I've been in this hobby for many years now. I started out by listening to music through sound cards of differenct prices, onboard to expensive ones. Then I've moved on to external DACs and relatively expensive integrated solutions.   I'm currently listening to my music mostly through speakers...

Sorry for starting another "what should I get" thread. I've been browsing this forum without logging in for a long time. I'm looking for a new DAC but with all the options I don't know where to go and decided to ask here.   I've been using the Audio-GD DAC 19 (without DSP) for a few years and...

I'm looking for a new DAC so in the pursuit I've been comparing these two units for a while. I've compared them both with speakers and (mostly) headphones. Head phones Sennheiser HD650 and head phone amps Musical Fidelity XCan V3 and Audio-GD C2. Long story, short. I liked Audio-GD best and on...

I've been reading through the many threads about audio-gd dacs and just get more confused.   I'm looking for a new DAC as I currently have none. I've had a Lynx L22 sound card that I liked a lot and after that I've been using a Linn Sneaky DS that I also liked a lot. Now I'm looking for...

I wonder if there are any speakers that have the same detailed, smooth, good to your ears sound as the Sennheiser HD650. I currently have Linn Katan speakers and Linn Sizmik 10.25 subwoofer (has it's own amplifier) that are driven by an Arcam A65 amplifier (I know that the amplifier is not...

I was listening to a 'Meridian 800 (version 2)' connected to 'Linn Klimax Twin' and some nice speakers the other day. I really liked the sound. I'm wondering what the difference in sound reproduction (quality) is between that setup and other sources like Dac1 or high-end soundcards? Why is...

I wonder if it's a good idea to sell my Lynx L22 and get a Benchmark DAC1 or similar instead? I would then use digital uut to the DAC. I could use my Audigy 2 (probably not good, upsamling etc?), onboard digital out, or I'd buy a EMU 404 which has got such a good reputation. Could I still...

Are there any balanced amps available for purchase at the moment, anywhere? What is the cheapest one and how much is it? I think I wanna go the balanced route now. What amps are balanced? Names/models?

Where to buy RCA female connectors (not chassis mount type)? Must be able to ship to Sweden. Price must be less than $50 total. The only I've found so far is an Audioquest connector at http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.427/.f Thanks!

Is there anywhere to buy a gold plated DB25 connector similar to this: http://www.thlaudio.com/image/plugNs...upraRS232D.jpg As cheap as possible. I haven't found one place yet. It must be able to ship to Sweden in Europe.

I use senn hd650 and I wear glasses. It's not a good combination but it's a must... Where the frames of my glasses touch the head phone pads they make terrible noise whenever I move my head a little bit. Does anyone have a solution?

I'm still using the stock cable from Lynx with an XLR-RCA converter into the X-Can V3. I want something better now. I think I need: *Regular or goldplated female DB25 (any difference?) *What is a good (best?) short cable? Should it be shilelded? How thick? Just a few inches long I...

I currently have a X-Can V3, which some people consider quite good and a good match with Senn HD650. Other say it's not such a good match or that the X-Can isn't powerful enough for the HD650. My soundcard is a Lynx L22. So, I wonder. Is HD650 a good head phone? Which is a better one (step up...

I got this setup: Lynx L22-->X-Can V3-->Sennheiser HD650 I think the sound is much "thinner" and lacks that "deep" and well defined bass that I used to have with my Audigy2. There is no such thing as "bass boost" or any kind of settings for treble and bass on the X-Can V3, so is my...

If i for example listen to Madonna - Frozen (I got most of my music as ape) there's some synth strings in the beginning and they sound very thin now, compared to how they sounded with Audigy2. It's like if I turn down the bass/mids in my car stereo to zero, the sound is very thin. There's...

Someone earlier posted that I should set the output to -10dbV, but as default that setting were +4dBu... Why do I still hear distortion in some songs like I did with my audigy? For example in 'Cyndi Lauper - hymn to love' at about 00:53 (seconds) there is distortion (well, less than the...

Received my Lynx card today. I will install it after work and start comparing it with my current Audigy2. I really hope there's gonna be some big difference to the better (in sound quality) cause it was quite expensive.... hope I haven't made a bad purchase

I only know of the most common soundcards like e-mu, Lynx and stuff. I think there must be better sound cards than the Lynx L22 that I just ordered; for playing regular audio CD. Better in the same way people (salesmen etc.) say that some really really expensive stand alone CD players are...

I wonder if any E-mu card is better than Lynx L22? Solely for listening to music. What is the best soundcard for listening to CD (wav 16bit 44.1kHz) in a computer?

I wonder what cable I should use for connecting a Lynx L22 to my X-Can V3? Are there really differences in cables? I currently have something like this (about US$4) from my Audigy2 --> X-Can V3: I haven't received the Lynx yet so I don't really even know how I'm gonna connect it to the...

There's only one hi-fi shop in my area and they always do exactly the same demonstrations which end up in them showing how good Linn CD-players and systems are. For example this one: http://www.linn.co.uk/spec_sound/pro...TOKEN=41590872 The Linn Classik is one of their "cheaper" systems...

Have you modded the Lynx L22? What did you do? I just ordered this card. Is it any good? What volume settings and stuff is best for playing music? I'm not gonna use it for playing games, only music listening and stuff. I already have a Audigy2. Will I hear any sound improvements with the...