Quote: +1 If that's possible, comparing even half of each one's equietment would be just superb - drooling over the idea of a leben, decware, b22 comparison.

Thanks! In about 2 weeks a should have my own beta (2-ch). It is hard to find information about the sonic differences between 2-ch and 3-ch builds.

For the HD600 a nice DIY option will be either the M3 or CKKIII. Both have very good value for money ratio tough it may take a little whild to find one in the boards.

I know you didn't have a chance to A/B the beta before and after the upgrade but can you expand a litle about the diffrences you felt going from 2-ch to 3-ch?

Thanks for all those mini comparisons (any I hope you keep it up) though i'm finding it so strange reading this thread. The general opinion online is that beta 22 and HD800 are a divine combination and that the beta22 is a reference quality amp and a  sure beng-for-buck at arround 1000$. Then...

If you really end up with a 4-ch B22    PLEASE    keep the WA22 at least for the time it takes to write a short comparision

Thanks. Looks right for me. Any competitors? Musiland 01USD? Asus D1?

Maybe a little more information would help. I'm in the process of construction of Beta -22 in conjunction with the LCD2. Gamma 2 will be used as a source. Right now I feel he will be by far the weak link using it's USB.  A situation I want to avoid. thoughts?

In other words. which sound card, for up to a 100$ offers the best coaxial output?   I know the hiface is out of the budget. And then there's this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-USB-S-PDIF-Coaxial-Audio-Converter-/260402381236?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ca13101b4 I'm not excited about a...

Hi guys,   My story goes like this: A few months back I bought the AMB y2 after being very happy with my y1 lite. As with the y1 i connected it via usb because my computer doesn't output s/pdif.   Now I wonder about using the coaxial input. Everywhere I looked  coaxial was mentioned as...

well i already have a pretty good speaker amp. how does this fit the d5000? about all those links, thanks. saw some of those before though i didn't think to search for denons in general.

i'm interested in DIY but i'm a beginner so i might go for a DIY project down the line. for know anything else is an option for me. thanks though.

well if there are no answers i'm willing to bump my budget to 250$ and try. used amps are prefered.

bump don't really care if the amp will be ss or tube as long as there is some basis to the suggestion. THANKS!

hi guys. just got myself a pair of markl d5000 and now begins the search for an amp. i have here the amb y1 aka gamma1 as sourch from my computer. my budget is arround 200$. from what i read so far those cans prefer ss amps. though i did not see meny options come up time after time...

ohh it's already a great joy... and that is said with me having a crappy amp. already started looking for one.

well earlier today got rhe chance to compare the 900 pro, rs1, md5000, w5000 and my own ad700. all of those were connected to a stello da100/hp100 combo. from all this after a good and long listen i realized my ad700 could stand up to any of these as long as classical music is playing. all in...

well so here starts my real search. i'll go for the rs-1 (seems hard to find) and hd600 - un that order. What other sites have a good second hand board? (is that ok to ask here?) anyway i will be listening to the 900 pro and d5000 in the next few day so we'll see how things go. would love...

and how about the RS2 (the basic model)? where do they stand?

wow! so meny people like the rs-1? as much as i undertstand they are somewhat hard to find. so the list of options comes up to: RS-1 dt880/600 hd600 pro 900 d5000 which of these can cope well with classical music that seemed to be left out a little. that and zeppelin are the first...

you know what. the hell with the portable option for now. lest go all out with the best cans for home use. 2 big pointers. must fit my music taste. somthing that could fit an amp around 350$.

zeppelin is my favorit, then floyd/vivaldi, then metallica/hendrix and some soft rock. in that order. i will try to go listen to the PRO 900/d5000 that have the same owner. and a pair of w5000. btw so far from what i saw here, did't come across to meny good reviews compared to the d5000 and...

THANKS any other thoughts?

Quote: Originally Posted by chinesekiwi the AD700's are very not portable at all!! and i am aware of that and and now i use simple iem's. considered the ad900 mainly because then i'll have 150$~ for a portable set although it's not my first option. i'd rathed have 1 pair of...

ok. so how about ultrasones, technicas? no alternative to the well balanced ad900?