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Help! What's best Dedicated DAC with a seperate AMP/Pre fully balanced <$1,500?
Help! What's best Dedicated DAC with a seperate AMP/Pre fully balanced <$1,500? I need 2 seperate items: 1) Balanced DAC 2) Balanced Amp/Pre with balanced headphone out, XLR out, and 2x XLR inputs. Thanks!- brunk
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- rme-babyface-usb-2-0-high-speed-audio-interface-10-in-12-out schiit-mjolnir yulong-sabre-d18 dedicated-source-components dacs audio-gd musical-fidelity-m1
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Wolfson 8740 chip
I found out that CA DacMagic and Rega Saturn use the same chip(Wolfson Dual Differential 8740 Dac ) .Is is not weird that an high end cd player and a budget Dac use the same chip?Anyone could me explain this?- nbaptista
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- headamp-pico-upsampling-usb-dac cambridge-audio-azur-dacmagic-plus dedicated-source-components rega-saturn-cd-player dacs fiio-e7-usb-dac-and-portable-headphone-amplifier
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Best DAC < $400 (for DT 880 and Little Dot MK III)
I recently bought a pair of DT 880 (600Ohm) headphones and a LittleDot MK III tube amp to go with them, and I was looking for a nice DAC to complete my setup. Any suggestions? I'm a relatively new audiophile and have almost no experience with DACs. I've been doing research for a few...- vs17
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- hrt-music-streamer-ii-high-resolution-usb-d-a-converter beyerdynamic-dt-880-premium-headphones centrance-dacport-usb-headphone-amp little-dot-dac-i beyerdynamic-dt880s audio-gd-nfb-5 fiio-e10 beyerdynamic-dt-880-32-ohm little-dot-mk-iii zero-audio-zh-bx500 musical-fidelity-v-dac-ii-upsampling-digital-to-analog-converter-with-asynchronous-usb-input cambridge-audio-azur-dacmagic-plus zero-audio-zh-bx300 dedicated-source-components audio-gd-nfb-3-1 dacs fiio-d3
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Cheap USB line level DAC
Hi all, I've been using the search function for a while, and couldn't find a specific answer. I've developed the need for a cheap line-level dac to work in conjunction with my JDS C421 amp. I mostly just use my iphone with 320kb/s track > LOD > C421 I've been wanting to give...- dnullify
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- jds-labs-odac head-direct-hifiman-hm-101 jds-labs-c421-headphone-amplifier dedicated-source-components dacs hrt-headstreamer
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B&O RX turntable
Turntable plays great, except when the last song is done and the tonearm starts to move into the blank area that sets up the arm to return to the start position. The problem here is that the tonearm is trying to return to start before the arm has lifted off the record and I get this brief...- fanuja
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- dedicated-source-components turntables
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Cambridge Audio 640p Phono Stage Mod Question
Does anyone know if there is anyway to increase the gain on this? It sounds pretty low to me on my LittleDot Mk IV and I'm hoping that there's a way to increase it. If it requires soldering or something of that nature, I'm fine with paying someone who is capable to do this for me if...- mab1376
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- little-dot-mk-iv cambridge-640p-outboard-audiophile-mm-mc-phono-stage-silver dedicated-source-components
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DAC for Receiver
Hello, I am looking to upgrade my setup. At the moment I am using a 2006 Mac Mini lined out to a Denon AVR-1600 ->> 2 JVC tall standing speakers + Velodyne VRP 12 inch rear ported series subwoofer. That being said the sound is pretty good just with that, but I am looking to push it to the...- Abovetheair
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- muse-da20 hot-audio-dac-destroyer dedicated-source-components dacs smsl-sd-1955
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DAC upgrade suggestions (if necessary?)
