Hello Summit-Fi'ers.  This is my first venture into the "back room" of Head-Fi, many of you already know me and my opinions and tastes, some of your probably don't.    I'm contemplating wading into one piece of summit-fi kit and wanted to get a bit of advice on what direction to go in that...

I'm hoping the science and measurements crowd can help with a bit of a dilemma I'm in with regard to how to configure my gear, and at what point I'm reducing quality.   I've been running my Squeezebox Touch at "Fixed 100% volume" to prevent gain manipulation in the digital domain.  However...

As I wait for the eventual arrival of my D5ks I'm considering what to do amp-wise for it.   My first attempt will be using my Lyr.  Jason already informed me he feels it's too noisy for them given their sensitivity, but it's worth a try first, since that's the simplest and highest quality option...

I plugged my HD650s into my Lyr today, and when the relay mute clicked on, I had the volume turned up above "zero", and there must have somehow been still too tremendous a charge at the time the relay clicked.  There was a louder-than-normal pop from the headphones.  When I listened to them...

I'm considering finally scanning my library with ReplayGain values for use with SqueezeCenter since I often use "Random Mix" for my library.   After one incident of getting blasted by Metallica after a lovely Telarc Dvorak suite recorded at COMPLETELY different levels, and after many incidents...

I've been making the rounds around here lately since finally signing up....and going through a bit of upgradeitis on my setup.   I just got my Schiit Lyr which is, IMO an amazing amplifier compared to my hold Headroom MicroAmp (given how close the pricing is, I feel kind of robbed on that...

Hello all,   I'm looking to, over the next year or so, acquire a new amp to go with my HD650's.  I'm thinking tube...though I'm not married to the idea if it's not the best option/value.  Nor am I tied to it having to be a "brand name" amp etc (but I'm not looking for DIY either!)   My...

Hello all, it's my first post here, though I've been a long-time lurker.  I've also been a forum member (though not very active) at Audioholics for years.   First a bit about my setup and my tastes: My "primary" audio setup is a huge FLAC (and a small SACD collection) library fed to an...