Hi all,    a question to experienced stax users. I've a 2nd hand SRM 727A to run a new SR-007A. I bought a very nice neotech AG/AU wires and  some good XLR oyaide connectos to do my own XLR interconnector from DAC to SRM 727A.  Now that I got  a mundorf supreme solder I'm ready for the fun...

http://www.stereomojo.com/Stereomojo%20Six%20DAC%20Shootout.htm/StereomojoSixDACShootout.htm   I love Stereomojo. One of the very few places with real useful comparisons.    As curiosity, only two DAC pass to the final shootout, the cheapest: Eastern Electric and the most expensive...

I list below some of the songs that produce in me an emotional response. Sometimes some of them makes me almost cry, however their effect on me decrease quite a lot with repetitions. Thus I try to listen to them not very often, because I like them so much that I don't want to lose their...

 Hi everyone,   I'm considering buying a new DAC. It will feed external monitors and a headphone amp. Most of active monitors have XLR inputs, so is it necessary to buy a DAC with XLR outputs to drive well the monitors?. Or a DAC with non balanced outputs is fine  with a RCA-XLR interconnect...

What great thing is surfing on the net. I found a site which is a must read to any serious audiophile person interested in some real info. I copy just one piece, but it's strongly advised to check all the site. It's a pity Arthur Salvatore is not into DAC's, it would be great.    ...

    Mhdt: A good DAC on a budget, a better DAC when it arrives for free. HRT Pro Streamer: A meaty big and bouncy DAC that impresses with its dynamics from a tiny box. The HRT does so many things right that it may be all you need. I could certainly live with the HRT. It betters my Mhdt by...

Hi everyone,     Currrently I own a Lavry DA10 that feeds external monitors Genelec 8020 and the headphone out is used for.... nothing!. Because it runs too loud my JH13pro. Seemingly this only happens with this extra-sensitive IEMs, before I owned some etys er4s  that sounded great directly...

Hi all, I need to buy an external AMP to drive my iem JH13 from a DAC Lavry DA10. The amp will be in my office, so no need to be portable. I've been looking at the WA6, Gilmore Lite, and others, but not sure. Any advice is welcome. Thanks.

Hi all, I feed my DAC Lavry 10 with a Waveterminal U24. This sound card is already 8 years old, and I hope audio technology has improved since then. Now, with the arrival of afforable assyncrhonous USB might be a good idea to update the old U24. What are the best transporters one can...

I have the XLR outputs of my DA10 feeding a couple of monitors Genelec 8020. The headphone output of my DA10 is too loud to run my new JH13 and the only realistic option seems to be to buy a stand-alone headphone amp. I've been told that the Headphone output of DA10 produces almost idential...

Hi everyone, I used to have some Etys ER4p/s, but unfortunately they were stolen in a flight to Buenos Aires (btw two flights there, two thefts). After reading the rave reviews of the JH13 I decided to burn my wallet and replace my ER4p/s for the JH13, for the sake of avoiding new upgrades in...

Hi everyone, I bought a pair of earphones JH-13 PRO, and I have problem with the volume when I use them with the Lavry DA10. My setup is this: laptop -> Wavetermina U24-> Lavry DA10-> JH-13. The impedance of JH-13 is so low that I must turn down the volume knob of DA10 to the minimum ( 1)...

I don't know what I did this morning in the bus but I broke in two parts the right ER4 . So I'm in the market for a new pair I've done a quick search in the forum and I've seen that new models have appear since I bought my ER4s. I'm very tempted to buy another different model, but I would...

Hi guys, I just bought a DA10 to update my waveterminal U24. I use it mainly with speakers and with my ER4s. I'm thinking of buying a new set of open cans to complement the in-ear ER4s. I listen mainly pop and jazz. What do you think would be the best cans for the DA10?. Thanks.

Hi guys, this might be one of the most silly questions of the forum, but I don't find a neat solution . I want to buy a DAC (lavry da10,Electrocompaniet ECD1, mini-DAC, stello ...) to feed my ER4's and mainly my Genelecs 8020s. All my music comes from my laptop and the DAC should be my...

Hi guys, a couple of Gennis 8020 are shipping to my home I must buy for them a XLR (male)-XLR(female) and a mini-XLR cables. The question is the following, is OK to buy cheap $10-20 interconnects, or should I drop some more $$?. BTW, if I must go for more expensive wires, they should be...

Hi everyone, the left device of my ER4P does not work anymore. Well, If I turned up the volume very loud it works, but with very low volume. The right device works perfectly. I bought the phones a year and a half ago in a store called at that moment www.earsonic.om that I don't find now in...

Hi everyone, maybe this is not the right forum to address this question, but I don't know another one better and maybe you can advice me the right place... I want to buy some small portable speakers for my laptop. For small and portable I mean speakers that weight less than 1kg(=0.22 pounds)...

Hi everyone, In the case you move very much and you can only fit small gadgets in your suitcase (stuffed with other gadgets), and you can only have small portable amps like the Hornet or AE-1, what combination would produce better sound: HD650+portable amp, or K1000+portable amp?. Just out of...

Hi guys, I'll be moving to Germany shortly, and I was just wondering if the Senn's (the HD650 model) can be purchased cheaper in US or in Germany. Regards

Hi everyone, well, i've discoverd that the sound out of my waveterminal u24 is worse than the sound from an ipod ( http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=116608 ). Several questions: a) the waveterminal with an amplifier around 200$ (e.g. Portaphile V2, SuperMacro Lite) will...

Hi guys/gals, well, I'm a little reluctant but seemingly I'll have to buy an amplifier for my waveterminal U24/Er4p-s rig. I've been doing some search in the forum, and 3 amps have caught my attention in different price categories. The SM V3 (300$), the Portaphile V2 (185$), and the Maxi Moy...

Hi everyone, my rig is Thinkpad T42 -> Waveterminal U24 -> Ety's ER4p/s It's fine but I don't feel thrilled, I'm thinking about a new purchase of 200/300$ in the way of a open can (for instance the refub. HD600) or a amplifier (for instance the SM3). What do you think is the way to go? Thanks!

Hi guys/gals, I just was wondering if there exists someone in the head-fi community who found the love (or at least a love) through his/her passion for hi-fi. Yeap!!! I know is one of the most ridiculous questions in the head-fi's history, but it's a little funny and one never knows Salu2

Hi gals/guys, I'm having a hard time trying to decide what would be the most convenient setup. I own a laptop Thinkpad T42 + er4p/s and probably in the near future a pair of Sennheisers. I want to upgrade my source/amp and I'm willing to spend up to ~450$. The setup must be semi-portable, so...