Hi guys,   looking for some guidance here.   my main concern is that i'm running off laptop audio for the most part, that is a realtec chip most likely... soon i will grab another dell laptop as an upgrade (mine is 4yo). It will have the sb-xfi soundcard update whatever that means, but...

Hey guys, looking to build both a MMM amp and s11 PS.... all in the one box.... so i needed a pretty big case... my idea was to cannibalise a broken VCR... opinions: 1) leave off the fascia and use a flat bit of wood, stained or painted for the front panel.. 2) use the VCR fascia...

Hi guys, tryin' to do my due diligence researching these two options... reviews on amazon and a few other places say the bass is weak on both, but some will contradict and say bass is good on the shures? They both look good to me as the body looks thin (a plus for me as I have weird...

Hi Guys, done some research and it seems i've narrowed my amp choice to these amps... i guess the ppa v2 and m3 are meant to sound pretty similar, but i will likely use a wallwart first before committing funds and time to an ext power supply. q is... seems all these options will cost...

Hi guys, Looking for some pointers on a second pair of in ear phones. I currently have some senn 500s, they’re ok, and find their best use exercising, I don’t mind sweating on them. Looking for some quality in ears… so far for the price range I’ve isolated, I see Sure SE210s, Soundmagic...

Hi guys, just looking for some guidance after trawling the forums and reading about the above items... I am currently using my laptop as a source, and i know i need a decent DAC, so i was looking at the EF2 which is also an amp... I figure i really need one now as i have acquired a...

hey kids, pretty keen to get onto a USB DAC for my laptop which is just using onboard s/c... anyone know the difference b/w the alien dac and the hotaudio dac destroyer? from what i can tell the alien uses pcm 2702, whereas the hotaudio gets the 2705 or 2704.... what do these numbers...

Hey Guys, great forum and resource! melb is pretty pathetic for testing good headphones... That said i did like the sound of senn hd555, better than the 595s (tho the shop owner explained this as b/c the 595s weren't burnt in yet... i thought they were a bit 'cold' and bright cf 555...)...