Hi! Recently I started a speaker set up. As for now it consists of naim nait 5i-2 and proac d-18. I'm now looking for an analog source. My budget is about 1000$. I'm really wondering what percentage of my budget should go for my turntable/cartridge/phonostage. A local dealer of mine has a...

Hey everyone! As I got a decent set up I started to search for new music and to discover new music by the same occasion. Now I'm confronted to a situation : I feel like I don't love anything on the first listening. Anyone feels the same about it? Notice that I said "love" and not "like".  ...

Hi! In the past few weeks I've been interested in jumping into the speakers world. I have already a decent headphones system that I'm pretty satisfied of, so I'm not totally new in the audio world.   As for now, I have a budget of 3500-4000$ for the speakers, amp and DAC. I thought that I...

Hey ! I've always loved listening to foreign songs because I pervceive the vocals as a complete instrument, instead of always trying to understand the lyrics.   I'll start with a french -from Québec- song. It's not his best song, but one of his only two that I could find in high quality...

Hi, Recently, I've been wondering if buying a dac that has an internal amp (such as the nudac-2) will be a bad match when you plug it into a higher level amp.   Will the DAC/amp limit the quality of songs that I am listening to ? I mean, will the amp amplify the default of the lowerclass...

Hello head-fi'ers! I've lurked into the forums for some months, but I still haven't found post about which cable you need to plug everything - I'm talking about type of cables, not the brand. I'll probally do : Computer (SPDF OUT) - Matrix Cube - WA6 - HD650. What type of cable would I...

As for now, I have a pair of grados SR225i and Shure SE535 and I'm planning on buying Sennheiser HD650. I would like an amp/dac that could work good on both Grados and Sennheiser.   I would probally listen straight from my PC or my iPod. So, I would like it to be able to act as a DAC as...

Hello fellow head-fi-ers. I've been reading many pages and I still have a lot of questions about amps, DAC and sources (mainly CD players). My questions might be stupid, but there we go :   1) If you use a good DAC on a computer, will it balance for a bad sound card? I mean, will I still...

Hello ! My IEM, Shure SE210 just passed out recently and now, I'm looking for a new pair of earphones. I want a pair that has decent comfort with good isolation and sounds. I mainly listen to progressive rock (King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Camel...) and listen to some trance (Markus...

Hello Head fi'ers, I've recently been seeking for a pair of headphones. Currently, I have Shure E210 Earbuds and I'm looking for a good upgrade. I wouldn't consider myself audiophile because I've not listened to enough music on hi-fi set up, but I want to introduce myself to this hobby...

Hi everyone, I've just registered after browsing the forums for a bit. I've been thinking about buying my first pair of headphones for quite a while. Now that I've some money to spend, I would like to have some models that you think could suit me good. So, some things that I think you should...