Quote:   You didn't actually give any reasoning for why you feel the 650's are inadequate. Grados honestly look uncomfortable to me, and I doubt i could wear them for a full day every day. Comfort is honestly my main concern with the LCD2's, and you didn't mention that at all.

I'm considering an upgrade from Sennheiser HD595's to something slightly higher end. Currently running it through a Travagan's Red with AD743 opamp.   I'm really tempted by the Audeze LCD2 r2's, but I have some concerns, such as:   Comfort: I heard at least the r1's were fairly heavy and...

I'm quite torn between the Hotaudio DAC straight and the Asus Xonar internal sound card. They're both in my price range right now but I don't really know which one would be superior. I'm leaning towards the DAC Straight, but then again the Xonar is cheaper and I can pick one up locally. Can...

Quote: Originally Posted by UdvarhelyiDenes I just purchased a Travagan's Red with a AD743 opamp to use with my HD595 Nice, how does it sound? Are you using a sound card or did you buy a DAC?

Right now I'm considering a Asus Xonar DX: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. VS a Hotaudio Straight: DAC STRAIGHT [DAC STRAIGHT] - $111.00 : HotAudio.Com, Hand Made Audio Perfection! Any positive/nagative recommendations on either?

Ok, you seemed to have missed my request in the message. Quote: Any quality dac out there should be able to surpass the onboard audio device by a mile. I'm sorry but I have no idea what a mile sounds like. I dug through some pages on the forum you linked, as well as doing some...

Can someone explain or quantify the difference? Are there audio ranges the soundcard can't put out? Are generic sound card not made to be accurate by design? How significant is the difference? Is it obvious if you compared side by side or is it just a fraction of a percentage increase in...

My sound card sounds perfectly average with no audible problems from what I can tell. I'm just curious if using an external DAC will make the source audio for my amp noticeably better. Also, that list doesn't leave me much options, lol. I wouldn't want anything over 150, but I guess at that...

I just purchased a Travagan's Red with a AD743 opamp to use with my HD595 headphones, I however don't have a DAC. I didn't go for the green because I'd like to use it for sources other than just my PC, and the white was too expensive. So I'm wondering, is it imperative that I also get a USB...