Hey Head-Fi,   Recent joiner here and I have a couple headphones already but am looking for much more. I have the Ultrasone HFI 780s but they don't pack nearly enough punch for me and sound far too tinny; I also have the V-Moda M80s which I like a lot but am looking for an overall upgrade...

Hello Headfi, first post here.   Is there some kind of "Introduce yourself" thread? If so, please point me towards it. :)   I've been lurking these forums for a few days as I've been on the lookout for a new set of cans. I've ended up deciding that I'll go with the V-Moda M-100. I come...

Hey there lovely people of Head-Fi,   Like the title says, I am wondering if I should get myself a USB DAC for my laptop for general music listening. My budget is max $150.00 AUD (Australian Dollars). Interestingly enough, I decided to use RMAA (Rightmark Audio Analyzer) to test my current...

I am looking for a high quality headset or pair of headphones + mic and possibly external amp + dac that reach "audiophile" level. I would like to stay under $500 for the setup, if possible. This will be used for gaming on my Xbox and PC plus music and movies on my PC.  As far as taste goes, I...

Now that I have good headphones (Shure srh840), and I can notice the difference between a CD on a stereo and a 320 kbps mp3 made from the same CD, I have a few questions as far as using my laptop is concerned.   1. Would I get better sound out of my laptop with a DAC/amp/both with WAV...

Hi guys, I may have some money coming my way soon and wanted to get some advice on a good DAC/AMP Combo to drive my HE 500'S for $400 AUD. I like a clean transparent sound.

hello.. for over 1week of research i still not get what i needed (Sorry for my bad english)   so basically i almost read 3/4 of the post here in headfi because of dac   BTW my list of headphones are   Sony XB500 Modded(Recabled and changed drivers) Ath-M50 Shure 215e   My...

Alright so both are in my price range of ~200 USD. I am going to pair them with my Beyerdynamic DT 990's 250ohms. I have no other audio gear right now besides my headphones.   Music Preferences from most listened to least: Electronic Classical Jazz Rock Rap.   I'm a huge bass...

About to buy one of these guys, either the O2+ODAC or Schiit Modi/Magni.   Leaning towards Schiit because of the DC plug being on the back and price being somewhat lower. Can anyone tell me whether one combo would be better over the other for reasons that I didn't list above?

So at last my first post.   Here I come:   I got a pair of Grado 225i and now I want a desktop amp/dac combo for them. I have "reduced" my list to this:   JDL O2/ODAC Schiit M+M Schiit Asgard 2 + Modi  HRT Headsreamer     I am looking for:   Something to match my...

First let me say I am sorry if this info is already posted in some forum somewhere else.  I have done a lot of searches and read many posts, but nothing is exactly what I need.   I want the best quality listening experience possible, for a reasonable price.  I recently purchased some V-Moda...

Right now I'm amping my HD650 with the internal amp of the Benchmark DAC1. Plenty of power, but the sound signature is reportedly on the lean side. Or perhaps there is no real sound signature as it is meant to be very neutral.   Anyway, the bass output on my HD650 is not overly satisfying at...

Hi there,   i dumbwise sold my customized srh940s and need something that can fill the hole it has left. so if i do buy a new headphone it should have at least the qualitys of the shure but should be better soundwise also.   what i am looking for:   - even more details than the...

What headphones would you recommend for dance, trance, hardcore, synthpop....etc. If money wasn't an issue at all?   I often hear the term that the headphone is "too slow" for dance music. So what high end "fast headphones" would you recommend?

Either going to get the HD650 or a DT880/DT990.   Currently, I have an E7 which has been fine on my M50, but from what I understand - these upgraded headphones are going to require more. I'm mainly going to play off my computer.   I can get the E09K for $110 and plug my E7 into that.  ...

Hello all, and thanks in advance for the help. I recently ordered the HE-500's, and am trying to decide whether I should keep them or not. The card's specs are here: http://www.soundblaster.com/products/sound-blaster-zxr.aspx#specs   In short, the card has a 600 ohm 80mw headphone amp, the...

Hey fellas. Okay so I've been searching all over this forum and I've come to the conclusion of either getting the HD650s or the HE-400. Yes I know they've been compared again and again but every thread just gets contradicted by another thread. One will say the HD650 has better refined sound with...

Hey :)     I am looking for a new pair of headphones. They need to be under 525 dollars (353 GBP)   I am going to use the headphones for pretty much everything. Gaming, music at home, music from iPhone, skyping, movies... everything.   They need to have/be the following:  ...

Wasn't sure what to call it but:   I am sure many of us have desktop speakers as well as headphones so how do you switch between the two?  For example, with the Schiit Modi, I have to manually switch out the RCA cables. Any way or thing that makes this process easier? Obviously it has to be...

Hi guys,   Since I bought my new audio setup a few weeks ago I've had a constant problem. Every so often (maybe 10% of the time) there is a high pitched, oscillating noise in the right ear of my headphones (beyer DT880 600 ohm), I'd say it goes between 10 KHz and 13 KHz as a rough estimate. I...

Hi everyone. firs I'm so happy found this forum. May be my question will be silly to somebody, but I'm confused little bit.   I'm gonna buy headphones. and with that came so many issues.. I have audio interface m-audio firewire 410 and that devise has two headphones outputs with volume...

Hello, everyone.  I've been unable to make up my mind on a desktop dac and headphone amp in the $150-200 price range; I've been lurking for a long time, but I feel it would help more to get a dialogue going.  They're going to be driving my Sennheiser HD 558s, so I know a high powered amp isn't...

    Woohoo!  New $99 Schiit Modi Async USB DAC to go along with the new Magni amp.

Im currently considering the modi/magni stack, I also am kind of feeling a headphone upgrade (coming from sr80s). However, I was curious if the modi would be a definite upgrade from the asus dsx card. For reference the asus has the Wolfson WM8766G (and/or?) Wolfson WM8776. If I got the asus id...

I bought a pair of AKG K550 which i'll get Friday. Do you think I could get a RCA to 3.5mm Female plug and use a MODI DAC with them as the AKG K550 doesn't need an amp?