I found a pair modded for balanced with a 4 pin mini-xlr that recently sold on ebay...

As a DAC, how would you compare the ADI-2 DAC to the Schiit Gungnir? Secondly, how would you compare the ADI-2 DAC as a headphone amp/dac to the Schiit Gungnir/Mjolnir 2?

I've got mine hooked up to a SNES and Nintendo 64. Both can be modified for SPDIF output. My SNES sounds really good but I'm blown away at how good the N64 sounds. Never before has the N64 felt so immersive. With games like Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask, I feel as if I'm in the game rather than...

Also amirm has performed measurements on the portable version and the results were somewhat meh: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-monoprice-portable-amp-and-dac-with-thx.5189/

This person may have gotten a bad unit and has been commenting on said unit here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/monoprice-monolith-thx-aaa-portable-dac-amp.5122/ I've seen two other brief reviews on these forums, both of which were positive. One person claiming to...

I'm not a fan of the XLR inputs either but they can be modified to be outputs. From Andrew Mason: "And with some warranty-voiding simple soldering, it should be pretty straightforward to modify the unit so the two XLR-3 "inputs" become balanced outputs wired internally to the XLR-4 headphone...

Finally it is up for sale: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24459

Wow you're right! Hopefully the desktop is just around the corner. I don't know if I should get both as I'm primarily interested in the desktop version

I hope so too. I'm confident that it will given how well the Massdrop THX Amp performs: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-massdrop-thx-aaa-789-amp.5001/ Andrew Mason was also involved with this amp/dac so I'm expecting the same level of...

Still not up for sale despite today being November 5th. And the portable version has been pushed back to 12/12. :sob: Monoprice please

I appreciate the input! In that case I may just order both from amazon and return the one I like the least. I think the only way I'll ever be able to decide on a headphone is to actually listen to them in person.

Umm...so... I'm looking into getting my first pair of serious headphones. I've narrowed down my choices between the 1990 pro and Focal Elex. They seem to have roughly the same sound signature. What I like about the Focal Elex from Massdrop is it includes XLR cables. 1990 pro doesn't seem to be...

Here is Andrew Mason's response to amirm's 1 ohm measurement for the THX AAA 789 amp: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-massdrop-thx-aaa-789-amp.5001/page-7#post-112221

Yup and it measures well https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-massdrop-thx-aaa-789-amp.5001/

ETA reversed to 11/5/2018? https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=120&cp_id=12008&cs_id=1200801&p_id=24459&seq=1&format=2 https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=120&cp_id=12008&cs_id=1200801&p_id=24460&seq=1&format=2