I recently cobbled together a hi-fi system, purchasing second-hand NAD components fairly cheaply. I ended up with the following:   Amplifier = NAD 302 CD player = NAD 502 Turntable = NAD 5120 Monitors = Tannoy Mercury MX1s   My headphones are Sony MDR-XB500, Audio Technica...

So, I've discovered that here in South Africa old hi-fi equipment can be found relatively cheaply. I picked up a NAD 302 amplifier for about $80 and a NAD 502 cd player for $35. They'd probably be even cheaper abroad, but I'm pretty chuffed with the purchases.   I'm trying to source a good...

So, I've discovered that here in South Africa old hi-fi equipment can be found relatively cheaply. I picked up a NAD 302 amplifier for about $80 and a NAD 502 cd player for $35. They'd probably be even cheaper abroad, but I'm pretty chuffed with the purchases.   I'm trying to source a good...

Hi there,   So a quick story: I have a pair of Audio Technica ATH-AD700s. I've been using them for music listening, with my laptop and Creative X-Fi Go sound card as source. I recently got an opportunity to use them while plugged into a stereo amp and listening to CDs, and the improvement in...

Hi there,   So I've been using these three headphone sets plugged into my Creative X-Fi Go! external soundcard/DAC. Thus far I have been fairly impressed with the results; there is no shortage of volume. What I have been wondering about is how a headphone amp might improve other audio...