Could be just a bad stock cable or corrosion in the socket/lead =/   Quote:  

Its because of the M-stage's 5 Ohm output impedance. It doesn't mean that it can't drive low impedance headphones. It just means that gain might change depending on the load

Quote: You too eh? I was thinking of upgrading my A2's to the A5's because I thought they were a bit boomy. Guess I should look around for other speaker brands

Quote: Why not just get a tube amp? If you wanted tube sound, you'd be better off using an actual tube amp then a tube buffer.   And yes, I would think there would be double amping and connecting via analog-in would not go through the tube pre-out. I think the analog-in is similar...

What's your active subwoofer?   There are some active subwoofers that you can connect via the D1's Pre-amp outputs using RCA. Like: D1 --- RCA ---> Active sub --- RCA ---> Active 2.0 Speakers

Once BF3 Comes out, You'd want the AD700's :)

I'm with Erik. Don't buy cheap tube amps.   If you want cheap, you're better off DIYing it. Something like the Crack from bottlehead is easy enough

They'll power it, but I don't believe they'll power it fully.   The battery on the J3 can't pull a big enough voltage swing to power high impedance headphones. It'll probably be able to go until 80 ohm, but that's only for sensitive phones.

If possible I think its preferable to use the DAC at its highest volume without distortion and then use the amp's volume pot to control volume.   I have my D1 with the Direct button engaged so it bypasses the D1's volume pot (meaning LOUD!) and then just using my M-stage at 0 gain to control...

Jeffrey from TamAudio sells them for cheap http://tamaudio.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=39_46&product_id=80   The different opamp versions should sound the same. They're just different packages for different applications   Quote:  

  Quote: Did you try flipping the gain switches? It looks like your headphones aren't getting enough juice  

You never know, the Corda 2Stepdance has enough juice for the DT880's   Being hard/easy to drive just doesn't rely on impedance. I've had some 80 ohm phones that run off an ipod/D2 just fine

I'm with him on this one. Headphonic has good prices for most of its stock. They only hate Senns in Australia because of the distributor's set pricing on them.   If you still want to try, I think Amazon UK is still doing free shipping to Australia for anything >25 GBP until the 30th of...

1. Both play concurrently   2. USB is plug and play. Windows already has drivers for it. Volume can be adjusted, if you want it fixed for bit-perfect use WASAPI

Have you guys tried other sources? (USB, Coax, TOSLINK)

Its ok as a direct line-out. Its just the volume pot and the direct button becomes a bit dodgy at times so I just use the volume pot on the speakers

I think he means not to use it as a preamp. The volume pot in the D1 isn't the best, Preferably use it with the Direct button engaged   Quote:    

Has anyone tried the JAN or Sylvania tubes with the D1?

Have you tried tube/opamp rolling? Its a good way to tweak the little things

I suggest trying it with the optical/coax inputs instead of usb if you can.   The USB circuit sounds noisy to me

I think you can plug it straight into the Power amp since the Tube output's considered as a Pre-amp

A bit interested on the M-stage. Looks like a good replacement for the Mav D1's amp stage   Why was coolfungadget banned though?  Nvm, I saw the post :p   A question about opamp swapping, Is there any dc offset to worry about? or do we have blocking caps to save us from that?

Great news! Is there an ETA on the first production run?

Hard to get it new at that price. You're better off looking at 2nd hand

Should be still be a good listen. The A2's are still entry level speakers, probably wont be that critical without a sound card.