Buy with confidence. Communicative and very fast ship. Really nicely packed. DAC exactly as advertised. Thank you Deaj!

Interested! Will send DM.

It sounds like there is some sort of consensus on Radiohead and the 650s. Olor1n, I've never really been drawn to OKC (it's just not my preference), but listening to you talk about it makes me feel like I should...I plan on running the album tonight cover to cover in my HD650s.

  Quote:   I am very qualified to answer this question.   You will find Radiohead to be QUITE pleasing in the HD650s, but definitely not perfect. I have mine on my head right now, running out of the gear in my signature. Radiohead is one of my very favorite bands. Here are my...

That was really helpful!

Mrspeakers, that's real slick. I could sit there all day! Also, I don't think the banana stand looks half bad, to be honest--I would replace the cabinets at the back of the wall though...they are a bit of an eyesore. Nice work with that room!

Thanks for noticing the plant, I like it too. It's a "China Doll," technical term "Radermachera Sinica." It doesn't require a lot of upkeep, just minimal light (I put it by my windowsill sometimes), careful watering, and feeding once a month! I would highly recommend it. Also, I like the...

I second Alison Krauss. Best albums through my setup are: Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss & Union Station In Rainbows, Radiohead

Get the FiiO E7, you won't regret it. Occasionally you can find them used on head-fi for ~75 dollars, that might be a good option if you're on a budget. An external DAC is necessary for any PC-driven audiophile ^_^

The Toshiba laptop is solely used for file storage, really. I'm running USB out into the FiiO E7/E9 preamp. Thus, the E7 is serving as an external soundcard (DAC) capable of 16/48. It's a handy little device.   If I try to run 3.5 line-out of the Toshiba, it sounds pretty bad--it's a...

Thanks! I'm still burning in the Valhalla to be honest, I just got it. Initial impressions: the tonality and timbre of the sound isn't too different from the E7/E9 by itself; perhaps a bit fuller in the low end (probably the tubes' doing), and a bit more defined in the treble. The mids are still...

I'll chime in! [y'all probably can tell my gear just by looking, but it's in the sig.]

Post a picture, please mrspeakers!

Oh, one more thing--if you need a portable can, the 650s will NOT do the job. Last night, I set my headphones on my desk and went to take a pee in a bathroom that was ~20 feet away, and I could hear the 650s pretty easily. lollercoaster.

...I'm going to clear up some misnomers about the E7/E9. Firstly, this combination *can* drive the HD650 with room to spare. The E9 puts 80 milliwatts into 600 ohms; that is a TON of power. You can blow the 650s off someone's head easily with the E7/E9. Now, other amplifiers can drive the...

Where did you get that headphone stand?   Quote:

...is this for real?

Bump, I have the same question :) tlazarus, what tube amp did you have your eye on? Also, I'm wondering if I want to go solid state...I have an HD650, and it is already pretty warm, dark, and round, won't a tube amp just accentuate that even more? Perhaps I would rather brighten the highs and...

338.95 shipped from Sonicsense over the phone! :) Purchased on 01/13/11 (it feels like I've had them forever though...these things are forever on my head).

I've heard the SP1s as well as the 650s, and R-Audiohead isn't blowing smoke. The SP1s are in the same tier as my 650s, and that's saying something...because I REALLY like my 650s (yeah, I'm one of those). The SP1s are really detailed and neutral, not to mention comfortable.    I want to...

Nice photos! Congrats! Why in the world does the nuforce come in such a huge box?

Thanks for summing that up for me, montero--that definitely makes sense. Does anyone else agree/disagree with his summary? Looks like I will be upgrading amps before I upgrade my DAC ;-)

Hi All:   I've browsed through this thread, but haven't really found a consensus, and the physics / wave theory is over my head (econ major). Anyway, here's my question (and ultimately, the reason I stopped by).   For Headphone listening, does the bit rate that a given DAC is capable of...

R-Audiohead, you should pull the trigger so I can hear them! ;-)

Thanks for responding!   You are right in assuming I want a combo amp/dac. Thanks for the suggestions, I may look into those amplifiers; please keep me posted on what you think of the nuforce when you get it. If I might ask, what are you "going for?" You seem to have a particular sound...