Quote: Originally Posted by Teerawit That's true, you cannot separate the DAC from the amplifier. If you have a better pre-amp to use at home...then a standalone DAC would be better. Thanks, I should go with a separate DAC then, it would be a lot more flexible.

Thanks a lot for your reply. I guess I'll try to contact Mario one more time. It's just that if I get the Micro DAC separate I can go directly into my home stereo amp and I think the Desktop Amp with DAC doesn't let me bypass the headphone amp to just use the DAC since the output in the rear is...

So you guys got me now, too. I want to upgrade. After reading Head-Fi for quite some time and buying Sennheiser and Grado headphones I would like to replace my Total Bithead (which I really like, btw). Since I'm using my computer as the sole source (notebook with external harddrive and apple...

I have an Acer notebook which I'm using as my sole source. I bought a Total Bithead and the switch from the headphone out of the computer to the USB true line out made a huge difference. Even with cheap headphones like the Sony EX-81 the difference was huge. In that way the Bithead is great and...

I have the HD 650 as well and I'm using them with a TBH and my laptop as a source. The amp really makes a big difference, especially since the laptop doesn't have a line out and the headphone jack is simply not that great. You won't be able to drive the Senns to ear-damaging levels, though...

I have a Total Bithead for my Laptop/Ipod and it's a bit weak for my Sennheiser 650. I guess the 595 are similar to drive. It's improved if I power from the batteries (higher voltage than USB) - you can always flip the switch. But than you cannot hook up an external power supply, in contrast to...

Hi Cole I can't say much about your setup but I have a Total Bithead to drive my HD650 from the laptop and you can't turn them up very far. Since USB only provides 5 volts, running from the batteries makes it a little better, but there is no way to hook up an external power supply to run with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Affi75 Have any of you tried the Headroom Bithead amp? I'm just working on a DIY amp project, but i'm not shure that it can do any miracles to my not-so-good sounding Acer Travelmate. I have been thinking of an USB soundcard like one from M-Audio. but these...

I have to agree with fguihen. I absolutely love my 1G Mini but the minute I listened to it for the first time I thought it sounded somewhat flat, especially hardrock with lots of bass and guitar-heavy mids. Since the HD isn't that big you can't put all your music on there with a high bitrate...

I don't go anywhere without my Mini and I swear by the remote. The click wheel is really hard to operate when the player is in a pocket. As I don't like the messy wires I preordered the Griffin RF remote a month ago for $40 (http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/airclick) but it's still not...

Looks great, and the size of the mini matches the portaphile so well! One question, though: does the SiK line-out improve sound quality (vs. using the audio jack)? It prohibits using a remote, doesn't it (I'm still waiting for my preordered Griffin wireless remote)? Thanks!