I recently picked up a CD900st and have a modded balanced version on the way but I was wondering if anyone had experience with this headphone and knew of a headphone that had a similar tonality and presentation but higher resolution. I really enjoy the vocal quality and presentation of the...

https://sparkoslabs.com/aries-headphone-amplifier-and-preamp/ I just thought I would start this thread to see if anyone has heard of this unit. I've seen it in pictures of RMAF 19 where Sparkos was using ZMF headphones to demo their amplifier and ZMF also had a sparkos unit to demo their...

It appears that the upgrade itch is upon me.   At one point in time, I had the LCD-2's, Meier Concerto, and a PS Audio DL3 modded lvl 3 and all was pretty good. However, I had moved onto speakers and downgraded to basically my first headphones - DT-990's and a speaker system.   ...

I'm basically looking for something for my tv at the moment. I set myself to a budget of hopefully under 1k since I know how easy it is to "justify" spending a little more. Right now I have some Onix Ref 1's as my computer set up so I have an idea of what I can get for ~500 bucks. Hopefully I...

There hasn't been much talk of the markl modded denons for a while but I was wondering if it's worth it to get the markl mods without getting the woodcups. I'm getting a friend of mine to help mod it but I'm not sure if I should just buy the cups and send it to him so I can just get everything...

Thank you for everybody who came out. I hope it was enjoyable for you guys as it was to me. Hopefully we can get another one going for those who were unable to go. The highlights for me were the LCD-2's, HE-5LE, and the liquid fire amp. Anyway, thanks for those who participated and a HUGE thanks...

So my friend is looking for a nice system for his TV. He wants it so he can hear the footsteps while he's gaming. I know he can probably find a good system on craigslist but I was wondering if there were any new systems that would be decent. I found the energy classic 5.1 for 399 on amazon but...

So for the past 10 weeks I've been using a D4 mamba paired with a SRH-840. I had tried using the a pair of grado sr60's but those just don't float my boat. I'm not sure what it is but I don't enjoy the combination right now. I'm thinking of selling the whole setup and buying a whole new setup...

It seems to me not too many people have compared these two so I was wondering if anybody had any opinions between these two customized cans. Both cans have wooden cups and are customized by hand with aftermarket cables and everything. So I was wondering which one is "better" even though the...

I'm using my AKG K450's with my thinkpad x200 and I get a hiss coming from it so I decided I should get a portable dac/amp to bring around with me. The K450's sound great with my Samsung P3 but pretty bad with the thinkpad. I'm looking for something around ~250 or less would be preferred. Any...

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So near where I live there's an audio store that sells the DACmagic and I've been curious whether or not an upgrade from my Audio-gd Compass would make a difference. I'm looking for a DAC ~500 that will go with my soon to be built B22. I know 500 might not be enough to reach the b22's full...

So I was able to get one of my EE friends to build me a B22 which will hopefully turn out fine. I wasn't too sure if it was too big of a project for him but we'll see what happens. My main question is if there are any USB input DACs around 200-350 that would improve the sound when compared...

So I'm in dallas right now and there's a store that has about 30% off the first three in the grado lineup. I was thinking of getting it for my girlfriend who uses her ipod and laptop. Do you think the SR60's should be good enough? the SR80's and SR125's are 30% off too so those are an option...

Should i use the optical out from onboard sound card to the compass, use the output from my emu 0202 usb to the compass, or just hook up the compass to my computer using the usb? I'm uncertain about what will happen if i connect it using optical, through emu 0202 or just through usb. would it...

So after reading the forums like nonstop for the past 5 days i'm not sure what to do anymore. my setup is emu 0202 -> ld2+ -> dt990 pro it seems pretty straight forward and everything but i'm confused what happens if i get a dac that does not have a usb receiver. if i get a dac like say...

Hi, Just wondering what would be a good replacement for the emu 0202. right now i have a ld2+ hooked up to that with a dt990 pro and fostex. Is there anything out there that does essentially the same thing but better for about...200-300? If not i might just go upgrade my headphones instead...

So I bought a pair of dt990 pros for about 200 which I thought was a fairly good deal so I decided to go for it. However after reading a few posts I was disappointed that they were regarded too highly so I was wondering if I decided to go for a dt990 600ohm or dt880 600ohm, would it sound quite...

I'm surprised to barely see anything about the dt990 pros 07'. Does anybody know if they're improved compared to the dt990 05'? I have the 07's right now but i'm curious how it compares to the past models. Anybody have any feedback regarding their dt990's?

So it's been about a yeah since I've truly upgraded or looked at any headphone stuff. So history of what I've owned, bose (yeah yeah) -> shures e3c -> M5's (which will need upgrading once they break. i guess i don't really treat them too well so they'll maybe last another year)...

So I got a pretty good steal the other day. This guy was moving so I got his Paradigm Titans v4 and CC170 for about 150. So i have a harman/kardon sub that came with the satellite speakers that i bought with them. It's the SUB-TS1. i can't really find any reviews on it but it doesn't sound too...

So recently i bought a surround sound system. I kinda skimped out on the speakers because i thought it would be ok for now and i can always upgrade later. not such a great idea. i have an onkyo 304 receiver so i'm able to get 5.1 surround sound and i've heard the sound quality is good. The...

so i have a emu 0202 and a pair of DT770 pros. i was thinking of getting a portable amp but it looks like there are so many selections. i don't know which one to pick. each has had pretty good reviews or well i haven't read about the microshar yet but the other three has had good reviews and i'm...

anybody know where to get a decent portable amp in austin? i have an EMU 0202 with a DT770 pro and was wondering if something like a behringer from guitar center would do nething for my DT770. or if there was anything close by i could go to to find headphone amps

i was wondering what would be the best headphones that would go with an EMU 0202. i have a SR-60 right now and am starting to burn them in. i'm not too sure when i'll be upgrading but i think i'll be keeping these SR-60's for at least a year or so. anybody have any ideas what would go well or...