Good spot! Really enjoyed the art work on the album so ended up ordering a canvas print of it. I got the art work in high res of google images. It's amazing what you can find with a bit of google-fu...    I picked up a vinyl copy of Dopesmoker recently as well. Now I just need to upgrade to...

  Sorry about the potato quality - my camera couldn't deal with light intensity coming in via the window.   This is a pretty minimal set-up:   Speakers: KRK VXT 6 on B&W stands. DAC: Emotiva Stealth DC-1 Media source: MB Air

Quote:   They're nice and detailed indeed. Personally I prefer a little bit more low-end, which is why I bought my sub (to accompany the studio monitors). Maybe one day I'll get a Paradigm Sub-1 or 2 haha ^__^

Update! New studio monitors. And...  Really need to get a less dirty mousepad ^__^   There's also a KRK 10s under the desk. It shakes things.

Quote:   Haha nice catch! Hate it when people quote out of context to support their incoherent arguments.    

Quote: No, they actually don't - the output impedance being higher can cause wild fluctuations in frequency response, specifically on balanced armature models, where the impedance curve varies a lot. There's plenty of objective science on this issue if you wish to google it. Head Injury...

Quote: Just got my Epiphany Acoustics built O2 today. Works perfectly and its aesthetically very minimal, which is nice - diminutive black metal enclosure that feels reassuringly heavy. As for the sound, well that would be a bit redundant as Willakan has stated. Wire with gain. One...

Quote: Totally agree, had a very similar set-up myself (KRK RP5 G2 + Wharfedale SW150) and loved it.   

Quote: I had a fairly similar experience but I wouldn't consider them veiled, they are pretty good at picking up micro-detail and the mid-range and treble isn't recessed at all, in fact I find them a little bass light tbh! I listen to a load of hip-hop and dubstep though, when I play...

Quote: I think the real issue is that there's a proper methodology by which you go about making claims regarding frequency response and various other solid measurements in an amplifier or a DAC. His assertion that the FR of the stock O2 design is all over the place under 50hz is...

  Quote: Leeperry isn't someone I'd rely upon for objective reviews of DACs or anything audio for that matter, he's a renowned troll in the Sound Science forum with a rabid pro-cable stance.   Regarding Cheapskate's situation, the most probable situation is that the O2 he...

Quote:   I'm more willing to put faith in hard measurements done on proper equipment than the subjective raving of someone with a blatant antipathy toward others in this forum.   I think by now it is obvious that cheapskate hasn't managed to properly build his O2, and so far he's...

Quote:   Be that as it may, what he is doing requires context, and I personally don't believe we should be giving any of his O2 posts much credit due to his obvious disregard for the amount of work that has gone into the design and testing of this amp, and the flagrant disregard he has...

Quote: For reference, cheapskate went back and edited his original post - here's the original version including the potshots at the DIY scene and his general capacity for ignorance. I think cheapskate might be 'de facto' insane.  

Quote: Issue is he doesn't understand the scientific method in the first place, makes baseless claims about measures the difference between silver and copper cables in other threads (using a cheap clip-on mic I might add), has launched ad hominem attacks on a bunch of DIYers and doesn't...

Quote:   According to Voldemort's measurements, the overall response is +/- 0.07 dB from 10 hz to 48 Khz and only -.0.04db at 20hz, -0.5db at 5hz.   http://i.imgur.com/e7bb7.png   ^ measurement graph above.   @Cheapskateaudio: you are an untrustworthy...

Quote: +1

Quote: For the love of all that is good, please stop posting. You have buggered up your amp, lost any dignity you may have had left and yet you continue posting nonsensical crap like this.

Quote: Thanks for the well-put measurement comparison - those differences don't seem to be in the audible realm to me, as the headphones or speakers are going to be exponentially greater in their THD, for example.   

Quote:     Quote: The issue here is semantics - both of you are using conventionally opposed terminology to describe the same thing. A perpetual issue with subjective language.

Quote: The perfect amp will basically allow a headphone (with its own intrinsic limitations) to do its absolute best in recreating the source material. That's all there is to the holy grail; if the perfect amp sounds 'harsh or cold' it's because the recorded material has these...

Quote: They're actually not KRKs! Behringer released the Truth 1031a model recently for half the price of the KRK Rokit RP8 G2 and basically used a very similar design to get a similar sonic signature. I used to own the KRK RP5 G2 and found them quite enjoyable but wanted a bigger, more...

Here's an update of my rig which I cross-posted over on bit-tech as well:  

Quote: The OP's original question is not based around his personal preferences, rather he asked a more general question, which is the very topic of this thread:   ("Does which DAC you have really matter?") Specifically, he asked whether more expensive DACs are worth it and whether...

Quote: Leeperry - put your money where your mouth is and submit to a DBT. Of course, you're not interested in evidence for your absurd claims. Quote:   To me it just sounds like he's delusionally expressing an extreme form of buyer's remorse, to the point where he's had...