dedicated-source-components

Hi there, I'm looking to buy a turntable locally and there's a guy selling a Dual 1216, and he's also selling a AR XA turntable. I've done a little bit of research on both, but really unsure of which would be the better value.   The CL listing for the Dual is...

I'm extremely unfamiliar with this type of equipment, so this may be in the wrong section.   Most if not all my PS3 games provide the option to turn off music. But none have the option to play my own music. I want to run both the PS3 audio plus my ipod into headphones. do i just need a small...

Hi All,   I'm about to sell up some of my old kit and invest into a pair of Audeze LCD2s and the Burson Audio HA-160. I would like DAC recommendations please? I will be using a computer set up. Will have about $1k to play with.   Kind regards,  

Hi Headfiers Here is a new dac from T+A http://www.taelektroakustik.de/index.php?id=349&L=1 on the paper it looks great. what u guys think? thx

I was thinking of upgrading my rdacs power supply with a maplins one.... I was wondering if this could possibly damage it or cause any problems?   Thanks

I've been looking for an inexpensive DAC with both USB and optical inputs and stumbled on this one. I've heard god things about Topping's other offerings, but I'm having trouble finding any info on this particular model. Still, it's pretty tempting as it has all of the inputs I need, and it...

Recently got back in touch with Vinyl, I am wondering what is a good stereo receiver to hold hands so to speak with my TT. Thanks 

W4S has a new $400.00 budget DAC using an ESS chip. Has anyone heard this one yet? I can't locate any reviews.

Hi !   i would like to upgrade my source. can the isabellina compete with the metrum octave on redbook material ?   any other all in one battery amp NOS dac designs on the market ?   thank you   J     Cans:  HD600, SRH1840

I've google some info about Wadia's DAC, and found this. http://www.wadia.com/products/decoding/121/   I found two different panel of 121, @wadia's site should be latest version.     Wadia's newest digital statement   The Wadia 121Decoding Computer is a high performance DAC with...

hey guys,   this looks interesting. anyone knows anything about it?:)

I've never been a fan of juggling CDs - I rip mine to the hard drive then store them out of harm's way - but various companies are still selling CDPs for thousands of dollars, so clearly the rest of the world hasnt followed me lead. Trawling through 6Moons, I came across a review of Stello's...

Word on the street is Audiolab are bringing out a new DAC..   The Audiolab 8200CD known as the cd + DAC is supposed to have an amazing DAC for value..   The new separate DAC which is built upon and apparantly a distance beyond the amazing DAC used in the 8200CD is supposed to be far...

  Several of us have recently picked up the Yulong Sabre D18 DAC and it seems like everyone is impressed with it so far. But obviously we need time to spend with it to for a proper opinion. We've been using the Yulong D100 thread for discussing the new D18 DAC, and someone suggested we start a...

I thought of moving into something decent and start by buying my self a ATM-M50 and at first i was thinking of going with the HRT Music Streamer II but recently i read somewhere that it does not do good when it comes to music with really fast dynamics. I listen to a lot of Metal so now i am in...

It has a terrific DAC. Early impressions are coming out.   http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1299507&page=30   You can stream audio or video from an external hard drive through USB or Sata. No need for a USB digital interface.   I can't wait til March.    ...

Hey Guys,   Cool new Universal player/transport from oppo out!   http://oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-93/blu-ray-BDP-93-Images.aspx   Anyone planning to get one? It DOES do FLAC now AND supports eSATA... quite the feature list and for many tech-challenged people could completely...

First of all, I hope I got the right board for the thread :P   At the moment I've got a setup with 5 sources and 3 outs (good speakers, crappy monitor speakers and headphones) and I was wondering if there was a way to change what source goes where without having to move the cables each time...

Hi folks,   I've been planning my next step into music and figured from my current set-up, the biggest increase in SQ would come from adding a DAC into the mix. Right now I own both Grado 225i and Senn 598 headphones. I use them with a hybrid tube amp, the HiFiMAN EF2A that I tube roll...

Got my Odac module in from JDS Labs, installed into my O2. Some brief thoughts :   Clean clean clean non-offensive treble, but great resolution tight, controlled, impactful bass. resolution dead quiet, silent unforgiving warm detailed easy listening plug n play, no...

New DAC / preamp coming from Kingwa   REFERENCE 10     no price announced as yet   Lots of inputs   I'm curious to know how it will be priced, and how it will sound.   http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/Reference10/RE10EN.htm  

I dont know if anyone here has this DAC, but Stereo Net Australia board member lil Caeser seems to have heard most of the current ~$1K front-runners and rates the M51 very highly   Just ignore that stuff about the Lampizator unless you happen to have 5K ......   NAD Product Page...

  I posted this previously on "Full size headphone amp" forum but didn't receive any reply, I guess I was in the wrong place as I think it is really a DAC question. Sorry, I'm a noob here (though I've been around other audio boards for a while).       I just received a Audio GD...

I bought a Kenwood KD-47F from a thrift store, it included a Shure Presence 2 stylus and I was wondering a) Do you know if it's an MM or MC? or do I have a totally different understanding on what those mean? b) Do any of you have any info. on the turntable? c) I'm thinking of getting a cheap...

The next iteration of Go-Dap specifically designed for the iPhone 4 is now announced at CES. Still about twice as thick and now it seems that all the buttons and indicators are shifted to the left side. There is also a button for selecting the sampling rate/gain at 48k and 96k/24bit when output...