That looks very nice but pushing my budget pretty hard. I'm in Canada which complicates things a bit but if I could find one here for around $600 CAD it would be a serious consideration.

I have considered the Bifrost MB but will likely be buying from the used market and it seems very hard to come by at the moment. (Probably means people are keeping them haha.) I have an ODAC which my girlfriend uses currently. While it is very good for it's price point I have heard much better...

Hey guys, I just picked up a audio-gd phoenix and am in need of a dac to pair with it. I was thinking of picking up a Mojo but from what I've been reading as of late it seems to be a love it or hate it dac and I'm not able to test it before buying. Anyone have some recommendations for...

I currently have the grace design m9xx and while it sounds good I find that it just doesn't have the power I want to easily drive my headphones. I'm thinking of grabbing the audio-gd NFB28 as I like the balanced output and the much higher output it can handle. I'm also considering the NFB-1 amp...

  I did a little reading about them both and I'm a little inclined towards the NFB-11 too. I'll make a decision on one of them once I get another 1 or 2 paychecks and hopefully the Canadian dollar picks up a bit.   Thanks for all the help.

  I'll probably just go with the NFB-xx at some point. Since it's all priced in USD I'll probably wait until the Canadian dollar is a little better than the sad state it's in right now. Is there any real point in going with the NFB-11 over the NFB-15? I can see they have slightly different...

  Would the NFB-15 be a decent upgrade over the O2/ODAC? I do have the separate units by the way, sorry for not saying so earlier. I'm open to the idea if it's quite a bit better and it would save me the annoyance of unplugging and plugging cables in.   If I do go that route what's the...

It is a bit of a pain in the ass to switch between them at the moment and I was thinking about trying to find some sort of audio switch that I can hook everything up to so I won't need to unplug 1 or the other all the time. I'm pretty happy with my ODAC and O2 for handling my headphones and from...

Thanks for the replies guys. I ended up heading to the US this weekend and while I was down there I grabbed a pair of JBL LSR305s since they were on sale on amazon for $99 each which seemed like a steal to me. I set them up this morning and they sound fantastic to my ears and I won't feel the...

Hi, I've been an avid user of headphones for quite some time now and am currently using an O2/ODAC combo paired with Philips Fidellio X1s and I adore it but I'm now starting to seriously look into getting a good speaker setup as well.   I purchased a Creek CAS 4140 amp along with some Pioneer...

Is there anything from futureshop.ca worth considering? I only ask because I have some gift cards left over from Christmas I could use there which would make buying some a little easier. The selection there doesn't seem too good though.

  Anything in particular I should be looking for from Paradigm? I'm a bit wary of picking up used speakers as it's hard to tell what condition they might be in without testing them first.   If I do get lucky however which t-amp would you recommend without being too pricey? 

  I could afford the A2+ fairly easily but I'm also considering getting a pair of JBL LSR305s since they were on sale recently for $225 US for a pair but I barely missed it. If they go on sale for that again I'm going to go for those I think as they seem to come highly recommended.   My ODAC...

Hey guys, I currently have a decent headphone setup with a O2 + ODAC paired with a pair of Philips Fidelio X1s for my computer audio but I'm starting to get a craving for some speakers.   Right now I'm looking at the Monoprice 5" 605500 since they seem to be pretty good for the money and I can...

I was already considering the schiit magni as an amp as it seems to get quite a lot of praise around here. I'm not too bothered about the dolby surround as I never use it so that's not a problem. I'll give the headphones a test with the stx amp and see if they're ok and if not I'll go ahead and...

Hi, I have a quick question about my sound card.   Some time this week I should be getting a pair of Philips Fidelio X1 headphones and my plan was to plug them straight into my Essence STX, however, the output impedance has me a bit concerned that it won't pair well with these headphones. Will...

Well i just ordered the HD555's and the zalman mic since 1 side of my PC350 seems to be playing some sounds louder than others and its driving me insane. So now I'm wondering if i should get a new sound card with an amp built in or just get an amp to go with my X-fi xtremegamer card. What do you...

So I'm new to these forums but I've been reading them for a while now and decided i would make a post. Right now i have a X-fi xtremegamer sound card and PC350(modded) headset and from what I've been reading on here i could do much better. With christmas coming up I'm starting to look at getting...