Very cool!  Thanks for the report.  Could you let us know how things work out with the Bifrost, also?   -Dave  

I just bought a blu-ray player, and was unhappy to discover that it can't output the digital information from an SACD into the external DAC I want to buy.  I may have found a solution: an HDMI switcher from Monoprice that will accept HDMI input, and send output via either HDMI or toslink or...

Quote: Very cool!  Unfortunately, it's 6 x the current clearance price of the Emotiva DAC that I was considering.  And, of course, the NAD C541i and the Oppo player are both free, since they're already sitting in my living room.  :-)  This gets to my other question, which is: at what...

Oh!  Looks like a learning opportunity for me.   I think you're saying that there is no analog output circuit separate from the DAC itself.  I thought the DAC itself was a chip, and I suspected that a chip didn't have sufficient voltage (or proper impendence matching) to feed the RCA outputs...

I've read that the Oppo's DAC section is excellent.  But what about the quality of the analog output section?  I can imagine that being bested by the NAD -- or by the the higher priced Oppo player ($1000 instead of $500).

I'm suddenly thinking seriously about buying an external DAC, and I stumbled upon this forum.  What a surprise: folks here seem to value reasoning and evidence and understand the placebo effect!  :-)  A lot of the posts I've read elsewhere raise red flags for me by claiming that one competent...

I think some people might describe the Beyerdynamic DT 990 as having a lively, up-front presentation.  I've never thought My DT990 was too bright or analytical.  I wonder if the KNS 8400 is similar?    

I asked HeadRoom for their take on the AKG vs. KRK question.  Jorge had some interesting thoughts.  He didn't think of the KNS8400 as overly bright, but as more of an 'up-front', lively tonal presentation, compared to the expansive, deeply layered soundstage and slightly more 'laid-back'...

Thanks again.  I appreciate all your investigation and your willingness to share!  The Fischer is the other wild card for me.  I've read some glowing reviews, but how much of that is the "flavor of the month" syndrome?  

Quote: electropop!  This helps a lot.  Thank you.   The thing that worries me is that you found the somewhat bright nature annoying at all.  But I wonder: could this be a property of the recording?  We know that some recordings have annoying treble -- it's in the recording.  A...

Cool suggestion-- thanks!  I've been reading about the KNS-8400.  One thing worries me, though: a couple people have described these as being bright.  Perhaps a little treble emphasis helps people who would use these for monitoring or analyzing the notes the musicians are playing.  But that...

I've recently been reassigned to a work group that's much more crowded and loud, and I'm looking for new headphones as self-defense.  I've hit on AKG K272, which I have found under $200.   Can I do better for under $200?  I've been away from this forum for a while, and I'm reading about all...

Thanks for all your advice. I ended up exchanging the phones with a new set from B&H Photo. B&H rocks! I talked to Gabriel at B&H; he was very understanding and very helpful. The new pair has been burning in for most of this week and I'm having fun listening to them. This pair has absolutely no...

My DT990s just arrived, and I'm hearing a buzzing in the deepest bass, on the right side. This is the 2005 Edition DT 990, purchased from B&H. I'm wondering if I should try to return these as defective. Overall, and out of the box, I really like the sound of the new DT990. So I have these...

I found two threads where people are discussing the differences (or lack of differences) between the Beyer phones. Here's one: Have Beyer improved the drivers on the new DT990/880s? Is there a definitive answer? Here's another: 06 dt880 v 05 dt 990. In this one, Mikey01 says Quote...

Quote: Originally Posted by wae5 Our tastes in music are very similar. I've wanted to try DT880/990s but I'm not sure the 990 bass is appropriate for classical music. Could you shed some light on this vexing issue? Ever listen to Also Sprach Zarathustra, by Strauss? I love that...

Thanks wae5. The K501s are my office phones, fed by a HeadRoom Micro. I like them, but not enough to buy a second pair. The K701 could be a different matter, although I've never tried them. davebot

When I pulled out my recently repaired Beyerdynamic DT990s last night, I discovered that they no longer work! Well, the right channel still works, but the left is dead. Strange, but everything was working when I put them down last. But I've been busy and have been listening to my DT880s for the...

Hmm. No one's tried this? Maybe I should just hand 'em over to Beyer and let them slap a stock $10 cable on 'em - ?

I'm finally thinking of fixing my old Beyerdynamic DT 990. These are the 1989 vintage, 600 Ohm cans. I always liked these, but haven't been using them for the past three years because of a short in the wire to the right ear. I'm wondering whether I should go for a stock Beyer cable, or whether I...

Good for you! I think you'll have a lot of fun listening to your new cans with the new amp. That said, your NAD preamps actually were built with a pretty decent headamp. It wasn't an afterthought for NAD, but one of the selling points in their literature. There's a thread in the Amplification...

I'm one of those folks who have enjoyed an NAD receiver's headphone jack on the other end of a good pair of headphones. I happened across an old flier for NAD's 1155 stereo preamplifier -- mid-1980's, I think. I was interested, because the 7155 receiver had the same basic preamp circuitry, and...

Okay. So do you think the Micro would be a better 501 amp, then?