I just got my hands on 2x RCA white label 6922 gold-pin tubes. What are they?   - white label RCA(old and uncommon?) - label: 3-26, 32 331, made in germany, "A12" is ecthed into the glass at the bottom  - halo getter on broad support - grey shield/riser? - top of the tube has 4...

    The source w/Burson HDAM V2 and Panasonic 0.1uf filmcap bypassing v+v- pins:     Project Sunrise headphone amp with russian 6922 tube     Can it really be....?     Yes! The etiopian lambskin covered $1799 Ultrasone ed 9 headphone, one of top three headphones in...

http://en.akihabaranews.com/90573/audio-systems/onkyo-releases-a-new-wavio-audio-card-powered-by-creatives-x-fi-technology   It looks to be BB dacs with DISCRETE opamps using the latest X-FI chip!   This is the ultimate gaming/sound card?!?!?

I got the X-fi Forte. I will some day get a Burson opamp to replace the stock opamp.   I got senn HD 600 and aKG K 701. Senn HD 600 is a really disaster on the Xfi forte headphone amp. It sounds congested, dark and bassy, like that phone always is without proper amplification.    

I need som information. These electrolytics on the Creative X-FI HD card, how to they compare to higher quality caps which are found on the Xonar ST? And secondly, if for example Nichion Muse or Nichion FG would be an upgrade, which caps do I need to swap here to improve the analog out? My...

Hi   I just have had a couple of days with the Creative Titanium HD. I usually use a Audiotrak HD2 Advance DE with 2x LT1364 and 1x LM6172 opamp. It goes into a Matrix-M stage(lehmann clone) modded with opa627 forced in class-A driving Senn HD 600 modded with 650 cable.   Pros: 1...

Has anyone tried the Titanium HD vs Xonar Essence? There are no reviews out there really comparing them. On the bloated driver part, the Titanium wins all around, but soundquality wise?   But regarding pure SQ?   and in games supporting only OpenAL; do they sound the same or does...

I presume the Forte and Bravura sound about the same. DAC wise I guess they are both inferior to Creative, but which one is the one to get when one consider   1) Drivers? 2) Sound Quality?   Is Bravura better SQ than Audiotrak HD2 for instance? I dont think the latter has that good...

Yo   This is a question;(sorry). I do gaming and music playback. I want the best sound quality, but I also want slim drivers and full OpenAL support(too bad audiotrak hd2). Guru3D just reviewed the new soundblaster x-fi titanium hd, saying it is one of the best sounding cards period.  ...

I just installed my Audiotrack Advance HD2 DE soundcard. I run AKG K 701 directly in it.   It is just incredible bright compared to my Asus Xonar D1 card.   It is a little more detailed and little more refined sound I guess, but the brightness makes it actually unusable.   If the...

Hi guys I got myself a quite new Sennheiser HD 600 headphones. They come with stock cable. Aftermarkets cable seem very expensive. What is the best value/buck cable upgrade for the stock HD 600? Is the original Senn HD-650 cable a good upgrade, or is it actually the same cable with thicker...

Hi guys Anyone heard the Asus Xonar D1? I am using the AKG K 701 headphones and I was supposed to get the Xonar ST. But it is somewhat expensive and I hear complaints of fatigue etc. I have been going through som fatiguing with the K701 since the day I got them, and they dont like bright...

Dear headfi users. I have for 3 years try to make my laptop a good source for music. I have been armed with AKG K 701 headphones, using analog out, using analog out + X-can V2, X-can V3, X-can V8. I have used Yulong Lehmann clone with integrated DAC. I have tried TDA1543 USB NOS dac. I have...

Hi guys Have any one of you tried the Bel Canto USB Link? There are some mixed reviews out there, so I thought I should ask. It uses the same receiver chip and software as the Empirical Audio equipment. But how does it sound? Is it better or rivals S/PDIF out of standard CD players...

Dear Head-fi users Which are the top tube amp's for AKG K 701? Is a hybrid solution preferred b/c of need of power which transistors deliver the best? Mapletree Ear+ HD - some says its the best, other say its nothing special Woo Audio amps - these are said to be bright and therefor not...

Hi guys I plan on building a desktop computer. I want good, coax spdif output. Is there a high quality COAX add-in PCI card to buy anywhere? Which either is a soundcard on its own, or uses the onboard audio but outputs quality COAX SPDIF?? Any ideas.... is usually the coax output built...

Hi guys I am going to get a Stello HP100. It seems very good as it is pure discrete design, quality components and nice looks. Only problem might be that the volume adjusts in notches? Anyways, I read that you could order from Korea? Where can I order this, I live in Europe, so that I get...

Hi guys The X-Can V3 is hard to come by now, the X-can V8 is too laid back(though good separation and spatial presentation)... What is the best HYBRID tube amp out there? The Rudistor RP 5.3 tridens might be a candidate but it generates an huge amout of heat, so its not really viable...

Hi guys I am getting myself another x-can v3. Tubes really are fun though somewhat laid back compared to SS. Anyways, headphones in the longrun can easily become fatiguing, atleast with the AKG K 701. So what you guys think about this . X-Can v3 with PF mods + Valab NOS DAC based on 8x...

Hi Does any of you guys know of any 'mods' being done on the MF x-can V8? Does anyone have any close up and good pictures of inside the V8?? Please attach & upload to this thread. What about tubeswaps, the CEO at MF says the V8 is very critical to which tubes is installed. Anyone tried...

Hi I had the stock V8 before, it was just too laid back(!) compared to the V3, but it had alot more bass and better separation. I sold it, but i miss tubes.. so? V3 with Pink Floyd mod's or V8 stock.... which is best? and what kind of mod can be done to make the V8 MORE forward...

Hi Which is best of these 3: Shaling PM300, the X-can v3 with pink floyd mod or the Little dot MK IV. the Little dot is so big, and also a hybrid amp might be a bit 'faster'. What you guys think, I guess many of you have heard both the V3 modded and the little dot mk iv. The x-can...

Dear head-fi users I have gone through the X-can v3, x-can v8, and now on a Yulong Dah 1. The V3 on my AKG K 701 had lack of bass, so i sold it. The V8 on my AKG K 701 had enough bass, but was so laid back that it sounded almost boring, but music and specially movies sounded VERY...

Yulong Audio DAH1 Mark --- HANDS ON!! I got the Yulong Dah1 Mark a couple of days ago. It came with a deep 'dent' into the frontpanel metal above the headphone input, it also came without the plastic wrapped. This was bought as new, but looks kinda used?? not good. It replaces my X-Can v8...

Hi Can you guys name me some high quality tube headphone amps with integrated USB DAC(or vice versa, a tube dac with headphone out). I allready had the X-can v8. It was nice looking, but 1) it sounded so laid back, more so than the V3 I think. Does all tube equipment sound so laid...