would one recommend the NAD M51 (used) or Schiit Audio Gungnir DAC (new) if i could get the at the same price.

hi, how is the pre-amp on the v200. im thinking of picking up one to drive my lcd x but also want to connect to my active speakers. the speakers are on the bright side, would they benefit from the v200. i do like a bit of warmth to my music. my dac is the chord hugo. cheers

anyone have an opinion on the metrum octave vs m51. also, has anyone heard the Questyle CAS192D DAC and can share their thoughts. cheers

  im using my hugo with a dx90 and fitear tg334. sounds fantastic to me. waiting on a pair of lcd x to arrive by the end of the week. hope the hugo will be a good match. cheers

i don't think you would find any consensus, we all hear differently so what may be a good tip for me may not necessarily be for others.  i liked the comfort, sound, isolation and durability of the olives. for a better soundstage you would find the silicon ones better though.

wo I would say no, the top end is very good anyway. have a listen first and if anything roll some tips first. the phonak are good as mentioned above, the westone stars or the shure olives.

the quality is top notch. i got them done at inearz but there's others that do them as well. to me no difference to sound quality. i got my impressions done at a highly recommended audiologist who knew what he was doing cause the fit is perfect. the isolation is obviously better. i wouldn't...

the left earpiece broke and was to much to send to get repaired, was cheaper to re-shell. i could still use with a bit of tape to hold in place so considering i was going to get them re-shelled i thought i'll check out how they sound without the filters. this is the look of my re-shelled sm64s...

while sm64 are not better then my much more expressive tg334, they beat my w40 that are in the same price range. i did remove the filters but didn't make much of a difference to me. i had the luxury of playing around with them after my left earpiece broke and i was getting them re-shelled...

thx gys, yep the richer sound appeals more to me esp for female vocals. cheers

would the hugo be fine to drive a pair of Beyerdynamic T1s. Has anyone had any experience esp comparing to say a lcd x or similar. thx

i was thinking of getting the lcd x to pair with my hugo but have read a few posts now saying the t1 sounds very good with hugo. im not planning on getting another amp so out of the two would one recommend the t1. cheers

bigger car battery will make the car sound system sound better as well :)

is the Audioquest Cinnamon USB cable any good or can someone recommend another one for the hugo. or should i not worry and use the one supplied with the hugo.

I was fortunate to pick up a used one very cheap in Sydney. I did ask the company that makes them and they quoted around AUS $70-80 shipped to Australia.

  The Hugo makes Nick Cave sound so smooth and natural esp the Bixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey years. i'm seeing him live at the end of the year. last i saw him live was a year or so ago, lets see if he sounds as good as the Hugo makes him out to be this time around :)

thx mate, much appreciated. yeah i like my goth/dark wave stuff as well and assumed the lcd x will be good (i was listening to dead can dance sacd earlier today and just fantastic). Like you i dont like my music to loud. re lcd 2, LCD2 need high current which im not sure the hugo and deliver...

elviscaprice - how do you find the LCD x and hugo combo for other genres like classical, jazz, female vocals . I sold my LCD 2 and th900 before getting the Hugo so didn't have a chance to test. but knowing their soundsignuture I know they won't work for me. need a bit of lushness in the mids...

thx mate. the rca connectors should be fine on the hugo end. looks like i'll get the xlr adapters, have a store just down the road from where i work.

hi   my monitors have only xlr and trs inputs. is it best to connect an rsa to xlr or rca to trs cable with hugo. or should i just get a xlr or trs adapter and connect to one end of my rca cables. is there any difference between tr and xlr? i can pick up some neutrik adapters locally. cheers

anyone able to recommend some desktop active speakers that pair well with the Hugo. would the focal cms 40 sound decent. cheers

how much and does it fit OK.

earsonics sm64

are you using a separate/external amp for the th900 or is the dx90 enough to make them sing. I'm thinking of getting a th900 soon if one comes up for sale in Australia for the right price :) cheers

dx90, sm64 v2 no filters with shure olives sounds much better than with the filters to my ears.