Yes I have seen this before. I followed the link to their product page but couldn't find anything for MAC OS though.

Thanks for this explanation. Simple yet explains the essentials & differences of audio formats.    So the key take away would be-    -Even though formats such as MP3 & AAC are "lossy" formats, they could still sound better provided they come with a higher bitrate (256 Kbps and +). This is...

Interesting.   So what's deal with the lossy and lossless compression techniques and people taking about how the lossless files are of bigger size and offer 'audiophile' quality?    If AAC is lossy compression format, would it make any difference if I stream high quality (320 Kbps MP3 files)...

Hello again, cel4145. Thanks for your inputs.     Would you consider this AAC format (7.5Mb, bit rate- 256 kbps, sample rate- 44.199 kHz, Volume: -4.4dB) as high quality? Some other songs may be AAC format but might not have the same specs. When you said high bit rate, would that mean 256kbps...

How do I get high quality audio files from iTunes? Just for a sample, I downloaded a song and by default it was in AAC format (7.5Mb, bit rate- 256 kbps, sample rate- 44.199 kHz, Volume: -4.4dB). I converted that into a WAV format (37.7Mb, bit rate- 1411 kbps, sample size- 16 bit, sample rate-...

Do you happen to know where the item was made? I couldn't find the information from their website.

What else can I possibly be doing on a Friday evening. Time to get to work    Thanks for your inputs, cel4145. 

Sweet. I wasn't sure how they will sound without an amp. Will it give it a shot.    I have a Yamaha HTR 3064 receiver. Would that work? Please tell me YES! 

Ah, good to know.   Um..I haven't used them yet!  ..I so badly want to.   I don't have an amp to drive them. 

LOL. Here is the full side.      Looks like Amazon/USPS have changed their way of packaging. 

Look what I got in the mail today  

Yes, you are right. I might go with Magni 2. I also compared Magni specs with FiiO.     FiiO E12 Magni 2 Drive ability 16~300 Ω (recommend)   Output Power ＞880 mW (32 Ω/THD＜1%) Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 260mW RMS per channel
 THD+N ＜0.003％ (1 kHz) <0.003%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS
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Came across this guy http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Digital-Audio-Converters/D1-24-Bit-DAC Not sure if this is DAC only or both DAC and an AMP. Any experience? Would this drive the 250ohm 990s?

Would I be able to drive those cans only with the Schiit Magni 2? And may be later I can add in the Modi.

Ok it sounds like the phone has both DAC and an AMP and a computer will just have a DAC? Right? Would this mean using either a DAC or an AMP or perhaps a combination of such devices would make the quality of the sound produced from my phone/Mac better?

Good suggestion and also raises many questions in my head. So here we go.   What's the difference between DAC and Amplifier? I saw a couple of posts on this site like this one, http://www.head-fi.org/t/535812/difference-between-dac-and-amp and also by doing some browsing around, I think I...

Sure.     Aune B1 - Date first available at Amazon.com: February 15, 2015.     FiiO E12 - Date first available at Amazon.com: January 27, 2013.

Well, I would love the extra features for the same price and if it is an equally well made/well performing Amp    I was interested in Creative as it came with extra options like easier iPhone connectivity and Bluetooth, aptx etc. As I'm a noob when it comes to Amps, I wanted to get your guys...

Thanks for your response, cel4145.   Could you be more specific as to why you would recommend FiiO over Creative E3, both retailing at the same price?    Specs of FiiO MontBlanc E12 ($129): Model Name/Number MONT BLANC-E12   Weight 159 g Audio Input 3.5 mm...

Hello everyone,   Great work in maintaining and contributing to this website. Lots of information. Just wanted to say, thank you!   I'm in the market for a open back headphone since I've been hearing good things about "fully open back" providing the listener a sound stage and hence a better...