Great thread, I'm really enjoying the different thoughts and opinions! One important factor, I think, hasn't been mentioned so far - FOTM. Flavor of the month is a power to behold, a true force of nature. How does it appear is a complicated question I'm trying to escape most of the time...

In that case I guess I should have a word with Stanley

Quote: Originally Posted by spacemanspliff After burn in I am now considering keeping this dac as it has improved in the bass and soundstage.If you want a dac that doesn't need mods to be good this is a great deal. So lets recapitulate - you are liking it more, even considering...

ElephantTLK, I doubt there is any reason for you to worry, the important thing is that you received confirmation from paypal.

drk, I believe thy are referring to the headphone out only. I've also found it not good with my DT880 and K81Dj. Lost dynamics with the first, really bloated bass with the second. Possibly it is OK with Grado headphones.

Quote: Originally Posted by BushGuy I would not even consider it.......... Hey BushGuy, can you elaborate just a little bit ? I've already seen you making such negative statements about little dot products without any explanations and as I am a new owner of little dot III I'm...

spacemanspliff , I'm also very interested in your comparison of Beresford against Zhaolu ! I was on the fence between the two for quite some time, eventually I bought the Beresford and received it a few days ago. At the same time I also received the Little Dot MK III headphone amp. I stole...

Thanks, d-cee

Noob's question - I'm ready to pull the trigger on Zhaolu D2.5A with the DC block caps bypassed by Eddie Wu, but would like to replace in the future the stock opamps with LM4562s, does that require soldering ? I think I've read somewhere in this thread that soldering is not needed, but I want to...

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Corda Aria you say, but from all I've read it seems to be a good quality amp with *some* dac as a bonus. Can it compete with standalone dacs around 200$ ? Will it be a real upgrade from my current source? Also, in general, I prefer to buy dac which is not USB, but to go optical from soundcard...

Quote: Originally Posted by HFat If you don't have much money, I think you should make sure before spending it. This stuff tends to be very personal... I'd gladly drive my Beyers with a cheap source. Some people claim to hear huge differences between sources but most people don't...

Hi to all, I bought one of the last DT880 (2003) in January and I like it's sound signature. I use it straight from the integrated headphone amp of my soundcard - M-Audio Revo 5.1. It is ok both as a source and an amp, especially if I only had K81Dj, but I feel it doesn't do justice to DT880...

How does the Reference compare to an entry level SS home amp like the Headfive/Arietta ?

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuterium It may be worth you considering the cans in context of your sound reproduction chain now and in the future to help you choose between cans. This may be as important as the can itself. Quote: Originally Posted by Kees MS2i would be...