Thanks for that information Seed Pedro. So i will give the Auralic Taurus a listen somtime. But keep in mind that it's always a subjektiv view when you think some gear is absolutly better - it's allways in YOUR ears.

Definetly you are right - the music is what matters. And indeed for me balancing the flavours of the gear makes the good meal (or sound). And a lot of the fun i find in the hifi hobby........ So thanks for the nice conversation and have a good time with the music you a hearing!

I own a few dac's - down from the m2tech evo dac up to the mark levison 390s - and they all sound different ( of cause James-Uk would not belief that). So yes, you can get more detail, more dynamic, more bass or what ever for let's say sub $ 1000. But more and more and more isn't allways a good...

Sorry driggs - my statment was not meant as an answer to your question. No Burson Conducter heared here..... But if you own a HD800 the HDVD800 is a good choice because its simply tuned to let the HD800 sound just fine - it compensates some "faults" of this headphone (sometimes a bit harsh, slim...

After six month of listening to the HDVD 800 i would like to say that in my opinion it's a perect match for the Hd800. And that statment includes the integrated dac. I think it's colored in a way that perfectly fits the HD 800. That means the given transparancy and clearity of the Hd800 always...

Excuse me, but thats simply wrong: the red wire is R+, the green one L+. A problem when soldering: in the red and green cable the silver wire is mixed with plastic fibres. So you have to sort the wires and cut the plastic ones before soldering (keep in mind that the red/green wires are around...