I'm in the market for one now, where is a good starting point on these? I assume I can plug in my MMF5 into one no?   I'm interested in the lowest spectrum of balanced phono stages, don't really know where is a good place to begin. Seems like they are all very pricey...

I am reterminating my sennie headphone cable to balanced. I am using two 3 pin male xlr connectors. So is it correct that I attach the ground to pin 3 and signal to pin 2 and leave pin 1 blank? I did it for both sides. I've heard conflicting ideas on this so I want to make sure this is ok...

More I get into this hobby the more i lose money lol. But also the more I realise how important the source is. I just have a regular cdp and a oritec 2.0. I want to upgrade this with a better dac. Any thoughts on a dac with balanced outputs(i will go balanced eventually) and for about $1000...

What makes music so special to you guys. It must be pretty damn good for us to drop big money into cd's and audio gear etc.. to listen to it. So what it is that you love so much about music? For me being a student, music is a fantastic way to relax and get away from everything I have to do...

Has anyone on this board heard this dac or know anything about it?

I picked up a k701 for my father that I am bringing for him when I go visit for christmas. He knows about it and is paying me back, even if i tried not to take his money it wouldn't work. So, I want to get him a nice headphone amp to go with it that'll be sent to him when I am not there. This...

I've got a decent cd player as mentioned in my sig, it's basic. I have a good amp and a good set of headphones. My question for you guys is; Should I sit on this set up for a while untill I can afford a Benchmark DAC or should I get one of those beresfords for $200? Is running an external...

The new LD mk4 (se) amp is beautifull and out of box sounds good, no comments on sound yet. It's burning in now....... I got the mk4 with the power tubes from the (se) version. $360 all-incl. Little Dot is a great company to deal with. The product, packaging, quick e-mail response and...