Hey all,    I remember a few North Carolina HeadFi'ers had expressed interest a meetup sometime this summer. If any of you are interested, I wouldn't mind hosting a mini meet of about 10-15 people at my house in the Triangle area.   The meeting is scheduled for August 22nd, 12pm until...

I'm in the market for some kind of preamp that can allow me to switch from a couple of sources (DAC, gaming console) to either a headphone amp or monitor speakers. Is there any cheap transparent device that can do something like this? I was looking into the Schiit Sys, but it would only allow...

Hello Head-fi!   I'm looking at buying a new set of cans to succeed my aging SRH440's. They are still working great, but I'm just at a point where I want to try something new.    My current source/amp setup at work will be an iPhone 4S line-out to a JDS C421 portable amp with the OPA2227...

Hey everyone,    I'm currently in the market for a set of portable headphones for around $200 mark.  In my portable rig currently, I'm using a set of SRH440's with a C421 amp. After using a set of HD600's at home for the past few months, I've found the SRH400 is way too fatiguing compared to...

I'm looking at grabbing a new set of cans in the coming months (currently using a SRH440 and AD700 as my go to's) in order to get the most out of my current setup (ODAC and the C421).    I'm under the impression that the C421 is a decently powerful amp, so I've been considering either the...

I'm in the market for a new set of IEMs, and I've been seeing the R-50 praised a lot around here. In looking up some reviews for it, there are reports that the cable quality is rather poor, so I was wondering if any owners would care to chime in about the overall build quality.      Thanks!

Hello all, I'm currently in the market for a standalone USB DAC to be used with my desktop, laptop  and work PC. It will be pairing with my JDS C421 headphone amp. As for price, I'm trying to stick at around $150. From what I've researched, my best choices are currently the ODAC and the HRT...

Hello all,   Over the past few months, I've been trying to get more and more into hifi gear, picking up a C421 headphone amp and a Fiio L9 so I could have a clean line out, as recommended by several members here.   Contrary to my expectations, I noticed that there was a significiant...

Hello all, I'm currently using a Xonar DX and a C421 headphone amp. I've been doing a bit of research to try find at what level to properly set my sound card's volume, but there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer so far.   I had read that setting the Xonar DX to 100% volume was the best...

Hello all,    My home audio set up in a Xonar DX going line out to my C421 headphone amp. It's a great sounding setup for sure, but I'm a bit concern about the volume output that this set induces. I've been told that I should have the volume output of the Xonar set to maximum to provide a...

It's been a long time coming, but I finally purchased my first headphone amp this week, the luck device in question being a JDS C421 with the OPA2227. I didn't really think that I would need a headphone amp considering my current collection is fairly low impedence-wise (highest being 44 ohms)...

Hey all,   I'm in the market for a device that can function as a portable DAC/amp while I'm at school and work, and which can be used as a standalone amplifier while I'm at home. The home setup will be my Xonar DX running a line out to whatever amp I end up getting. The reason for this...

After about a year with my trusty Sennheiser HD 202s and college looming, I figured it's about time I made a serious upgrade to my sound setup to do my gaming rig justice. After a few days of research, I've ordered a pair of Audio Technica AD700s and an Asus DX soundcard to go with it, along...