Had mine for several years. It has been powered on and in nearly continuous service as a TV sound and music headphone amplifier ever since. Works very well for me in that role- giving clear dialog, tones, and a sense of atmosphere to dolby soundtracks or music videos. It has a nice classic look...

Providing you have easy to drive phones, what is so bad about just plugging right into the headphone jack when listening on a PC? There seems to be a school of thought that USB dongles/Dacs are better. Initially I thought plugging in a dongle was an improvement, but actually I am not so sure now...

I have been using a pair sent from Japan in black that cost $218  for the past month or so. The head phone sounds clean and transparent, very good detail, it has a decent stage for closed design and handles different kinds of music well. Bass is not lacking for me, and the overall balance seems...

In answer to Genetto61. To drive the Beyer 880's I got the Schitt Vali 2. I have a Magni also but the Beyers sound better with the Vali. It makes a good pairing. The tubes bring that extra little bit of bass kick and tonal flesh to the music, but avoid the overly warm syrup sound some tube amps...

Mine came today. I got it to use for my PC/headphones for work listening. It was totally plug and play with a Dell PC running windows 7. This little thing gives a good lot of extra kick compared to the regular headphone PC jack. The sound is nice, It's driving stock black ATH MSR7 phones ("Japan...

I only have DT 880 600 ohm and they do have an overall bright and light tonal approach. What I mean is they do not have a very full, weighty or "warm" delivery. They do have a great coherence and an excellent amount of space and air, and a nice "soundstage". That is their stand out qualities to...

I don't see a lot wrong with this vid. He might have slipped up on a few technical things- but he did say he is more a music guy than a gear guy. He's merely reporting his experience. So what if he liked the cheaper amp better and does'nt notice a difference with 192K. He is giving his "bottom...

It's the mass production and industrial environment and the conditions that make it repulsive. Shooting and eating an animal in the wild or shooting a bird from the sky to eat seems more humane (unless you're a vegan of course).

n0str3ss And for me the most good looking person around is Olivia Wile, that bone structure...   Yea that bone structure went a long way watching "drinking buddies".

Yea cruddy program. I'm going on looks alone here like the man asked. Who said anything about talent lol.

Yea lol. I'm finding the arm wrestling documentary to be one of the funniest I've seen. I'm not dissing the sport, its serious, with a long world history, and I was reminded that I used to see matches on wide world of sports "back in the day". There's just a tone about the doc that makes me...

Certainly a contender: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s2bSOPJRRw

Well I suppose we could start talking about that satanic proctor and gamble logo...topics for another thread.

On "cutting": Cutting has been around for centuries and is best understood as a form of self-help, however misguided. People who cut, or intentionally injure their skin, often say it helps them relieve tension. Up until now, cutting has been categorized as a symptom of borderline personality...

No the one about sailing around the world.

Thanks for the "Deep Water" suggestion. Watched the whole thing on utube- very well done doc. I vaguely remember something mentioned about this years ago but really did'nt know much about the story. In some ways the story reminds me of Chris McCandless. Man against nature (but in each case the...

Keanu Reeves "Side by Side" examines film versus digital Cameras in the art of film making. It comes on PBS or as a free stream on Netflix.....Interesting. I still prefer film, but all but the most staunch supporters of it will be using digital from now on for their flexibility, economy, and...

Right now I have Verizon DSL internet service. I am getting less than the claimed download speed from verizon- I have never gotten the speed I am paying extra for. Typically I average between 200 and 380 kbps. I am supposed to get between .5 and 7Mbps. What's puzzling is the verizon "download...

On the OP's inquiry, I mostly agree with Martin Colums take on class D, which is a number of years back now, but I would'nt dismiss class D topology as not capable of being advanced to high standards. I would'nt use class D for headphones, class D is best for efficient high power needs. They...

In response to any cans that go "past 50 percent" on magni volume knob question. 600 ohm Beyers took it past that to approach loud levels. The sound was maybe a little lean with them, I like this amp best with my Denon and AT cans.  

Thanks for chiming in....I have'nt used any computer playback software on my stereo system yet, only a modest desktop arrangement for headphone listening and loading up the Walkman. I was curious about the different programs and found this thread. I guess the idea here is that digital computer...

Well I got a chance to try this, I compared Foobar with Sony Media GO. Media Go has something called "gain setting", and it sounds much better if you turn down that gain setting and get your volume mainly from the amp. With the media Go gain turned down I noticed no significant difference...

Quote: British but nonetheless made in "PRC". Only a small number of companies are both designed and manufactured in UK anymore. Naim and Rega are still UK made. Arcam and Quad are China. The last Arcam piece I had was UK made, but that was over ten years ago. I expected same given the...

It is an obvious attempt to look the same but is that a crime? They look very similar, kind of like Pro Keds and Converse all star sneakers or Oreos and Hydrox cookies. I don't know if those had to be licensed from whoever was first but if they did'nt, I don't see much chance here. Unless Yamaha...

Quote: In addition to the grille lines across the middle the 5ma's have 3 air vents, located along the top edge, they would be above where the letters "Denon" are on the headphones in your picture. I could'nt tell from your pic if they are there or not.