Hi guys, first of all sorry for my english    I have a doubt regarding the connections that i should make for my hi fi system. I have 2 speakers Dali Ikon 6 connected to an amplifier Atoll in50. And till here everything is fine. Tomorrow i will receive the Nuforce Icon Hdp and i will...

I want to buy best 2.1 Speakers money can buy  (Max. US$ 400.)   Now the problem is where i live, there is nothing like you hear speakers before you buy them... we have to purchase without listening & returns are not accepted as well. The only speaker available to hear and demo are by...

I just purchased Beyerdynamic D770 Pro 250 ohms, and I have the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829121120 Soundcard in my PC, but I'm using a crappy 15   year old Sony Receiver to power my speakers atm, I want to get a nice desktop headphone amp to run straight from my...

hi, lately i decided to buy myself some new pc speakers and probably a sound card ( since i dont have one). im looking for a 2.1 speaker system. Ideally one of the speakers would have a mini-jack entry so i can plug in my headphones (atm-m50). i dont know what else to add, looking for...

Hi,   It's been a while since my last post here. I avoided head-fi (for economical reason) and managed to save myself some money and built a new PC earlier this month.   I need help on deciding an amp and/or sound card for $200. This time, budget is strictly $200 or under (if possible).  ...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if connecting the computer soundcard (from the motherboard) with a 1/8 jack to a Pioneer Reciever to the CD input with (RCA) would enhance the audio.  I plan to use my ATH-m50s to plug into the Pioneer headphone jack.  

I am looking for an inexpensive sound card to amp headphones around 80 ohms.  Dolby Headphone would be a plus (for headphone surround), but I don't necessarily need Dolby Live functionality as I am not planning to hook up to surround receiver to need encoding for optical out.  Just looking to...

Hi !   First of all, although I am new to this forum and don't know much about hifi, I did read the forum before posting here. But I still don't know what would be good for me.   I am looking for a good AMP + DAC combo under the 600$ price range. Here is my situation :   - I would...

Hey all,   I have been trying several different headphones, but still have yet to find one I like.  I started with the ATH-M50s.  I loved the sound, but the comfort was an issue.  It had too much clamping force, and not enough ventilation to prevent sweat, and the pressure was too much.   ...

Does the E9 help to "clean up" the sound quality? I know it isn't a DAC and that's why it has the port for the E7, but I plan on using it with my computer and the DT990 Pros 250 Ohm. The only problem is my computer's sound card is horrid and a few of the audio files are subpar; not horrible, but...

Hi, I'm considering purchasing 600Ω DT880 Premiums for home use and I need an amp to drive them. I don't have much to spend on it (about $150). I was consider the following amps: Focusrite 2i2 Echo audiofire 2 Fiio E9 Objective2 Will any of these drive the 880s or is there a better choice? Thanks.

I recently posted a thread asking about what kind of headphones best fits me, but i have done more research and rather than reposting my new thoughts on that thread, i thought i'd start fresh and list my newer thoughts in a newer thread.     I am currently looking for a pair of headphones...

 So I just bought the DT880's with 250ohm impedance and haven't gotten an amp or dac yet. I heard that there is a possibility of damaging them from under driving them. I'm using them on my computer right now and I can get them louder than I even need. Is there more to driving headphones than...

I've been lurking around the head-fi forums doing some research (including a long read of Mad Lust Envy's gaming headphone thread) on my next pair of gaming headphones for a while now and have narrowed my search down to two candidates:  The beyerdynamic DT990 Pro and the AKG Q701.  Both seem...

Hello everyone I have been reading this forum for a good long while now but just now got on here to get some feed back on my first major head phone purchase. I have always enjoyed listening to music and watching movies with great sound and I am also a PC gamer although I do not spend as much of...

Currently running an he 598 powered by fiio e11 and a xonar dg. Looking to upgrade to a much better dac and one that matches the 598. I mostly listen to technobase.fm radio station all day long but I do have all my CDs ripped into lossless flac, such as Celine dion, Barbara Streisand, many 80s...

My current setup is very simple. I am currently using:   Onboard card Winamp + Enhancer DSP plugin. Logitech z523 speakers (It's a 2.1)   I am thinking of getting a new card so I can "fully" appreciate my FLAC files. My budget is around $50 - $100. Also, if you have any...

My sound card (X-Fi Titanium, non HD) seems to introduce a bit of static into my tracks at this point, the bitperfect sounds much better in comparison, but I know that little thing has a bit of trouble driving my DT990s (600ohm, how do you insert the symbol for that via keyboard anyway? XD).  ...

Hi everyone.   Need some advice here.   At the moment, my PC has a mobo (no soundcard) with a TOSLINK SPDIF out. And I'm using the E17 as both DAC + AMP combo (using the Toslink) to listen to my music. It's serving me well so far but I'm thinking of possible combinations to improve...

I'm a bit confused on this. I need an extremely budget soundcard recommendation (<40 bucks). All I want it to do is provide me with the ability to have 5.1 or preferably 7.1 channel output over coax or optical. This is where my confusion comes in. Is optical limited to 5.1 channels or was that...

Hey guy ive been lurking around the headfi forums for a while. my first purchase after reading suggestions on here was a pair of audio technica ath ad700 headphones that i use for gaming and listening to music on my sanza clip. after hearing what i thought was awsome sound quality compared to...

Hello head-fi community. I purchased a pair of dt770s about a month ago and I love them. I burned them in for 100 hours with white noise and I pair it with a 18v cmoy that also runs off of a 24v dac. I mostly run the headphones out of my integrated sound in my four year old PC. I usually stream...

Posted in another forum but might help to post here too.   I've been using my Fiio E17 + L7 as my DAC and my E17 just died a week ago. It's going to China for repair so I'm trying to figure out if there' s a cheap alternative that I can buy to have as a DAC sufficient for my Audioengine...

Hi i looking for new soundcard i got the speakers microlab solo 6c and headphones - Shure se215 my motherboard (if it matters) - gigabyte ga-770ta-ud3 my budget is : 100$ i think about asus xonar d1 there is another options?

Hi, I'm new to this site and I just had a question I was hoping someone would be able to answer for me. I currently have the Logitech Z623s but I feel like the mids and highs are just okay.       Are there any speakers out there that can keep up with the bass output on these but can do a...