Hi everyone, I went ahead and upgraded the OG Zen Dac to the v2. First off, it sounds better! And the channel imbalance at very low levels happens much lower in my unit, so BIG win. One issue I’m having though: I was excited to get full mqa rendering from it. I was connecting the previous...

Hi everyone, I have a system that I am overall pleased with, with a couple of gripes that make me want to tweak/upgrade. I have the (V1) Zen Dac which I pair with my (new version) Sundara, with a balanced cable from Hart. All quite good, but I struggle keeping the volume workable above the...

Hi everyone, I have just started my trial with Amazon HD after about a year of using Tidal. Here is my brief head-to-head set of impressions, with some questions about others’ impressions and thoughts. This is done not blinded, simply switching back and forth on the same song between the two...

Hi everyone, I need to get a good stand for my Hifiman Sundara set, to live on my nightstand. I have previously used a traditional hanger-style hanger, this one was a "Cosmos" thingy off Amazon with good reviews...

Hi everyone, I was searching for a good system for my main headphone listening station - in my bedroom, for some nice sessions after the kiddo goes to bed, my chance for me time :) My old AKG K702s were great, but the headband had lost all resistance after several years of hanging on a holder in...

Hi everyone? I have not been around for a long time. Missed it!... I want to get a good amplifier for my AKG K601 phones, and I am also planning to upgrade to the 702. After a bit of research and looking into the threads here, I think the Little Dot MKV might be the one for me, but things are...

Hi all. This may be a dumb question, so bear with me. I plan to buy the CDP in subject line as my main source in the system. The rest of the electronics are Quad 99 pre-amp and 909 amp, so no headphone out anywhere. The NAD has a "digital out", coax-like, on the back. I have a Corda 2Move as my...

On first connect, this is an AWESOME! What I have been waiting for. Clearly an improvement over the iMac sound stage, but this time also an improvement over the headphone out of my integrated Marantz! Great detail and imaging, tight control with nothing taking off out of whack but plenty of...

So I am again contemplating purchase of an amp for my K601's. I had a Fubar 3 briefly. I am sure it is a fine unit, but I ended up returning it. Connected via USB to my iMac the sound was clearly inferior to the sound from the headphone out of the amp. One thing may have been the bitrate on the...

I plan to buy one and was wondering if it can be modified to have a line out to bypass the internal amp. I know redwine does not modify these. Any thoughts? I am not crafty and don't have much time, so links to how to do it myself, while appreciated, would not be of much consequence for me I'm...

Do any exist at a reasonable price? I have only found 2k plus ones that do it. There is the micro series from Headroom, but there are a few things I don't like about them. Price is one. The other is the fact that you can only power them off the battery, even to use in the home. To give you an...

Yes, are they? I found that my iMac drives the K601 quite well, for example. I know a dedicated amp is better, and I have my reference in the HP out of a decent integrated amp. But I am considering getting the K701 instead, as they have better resolution and seem better for classical, which is...

Long post warning, but please read. You may find it informative, and most importantly, maybe you can help I have been struggling to find a solution to this problem for a while now (see the multitude of other threads). I have recently purchased a Fubar 3. My set-up is iMac 20 - Fubar 3...

Yes. That's what I think I will do. I am very sad about this, I was really excited about getting it. The company (AudiophileProducts) has been great, and it looks like a really nice product. The problem is, I have spent the past couple hours A/B-ing it with my iMac headphone out, and I end up...

I have been using my Fubar III for several days now. Connected to an iMac, USB port, used as DAC/amp, into a pair of AKG K601's. So far I have had several instances of clipping, more in the left channel, but on occasion in the right as well. I have been using the Fubar in high gain mode, as I...

Some questions spawned by my technical ineptitude. I use my iMac as a source, into a Fubar III USB/DAC into my AKG K601's. Here are the points I don't get: 1. If I use a USB DAC, shouldn't all the sound processing go through it (USB connected, the computer preferences identify it correctly as...

Anyone know if there is an easy way to bring up all the threads I wrote in? Anything easier than just searching for my own user name? There is on other sites a function like "my threads" or the like. Anything similar here? Thank you

Hi everyone! So, after a painful 14 days wait, my Fubar III is here! Many thanks to Todd from Audiophile Products for exemplary business practices! So, first impressions. Diana Krall is asking me to peel her a grape as I type this. Worked immediately out of my iMac. There is clearly an...

Anyone else got this problem? I'm wondering if my anatomy is weird, or I'm just not used to this. I have a pair of AKG K601's. I love them to death, but they tend to hurt my jaw articulation on long sessions. I cannot find a position to place them around my ears where they do not sit rather...

This is for Opera-heads only! So, I got these two recordings from my library, and I am having a bear of a time deciding which one to go buy. They are both outstanding, but in different ways. First is the Carlo Maria Giulini Wiener Philharmoniker recording, Capucilli/Cotrubas/Domingo, Deutsche...

Yes this HAS been discussed ad nauseam. So I'll do it again, big woop, wanna fight about it? Thanks in large part to insightful advice here, I have recently purchased a pair of AKG K601 headphones. The main application will be listening out of the headphone jack of my integrated amp. It is my...

Yes, you read correctly. This is yet another "help me decide between AKG K601 and Senn HD595" thread. After reading the extensive discussions on the topic, some specific info I need is missing. My Grado RS60 broke, and I want an upgrade. Definitely circumaural, open, within $200, so it easily...