I plan to upgrade (well I wonder if you call it upgrade as the only thing I have right now are Sennheiser HD555) my audio system: Laptop (Malibal/Clevo P170HM) ODAC (or would you recommend something else?) Little Dot MK III Sennheiser HD600 Thanks to  filus for helping me with choosing...

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?

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...

Hi all. First of all, let me quickly introduce myself. Im a 26 yr old who has just been bitten by the audiophile bug a few days ago. I took study leave(im a doctor) and spent all that time researching the net for pre-amps, amps(tube vs solid state), DACs(and do i really need em?!?), sources etc...

I'm looking for an amp for my DT990 Pro 250ohms. As long as it's 200 or under, maybe a tad more, and I'd prefer portable unless there's something non portable that's great for the price. I'm mostly looking for an AMP/DAC combo so it's all in one package and I don't have to buy anything else. So...

I am wondering how much power the alpha dogs really need. What are your opinions on a JDS Labs ODAC and C5 rig?  My source would be my phone which is a HTC One. Any better options? Cheers! 

Hello! So I am brand new to the area of high-quality headphones and need people with more knowledge on the topic than me to make some decisions for me. :)   I've been doing a lot of research over the past few weeks and am currently looking at the Audio-Technica ATH-M50's or Denon AH-D1100's...

Whats the best Amp/DAC combo at $150 or so? I was gonna go for a Nu Force Icon uDac2 but I am told it adds some treble and I am not sure that would be a good pairing with my DT 990's So I am looking for something in that price range that wont color the music brighter than it already is.

Hello to my fellow Head-Fiers,   I hate posting for the first time requesting help, but I just found this forum and been reading some threads and it seems like there are so many audiophiles sharing detailed info about a variety of headphones that I had to reach out for your personal input...

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I have done a lot of searching here on HF, and the internet in general, but most of the results seem to tailor to a more basshead listener. The tracks I enjoy most are the ones that give you great detail, instrument separation, and depth through soundstaging. My listening is split pretty evenly...

Hey guys:D   I am trying to get a system for my reading/relax room:D     I have:   amp - arcam alpha 8 cd - marantz 63mkII KI signature speakers - B&W 603  ----------------------------» might get the Monitor Audio BX2 because room is small... opinions?   headphone amp - JDS...

I currently own a Musiland 02 US DAC and a mini3 amp. I've been thinking about upgrading for a while and have heard some good things about the ODAC/O2 combo. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on whether it's worth upgrading to the said combo. I plan to use it with the Denon AH-D2000...

Hey guys, at the moment I'm in the market for a new pair of headphones, and I was looking at getting a pair of Grados, either the SR80i, or the SR60i. Is there a large difference in the sound quality between the two? I've read that the 60's are easier to drive, while the 80's sound much better...

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.

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...

hey guys, i just ordered an fa-003 clone from jaycar, and i want a decent amp+dac to go with them. question is: will fiio e10 do the job or should i step it up to nfb-12.1 or o2+odac?

Hello, I'm looking for an amp for my Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250ohms. I'm willing to spend around $200 max. Which is the best out of the 3 listed in the title? I listen to mostly Trance and Electronic music.

  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 have been comparing my iBasso DX50 to my iPod Classic (7G) for the past couple of weeks...and, while the LO of the DX50 far surpasses that of the Classic, the DX50 keels over at the mere sight of the Classic when it comes to driving my 4.Ai. Using my HD800/O2/ODAC setup (the O2 is temporary; I...

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

i was planning to buy the O2+ODAC Combo by nwavguy. anyone know how it will sound compare fiio e10 (got e10 abd hd598 right now) ?   and what headphone i will buy for it ? HD598 or HD650 ?   listening mainly by laptop and c-pop, jpop, kpop, ballad, female voice...  

Seeing if anyone has anything else to add? Im currently set on getting an nfb 12.1. I will also be getting the O2 Any last things i forgot? Ive taken looks at maverick d1, asgard, matrix d stage, odac, ef5 etc etc(some arent dacs) and for $250 total or $215 for device with recommendations...

This is my first post here so please let me know if this is the wrong place or against forum rules.     I've been looking for a new headphone amp and the NuForce Icon HDP is one of a couple I've been looking at.  I happened to stumble across it on the Best Buy website today and promptly...

Hello,   I am trying to build a small office setup.  I was hoping to buy a cd player for pretty cheap and connect it to a dac/amp combo, maybe the O2/ODAC.  My question is, where I to do this, how do I do the cables from the CD player to the ODAC?  I am under the impression it takes USB...