Hi! Just got some Fostex TH-610's and have been playing around with "Peter's Equalizer APO...". Really nice EQ program, btw. Does someone have or know where I can find EQ settings for the 610? Something to get the FR "flat" or close to Harman response curve? I can tweak it from there to my...

I just bought some Audeze EL-8C's for around $500. I saw also Audeze is offering B-Stock EL-8's for $330 or so (via slickdeals.net). Haven't got the headphones yet so I cannot comment on the sound yet but it fits your needs. If I didn't buy the EL-8's I would have bought the Oppo PM-3s...

Closed: MrSpeakers AEON Flow $799, ZMF Atticus $999, Fostex TH-900 $1,100, B&W P9 $900, probably some others from Ultrasone, Audio Technica, etc. Cannot help you with sound as I've not heard any of these. If you can do an open-back one you can get the Audeze LCD-2's for $699 at Adorama...

Can I go planar *and* go home?

I'm in the same market as you and these are what I consider my options: Oppo PM-3 $400, Shure 1540 $500, Fostex 610 $550, Audeze EL-8 Closed $700 (often on sale for $600), Beyerdynamic DT-1770 Pro - $585, Audioquest Nightowl $635. Prices are the lowest I've found with a cursory search. I'm...

Awesome, thank you. I'm going to email the seller and ask.

I was going to buy some Audeze EL-8's soon online. How do I tell if they are selling me the newer EL-8's? What serial # should I be looking for (closed back models)? Also, does everyone agree that the newer EL-8's are enough better to stay away from the old models given a choice between the...

Thanks, I will try that. Is the Jitterbug a noise filter? I'm sure there's lots of noise on my laptop, just less than my iPad. Does the Eitr do what the Jitterbug does? (Lots of questions, I have)

What are these USB things doing that the Mojo isn't doing as it's asynch re-clocking already? Also, the sound from my laptop usb to Mojo is much better than from my iPad to Mojo though the expensive camera adapter. From the iPad it sounds less bassy and more bright, but not in a good way...

Hey, I just got these headphones last week! (Honestly) I just want better sound, basically. I threw out my $35 Sony headphones and got the AT's ==> Better sound. I changed from Apple music to Tidal Hi-Fi => better sound. I have a little extra cash and want to keep the trend going. Better...

Herus, not Hugo. :) Well, I've not heard any of them, or any DAC actually, other than the one in my laptop/iPad. So, I'm grasping for straws here and all I know is what I've read here and there about the Internet. What would you suggest, under $500? I'm all ears. :D

Has anyone compared the DFR to the Resonessence Labs Hugo? I am going to buy one of these next month but I've not heard either IRL. Is the Hugo worth the almost 2x price difference over the DFR? I'm listening to Tidal Hi-Fi mostly on ATH-M50X headphones through a Bravo Ocean amp.

Thanks, I will!

Well the buffer would just be a unity-gain thing, so the power is coming from the transistors. Even if this is true (and it probably is) you'd still expect *some* sort of contribution from the tube or why use a tube at all, right? I just wonder how much difference a really good tube might make...

I'm wondering if it's worth the money for maybe a $100+ Mullard or would I be better off putting that into a better amp in the future? Like if I add a $100 tube to this $100 amp will I get a $200 amp or is that too much makeup on the pig? Has anyone done this and was it worth the money? I...