In general, do external DACs experience any kind of audio lag/delay?   I experience a small measure of lag with my Onkyo 805 (~47ms) when using its DAC (through SPDIF/HDMI/toslink). It is noticeable during certain types of usage, such as monitoring a microphone and music games (ie Rock...

Alright so I own a onkyo r667 receiver that came in my lower end HTIB Onkyo 6100 (700$ all together, so not that great).  Now if I'm buying the ad700's for gaming on my pc/ps3 that both go through my receiver would my receiver be able to push the phones well enough since they are lower quality...

Hi Folks   I am no electronics wiz - but I received the attached circuit diagram from Onkyo today...   It shows the NE5532 based Headphone amp circuit.   There is a bundle of electronics knowledge in the Headfi braintrust....   so how about analysing this circuit and telling...

There's been a lot of talk recently regarding the headphone outs on integrated amplifiers. Particularly, whether or not there is any validity to the assumption that manufacturers consider them as an afterthought. Somewhere in this thread, http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/man...-jacks-338299/...

Hi,   Just wanted to check if there is anybody out there who has experience with the Onkyo HP-50? I am asking because I can buy a pair for +/- 50 dollars which might or might not be good value   Any input is appreciated.   Cheers

Has anyone heard this unit or seen a link for a good review on it? Looking for something to drive my Klipsch kg-4 speakers (and ms1000's from time to time) near this price range. 

Now almost all of my Headphones are Audio-Technica except for YuinPK2 and SonyE888, so my Full-Size is all ATH. Now I want to ask if I can use HA5000 with all of ATH full size headphone ? Like AD2000 , AD1000 , A900 , A1000x , A2000x , W1000x and W5000. Is it suitable to use as an all-rounder...

Hi all,   I have an Onkyo 875 av receiver to which I have various sources connected and have recently purchased a Graham slee novo. I have tried simply connecting the novo to the preouts for the front L and R channels on the back and get no sound from the headphone amp at all. I have also...

About Ipod's digital output, is that better than the sound-card's digital output?   For example,Ipod+Wadia 170/Onkyo ND-S1/Arcam irdock compare to laptop+TC K8.   I also wandering,Wadia 170/Onkyo ND-S1/Arcam irdock,which one is better? Is that the effect can be so different?   Thanks...

AFAIK that this setup works: Ipod --> onkyo DN-S1 dock --> DacMagic   It seems that the Onkyo only supports ipod not Iphone(??). Is there any other way to go?   Thanks!

     

Finally another alternative is out. Onkyo Digital Media Transport ND-S1 KEY FEATURES -Digital Outputs (Optical/Coaxial) -High-precision Clock Reference to minimise jitter -iPod video playback -iTunes Sync/Unsync switch -Audio Selector (iPod/PC) -Resume Music and Video Playback Function...

I am ready to upgrade from my Marantz receiver to a dedicated stereo setup.   I am going to use it to power a pair of homebuilt Fountek RM6K bookshelf speakers with 6.5'' aluminum woofer and ribbon tweeter.   I favor a warmer, tube-like sound over a more analytical system.   My...

i'm building a new computer and ordering parts today. my initial thoughts are to get the asus xonar essence st, but reports of the card sounding aggressive and fatiguing on the high end worry me a little bit. i prefer my treble as unfatiguing as possible ... i usually prefer a sound...

I'm search for getting my iPod to output digitally, I found only 2 docks:   Onkyo ND-S1 WADIA 170i   But in my world the perfect solution would just to have an iPod connector with a toslink digital cable, it should be possible, or am I just dreaming?

If I were to set up a PC for muscic what would be the best way to do it. What music server would be best and how would I get it to sound close to my CD player.

Hey   new to the forum and this is my first post .   I`m thinking about getting this set up, need something next to the bed. Did i miss something? do i need something more?   Ipod (i have one) onkyo digital ipod dock cambridge dacmagic Graham-Slee-Novo Sennheiser hd650 or akg...

Hi I currently own a Sony MZ-RH1 and the Onkyo MD 133 home unit which play both Hi-MD/Regular MD disc. I have hardly used these at all and have been considering getting the Sony A-847 or the Ipod touch 64g. But reading the different forums I'm under the impression that what I have sounds...