Well,........ I can only tell you about one dac, cause its the only dac I own, the Modi from Schiit Audio, I have the Modi 2 Uber, but there is the modi 3 out now I think and its half of your budget.... https://www.schiit.com/products/modi-1 or you can look here for a b-stock...

First heard of Fiio through Head-fi. I was looking for a small replacement amplifier for my PA2v2, and after much research I ended up buying the Little but wonderful E11K which is now renamed the A3. Was an improvement over the PA2v2 in every way and I still own it. Don't use it as much as my...

If I remember correctly, the sound is normal. I had questioned burson about this and was told that this is normal with their amps operating in class A. If anybody knows different correct me.

I dont own the TRX00, so cant say for that specific headphone. I do own the Nighthawk which uses similar driver technology, and a similar impedence and both my amps drove it well. I have the Burson Soloist SL and the Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid (CTH). I prefer the sound of the CTH by a pinch...

HD58X vs NightHawk Part Two: Methodology and sound-1 Methodology: So, This part may not be all that important, but I thought I would mention it. I am using foobar as my music player, and i downloaded a test tone at 1000 hz. I used this to try and see if I could equalize the volume between...

HD58X vs NightHawk Part One: Intro Ok. This is just a starter and some ramblings. not complete, but I figured i needed to start it. So here goes. Notes about me: A music lover. I wont refer to myself as an audiophile, just someone who enjoys what I consider good quality music. My system is...

Got mine on saturday. Have them playing music and listening periodically every now and then. Other than the HD497, this is the only Senn headphone that I own. It did surprise me with the bass. I didnt expect the extension or the quantity to be honest, and while not having the quantity of the...

Well u could argue that the 58X cant be bought new from any other retailer and the price seems to be really low already. I am also guessing that if you could get it now from massdrop, then that means that they have been produced and now have extra stock available.

Just received this little fellow. I am burning it in, but I am not at my main setup, so its running straight from the laptop headphone out for the time being. So far, I am enjoying it. Cant compare to the Burson yet as I am not next to it. It is powerful and my cans are pretty efficient, so not...

Thanks for the reply. The one thing in my sig that is not there anymore is the mac mini. that stopped working and at present I am using an Asus Zenbook laptop with windows 10. At present I have no other USB sources. I did try the DAC at work a few months ago and it did not work. It was a...

So..... I have been having issues with My modi 2 Uber. I contacted Schiit about it, but I dont think its a driver issue. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt. I have gone sometimes three weeks or more with it plugged in and not hearing a sound to coming home and it works. I thought it might be...

I was just checking out the manual online and they stated that the optical takes preference over USB. So hooking up the PS4 would mean that it would be the dominant source. There is no way to switch between the two it seems. I am guessing that you would need to unplug the Optical to get the USB...

Hi. I am just curious. How do you find the HD700 compared to the Nighthawk? The HD700 is always a phone I have always wanted to try, but I dont live in an area where that is possible Thanks

Hello, I am not anywhere near to the summit-fi headphones that you are talking about. But for me, if you intend to spend that much, then I would suggest find somewhere that you can demo and do just that. if its possible with music you know. That's a lot of money to plunk down there and spending...

Hello, So from your post, this is what I gather: 1) You have a CD player already 2) You own the AKG 240 and Senn 6xx You need a DAC and an amp or a DAC/amp unit. So what we need from you is your budget and maybe a bit more of an idea as to your sound preferences and what you listen to...

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Hello, Wish I had your budget... LOL. But glad you have that budget that you can work with and get great gear. I will give you my standard advice..... Listen if you can. Always remember peoples ears are different, and these recommendations that you get would be based on somebody's opinion of...

well the main thing for me is not the feature set so to speak.... its the sound quality. Going wireless is a big thing already for me. so that in itself is great. The noise cancelling is a bonus. Sound quality and comfort would be the major things for me. So any thoughts on those would be much...

Hello my fellow forum members. I have been looking for a blue-tooth headphone for a while and this one has caught my attention. The usual caveats for me. I cant try anything unless i know someone who owns them.... which i dont. I have heard the P7 wireless and while I found it sounded good. I...

to be straight forward with you, from my point of view, the differences between equipment such as dacs and amps are not huge noticeable differences. I will be honest and say I was hard pressed to hear the difference between the on board of my mac mini and the modi 2 uber and Burson Soloist SL...

I just plain dont like the new layout. Its cumbersome and not user friendly. When logging in it seems i have to log in twice.... Its harder to find things.... Its just not conducive to my normal sit and scroll through and research. It was soo easy before. Now its a PITA

  Wish Granted, but the sight of a dirty, well soiled towel invokes a strong subliminal desire and need to eat it, and you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night where you last saw a dirty towel, with strands of towels stuck in your teeth not knowing how that happened. I wish...

  Well if you are using the X5 as the source, arent the filters DAC dependent? It means that the rest of the features that you need would be available on the iCan.... That should probably be the next test that you do to verify ur thoughts.

  Just curious... what gave you the wow experience? Can you remember that setup? Was it headphone based or speaker based? What wowed you about it?

Well how about the Schiit Fulla II or the Audioquest Dragonfly Black? That leaves $150 for the headphones, and there are choices galore. My headphone knowledge is limited in this regard cause I am in a location where I dont get to listen to much, but popular options seem to be the new fostex RP3...