May I ask if the dacmini cx is really packed without power cord ? Mine has arrived that way. Adapter was there just nothing with which to plug it into wall :)  Had to use some old PC cable...  

With good source and amp 595s do improve considerably. But imo you don't have to spend that much if you just want an amp which is able to drive 595s (300$ amp would be most likely an overkill for HD 595), at that price range you could probably go for DAC + amp combo which would provide higher...

Probably a silly question, but does dacmini CX do the playback in real-time ? Like it can be used for gaming ? Asking just to be sure (because I read it uses some sort of internal buffering to defeat jitter)

Quote:   Btw if you were considering the Plus version, may I point you to another interesting DAC ? Google for JKDAC32 - it has some good reviews going on e.g. like this: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0412/usb_dac_shootout.htm   Similar concept to the music...

So what are you suggesting ? That all class A amplifiers hooked to any desktop PC are supposed to suffer with serious noise issues ? And that this is supposed to be a norm ? If so what about the quotation from above:   "According to Burson, the ground loop was limited to a few computers. To...

Hello Recently I bought HA-160 (just the amp without DAC) and I am having some static noise issues when using my desktop PC as a source with only exception being toslink. However usb link to DAC -> HA 160, or onboard sound -> SPDIF -> DAC -> HA 160, or onboard sound -> analog out -> HA 160...

Well, my understanding was that Burson has addressed these problems already, but I am not exactly sure if it means they've made new revisions of HA 160 and HA-160D or they have addressed it only in the new HA-160DS, or what exactly (if anything) have they done.   Can someone explain to me...

My ha-160 (not D, not DS, just amp without dac) has arived today. Immediately after plugging in HD 595 into the left socket I have noticed static buzzing of quite high intensity. It was less noticable with Q701 and least noticable with HD 650 but still there. (interestingly the right socket...

Quote:   I already have HD650 and I don't like them - at least not with my present amp. And I certainly woulnd't bring them outside even if some 1000$ portable amp could make them sound like the best phones in the universe somehow.  

At the end I decided to go for ATH ES55. It sounded really nice especially from my desktop amp, however comfort-wise it was not my cup of tee. And the biggest problem: due to its closed construction it was creating to much pressure on my ear-drums (due to medical condition of my ears) resulting...

Thanks, can't wait to test it myself :)

I am more or less decided on upgrading from HD 595 :) to Q701 (after auditioning to K701 this weekend) and since my amp is not adequate I also intend to buy a new amp to complement them. After reading positive feedback about x702 + HA-160 synergy I am very tempted to add seriousness to my home...

I've been using HD 595 for couple of years now. First paired with E-MU 0404 USB later I bought DAC + AMP called Carat  Ruby 2 (not hugely popular on head-fi seems so: http://styleaudio.typepad.com/styleaudio_hifi_usb_mini_/2010/05/2010-new-caratruby2.html ) That DAC/AMP costed me about 250...

Well these are phones I have found so far that seem like that they could match my criteria   Beyerdynamic DT 1350 (although being slightly above 200 eurobucks, but I don't mind paying more if it pays off) KRK KNS 8400 Shure SRH840 Audio Technica ATH M50   Soundwise: are any of those...

Can you please recommend me closed portable headphones (not IEMs) for classical music ? By that I mean they should be as neutral / non-agressive as possible. They especially shouldn't have overpowering bass / bass boost etc. as my ears are quite sensitive. Basically in this case: less bass is...

Quote: Was he trolling or something ? If someone asked this on overclock.net I would consider it to be a rather good trolling attempt (not so sure if similar "uneducated" post on head-fi is meant to be serious or not)

Just found this thread and I am wondering why none explicitly said that having supercomputer cluster as a gaming rig is useless (unless maybe the game you are interested in is computer chess). There are just few games that can fully utilize four cores, to have 20+ cores even on one chip (not...

And what about playing tracks with different bitrates at the same time ? Can it do 48 KHz DVD track and at the same time watching youtube video 44.1 kHz (like pausing and switching between them and when I hit play the sound will continue without problems on any of them) ? Have you tried some ...

Quote: Yes 2 or 3 times a day is about right (I have the same numbers) And interesting, mine was never ok on Win7. Have you done some firmware/driver update in the past few months ? If not could it mean that the hardware its self is faulty ?   Btw could it depend on motherboard ...

Hello, as I've troubles with E-MU 0404 USB http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/531116/e-mu-0404-usb-issues-in-win7x64 and would like something with better headphone amp / better looks anyway I am considering this nuforce Icon HDP as my new DAC + headphone AMP.   Edit. now I've found out...

Hello I've been using E-MU 0404 USB without problems in XP, however when switched to Vistax64 and now Win 7x64 it often happens to me that the sound will suddenly become muted. This usually happens while I have many youtube videos open (multiple audio soruces) in a pattern that seems to be mor...

I already returned the player to the shop where I bought it (that was the first thing I did) and they sent the unit to the service facility in Czech Rep. (yes there is one) I don't see any way how to speed up the things here, I know that lot of people were complaining on this service in Czech...

You mean that if I want good service I have to buy from U.S. ? Is there really not another option ? And what about that German service - are they more reliable than here in Czech Republic ?

I had iAudio7 for about 2 months when the volume control broke up. It was some minor mechanical failure - something of what I would think will be easy and fast to repair. However I sent the DAP to service, (Bell Technology, Czech Republic - country where it was bought) and it is still not...

Perhaps "sux" is strong word, but it seems like genral agreement that due to rolled off highs and dominant bass they are not very well suited for classical. One opinion for all: Have you heard classical music on the E500s...........if you have you've only heard two thirds of it, as you can't...