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    Getting Hifiman HE-560 -- pros cons of pairing with EF-100 or Chord Mojo

    Hi all,   I loved the HE-560 after having a chance to listen -- seemed to have a lot of the detail and soundstage I love in Stax, but with a richer/warmer sound and more natural bass impact.   I'm looking for opinions on a DAC/Amp pairing. I've listened with Hifiman's own EF-100, but I'm...
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    Resolved: HELP! STAX SRM-1/MK2 + Lambda Pro has strange hissing noises

    So I just received a STAX SRM-1/MK2 energizer along with Lambda Pros, and while they're doing a great job reproducing sound (for the most part), I'm noticing strange hissing coming from both earspeakers.   The left side has a very slight hiss that sounds like air slowly coming out of a...
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    Tell me why onboard audio requires an upgrade

    So I've never owned a soundcard or other DAC other than what's built into my motherboard. What have I been missing?  
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    Getting STAX Lambda Pro's... is uDAC-2 decent as source?

    Title says it all. I'm buying my first good headphone setup - a STAX Lambda Pro with an SRM-1/MK-2 amp, and I need a DAC to go with it.  I'm tentatively planning on a uDAC-2 but am not wedded to the idea. Any insights?  $200 would be my absolute upper limit, but $70-$130 is what I'm really...
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    Hi Head-Fi! Here's my wallet!

    I'm a relative newbie, registered since the end of 2008 but just starting to get involved. After the New York Meetup in mid-March, I was pretty wowed by how good some of these headphones sounded, and now I'm buying my first STAX (Lambda Pro's). I'm looking into DAC's and thinking about a uDAC-2...
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