[WhiteCrow]

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Here is my modest rig, apologies for the shameless instagram

Nothing modest about the HE-400, I would say they are %70 the headphone the HE-500 are but can be run off of a phone to a respectable volume and have a nice airy timber to them.

 

[Hente]

Thanks, 20$ at a thrift store. I am very happy with it : )

Wow, was it in complete working condition? You're damn lucky man.

 

[RamblinE]

 
neatened up a bit. the voltage divider box is to the left down on the rack. 

 

[LordShad0w]

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To be fair, I don't think this is a valid comparison. Onboard sound cards are *extremely* underpowered. Anything with a built-in amplifier will absolutely be a night and day difference. Run an amp off of your onboard sound card and you'll probably find a much smaller difference between it and the Xonar.
 

 
The difference was just as marked between the Xonar and my Creative Fatality card with front panel and all the bells and whistles.
It is simply a quality card. The DACs in it are great and it does everything I want.

All I can tell you is what I hear.
 
I would show you my rig but that would just be a pic of my machine. lol
Thank you to all of you for posting such wonderful pictures. Makes my day!

 

[longbowbbs]

^^
Classic Yamaha joehalo!  The chair looks like a perfect comfy listening station too...

 

[Ultrainferno]

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You kept the X-Dac, that's not nice Austin

 

[longbowbbs]

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It would be interesting to compare the X-DAC with my DMPlus since they both use the Wolfson 8740....

 

[joehalo]

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Classic Yamaha joehalo!  The chair looks like a perfect comfy listening station too...

It is very comfy, Thanks.
 
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Wow, was it in complete working condition? You're damn lucky man.

Everything worked but the bulbs were out. Face is about perfect and only a few dings on the body. I replaced the bulbs and cleaned the pots, now it looks and sounds great!

 

[sobrietywarrior]

Sweet setup.

 

[Seanhammer]

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this site but I've been lurking for quite some time now and figured it's time for me to join up. So, as an introduction, here is my current not-so-high-end audio set up:
 

 
Stereo Amp: Nakamichi TA-3
EQ: Pioneer SG-9500
CD: Nakamichi CDPlayer2
Cassette: Harmon/Kardon CD191
Phono: Technics SL-1300MK2
Mixer: Tascam M-164UF
Speakers: Yamaha NX-GX500; Logitech Z130
Headphones: AKG K702; Grado SR-60i
Headphone Amp: JDS Labs cMoyBB v2.03; JDS Labs O2
Laptop: Macbook Pro 13" Mid-2009 2.26GHz
Laptop Cooler: Cooler Master Notepal U2
External HDD: WD 160GB

 

[Rawdawg3234]

 

 

[MattTCG]

^^very nice rawdawg...very nice^^

 

[DragonOwen]

A little rearrangements in my home rig placement: removed the shelf from table and put WES on it's place (also sell April Stello CDT100 today, because I won't be able to use it with Akurate)... now I think it all looks more harmoniously 

 

 

[longbowbbs]

DragonOwen, it has been fun to watch your system progress. Great job and congrats!

 

[DragonOwen]

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DragonOwen, it has been fun to watch your system progress. Great job and congrats!

Thanks, 
I think that I'm still not finished with my system progress 

 ... but have to pay my debt for purchasing WES and Akurate first 

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Next I plan to do something about power... I'm thinking of buying something like Power Plant P3/P5 or Dussun X800/1200/1600 in the middle-end of next year