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...

I've been looking into the Dennon d7000's or the Audez LCD-2's and I would like to know if the Fiio E17 amp would work well with them? I would also appreciate it if you could recommend other portable amps (<$250). I will also be using an iPhone.

Hi,   Which DAC would you recommend for connecting to little dot II >> Grado Magnum cans in the budget limit mentioned in the subject?   Thanks

I have a Belkin usb (F4U040) hub that I have been using on and off with my ODAC. The hub has an external power supply. When I unplug the power supply from the hub, my ODAC still gets power from my computer. I assume that when the power adapter is unplugged from AC, the Belkin usb hub acts as a...

Hello Head-Fi! I intend on getting the O2/ODAC combo and spending $250-$300 on headphones. My initial choice was the DT880, but I've heard that it has recessed upper-mids that make female artists sound a little less than stellar. I'm very unfamiliar with audio and its qualities, so is there...

okay so long time ago i bought my sennheiser hd 650 and ive been very happy with them , a couple of days ago i finally took the plunge to get a nice amp for them Vincent Audio KHV-1pre headphone amplifier/preamplifier is the amp i bought , but i dont have a dac i need one that will be good with...

I currently have a JDS Labs C5 and ODAC combo. The amp & a Sansa Clip+ have been serving me very well on my travels. Now that I'm back in the office (a craptacular Dell laptop docking station setup), I'm moving back to my ODAC setup on Windows + Foobar 2000.   When I was setting things up the...

I bought a pair of Audio Technica ATH-AD700's a few months ago and absolutely love them. The sound is better than any headphones I have listened to in my life. But now I am reading about amps, and that they improve the sound? Is it worth buying an amp for these headphones? Will the improvement...

Hi,   Long time (as in reeeeally long) time lurker. Never had to register because most of my questions were answered via search, but I have one that I couldn't really find anywhere else.   I'm thinking about getting a external DAC as my Titanium HD's EMS is just intolerable at higher...

I am considering buying the Audeze LCD-2's however they are very expensive. If I got them, I would only be able to spend $300 on a Desktop Amplifier/DAC. Which Desktop Amplifier/DAC do you think is best for the Audeze LCD-2's for under $300?

How do they sound together? Is Valhalla a good match for my LCD-2?

So I was thinking about buying the O2 + ODAC combo for $250. But then I saw that if I was using a computer with this Is would need it to be USB. I this true? Also could I get a better amp and DAC for $250?

I am quite noob with everything related to audio but I have a decent ears and I like quality. I only got two little question for you guys today.     I Got my eyes on the ATH-A900 headphone and X-Fi Titanium HD Sound card as my source and an very nice guy on this forum advised me to get...

Hi guys, I bought a Sennheiser HD600 today on impulse, just after getting a Beyer DT880 250 ohms a week ago. This adds to my collection of Grado SR325iS, ATH-M50, ATH-AD700, AKG K550, etc. My music is predominantly rock, Blues, R&B and are usually from my iMac in Lossless and 320. I have an...

Currently running an he 598 powered by fiio e11 and a xonar dg. Looking to upgrade to a much better dac and one that matches the 598. I mostly listen to technobase.fm radio station all day long but I do have all my CDs ripped into lossless flac, such as Celine dion, Barbara Streisand, many 80s...

Hi all,   I bought the Sennheiser HD650 several days ago. I am searching for an amp that would not burn my pocket but can decently drive the HD650 and LCD2.2 in the future. I love simple products, therefore, my ideal would be a small desktop amp/dac combo. My budget is flexible, but I...

I was thinking about purchasing the O2 and ODAC. I am debating between a separate O2 and ODAC or getting the one enclosure combo. The reason I would go separate is I can then use the O2 portably (or at least just move it around in my house), and I can't do that with the combo without moving...

Hey guys; it feels great to be back on the forums!   I'm now in the market to upgrade my computer audio. Since I already have some decent headphones, I'd now like to upgrade my computer audio hardware.   It can be desktop or portable, either is fine. I'd like a DAC/amp combo or two...

I'm pretty new to the world of hi-fi audio, and I'm looking into improving my rig for music capabilities.  I'm looking into either getting a new sound card or an external DAC, but I'm not sure which is the better route. To give you an idea for what I want to do, I'd like to set up my computer...

Hi   I have the hifimediy DAC built on ES9023: http://hifimediy.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=83   It's great, and I use it to drive all my headphones directly - FIIO E17 and FIIO E6 are now unemployed. The sound has great detail over the entire frequency range...

When I plug my Nexus 7, running USB Audio Player Pro (UAPP), into my ODAC, then onward to my Tralucent T1, it works great.   But when I plug the Nexus 7 (same cable) (mini-USB on end, into my hub, and then the hub into the ODAC, I get no music. UAPP seems to recognize that there is a DAC...

I need some assistance in which direction I should take.  Lately I've been having some annoying issues with my current soundcard, Auzentech X-fi Forte. Sometimes windows randomly says that it cannot detect it.  I've found that a way around this issue is to go into the audio control panel and...

I have a sound card(Asus Xonar Essence STX) installed in my PC that can simulate Dolby surround in headphones by a something called Dolby Pro Logic, which gives a good surround effect, nice echo and everything, but is only relevant to movies and computer games, not for music. On the other hand...

Hi all, I'm doing this review because of a few reasons:   * Someone out there somewhere will care at some point * I thought it might be interesting * I have both in my possession (ODAC is currently up for trade/sale) so I could   Before we get into the review, here are the details:   THE...

Greetings everyone,   I recently switched from a windows based PC to a Mac running Mavericks (OSx 10.9). From the beginning, I noticed some very obvious clicking and static during music playback.   My set up is, and always has been, Computer > ODAC > O2 > headphones.   Music playback was...