They are the Swan MKIII

I am currently using the Yulong D100 amp/dac and Schiit Valhalla amp with my HD 650's it is an incredible sounding  combination!

I'm leaning towards the schitt valhalla any thoughts?

I am looking for a headphone amp to pair with my Yulong D100 in the same price range about $400 I also have Sennheiser HD650 Cans.All replies will be greatly appreciated thanks Steven

where did you get floor stands to fit the MKIII?   thanks Steven

I just assumed since the specs on the Asus Xonar Essence said windows vista or xp and i also heard ther are issues with Asus Xonar on 64 bit system am i wrong about that as well because i really would like to buy the Asus if it is fully compatible with windows 7

I know the ASUS Xonar Essence is the best soundcard but it does not seem to be compatible with windows 7 All suggestions are welcome I have Sennheiser HD 650 Cans and i want the best windows 7 audiophile soundcard   thanks Steven  

thanks for the info trog,as far as a t-amp and passive speakers+sub i already have a crowded desktop but i appreciate the info and idea.

I was told the swan h4 are not available yet in the USA can anyone tell me where i can buy these online and have them shipped or do i have to buy the sm200mkiii?

i'm looking for either the best amp/dac combo or separate for listening to heavy metal files and cd's with sennheiser hd650,i started an earlier post but failed to mention the heavy metal part my apologies all suggestions are very appreciated   steven

Currawong It's all in your head.   online 8,209 Posts. Joined 1/2008 Location: An Australian living in Fukuoka, Japan If someone can re-terminate your headphones with a 4-pin XLR, you may as well get an NFB-10. I find the wide soundstage works very well for rock, bringing the...

and use what dac the nuforce?

i would like to thank everyone for their help at the moment i am leanig toward the yulong d100, i also really liked the nb-3 and the c2.1 from audio gd but the nb-3 is not in stock.I also forgot to tell you i listen to hard rock/heavy metal i'm not sure if this makes a difference in dac or amp...

what about the pico usb dac/amp would that be a good match for sennheiser hd 650?

or better yet separate dac/ amp suppliers in the usa

i'm looking at it also very nice,is there no suppliers to decent amp/dac combos in the usa?

i am new to this and was told separate amp and dac were better,the yulong d100 does look like a nice fit you have already helped me alot any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated

i'm looking for the best separate headphone amp and dac for my sennheiser hd 650 in the $600-750 range i was thinking about a creek amp and nuforce dac i am new and might be way off it is for use with my computer files all suggestions are greatly appreciated   thanks Steven