For those of you even remotely interested, please watch this video in its entirety. It is excellent, to say the least. I have watched it a couple of times now, and it is worth viewing all the way through.    Also, please watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0 regarding...

+1 I have the HD-598 + iPhone 6 and the 598 was my go-to headphone before getting the 650. The 650 is not a great pairing with the iP6, but the 598 works VERY well with the iP6 as the source. The 598 out of the iP6 is a great listening experience IMO. Just drop some ALAC files on your phone...

This is what I'd like to do, and plan to do so as funds become available.   For those of you with a Senn HD-600 or 650 and zero soldering skills, Senn does make an official balanced cable for the HD-600/650.   The cable is the Sennheiser CH 650 S. It is a bit expensive (IMO) at $240 USD, but...

I agree with most of this.   Apple dumped the 3.5 HP jack for their benefit, not the consumers. If the dongle gives equal performance to the current crop of iPhones, I suppose their work around will suffice, but still...I'm not thrilled it was dropped to begin with.   I had been an Android...

I have not heard this preamp, and cannot find very much information online about it. Having said that, it is made by a company that makes very popular turntables, so it has that going for it. In fact, right before I bought my LP60, I almost bought a Project Debut Carbon...   Anyway, I am sure...

You seriously just won the internet!

You're welcome!   I have never heard the Schiit Mani, so I am unable to comment on that particular preamp. However, if you are not opposed to another brand, Emotiva lifted the phono pre out of the XSP-1 and created a stand alone phono pre called the XPS-1. It is priced at $149 with free...

That table looks like an AT ATH-LP60. If so, I have the same table. Not bad for the price, but if you have not yet tried it, I would highly recommend using an external preamp for it. The built in one will work, bit the table sounds significantly (and I can't stress this enough) better with a...

  Love the Schiit stack you have there. I too have a Vali 2 and LOVE it. My next planned purchase is the Modi Multi-bit.    

Well, I for one am very interested in the Jot.   For starters, the fact that it can be used fully balanced or single ended, in any configuration you may have (balanced DAC and SE 'phones or vice versa). Secondly, it is being reported to work well with sensitive IEMs, Senn HD-800, and the HE-6...

Thank you for the info!   Thank you for the additional info!   Ok, my main objective here would be to bypass any internal re-clocking, to achieve a bit perfect signal goes to the DAC.   I assume that this can be done via the player you use, like Foobar with WASAPI on my PC?  ...

Hello all,   I have some admittedly silly questions for all of you in regards to portable devices. I know that when using a PC or stand alone CD player that using an external DAC essentially negates most sound differences that would be caused by the source.   For example, if I make a...

Anybody?

My thoughts exactly. I still have not yet purchased the Modi MB, but plan to do so when funds allow. I am guessing that this would be a killer setup!

If we sign up via FB, when do we make the payment?

Mine doesn't either, so I am curious to know if doing such a thing will net you the same results.

  Holy Schiit! That sounds like a killer amp at a great price to boot. I can't wait for the reviews to start pouring in. Just save the $100 and buy it without the DAC module, then add the multi-bit DAC of choice. I imagine it would have been very difficult to stuff a multi-bit DAC into the...

Thanks for the info.   Just to clarify, is the SPDIF advantage also seen when coming off a PC motherboard, or is it only readily apparent when using a stand alone player?   Sorry for the stupid questions.

Thank you for the great list of stuff to try. I actually have the standard CD pressing of Diana Krall "The Look of Love" and am admittedly disappointed in the mastering on that release. Too sibilant/bright for my taste. YMMV though, and it is a great record content wise.   This is sort of...

Do you think a device like the Wyrd would negate these differences, or do you find the sound quality issue to be linked to USB, with no way to overcome the negatives?

I just looked at your gear list and it's quite impressive, to say the least. It's nice to see someone with that gear list being excited about a $5 earbud!   A lot of people would poo poo on the idea of even trying it out due to the low cost. Did you happen to post a review of the Monk+? I have...

Just saw the voting. Placed my vote for blue as it's my favorite color.

I am curious to see if Apple really does do away with the headphone jack on the 7. I am hoping not!   The 6 is actually my first Apple phone, and I have to say that I honestly like it quite a lot. In fact, it is easily the nicest phone I have ever owned. I had several Android phones...

I too would love to see a gold color. However, I would like to see gold that matches my iPhone 6.     EDIT: Typo

Being new to classical music, I am not familiar with the labels at all really. I recently picked up a small lot of classical music and have been enjoying it immensely. Prior to this, I was under the impression that nearly all classical music was well recorded and mastered. I found this to not...