Quote: V-DAC is terrible for electronica but really excels with acoustic instruments, wether it be bluegrass, chamber, classical, etc..  It does not do PRAT very well or electronic music.  Actually Very hard to believe that you hear a difference in detail retrieval with electronica music...

Quote: Since, they are two different dacs, they will sound different.  When you say "night and day" difference, can you tell me what those differences were and what kind of music you were listening to.  I know that Schiit gear tends to be almost artificially punchy and fun sounding.  If you...

Quote: I think people are excited about a DAC/Headphone amplifier by Meridian that is 300 dollars.  I think any sane person knows not to compare it to a standalone DAC or a standalone Headphone amplifier.  Yes, people are crazy about it because it's new and shiny!  Nothing wrong with a...

Quote: Love that live Alison Krauss album :)

For anyone interested:  selling my LPS-1.  Upgraded the entire system.  If you're interested, PM me.  

Quote: The power that the iPad supplies is not enough to power the Meridian Explorer.  It will not work on iPad unless you were to use a powered USB hub and even then, it is not as simple as you say.  OSX is a completely different operating system than iOS.  Most all dacs will not work on...

Thinking about getting an laptop just so I have an excuse to buy this.  

Quote: Did you say that you're listening to Kelly Clarkson?  REEEEEAAAAALLLY??????????  With HD650?  Somebody please put that pair of headphones out of its misery.  Kelly Clarkson??????  REALLY?...................................really? .............................REALLY???!!!!

Quote: BTW, if you do the math, you posted on average 13 posts a day!    Do you have experience with he500 and how they sound with classical symphonic vs hd600 or hd650? How much difference is there between hd580 and hd600.  They have the exact same drivers and I think they're matched...

Quote: Congratulations?  Wow, 5,000 posts and he became a member in 2012....does he do anything other than post on this forum, lol?  I've been a member since 2006 and have less than 800 posts, and I think i've spent way too much time on this site.   BTW, I was wondering if anyone has...

Quote: LOL!  That's like saying..."I want to upgrade my Ford Fiesta to a Bently, but I don't have the money.  In the mean time I'm gonna be kickin' in the Fiesta.  Maybe I'll get two of these clunkers and have crap fest!"  

Quote: BURSON SOLOIST

Quote: VLC is not even an audiophile player.  

Quote: Without that gimmicky name, they would be no where near as popular.  Love when people make the Schiit jokes, it just never gets old...

Quote: Totally agree, Royale with Cheese.  

Quote: We should set up a poll and see what's what.  

+1 for Audirvana.   Been using Audirvana Plus for the past week (just purchased it) and absolutely love it.  The sound quality is great, quite a step up from Decibel and Bitperfect.  Not too diss either of them since they are great alternatives to iTunes playback which IMO is terrible...

Quote: Have you tried your HD800 with the Burson Soloist?  I'm loving mine with hd580.  I see that you have tried with the Burson 160D...which I think has sharper treble and overall leaner sound than the Soloist.  Just a thought and I'm interested in getting the HD800 in the future.  

I don't watch "bands", I listen to symphony orchestras and chamber music or piano recitals, etc...where the are no "crowds", just people who silently take in the magic that no headphone can do real justice to. But, this is something a hipster could never in a lifetime understand.

Quote: ??????????????????????????????????????????????.........REEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeally?  Did you say that listening to your headphones is better than a live show?  That's like saying that looking at a Van Gogh through a calibrated monitor is better than seeing it in person with your own...

Quote: Real person, meaning an individual or small business, not an assembly line of cheap Chinese labor in some unknown factory in Xuan Zhang that takes jobs away from hard working audio builders who actually make amazing productst by hand.  I have many Chinese friends, close friends who...

Quote: I have the V-DAC with the Soloist and it's a great combo.  I'm actually getting the VDAC MKII and V-PSU II today, so I'll have to post some impressions on the difference between the original with Pangea PSU vs. the MKII with VPSU.  I upgraded mainly because the original didn't have...

How do you think Bitperfect compares to Decibel sound wise?  

Quote: Indeed, but if I don't have access to them, some advice would be nice.  I've heard that the hd580/600/650 all share a similar sound signature with hd580/600 being the most neutral and 650 being a little more warm but having more transparency and air. Is this true.  If so, they sound...

I currently have a Burson Soloist with HD580.  Do you think it would be a good upgrade to get HD650?  I like my hd580 but have heard that hd650 scales well with upgrades.  FYI, I listen primarily to classical music (orchestral, chamber, lots of piano music, violin concertos, etc) and a little...