Hi there   I still use my HM-801 and it is just awefully hard to find an update. Actually, I am fine with the sound, but I'd love it to be just a little bit more portable (smaller) and convenient.   A delta-sigma-based dac or dap has never been an option for me, I am just too much used to...

Hi everybody! I still stick to the HM-801 - its still (one of) the best sounding player imo featuring the organic R2R-characteristics, even though it is indeed a bit chunky and not very easy to handle. I tried Rockbox, but went back to the original firmware V 0.23, as I want to listen to 24bit...

I think there is no thread around for the S.M.S.L iDol, is there? Let me know if there is already another one and close this one, as double threads are quite annoying.   This is an update compared to my first review. I tested the IdOL again today, and I decided to modify my review. Here is my...

Hello Guys!   Is anyone aware of any real, high quality, representative (double-)-blind-tests done to evaluate whether High Resolution Audio does sound better, equal or worse than CD-standard?   PLEASE no speculative theoretical answers here - the internet is full with them all over, the...

Hello there!   I should get my Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart Headphones some day in August.   However, I don't have any adequate amp for this kind of gear... I am rather new to head-fi (only portable headphone listening until now, at home I used speakers).   I do have pretty nice...

Hi there!   I am want to upgrade my phonostage, and I am looking at two options without any possiblity to listen to them... so I would like to know, what you think! In particular of guys owning or knowing one of them:   - Musical Surroundings Nova II - Creek Wyndsor   Both got very nice...

Hi there!   I wonder whether the HIFIMAN - devices can be charged with other DC-sources than their own PSU. I don't know for the other types, but the HM-801 uses a PSU as big as an averages notebook's charger, which is not very convenient on the go.   On the HIFIMAN itself, there is just...

Hello fellows! I postet this question in the review-thread, but there were no reactions, so I decided to make it an own thread, hoping it gets seen that way.   I just ordered an ADL Esprit. My main aim with it is to record vinyl records to digital, but also, to use it as headphone amp for...

Hi there guys! Is anyone aware of a good linear regulated 24V power supply, that would not be too pricey and be a considerable upgrade for Creek's OBH-line? I just got a second hand OBH-21, and I wonder, whether there is a regulated linear power supply from which the OBH would benefit...

Hi there fellows.   Good news for audio-gd DAC or DI - users with a Squeezebox Touch! They can now be connected over Asynchronous USB.   It might work for other TE8802L - Based DACs, too. In particular for instance, TEAC UD-H01. Here is a list of some of them...

Dear all! I own a E-MU 0404 USB that I used mainly for vinyl archiving, and I was rather happy with it. I used a nice power supply, DIY based on a super teddy reg, which gave it an additional boost in terms of musical quality.   However, I mismatched the voltage once I connected it... and...

Hello! I am about to upgrade my audio-gd.com Reference 9 with the TE8802 - Chip - upgrade. That will make it support asynchronous USB. My main intention is, to connect the DAC by USB to the squeezebox touch SBT. This would potentially be an enhancement in audio quality. At least I hope so...

Hi there fellows! I noticed, that there is not much discussion around about gear to properly record from an analogue source to digital. I intend to do mainly recording of my vinyl. I use Vinyl Studio, a nice software for that task, that saves me a lot of time and hassle! And for abused disks...

Hi there guys! This is kind of the follow-up thread from that one: http://www.head-fi.org/t/571385/we-all-like-such-threads-help-200-choice-4-head-fi-newbie-hi-fi-oldie-wanting-involving-music So I got myself a pair of Grados RS-1 - i pushed my initial budget quite a bit, I must admit...

Hello!   The short version: My preamp has a line-out that is: - 75 ohms - + - 19V - Volume regulated - can drive high impedance headphones (according to producer Denis Morecroft)   What has to be done, to "convert" it to low impedance, to drive e. g. a Grados RS-1 (without...

Hi there... just a head-fi newbie question.   My nice DNM preamp does not have a headphone output. But it has two line outs, that are meant to be connected to the power amp.   So... connecting a full headphone amp to it would mean, to have two preamps. This means, two times loosing...

Hello everybody!   I was searching around about 5 hours and read dozens of threads like this one... but while reading, instead of getting clearer, the picture got more confusing. So I decided to open "my" own thread.   Short version: I want a revealing, direct, resolving, emotions...

Hello everybody.   I know, the comparison is unfair.   The Ref 9 was roughly 1300 US$, if I remember well, for "only" a DAC. And it weighs 15 kg. Details are here: http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/dac/RE9/RE9EN.htm   The FUN costs not even 400 US$ (without shipping). It arrived last week...

Hi everybody!   I noticed, that Audio-GD has nomore PCM 1704 - based DAC on the website. Back in December, there were a couple of them available, and they described the PCM 1704 - chip still as the most musical DAC-Chip available (even compared to the newer Sabre 32 chips). Their flagship...

Hi fellows! Who has tested more than one DSP1 digital input and upsampling/interpolation filter on audio-gd DACs? On some threads we have found, that the revisions DSP1 digital filters are crucial to the "sound signature" of the audio-gd dacs. (E.G. on this discussion...

Hi there everybody!   Being an owner of a reference 8 DAC, I wonder why it "only" can accept up to 96 khz.   Now most of us believed that the PCM1704 Chips were not able to accept higher frequencies. But it turns out that this is not true. They handle up to 800khz.   Actually...

Hi there!   I ordered a Audio-gd Ref 9 DAC. This has two outputs and I am a bit confused, not knowing which one I should use, and also a bit worried about potentially damaging my pre-amplifier.   I own a DNM 3B Primus pre-amp (specs here for the 3C Primus that are the same as for mine...

Hi everybody! I just ordered Ref 9 USB DAC at audio-gd. And I will of course post my impressions once I got it! However, there is my insecurity: I actually paid it, including shipping cost, by paypal, according to the "Direct remittance purchasing flow" on...

Dear all ! ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: Who has actually compared and auditioned Audio-gd's DACs, featuring the same DAC-Chips, or who knows where to find a comprehensive comparison: "Musical with diamond differential output circuits" VERSUS "Neutral flavors" ??? Concretely: Reference 7...