Is RCA outputs line level? I ask this because I don't want to accidentally double amp when connecting from RCA outputs to active speakers.

Right now I have my Foobar2000 Volume at 100%, Dac volume at around 40% and the active speaker volume at like 20%,  is this the wrong way to approach this? what should be maxed out and what shouldn't?

It's time to upgrade, did research and narrowed it down to either the SR-007A's or MrSpeaker Ether's, I haven't heard either, nor does the city I live in carry either of them to try out. So I need peoples help on here, which would you choose? and why? BTW at the moment I am upgrading from...

I was curious, is it possible to get 2 center channel speakers and use each for the left and right set up for a 2.0 desktop set up?? Would it sound bad? Why?

Hello, I've looked through the search but couldn't find any solid answers so I decided to start a thread. I'm in the process of upgrading my PC and my DAC both, and what I heard was that if I wanted to use a dac with 24bit or higher playback then I need to use SPDIF coax or optical out...

Hello, Just wondering, is there any Stax and Stax driver that either is or can be balanced ?

Hey headfiers,   I have a Stax Signature Lambda SR-404 (Normal edition) and a Stax SRM-252S Driver Unit, and I wanted to get a Tube component in the chain somewhere. This is where I realized I wasn't sure if I should upgrade the driver unit that has a tube in it, or upgrade just the dac with...

Does anyone know the name of the song and artist playing in the background here? I've searched everywhere, I've asked them with no response, I've tried sound hound, nobody seems to know so I come to you guys, anyone??   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A17qMxf127A&feature=related

Hey, So I've always loved the sound of classical harps, anyone know any harp only or harp centric albums?, any help is much appreciated!

So I've been using my Etymotic Er-4p's for about 7 years now, and have decided to get a new pair of IEM's but it was dizzying going through all the threads so I need your help. What I'm looking for is Clarity, Soundstage and Balance of all the sounds, these er-4ps don't really have great...

Recently my cd player crapped out that I was using as a home audio sourse, it was a standard cheap cd player hooked up to my set up, so I'm looking for a good one this time. I've read how the sony d-25 and d-555 amongst others are pretty up there in SQ with the 4x and 8x over sampling etc etc...

I have a bit perfect setup going on my computer and for the life of me I can't remember if I heard someone say it or read somewhere that if you adjust the equilizer on your foobar2000 that it won't be bit perfect anymore, is this true??

Hello, Does anyone know if I can use a Audio-gd compass's optical as a optical out instead of a in? is that possible? What I want to do if possible is , go from computer via usb to compass, then optical out from compass to my bookshelf system that has a optical in, so I don't have to use...

I was always curious why materials such as Ceramics, Glass / fiber glass, etc aren't used on headphones, is it because they are Not suited to get the desirable sound? cost? too heavy? too fragile? What do you guys think? My guess is its because it doesn't have a desirable sound, but that's...

Hello hello, Here's the story, I went to a amusement park called Fujikyu Highland while visiting my relatives in Japan back in 97. Now there was a...ride? well it wasn't really a ride , what it was was you go into a dark room that looked like a dining room of a old mansion with a long table...

Hello, I am still a budding audiophile so I do need help from other audiophiles, my question is if I have speakers rated at lets say 80 watts each, and my amp is 45 watts per channel, can I still get the best possible sound from the speakers? or does my amp also have to be the same wattage...

Hello, I'm still a budding audio enthusiast and since the search function didn't really give me anything direct, I'd be thankful if someone could explain to me the difference between a Neutrik plug and a Switchcraft plug. Thanks! p.s I looked at google images between the 2 and they look...

hello there, I am still learning about this so please go easy on me I'm wanting to use my comp as my home rig now, I have the spdif yellow plug in the back of my soundcard, first question is, is that an optical line? and my next question is, if it is a optical line how I can plug that into...

Hello!, first off I'd like to say hello to everyone, I've been lurking here for a few months and finally decided to get in on the discussion, its nice to meet you all Now to the question about the Pico amp, with the usb port version?, when will that port be used in a portable rig? I'm...