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Hey guys, I'm just about to order the Little Dot MKIII, and all I have right now is a laptop with the standard 3.5mm headphone jack. I have a question ... is there a DAC under $200, perhaps closer to $100 actually that will be satisfactory with my laptop and the Little Dot? I can't spend much...

I was in a game earlier and everything was working perfectly. Suddenly I started to hear a really loud buzzing sound coming from my headphones. I thought it was my headphones so I tried replugging them into the jack on my Xonar and suddenly my computer BSOD'd.  When I restarted I plugged my...

Super junior HF'ier here. I have been reading and reading and reading and trying to control my vinyl itch. The more I try the more it itches .. Got a AT USB one for the GF and she loves it.. I am trying to get something cheap to start off too and came across these two options-    Technics SL...

Hi, I received my Audio-GD Digital Interface last week and I tried to listen to some high-definition content (from HDTracks), it is 24/96Khz. However when the DI is connected to my Oritek V4.0 DAC, all I can here is crackle noise :( Needless to say, 24/44.1Khz, 24/48Khz, 24/88.2Khz works fine...

My price range is between £300-350 and these two are more or less perfectly inside that region, if anyone has any other suggestions feel free to say so.   But which out of these two is the better DAC? I'll be using optical or coax from my PC.

So aparently Audio-gd Is coming out with yet another new Balanced DAC. basically this looks like a NFB-17 on steroids with  4x  PCM1704UK instead of dual WM8741.   Considering how well regarded the Ref7.1 (8xPCM1704) and DAC19 (2XPCM1704) are i am willing to bet that this thing is gonna be...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829107001 No specs or anything listed, and very mixed reviews, but it do look cool.      

Updates and where to find them are listed here   1. 22/23 November: Added comments to 'Part (a) Highs'  based on listening with my old Stax Lambda Pro. Obviously, the Corda Concerto was not involved.   2. 20/21 December: See post 48 (p.4) for tentative comments of Beyer T1 with...

If you had $1500 what turntable and cartridge would you get? Please list brand and model. Why would you choose this turntable and cartridge? I am only interested in buying new, not used.   Thanks in advance.

Hello All,   I was wondering if anyone knows an solution to the question I'm about to raise. I am looking for a music server. I'd like the music server to be a server with a hard drive to store all of the music. I'd also like it to have a digital out because I'm using an external DAC. But...

Hi. I've been a lurker for some time, but I have to ask you a question about DACs.   I have a DAC Destroyer from hotaudio, which I'm pleased with.   I now look at some 24bit DACs, and what I've read is that Musiland gotten quite some nice review among you guys. Right?   My system is...

Anybody knows some information ?

I hate to make another one of these threads, but every DAC thread is about USB, and I rock with a CD player. So I need a DAC with either optical or coaxial input and stereo RCA output. Size doesn't matter, but I do need to stay right around the $250 mark. I have a pretty good nuetral amp and...

  I couldn't find a thread to discuss this new DAC in so here it is.   - http://epiphany-acoustics.co.uk/our-products/e-dac-24bit-miniature-usb-dac/   - http://www.jdslabs.com/item.php?fetchitem=39   - http://headnhifi.com/index.php/shop/objective     I already have a Sabre...

I've had little luck finding reviews of this device. I know it's quite new but still! While I'd love to hear anything about it, I'm particularly interested in how it compares with the audinst hud-mx1 and other budget priced, compact setups for USB audio. I'm considering it for use with a...

     Anyone managed to get their hands yet on this new entry level DAC from Peachtree?   Peachtree DAC*IT RRP $449AUD   I've only read one review and it suggests that it is quite detailed in the same vein as other Sabre32 DAC's like the Eastern Electric Mini Max but the output...

  This is my reiew of Audio-gd NFB-9.2. After having sold my modded Museatex Bitstream, I have been in search for the perfect dac (or a more perfect dac), which could replace it for its believable tonality, its wonderful sense of colour and reality given to instruments, possibly offering...

I've been looking for an universal CD/SACD/DVD/DVD-Audio player with variable analog stereo line output, but it seems that they are a dying breed.  I am afraid my Cambridge Audio DVD89 will die one day, and I'll be left high and dry.  Any info on such a player?

Esoteric D-07 vs Weiss DAC 202 , which is better. Also, must I get a Macbook to output through firewire? Is there any adaptor available for the iphone 4 or ipad which allows me to output music from the iThing and connect it to the DAC? Many thanks!

Has anyone heard the NFB-17/17.2 from Audio-gd? I'm looking for a replacement for my Cambridge Audio DacMagic. Having a hard time choosing between the NFB-17.2, a used Rega or a used Stello DA100 sig. What would you guys choose? I am going to use it with a Lake People G100 and Hifiman HE-300...

Hey all:   Just a quick note to say that after a 25 year absence I'm back to spinning vinyl and could not be happier!  Just wish I had kept all of my records that I sold to get into CD's (or the perfect sound forever).

I thought I would start a running thread to answer questions about turntable setup.  I hope other people will contribute, but I will monitor this thread as much as I can.  Fire away!

waht is a good dac to go whit a asgard amp and d5000?

A few months back I had an ant infestation in my basement office, and they decided my Audioengine A2s were an ideal place to build a nest... After taking care of the ant problem, I had to toss the speakers. I finally got around to buying a new set of computer speakers. I looked at the B&W MM-1...

Hello! I am about to upgrade my audio-gd.com Reference 9 with the TE8802 - Chip - upgrade. That will make it support asynchronous USB. My main intention is, to connect the DAC by USB to the squeezebox touch SBT. This would potentially be an enhancement in audio quality. At least I hope so...