[Angelbelow]

  Or after the Emotiva, you will just be very happy and save yourself a lot of $.  Personally, I am not looking for any more amp for my HE500.
I might try the quickie and another preamp in front of the Emotiva to refine it just a touch more though.

Very true, objectively, I will refrain from the urge to upgrade as long as the emotiva keeps me happy and engaged. I already really like the DA8 integrated amp so the emotiva providing anywhere from a little to big improvement would be great already. 
 
Maybe I shouldn't even try out those expensive amps for a year ^_^

 

[SolidVictory]

Do you all have any issues with the volume knob on the DA8? When making 1 - 0.5 dB changes, the volume knob does not step so well, and goes 1 or 2 dB instead of 1 dB. The increments are not consistent when fine-tuning, basically. This can be alleviated if I turn the knob extremely slowly to get the result I want. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[brunk]

  Do you all have any issues with the volume knob on the DA8? When making 1 - 0.5 dB changes, the volume knob does not step so well, and goes 1 or 2 dB instead of 1 dB. The increments are not consistent when fine-tuning, basically. This can be alleviated if I turn the knob extremely slowly to get the result I want. Anyone else have this problem?

Yes, that happens to me sometimes too. It's very sensitive, but it does track consistently if you do it slowly/carefully.

 

[Angelbelow]

Do you all have any issues with the volume knob on the DA8? When making 1 - 0.5 dB changes, the volume knob does not step so well, and goes 1 or 2 dB instead of 1 dB. The increments are not consistent when fine-tuning, basically. This can be alleviated if I turn the knob extremely slowly to get the result I want. Anyone else have this problem?

Yeah that happens to me too. But I usually don't touch the knob. I just adjust on my media player but I know the issue you're alluding to.

 

[SolidVictory]

  Yes, that happens to me sometimes too. It's very sensitive, but it does track consistently if you do it slowly/carefully.

 
Yes, it does work when I do it slowly. Just a bit disappointing considering the price of the unit.
 

Yeah that happens to me too. But I usually don't touch the knob. I just adjust on my media player but I know the issue you're alluding to.

 
I actually adjust the volume on the DA8 quite a bit, as I use WASAPI in exclusive mode and cannot adjust the volume from my PC (bit-perfect data stream).

 

[DarKen23]

Do you all have any issues with the volume knob on the DA8? When making 1 - 0.5 dB changes, the volume knob does not step so well, and goes 1 or 2 dB instead of 1 dB. The increments are not consistent when fine-tuning, basically. This can be alleviated if I turn the knob extremely slowly to get the result I want. Anyone else have this problem?

Yeah that happens to me too. But I usually don't touch the knob. I just adjust on my media player but I know the issue you're alluding to.

Yea, you should be using wasapi in event mode.

 

[Angelbelow]

Yea, you should be using wasapi in event mode.

 
I actually don't see wasapi event mode as an option.. I have something called (YULONG Audio USB Driver 1.0.57) [WASAPI] but not the event mode.
 
I have my settings set the same as images you showed me from a few pages back. Set at foo_dsd_asio [ASIO] and I have the latest driver for jriver.

 

[DarKen23]

Yea, you should be using wasapi in event mode.

I actually don't see wasapi event mode as an option.. I have something called (YULONG Audio USB Driver 1.0.57) [WASAPI] but not the event mode.

I have my settings set the same as images you showed me from a few pages back. Set at foo_dsd_asio [ASIO] and I have the latest driver for jriver.

Ah that's right. Recently a member who goes by 'esprit' posted a link for the latest asio driver that works great, try that one. I'm currently using that latest Yulong driver that works properly with Jriver.

 

[Esprit]

Here

 

[Esprit]

  Do you all have any issues with the volume knob on the DA8? When making 1 - 0.5 dB changes, the volume knob does not step so well, and goes 1 or 2 dB instead of 1 dB. The increments are not consistent when fine-tuning, basically. This can be alleviated if I turn the knob extremely slowly to get the result I want. Anyone else have this problem?

There are 80 steps in the volume control. 
According Yulong: from -60dB to -20dB every step has an increase of 1dB, from -20dB to 0dB the value is 0,5dB

 

[brunk]

  There are 80 steps in the volume control. 
According Yulong: from -60dB to -20dB every step has an increase of 1dB, from -20dB to 0dB the value is 0,5dB

Well, that certainly explains it then. Thanks.

 

[KetchupNinja]

New owner reporting!  Really enjoying the DA8 so far.  This review and Gary's DAC comparison made me pull the trigger.  Was leaning a bit towards the Anedio D2 because of the remote but I got the DA8 at a decent price.  The headphone out sounds a little bright with the HD 800's but I was expecting that.  Sounds great with the Schiit Vali but I'm probably going pick up a WA2 later on.

 

[Occasu]

New owner, with Woo Audio wa2 + HD650.
Smooth and very pleasant sound.

 

[mcullinan]

I have the HD650 with DA8 and the CMA800R Current Mode Headphone Amplifier. Sweet! And Spicy

 

[project86]

New owner, with Woo Audio wa2 + HD650.
Smooth and very pleasant sound.

  I have the HD650 with DA8 and the CMA800R Current Mode Headphone Amplifier. Sweet! And Spicy

 
 
Pics please!