My current and fairly established (=happy) setup comprises of my laptop to an iBasso D10 (DAC section only) -> Burson AB-160 Buffer -> Little Dot MKIV-LE with upgraded tubes. I'm thinking of getting an M2Tech hiFace interface to see whether there's an improvement over the current USB...- Philski
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- ibasso-d10-cobra burson-audio-ha-160d dedicated-source-components m2tech-hiface-hi-end-s-spdif-output-interface-ehifacer dacs
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1st USB DAC - still have some questions
Hi all! I recently acquired an AudioEngine D1 USB DAC and am loving it. Using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I have been reading up quite a bit on here but still have some questions about a few things. Any help would be great 1. Im using Kernel Streaming through Foobar at the moment and it has...- vooch311
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- audioengine-d1-premium-24-bit-dac computer-audio dedicated-source-components dacs
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The battle of $149 USB DACs
On the near corner, the challenger, the JDSLabs ODAC: And on the far corner, the reigning champ, the HRT Music Streamer II: Halverson vs. The Unmentionable. Which one is your poison?- Mauricio
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- hrt-music-streamer-ii-high-resolution-usb-d-a-converter jds-labs-odac dedicated-source-components dacs
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Help with selecting a DAC
Hello, I’m considering on purchasing my first DAC, but I really don’t know where to start. First let me explain and detail my current setup. It’s a vinyl setup TT: VPI Scoutmaster with a Dynavector 17D3 cartridge Phono stage: Aesthetix Rhea (tube phone/pre) Marantz PM11S2...- ramarge3653
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- anedio-d2-dac wadia-121-decoding-computer-digital-to-analog-converter yulong-sabre-d18 woo-audio-wa-6-se fostex-hp-p1 audio-gd-nfb-5 audiophilleo-2 tascam-us122mkii-usb-audio-midi-interface blue-circle-bc507 smsl-sd-793-minidac dedicated-source-components yulong-d100-mkii dacs hrt-music-streamer-ii-plus-high-resolution-usb-d-a-converter audio-gd-dac-3se smsl-sd-1955 wyred4sound-dac-2
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AVAILABLE JULY 2012 - ADL Esprit DAC and Digital Preamplifier | 24/192 DAC and ADC - 24/96 USB - Low Jitter Clock Recovery System
Hallo Head Fiers Friend After last year 2011 Furutech launched USB DAC amp GT 40 and portable DAC amp ADL cruise , this year in July 2012 Furutech launch new ADL Esprit DAC and Digital Preamplifier | 24/192 DAC and ADC - 24/96 USB - Low Jitter Clock Recovery System Please read more...- rudi0504
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- dedicated-source-components furutech dacs furutech-adl-esprit
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Worth fixing up a Kenwood KD-3070 turntable, unknown cart/head?
First post, hope it goes well. Hi. Greetings? Salutations. I have about $200-300 budgeted for a turntable system. I'm starting from scratch, have some records already, and will be listening mostly to classical, orchestral and solo piano with some opera if it turns up. Oh and some...- reaqter
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- dedicated-source-components turntables
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Best USB DAC to pair with SRM-1 and Lambda Pro cans
I am looking for a USB dac to play .flac files from my PC. Around $150 would be ideal but I can spend more if the quality would really be worth it. The dac will be fed into the SRM-1 amp. A friend of mine has a SR-202 setup and he uses the Udac2, however, I have read a lot of bad things about...- Stevebobwe
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- jds-labs-odac stax-srm-1-mk2 dedicated-source-components dacs
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Yulong d100 II vs GF Tube DAC-11 vs Audio-GD NFB 10.2 vs Schiit bifrost
Hello everyone, please help to chose. I need DAC+amp\combine with asynchronous USB and cant make a decision between several DAC’s: New yulong d100 II combine, with USB, but only 24\96 450$ http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Yulong-D100-MKII-ASRC-D-A-Converter.html GF Tube DAС-11 also all in...- sstan
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- schiit-asgard-headphone-amplifier audio-gd-nfb-10se audio-gd-nfb-10-32 audio-gd-nfb-10 yulong-d100-mkii dedicated-source-components schiit-valhalla dacs yulong-d100 grant-fidelity-24-192-tubedac-11-digital-to-analog-converter-with-tube-output schiit-audio-bifrost-dac
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E-MU 0404 USB: Repair after voltage mismatch? Any clue?
