I can confirm FiiO LC-3.5B works wonders with N3. I've been searching for over-ear, L-shaped MMCX connector, L-shaped TRS connector cable for quite a while (albeit not looking very hard). This cable retains the shape of its over-ear hook well while being flexible in other part. The connection is...

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I'm not an expert here but make sure that you've all the legs plugged into the correct socket. I'm guessing from the label on the tank but I'm not sure if the label on all of them are aligned in the same orientation. Apart from that I guess there shouldn't be any problem because the adaptor is...

Just tried the freshly released beta driver and encountered a few problems. 1. Since it's bitperfect output, we can no longer control the volume by turning the driver's volume knob. On trying it out, the amp nearly blew my ears deaf along with the W5000's drivers. So be careful especially if...

Just has a rare chance to try this card with a headphone. I've always used it exclusively with speakers prior to today. The story is that my friend was kind enough to let me borrow his ATH-W5000 for a few days and I must say that I've no regret spending around $160 for this card. I'm using...

I've been considering getting a Stello DA100 for myself quite some time now. I wonder if there's any difference in the internal components of the Signature version vs. the standard version since I don't really need the additional input interfaces Thanks (:

I just had a chance to slack off from my busy work and tried out the opamps that I ordered but had been lying around for a long time. So now I feel like sharing my impressions on the trials with everyone Getting straight to the point, my system includes the Essence STX (of course !) and...

The OPAs are there just because they were once popular in the sneak peak thread half a year back when the card was just freshly released. The 2132 gained much attention at that time and I haven't visited the forum since then. Although your verdict [super detailed and smooth mids and highs...

Thanks for everything. I just ordered 2 LT1358s and 3 LME49720NAs Let's see how things will turn out when they all arrived. (: Currently I've a pair of OPA2132Ps in the I/V section. Stay tuned for comparisons

Quote: Originally Posted by manuvajpai Looks like somebody loves Linear Technology a lot! You speakers appear to be very bass oriented. Either of those will work fine for you for that reason. If you find the highs to be a bit piercing then I think LT1358 will be a good choice...

Hi everyone (: It's been quite sometime since my first and last three posts in the sneak peak thread, and now I'm back with some questions. I've read about half of the thread seeking to find the signature of each OpAmps everyone is using. It seems like LME49720NA, LME49710HA, and LT1358 are...

Thanks for your replies, Bojamijams, fzman, + Alydon (: @Alydon: That's what I was wondering about, having read through 60 pages of the thread, remembering that I don't see many comparisons to a standalone DAC. But then again, 60 pages are a lot, and my memory might play tricks on me. So I...

Sorry for being unclear, but I was asking for a comment on the DAC section of the Essence as compared to a standalone DAC If the Essence would already suffice, then there'd be no need for a digital out But if a standalone DAC is the way to go, then of course I won't use the Essence for...

Greetings, I'm a newbie here, but have been following this thread closely from the first page and decided to register today to post some question. I'm building a system from my rig, and I'm deliberating about how to get the digital signal out of my rig to the amp (I'm using a 2.1 bookshelf...