd still rather take the AMP3...

Any news on the software upgrade?? I'm still having major startup lag, so I stopped using the 8 gb microSD card altogether...

A good cheapie solution for me was getting the ipod wired remote, which has a decent DAC (Wolfson?) built in. This can be unamped with IEMs, or amped.

Thanks for the bootup tips! I didn't realize I could plug the SD card in after boot. Tho most times I've needed to start up were after a reset.. hehe, no time to change the play mode. I've left it on day and night for the past 5 days just to get through burn in. It sounds so sweet now, there...

1. Yes, through Explorer or other file/music manager. 2. You can put them in any scheme you'd like, but there are caveats which you can read in previous posts on this thread. If you have too many files in a folder it takes much longer to start up, and if an MP3 is bad, or maybe other unknown...

As one who just bought the AMP3 this past week and it just finished burning in, I have a perma-smile on as well. It occurs to me though, that if Hisound would consider releasing their software as open source, that would solve a number of problems: 1. It could be fixed/updated by an...

Can you please answer if the opamps will be rollable?

I don't know about the Shures, but my Ety 6is were a royal pain to take out and get seated back in with a proper seal. No thanks if I don't have to. The SE530s without PTH are only $20 cheaper anyway.

I'm looking for the best sound in general (at the 300-400 range), but pricewise the SE530PTH is looking pretty compelling at around 300 from ebay sellers with the PTH module. Has anyone used the PTH? I realize from the reviews that the W3 sounds better all around, but is 300 a fair price for...