I can't seem to figure out how to configure my RoPieeeXL box as an audio zone in JRiver. Anyone have any hints for me? JRiver runs on my desktop PC in my home office. I have a streamer in the living room running a RoPieeeXL image. Roon see's it just fine. In fact, Roon is my primary...

The Audio Video Boutique in downtown Las Vegas is hosting another listening event that head-fi'ers won't want to miss. This one is going to be special - EIGHT manufacturers will be on site! :astonished: Questyle Audio Sennheiser Astell & Kern Westone Audio Audeze MrSpeakers Hifiman...

Prima Luna has just released a new DAC - the EVO 100 [LINK] I have a Prima Luna tube pre-amp in my vinyl rig and have been impressed with their "bang-for-buck" The EVO 100 is based on a Burr Brown chipset. ...but what makes this DAC very interesting is the use of a tube CLOCK! I've...

I love JRiver, but find most of the "visualizations" to be gimmicky. I don't need bouncing, spinning Media Center icons grooving to the beat of my favorite song. However I do find the Analyzer screen to be very useful. Does anyone know of a visualization plugin that performs like the...

There are some songs that I love that just sound like crap on my very resolving headphone system. Do you have songs that you love, but just suck on your headphone system? I'm a huge Jack White / White Stripes fan! I love the song "My Doorbell" from the 'Stripes "Get Behind Me Satan" album...

I have a Moon Silver dragon cable that's terminated for my Audeze LCD-3 headphones. I am considering building a short adapter cable to convert from 4-pin mini XLR to the Focal's 2-pin Lemo connector. I just don't know which Lemo part number to order. Does anyone know which Lemo connector I'd...

The Singxer SU-1 digital-to-digital converter has numerous devotees here on Head-Fi.  I thought it might be a good idea to create a dedicated thread for SU-1 knowledge sharing.    To kick things off I thought I would post a basic description of the SU-1 and a few beauty shots.   The SU-1 is...

Have you ever had a reason to export a track to DSD format?   There's easy ways to decode DSD file formats, but I wasn't familiar with one for ENCODING to DSD.     I stumbled on a free software package from TEAC called "TASCAM Hi-Res Editor".   I did a quick search here on Head-Fi and didn't...

I currently own an Oppo HA-1 (and I love it!)   That said, I feel like I can get a lot more out of my Audeze LCD-3 headphones.   I have been researching worthy upgrade candidates.  I have focused my search on DAC/AMP combos that are similar to my current HA-1, but with superior sound. One of...

I'd like to compare the performance of two USB DAC's in true A-B fashion.  I can't imagine how I would accomplish this. Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas to share on rigging up a pair of USB DAC's so that I can perform a "DAC shootout"?   I have a Schiit SYS (Switch your Schiit) that lets...

Let's say that I have $4k just burning a hole in my pocket and that I'm considering upgrading to an "end game" amplifier.     Two solid contestants for the title of "Holy Grail of headphone amps" are Ray Samuel's Dark Star and Cavalli's Liquid Gold.  Outside of price, I don't think I've ever...

I bought a used a Oppo HA-1 recently.  The seller used all of the original packaging and did a fantastic job in the shipping department.  Used gear is awesome - it's lets you stretch your fun budget for higher quality gear for low-dough.  However, you have no warranty support and you're just...

I am on the hunt for a pre-loved set of Audeze LCD-3's.   One of the questions I had was, "How do you tell if an LCD-3 is a Fazor variant or not?"   I got a quick reply from Audeze customer service that I thought I would share here for the benefit of the group and for Google to find in the...

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I have a Bellari VP530 tube phono pre-amp.  ...it's just like the VP129, but has a USB port if you want to digitize your vinyl. The pre-amp is based on the ubiquitous 12AX7 tube.   The power supply for the VP530 is rated by the manufacturer at 12-15 VDC - 700-1000mA The factor power supply is...

I own a couple of great concert DVD's that I'd like to extract the audio tracks from and play on my head-fi gear.   (Concert for George, White Stripes, Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense and more)   Does anyone have any tips to share for extracting / converting the audio tracks?  I have a...

Hello Head-Fi!   For a very long time I've wanted to get into the "head-fi" world.  There was always something else that took priority. After quite a bit of research I took the plunge right into the deep of the pool.  Here's the gear I've selected - how did I do?   - Sennheiser HD 650 -...