Wondering if anyone has any experience using the Citypulse 2.03 DAC as a preamp for a speaker setup ? I am trying to simplify + improve my current living room setup: PC --> Zhaolu 1.3 DAC --> Acurus preamp --> Acurus power amp --> Infinity alpha 40 (large tower) speakers The idea is to...

I have just managed to get hold of a used Zhaolu DAC (a Chinese-made DAC that has been receiving some good press around here lately) for a great price ($180 New Zealand, which is around $120 US). So I thought I'd do a comparison with my existing source, the EMU 1212m which I have had for over a...

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I just bought I used PPA off the for sale forum. But I live in New Zealand and we use 240V mains power over here. So I need something the equivalent of the Elpac power supply, that runs on 240V. I did try a search, and from that I gather that I need a "regulated" power supply. But if anyone...

Hi Thanks to a few months hanging around Head-fi I have ended up buying an iRiver iHP140, etymotic ER4Ps, an EMU 1212m and Senn HD650s. So now I need a decent headphone amp to finish things off. It will mainly be for the HD650s plus maybe I will get (or make) a P-S adaptor for the Etys...

Just thought some of you might be interested to hear this. I E-mailed totallywired.co.nz to get a quote for the SXH-1 and received a reply saying that they are sold out and are waiting for the SXH-2 to be released in a couple of weeks. Apparently it will be a significant improvement, but will...

Got my iHP-140 a few days ago. Overall, I am very happy with it. As others have documented in various threads, there is a bit of a learning curve with it, and some of the GUI is not perfect. But if you just want to play whole albums most of the time like I do, with the odd playlist thrown in, it...

Some of you might be interested in this: http://gear.ign.com/articles/504/504...html?fromint=1

Just came across this article on another forum and thought some of you might be interested. http://www.geocities.com/altbinaries...l/mp3test.html I would have done the test slightly differently myself, but it is by far the best attempt at a proper scientific blind trial of MP3 vs WAV on...

I am considering buying an ihp in a couple of months when I have a stop-over in the US (still not available where I live). I want to use it with a headphone amp and probably some ER4s canalphones. But I need to be able to listen to fm, and switch from music to fm without much hassle (curently...