Dear all! I own a E-MU 0404 USB that I used mainly for vinyl archiving, and I was rather happy with it. I used a nice power supply, DIY based on a super teddy reg, which gave it an additional boost in terms of musical quality. However, I mismatched the voltage once I connected it... and...- ursdiego
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- emu-0404-usb-2-audio-midi-interface dedicated-source-components dacs
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Yamaha DVD-S2500. Please help with firmware ver 0.58
Hello, I just picked up a Yamaha DVD-S2500 for $60 total from Ebay. The original owner never did the firmware version 0.58 upgrade. I have search for the firmware all over the net and all over the forums, cant find a thing! Can anyone out there help me out with finding the firmware?- BruinAnteater
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- yamaha dedicated-source-components blu-ray-dvd-universal-players
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Why does the peachtree audio dac*it advertise sabre 9023 chip but uses 9022
Isn't the 9023 the better chip? Is that false advertising- DoctaCosmos
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- dedicated-source-components peachtree-audio-dac-it-digital-input dacs
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Realistically, how much of a difference will I notice upgrading my DAC?
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...- mac336
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- blue-circle halide-design-dac-hd calyx-audio dedicated-source-components asus-xonar-essence-one peachtree-audio hifiman-he-500 dacs schiit-audio-bifrost-dac centrance-dacport-lx-ultra-low-noise-portable-usb-dac yulong
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HD595 - Should I get a DAC?
Hi there, Due to my surroundings, 90% of the music I listen to is done at my desk, straight from my computer. After reading a few threads on here, it seems many people are speaking about the use of DAC's and headphone amps. Does it go: Motherboard audio out --> DAC -->...- Bomster
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- asus-xonar-dg-cmi8786-sound-card sennheiser-hd-595-headphones dedicated-source-components dacs asus-xonar-dgx fiio-e10
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Beginner turntable questions
Hey guys, I'm looking to get into vinyl on a (relatively) low budget. I looked around and I can get a Music Hall MMF-2.2 for about $250, slightly used. This seems like a pretty decent deal to me, but I'm not sure if I should go for it. I'm pretty new to this stuff, so I was wondering if it...- HeroicPenguin
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- dedicated-source-components turntables music-hall-2-speed-belt-driven-turntable-catalog-category-home-portable-audio-component-audio-receivers
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Wadia 861 Digital output
I am trying to implement some digital room correction using a DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2.0 Dual Core.in conjunction with my Wadia 861. Athough the Dual core also accepts Analogue inputs, I want to keep all the processing in the digital domain and then go to the Wadia DAC inputs.. I have...- gazar
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- wadia-861-cd-player dedicated-source-components cd-sacd-players
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Not sure for 100$
What would be the best turntable i could get for 100$. I will be using headphones.- wolfetan44
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- dedicated-source-components turntables audio-technica-at-pl60-fully-automatic-belt-driven-turntable
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DAC with volume knob for active speakers (<300$)
Hello, my first post here :) I'm looking for a DAC with a headphone jack, a volume knob, analog RCA out and optical/coaxial in. My main purpose is to use the DAC with my PC and my active studiospeakers (via RCA-out). Secondly connecting my headphones, some of the middle AKG products...- w00tw00t
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- audioengine-d1-premium-24-bit-dac logitech-squeezebox-touch maverick-audio-tubemagic-d1 audio-gd-nfb-12 dedicated-source-components dacs aune-x1 matrix-mini-i-dac
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DACMagic Plus Impressions
Just delete this if we already have one - search never seems to give me what I'm looking for. Personally, I like the looks - just need to hear the thing ... http://www.whathifi.com/news/cambridge-audio-expands-dac-range-with-wireless-dacmagic-plus * A reworked USB input that...- estreeter
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- cambridge-audio-azur-dacmagic-plus dedicated-source-components cambridge-audio dacs yulong-d100 schiit-audio-bifrost-dac
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