Warning Im not big on audio speak, I will say I have been on a DAC quest for a very LONG time. I actually blame you all :L3000:. It all started with the original Schiit Bifrost, then Uber, Centrance, Metrum,MHDT, Border Patrol, Aqua, ANK, Lampizator, Audial, AGD, Cherry, and several more that...

Hello all New owner of a PWDMKII and am trying to get the 12s input to work using my late model SU-1..............The PWDMKII manual states 12s is "ONLY" for use between PS Audio products and requires a special cable. The SingXer SU-1 info I have found says to have "ALL" switches off and only 9...

I upgraded My PC (or so I thought) Originally I had an asus with a soundcard (came stock) that had an spdif / coax output. This held near 2 TB of FLAC which I played using J-River through my Dac>Amp> HD800. Sound was superb but Lag / Skipping became an issue. I decided a better PC may make a...

considering a dac upgrade and looking at the metrum octave,  I currently have the MHDT Havana Stock with the WEJW2C51 tube and love it but thinking it would be nice to have the higher resolution abilities   anyone compared these 2 dacs ??  opinions wanted   Thanks

http://ampsandsound.com/products/amps/kenzie-headphone-amp/     I am currently auditioning this very animal using my HiFiMan He500, I am thinking REFERENCE level amplification............   This is the builder Justin Webers variant on the Darling circuit using the 1626 tube at 3/4 WPC it is...

My History:  I am 49 years old and have been an audio enthusiast since I was 10 years old, when I was old enough  and joined the military for my first real job, my first purchase was a Sansui stereo, I loved that thing till it died, Once i Hit Germany my eyes were opened to a whole new level...

Recently bought the HiFi Man HE-500 and have been impressed with the sound running out of my 2 amps   amp 1) Schiit Valhalla   amp 2) Ampsandsound SE84   Both amps drive the phones to listening levels at 30% or less on the volume knob, and unbearable levels at 1/2 volume.   Schiit says...

Which would you pick and why ??     Hifiman HE500     Cardas Earspeakers IEM

I am looking at an audio purchase and I am on the fence, I have a pair of Senns Hd-650, and Schiit Valhalla with Schiit uberfrost, I really like the sound and have been really intrigued with all the press around planer's.  Specifically the Audeze LCD2.2, and the HIFi-Man HE-500   one issue I...

First off I want to start with a summary of my experience dealing with Justin of ampsandsound.com, Through hundreds of audio deals on several sites I can honestly say I have never had a better experience.  Justin is far and away one of the most thoughtful and genuine people i have met in this...

i'm using my laptop sony vaio with 750GB hard  drive as my source, runs thru a Schiit Modi DAC, and a Valhalla amp, According to the hardrive properties i have about 120 gb of free space.   seems everytime i play music at some point on various songs i get a skip its completely random, I've...

My hearing is not what it used to be, (25 years of working in the trades has not been kind) certain frequencies at certain levels cause my left ear to get a kind of crackle / static noise, If i lower the volume, or get away from the offensive tone / level my hearing goes back to what is now...

Listening to this Schiit Modi DAC with Valhalla amp, Sennhieser HD-650   Damien Rice live at Fingerprints, He plays acoustic guitar (i get the sense he is setting) I think I'm  hearing his voice resonate in the body of the guitar.   Anyone else pick up on something like this (with any...

Hope this is in the right area, I'm sure this has been covered before however i could not find it. So here goes   I'm coming from a high end home analog set-up using edgarhorn speakers and set amplification, bi-amped with solid state on the bass. All my source was analog or tubed CD players, I...

Yep I said HE#$ with it and pulled the trigger on the Valhalla,  and as soon as the $$$$$$ loosens up a bit next will be the Bifrost.  Ive been reading the reviews and info here on the forums, and it seems like I can"t go wrong with Schiit.  This will be my first purchase of BRAND NEW gear in...

Background. I'm comming from home systems that consisted of SET amps, and horn speakers (namely oris horns using 8" AER md3 drivers) tube disc player and tube per-amp, also spun vinyl on VPI TNT rig) we lost our house thus I lost my system. I tailored the system over many years to achieve what I...

I've already ordered the nuforce Ido, and the sennheiser hd650 and hope to receive them by the weeks end, I was wandering if any members here have heard this combination and would care to comment. On paper it looks like a good setup, and the individual components have very good user reviews. But...

:D. Been putting this off but finally decided its now or never, found a refurbed pair on amazon supposed to be like new with new warranty, The seller has tons of senns for sale so I'm hoping his description is good I've been listening to hd439 from bestbuy and they show promise, but feel really...

Ok so tax time is here and I've decided to purchase one of the 2 mentioned and also purchase some sennheiser hd650 to go with them, my music tastes are mostly acoustic, indie rock ( on the lighter side) some jazz sprinkled in with some classic rock and even some country like steve earle, Allison...

First some history, I've been heavily into music for years and had some systems that cost 10 of thousands of dollars my journey there led me to tubes (mainly set amps of the 45 ilk) and horn speakers last of which was edgarhorn titans with a pair of seismic subs, deja vu 45 set amps with emotive...