I have an 32G iphone 3gs and I use it as portable player since it has lots of memory. It works fine and with similar earphones seems to best my ipod classics. However, when I plug in the lod to use it with an external amplifier or put in on the dock of my Wadia i-transport, the radio noises...

The ipod touch has flash memory and the classic has a hard drive. Could that be the difference.. nothing to buzz and whir. I have an iphone 3gs with 32g of flash memory... and... tentatively... I think it sounds better than either of my 160 classics or my earlier 80 classic. I cant test it...

I read stereophile digital because I live out here on the other side of the moon, and digital is affordable. Its also a good way to keep up with the industry news. And it has Art Dudley --have about a dozen issues of Listener-- whom I read whenever he's not remodling a turntable or rebuilding...

Im envious... wanted one...out of my $ league even at 4K. Please let us know what you think of it as you settle it into your system.

While reading posts on the "baby stax", I realized that I hadn't listened to mine in a long time, even tho the lod i bought made it sound even better. The reason was that i was on the go a lot and listened to music for short periods during the day with it and it was easier to use my Shure...

There is a kind of audiophile dream that some get to live out, esp. if they live in major city. I am looking to buy a new dac. I would love to try several with my system, and return them until I find the ONE or determine that none of them surpass what I already have enough to make me want to buy...

Thanks for the impressions. I have never heard the signatures and it is likely I will try to acquire a pair, since there are many on the forum who find them superior to the pros. The pros have been my favorite stax phone of 3 I own (also own 303s and 5nbgolds (snbgolds. cant remember), but...

And thanks, Monkey, for the review. I find it very useful.

I cant find anything substantial about this dac outside of headrooms own press. In spite of the fact that it's been out for several months.... many head-fi folk have heard it (at canjam, etc) and some have bought it. (No reviews in press but it's a little early). In spite of fact that it uses...

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...uses the "highly advanced ESS Technology ES9008 SABRE D-to-A processor".... This is the only dac I know of that is a complete for sale dac using one of these chips. The buffalo is a DIY component and the Nova is a multi-use affair. I have read a lot of comments that amount to "it sounded...

Has anyone compared the new headroom dac (which has one of their chips) to any "hi-end" dacs?

YES! love it for DVDs. Musis dvds, (classical music,opera, broadway shows) AND movies are enhanced by hi quality amplification. I also put the digital output of my satellite receiver thru a dac and it sounds better. At times I like to listen thru headphones with a tube amp. It's definitely...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cool_Torpedo Hahahaha don't let my avatar fool you. But..but.. dont u play a doctor on TV?

Dick: That sounds like a fun combo. The OTO SE is an outstanding all-rounder. I'm curious how it would sound powering the K1000. Keep us posted. Actually its a STAX energizer that I have just bought on head-fi. But I am curious if it would be a good match for an AKG 1000. I have only used...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sherwood You heard right, it does rock hard, but it's not a lambda. Nonetheless, worth a shot. It's kind of the "grado" of the Stax lineup, if I might make so crass a comparison. The man I bought my 5nbgolds from also characterized it as the grado of...

I bought the SR-Lamdas and SRD7-SB recently for sale. (I am in Mineeapolis, for the next two months, where it is impossible to move very far in any direction without running into a lake, leaving behind the all-hot, all-dusty and all-beige middle east for some cool, clean and green, not to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Donald North I like their lower-priced amps too. One long-time favorite is the OTO SE. I have an older OTO SE which I am about to take out of storage. I will just bought and will be getting soon a stax transf. srd7-sb and a pair of lamdas. Since I like...

the classic YMMV number. In earlier years when all my equipment was solid state, I was sure I was missing something by lacking tubes. For some time I have userd mostly tube and hybrid stuff, and recently have heard some wonderful solid state electronics. The thing that makes a piece of...

I just saw this thread. Unfortunately it seems to have petered out and or got bogged down in people taking sides in a business struggle. I was hoping to find some discussion of audio note. I have a 1 1x sig dac I bought used from Audio Note Singapore a few years ago. It is a great dac and the...

Thanks. Good Feedback.

Has anyone heard this product? It's gathered a couple of good reviews, one in Six Moons 6moons audio reviews: Peachtree Audio Nova Has an 80 watt amp, a tube headphone amp, tube preamp, dac (these can be used by themselves). Also space for a Sonos to be integrated if you wish. I have been...

Quote: Originally Posted by ericj After much deliberation, I am joining Team Babystax. Just agreed to buy a slightly used SR-001 Mk2 kit from a guy on craigslist. I hope you like it as much as I like mine. However, you do, I hope, realize that it just the beginning of the madness.

I look foreward to your comparison of the Headroom to the Benchmark. The Headroom will have to be compelling in the main event, the SQ, since it will offer nowhere near the flexibilty of the Benchmark and some similarly priced Dacs.

Thanks. I've looked in the Headroom forums and got the Headroom spokespeople's description of the dac's components, etc. However, the only description of the sound which I have heard is "nice". Im looking to buy a new dac and would appreciate hearing your impressions when yours arrives. I...