Shopping around for passive preamplifiers as I have several active ones, and not finding many that hit the 2 above criteria. Suggestions?

When you just have to be different ..

Curious how the P2 compares with AHB2

The X2 is a new style TRRS balanced output which is unlike the typical 4 pin XLR employed for balanced headphones and featured on the X. X2 does not use a microSD which the X has, and I consider this a significant deficiency for the new model. This is a very nice deal.

The vaunted XA5400ES, I purchased this locally from another Head-Fier. You will receive: Sony XA5400ES Player in full working condition Original Box and Packing Remote (no batteries, they are spent) Power cable (not original, but a generic PC CPU one with the extra ground conductor) Stock cable...

Recommendations to recable my Hemp Edition? Moon Audio?

haha, they were hilarious!

That looks right expensive!

Matrix sells a PCI card with a regular old USB 3.0 socket and the option for the user to add different power sources, some of which can cost more than the entire computer. Anyway I have this card, and I power it from my PC's PSU because I just didnt want to fall down that rabbit hole of exotic...

Wow, good to see this is still on the front page. I still have mine, I never use it but I still have it and that's what's important.

Grado Hemp Edition owner here, I love the sound but that cable is jus too heavy and unruly, so I'm going to recable it at some point but I've recently gone back to speakers and such.

Awesome seller, great communication. Thank you!

This is great. A good upgrade to buy me some time before trying to go full balanced; just when I was wondering if this was ever going to happen. I wonder if this will put it in front of my XA5400ES for redbook.

I really want to try the Mjolnir; but as I have an SACD player and my PC (to BiFrost) ; i really need the option for switching sources: any recommendations for balanced source switch-boxes?

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD? Yes 2. Do you own any SACDs?  Yes 3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files? 10% of typical music 4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC?  Yes, I would pursue more SACD 5. If...

I have an old profile; could't get a password recovery on it and as such I started a new one. Is there any way I can get them merged?

Is the K1000 safe to use out of a T-amp directly? When the phenomenon started, power resistors were being used in parallel for impedance matching, just want to make sure im not destroying my now-rare K1Ks.  

Thanks! I got it. Back to Rise Against.

Hello - Any help would be appreciated: I have the foo_out_asio extension added. "E-DSP Audio Processor (WDM)" is selected in foobar's output (shouldnt an ASIO component show up here?). But the thing wont even play a file, it wont even start or show album/track information in the right hand list...

RWA 302 noted   Anyone else: GS-X + K1000?

The GS-X setup would be a fast-track to fully balanced (Presonus Central Station as Source). I am avoiding the T-Amp route as to not get mixed up in the power resistor/impedance matching mess. Is the Red Wine T-amp based?

Not sure if the combined costs of this equipment warrants posting in this "Summit-Fi" section... But since K1000 discussion tends to concentrate itself here; this seems like the best move.   I wish to stay solid state, away from T-Amps, and purchase new. Gilmore amps seems to be more...