Looks cool Steve, keep it up. btw, Nice photos of the Cable w/ LCD-2 

Just got my Q cable for the LCD-2 yesterday. The build quality and feel is excellent, I agree with kwkrth's comment about the comfort, it really is that good.   In terms of sound quality I am a bit disappointed at the moment as OOTB I feel the sound became a bit darker and the bass is not...

Thanks WNBC. The Wyred 4 Sound Dac-2 looks like a good option, although the competition is tough these days. The USB input quality is very important for me indeed, as I plan on using "computer as source" system (as it is now).   My only problem with it is that it isn't available in my...

What would you guys suggest as a good Source (DAC) for the LCD-2 ? Currently I got my eye set on the Antelope Audio Zodiac (not the + model) and there is a new DAC from Hagel named HD20 which I read a great review about it. I remember seeing some comments of LCD-2 owners saying that the...

Hey Guys. Thanks for the warm greetings ! I was away from the forums lately so I didn't see this thread, but just saw it now and it made me very happy

Quote: Originally Posted by Sea Monkey All shipped now then? My inbox is empty. Same here. It's been over a month now and not even a tracking #.

Thanks for the update Justin !

I ordered my Pico DAC/AMP on February 18th, emailed Justin a few days ago and still no response. Any estimation on when this will be shipped ?

Hey, Great review Valens7 Not too detailed but still informative enough to be usable to Head-Fiers, you hit the sweet spot. I think at it's price, this is a nice compliment to the Pico in terms of price/performance value. Enjoy your VDA-2

Can anyone chime on digital volume attenuation with the BFII: Is it doing it on 32bits ? Because then it will be better and I would consider to add digital volume attenuation to it.

Looks promising, thanks for the update. Are you planning on a Async USB 2.0 Receiver ? With output to I2S preferably So far all of the Async USB Receiver chips I have seen are USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 with 12mbs speed support. I think this could make the Buffalo32 even better.

I mailed MisterX for a M3+Sigma11/22+y2 in one case yesterday. Asked him if it is possible to do it in one unit and what would be the estimated cost. No answer yet, but it should be an interesting combo according to the reviews here. The other options I think are the PICO DAC/AMP or the...

What are you saying then, that the DACPort is an overkill for the ESW10JPN ? I think you underestimated them, I consider them to be better than my W11JPN in almost every aspect (in my home rig), they are full sized headphones in a portable shape.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sasaki I've got mine. Thanks mgoodman for the quick shipment. In short, DACport is much detailed, 3D like sound staging and very transparent. Not only compact but this is well comparable to home amps. I wrote some initial impression on my headfi blog...

Sasaki, Nice review What do you think of the DacPort and ESW10JPN combo ? I am looking for good AMP/DAC for my my ESW10JPN and I was wondering how the two match. 10x.

Can anyone explain to me how does the Volume bar in Foobar affects my USB DAC when using WASAPI ? Is it digital volume ? (hence, chopping down bits and loosing quality) When I used ASIO, I remember that volume in Foobar did not have any effect on the volume, which makes sense since there is...

Another delay. Just looked at the product's page at NuForce's official website. The release date: Quote: Shipping Feb 5, 2010

I see, I think I will wait for it (the release date is set to Feb 2nd). The device seems to be very promising, though I tend to be skeptical for products that promise you everything at 400$. But their uDAC seems to brought up a whole new price/performance level, so this trend might continue...

Thanks for the help pekingduck. I am thinking of a higher budget combo, so currently I think I will pass on the uDAC and I am still contemplating about the D10. I just saw the "NuForce Icon HDP" which looks kind of interesting. How good is it ? The price is nice (400$ MSRP), what is the...

Hey guys, I recently purchased the ATH-ESW10JPN. I am totally in love with them, they are very special with sweet, involving and musical sound. I am totally in love with them After hearing them in my main rig (Stello DA100+tube amp), I decided to add a DAC/AMP combo for my office rig...

Yahh, putting the $$ on a good Phone will probably bring the biggest improvement rather than a source/AMP. I like the ATH sound, so I would like to stick with the ESW9 and from reading the reviews on the D2000 Vs. ESW9, it looks like the ESW9 is more forgiving with bad recording which I tend...

Quote: Originally Posted by AmanGeorge I think the Pico might be your best bet. The DAC section in it is very well-regarded, and, like you said, you shouldn't need particularly serious amplification for those ES-7s. The portability of the Pico is a plus too, especially considering it...

I am adding a few options (some of them are a small exception in the budget): Music Hall DAC 25.2 - 595$. Matrix Mini-i 24/192 Balanced DAC - 350$ GoVibe MAGNUM USB DAC/AMP - 329$ Musical Fidelity X-CanV8P - 399GBP (~562$). What do you think of them ?

Hey Guys, It's been a while since I wrote something here I am looking for a nice AMP/DAC combo for the office. Going to power up the Audio Technica ES-7, which I like a lot. My main requests are: - AMP/DAC combo, preferred to be a single unit, and small as possible. - USB DAC is a...

elnero, You are acting priggish. What I wrote was just a way of putting things. And for that matter, I don't automatically decide that the Pico's DAC is better, just because some people ran and compared it to a 700$ DAC. There is a lot of hype on that product, just like every FOTM here and...