So after waiting for two months for the adapter for my 2x OPA602BP opamps to arrive in the mail from China, I insert it into the opamp slot today only to find out it doesn't work. Mad Max told me in PM to make sure that the "semicircular grooves" on both of the OPA602BP were facing the same...

I know what you mean. I also know that I know nothing about headphones/audio gear because I've only heard a couple different amp/DACs and only my current set of headphones.   This is why I will usually mention disclaimers in my posts or private messages. I will often say things like "This...

In case you were curious, I've seen several users in different places on this board mention that they don't think the difference between the HRT Music Streamer II and the HRT Music Streamer II+ is worth the difference in their prices ($149 vs. $349). From what I understand, the $149 Music...

I recently bought my M-Stage from TamAudio's site for $250, and it was a vented one. Shortly after I bought mine, I noticed that TamAudio started selling the M-Stage for $260 on Amazon Marketplace (previously, it had been $20-30 higher). I think it's pretty safe to presume that their Amazon...

I don't believe the M50s really suit your purposes at all, then... from what I've always heard, they are not designed to be "neutral" headphones... take a look at KG Jag's post above in post #20.   Quote:

This is so true (for me, at least).   Luckily, Head-Fi is the first hit on Google if one types in "audiophile headphone reviews," which I think is how I first stumbled upon this website. I've been perusing this site (and other related sites) for less than three months, so I still remember...

HAHAHA. I think you just likened me to Alec Trebek, but this was very tastefully done, chico.   Quote:

An amplifier is exactly that, a unit that amplifies the power of the signal going into your headphones/speakers. Obviously, an amplifier will make your music's volume louder, but amplifiers can also affect the fullness of the sound that you're experiencing, the resonance in the bass frequencies...

So glad I skipped a few steps on the audiophile ladder and went straight to these bad boys... picked 'em up from Amazon for $220 a couple months back.   Quote:

This is true. Quote:       The Matrix M-Stage is, I imagine, by far the most popularly paired amp with the AKG K/Q701 headphones on Head-Fi; it is a solid-state amplifier that sells for ~$250 from TamAudio.   Quote:

I am pretty sure that almost everyone at Head-Fi who owns the M-Stage also owns a set of AKG's. It may not work vice-versa, though.   Quote:

Paused the David Bowie album to which I had been listening to check out your YouTube link. From where I left off in the Bowie album, my volume knob was at 12 o'clock (beneath the L in VOLUME). 10 gain, of course. I would say at this position, your song is very slightly soft for my liking. I...

You don't have to change anything with the HRT Music Streamer; in fact, I don't think you can anyway.   I may confuse/misspeak on some of the terminology here, but I have the understanding to answer your question. Those lights just tell you which sampling rate your USB DAC has latched onto...

Alternately, if you are willing to try something new, see if the player MusicBee works for you. (I just switched from Foobar to MusicBee over the weekend due to problems with Foobar's WASAPI plugin communicating with my new DAC.)  

Hmm, that's a good idea, but I rarely put my laptop to sleep actually... what would you recommend?   Quote:

Hi Matt,   I almost purchased the Matrix M-Stage USB model myself about two weeks ago, but the good people in the Matrix M-Stage thread dissuaded me from doing so on the basis of the $30 DAC inside the model not being able to bring out the full potential of the amp. They recommended coupling...

I owned the E17 for a month and paired it with my Q701. It's a very versatile all-around product and produces great sound for the price (by which I mean $140, not $200).   BUT if you're going to spend $700 or so on headphones, then should you really be hooking them up to a $140 portable amp/DAC?

Do you guys leave your HRT Music Streamer permanently plugged in via USB even when not in use?   The reason why I ask is because I just came back to my laptop after about two hours of being away, eating dinner, etc. and I noticed that the HRT Music Streamer II+ was decently warm to the...

AH HA! I just racked my brain and my room... I knew I had seen a cable along these lines about a week or two ago when I was surveying my RCA cable... and I just found it, still in its plastic wrapper... turns out it's a FEMALE rca to female 3.5mm cable, though...   So maybe I'll do this...

Thanks for the reply, dagothur. Do you mean female 1/8" to male RCA cable/adapter? The Logitech Z2300's input is a mini-jack, like this:     Quote:

My first audiophile purchase was an E10, but I returned it almost immediately because I learned that the E17 was coming out. Bought an E17 for $140 and used it for about a month, but I recently sold it for $180ish on Amazon and decided to upgrade again. This upgrade cost me a pretty penny...

Not sure where else to post this, but I have to say...   My recent ventures into Head-Fi have spoiled me. Whenever I fire up my 1994 Toyota Camry and turn on the radio, the music just sounds AWFUL.

Rig in my signature... it might be my first and only rig, but I'd like to think that I'm doing something right here...     Immediately from the first two seconds, I thought it was apparent which one sounded better, but then I skipped to 22-30 seconds just to double-check. There is greater...

Super noob question: How bad is it for your amp to leave it on when it's not in use? Will it still run hot?   Obviously I'm going to try to remember to flip the switch on the back of this thing whenever it's not in use, but if I listen to a few albums, forget to turn it off, and run to the...

I would be concerned that your amp sustained permanent damage that may degrade quality or cause it to fail, though...