Has anyone tried or purchased one of these good-looking DAC/Streamer/CD Players? Marantz Link. My DAC is old, and this one seems to be pretty terrific with up to DSD 11.2 MHz at reasonable prices with additional features for streaming including AirPlay 2 and most services as well as serving as...

First of all, this is not my amp, but I've been wanting to see whether these guys find their way for sale and have had a saved eBay search-term for it. Someone has posted one for $399 un-tested but powers up. I don't know if this is the stepped attenuator model that ran $3,888 or the $3,333...

Having just placed an order for the upcoming unit, and at ExpatinJapan’s recommendation, this is a thread for the new version of the Hi-Fi M8 portable DAC/Amp. You can now order via a pre-order link if you’re a previous buyer, and we can add the link here when it goes live. CEntrance sent a...

It's not me, but I came across this link and thought maybe someone would be interested: https://www.ebay.com/itm/323726329085?ul_noapp=true The UDAC has aged the least well of the fully balanced triple stack, but it still decodes 24/192 well from coax and optical and the DPS cost almost double...

I remember Headroom made amps for speakers that looked like their desktop line. Does anyone have info on those or have some they want to part with? I have the Triple Stack and thought it might be fun to make a more complete set if that's possible.

Seeing the 5,000 Massdrop HD6XX heapdhones selling today, I wondered if anyone knows to what serial number range we're up to.  Just how many HD 800s have been sold?  I'm # 539.

Anyone who has a Sony RM-DM5K, does this unit just output an IR signal such that I could get a Xantech connecting block and just a minijack male-to-male to control it from a universal remote?  I'm concerned it looks like a stereo minijack, whereas typically IR is sent as a single signal.  Could...

Hi, One of the two connectors on the OEM HD 800 cable has somehow gotten a bit loose in the socket, and I wondered if anyone else has experienced this.  It's not a big deal, but it can happen that the cable can disconnect on its own, and that probably isn't the best thing ever.  If you have, did...

I'll nominate The Graduate by Simon & Garfunkel   I grabbed 24/192 release from HD Tracks, and I would just caution that it may not be great without a crossfeed filter/amp (maybe great with).  It's true to the recording, and the sound quality is good, but in headphones the stereo separation is...

I'm getting my Beyerdynamic T5p converted to 4-pin XLR and I have my HD 800s also with 4-pin XLR.  The HD 800 came with 1/4", so I had a cable made with a pigtail female 4-pin to 1/4" to retain compatibility and original functionality.  The T5p can easily be run from a portable device at just...

Through the work HD Tracks, more high res content is becoming available.  HD Tracks has seemed to primarily have classical and older recordings, but The Hunting Party is one of the few high-res new releases that has been deployed at launch.   I picked it up last night and have been enjoying...

I found this article very interesting.  With outboard DACs and Amps many folks here use, I don't have a problem with this at all with exception to the notion you would need a dongle or something else to power the iPhone/iPad.  Realistically, I don't need my iPhone any thinner and I'd prefer more...

My littlest, Elliott:

I have PM notifications selected, but for some reason I only get the pop-up when on HF without any email. Has anyone seen this, and is there anywhere else I should look for a missing setting? It doesn't look like they show up in junk mail. Thanks for listening to the silly question!

I'm looking for an inexpensive but good adapter/cable. Is anyone aware of one?

This is a fairly silly question, but having just listened to some music on my system and thought that it's a transformation from the standard earbuds, I wondered if you have found any tracks that are simply hard to produce on a standard consumer set and sound like completely different pieces in...

If you have a UDAC and give it a 24/88KHz signal, what does the UDAC do?  I see it shows 48KHz, does it down sample?  I only have one 88KHz album and am mainly just curious.

I really like my Tumi luggage, and I noticed Tumi released some headphones with Monster: Product Page  Predictibly for a typical Tumi customer, these headphones feature active noise cancellation and what appears to be a high degree of concern for aesthetic detail.   Selectism has some nice...

Well, I sold my pretty wooden HE90 box I got from Sennheiser at the HD-580 Precision launch to a HE90 owner without one,  I want to protect my HD 800s, but since I have them at my office, I don't want to use a flashy headphone stand.  I was thinking of using a soft wrap, like the kind used with...

I'm looking for a stand for my HD 800s and came across this unit.  Has anyone seen the Firestone Audio FR-H001 in use before or have any idea if it is strong enough to stay steady under the weight?  It looks like it might be a good match for the HD 800 looks.  

I read an article in This Week In Consumer Electronics this morning where D&M outlined a global reorganization strategy.  That article noted that D&M would expand aggressively in headphones in North America.  This seems to indicate at least a possibility of new brands from the organization in...

With a DPS and triple stack, I would want to protect the power using a voltage regulating device (line conditioner) or line conditioning UPS.  Does anyone have any guidelines for what's best for supplying power?  I know you want to make sure it can draw sufficient power, but I'm afraid I don't...

I now have a BUDA, UDAC and DPS.  Does anyone have a preference for the order of stacking?  I actually think it would be nice to have the BUDA on the bottom since the cables will be coming out of it and it will be best for reach, but I don't know if the heat matters.  If I weren't thinking about...

What do you all think about this service?  If you're not familiar, here's the summary from Apple: I wondered what Apple was going to do with Lala, which it bought and killed, and this is a great use of that company's technology.  For many of us here, we use lossless files, so I wonder how...

I was selected to review these headphones in exchange for honest review, that review follows: I have used a lot of different headphones of varying prices and have been enjoying the Monster Turbine Pro Copper headphones ever since I received them.  In short, they are now my IEMs of choice...