preproman
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'd go for the Saber chip
thanks elwappo990 i think am going to order the he500 from ttvj. that is a great price for a new set. ive been heavily considering the audio-gd NFB-5.32 as well but on there website i noticed the NFB-11.32. at $80 cheaper than NFB-5.32 it seems to be a better buy. does anyone have experience with these two models? which is best for the he500 ? it seems like the only difference is Sabre ES9018 vs. dual WM8741; which chip is superior ?
for now i will be using my ps3 via optical out until my pc is fixed.
thanks guys.
i guess im just trying to find the best dac and amp for the he500 under $450 that has optical input. i was going to get the emotiva w speaker taps and wait to get a dac but that would be at least two months w no dac and most people said to get a cheap combo for now and upgrade later.
thats kind of discouraging that audio gd amps sound flat and congested.
any amp and dac better than audio gd for my budget??
i can he500 with emotiva mini x and required cable all used but still under warranty for $ 875. ttvj has new he500 for $629 for 3 days only. when you say do i need the input to be switchable, im not sure what you mea but i do need it to have optical and usb input.
if i buy used i will have $175 for a dac. if i buy new i will have $450 for dac and amp.
I'd go with the 11.32.
$430 is like a few inches away from next "level up" - which imo the 5.32 is not.
Btw don't forget to swap pad to velour the moment you get the He500
thanks elwappo990 i think am going to order the he500 from ttvj. that is a great price for a new set. ive been heavily considering the audio-gd NFB-5.32 as well but on there website i noticed the NFB-11.32. at $80 cheaper than NFB-5.32 it seems to be a better buy. does anyone have experience with these two models? which is best for the he500 ? it seems like the only difference is Sabre ES9018 vs. dual WM8741; which chip is superior ?
for now i will be using my ps3 via optical out until my pc is fixed.
For those who use build speaker taps with some resistors, does it matter what kind of resistors are used? Does the type differ if using one in series or parallel?
I meant does it matter what *kind* of resistor. Foil, wirewound, etc.
Metal film resistor - this is what Mal has in his setup he had Brian at BTG-Audio build:
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=RN55D4990FB14virtualkey61300000virtualkey71-RN55D-F-499
You'll just need two for the positive lines.