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Audio Engine A5+DAC/AMP or Passive Speakers & Amp (compact Size)??Advice/Suggestions appreciated! Hello Everyone,:o It as been quite some time since I was able to last visit the site,let alone post.Illness is getting the better of me these days but I still dream of quality PC Audio!& Really...

Hi there! Right so recently I bought a new PC...Now I'm buying accessories for my PC, on the list I got now is Headset for gaming and an audio manipulator or something along those lines.. I got 2.0 Bookshelf speakers "Microlab SOLO7C" What I'm looking to do is hook it up to some sort of...

Saturday 19.10.2012 i bought a pair of bowers and wilkins IEM's, today i found this forum and have realised that for me to satisfy myself i need to upgrade from these IEM's to a more stationary setup with full-size earphones, amp and DAC.   i'm a student for the time beeing so i dont have a...

hello,   the title says it all what would do you guys think would be better for hd800s, a asus xonar essence one or a woo audio wa2 and a dac ~$300 or a wa6 and a dac thats ~$400-$500 in price?                                                                                     Thanks...

Wondering what amps you would all suggest that would drive my DT990/600s to their full potential, that would also work with some hifiman or Audeze cans later down the road. If getting one with a built in DAC, or even a seperate external DAC would help over my TiHD, let me know. I'd probably...

Hi all,   I am looking to buy a new DAC which can used as outboard DAC for PC or MAC, to be connected to my amp (NAD C372) in the main system. I am looking at following options :   1) Teac UD-H01 2) PS Audio DLIII 3) Peachtree DACiT 4) ASUS Xonar Essence One 5) Nuforce HDP   I am...

I am a bit confused, hoping someone can help here. I will start with my requirements, most of my music are on the computer, so DAC is a must. Some of them are lossless, and I have some MP3 as well. I listen to all types of music. I also watch some movies through headphone so that I won’t disturb...

Hey guys, been trying to get this working for the past 4 hours and got nowhere. I have two issues   1) Control Panel (either Asus one or CPanel) do not start after reboot. I've tried both official and unified drivers to no avail. The control panel just DOESNT want to start after installation...

I am wanting to buy a sound card, which will then go into a DAC, then an amp for my headphones.  It will also be used to send the PC audio to my home theater, any suggestions? (I have a pair of k702's, and am going to get a 5.1 channel Polk setup (don't know the receiver yet) (I'm also using...

Hey guys,   I've been enjoying my Asus E1 DAC for a few months now, using it to play music from my PC through to my hifi setup. Pleased with the results, but have decided to take the plunge and do an opamp upgrade.   I spent a couple of hours yesterday researching on the numerous...

Actually I need some help..I'm totally new to audiophile sound but I now own a couple of "fairly" High-end headphone. Here is my setup: Shure 535 IEM Sennheiser IE8 Beyerdynamics DT900 edition (600Ohms) NuForce uDac2   I want to be able to power the Beyer dt990's from my desktop...

Hi !   Could someone tell me which external DAC/Amp to my current Essence STX's S/PDIF output should I buy ? I will use this cans for gaming.   I can't find O2 in any shop, so please give me names of different amp/dac's which will be fine with this cans.   Please for help 

Hello all!   This is indeed my first post on this forum, but I have been a lurker for a while. I am finally breaking into the world of high-end audio (or mid-end audio, or whatever) and after doing as much research as I could, I finally decided I needed to make a post. I definitely...

I want to spend a few words about the device I bought today after thorough testing (3 hours in a silent room in the shop) against three obvious DAC/headamp combos between 500 and 700$. First let me say that before I entered the store, I didn't even know this device existed.  I went in to return...

Hey, I'm planning to spend some money on a decent pair of headphones and amp/dac. I'm a complete newb when it comes to audio. I've looked around on the internet but have not found a clear answer. I'm currently looking at the asus xonar essence one + hd 650s. How will electronic bass music...

First off, I'm driving these and any potential future headphones with my Asus Essence STX soundcard primarily and I was wondering what headphones you guys think can compete or completely blow these out of the water if the max price would be 500$/320€?   Ignore the fact that these I've got is...

I've had for several years some Altec Lansing MX5021 2.1 speakers. They were quite nice and for me they were a best-buy at that time. Since I had felt that they could sound better with a dedicated sound card, I had bought an M-Audio Transit, USB powered audio interface. The difference was...

Hello. I'm new to this forum and whole world of audio devices, but recently I decided to purchase my first DAC+AMP combo. Right now I have in mind ODAC+O2 and Yulong D100mkII, I heard good things about both of them, but I don’t trust USB that much, so I’m a little bit hesitant to buy ODAC+O2...

So I just bought myself a new Asus E1 and Im loving it so far. Sound is not perfect and I have yet to try it with a record player or just two active speakers, but it fits all my needs. Except for one.. for now...   Im trying to get sound from my computer, through the dac to my surround...

I'm currently listening to my HE-500s through a bifrost.  Was looking to possibly upgrade the  DAC (1000 budget).  I was looking at dacs such as benchmark and apogee.    I have no qualms with my current setup, but I'm curious to see how a better DAC will improve the sound, or if I will even...

So these are the two that competes. Theyve got all the features and ins and outs that i need. Just wanted to hear some of your opinion on them because every review that I see seem to tell different things.   How do they compare? Which is more bass-heavy? Which one is more detailed?   I...

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 570 headphones I bought new almost 10 years ago.  I love them, but after reading about the sound quality of so many newer cans I'd like to broaden my horizons.  I just bought an Asus Xonar Essence One DAC and it has blown me away transforming the music on my...