Hi all, I am scoping out a project to make a small balanced DAC/AMP for IEMs/headphones. I noticed that all the examples I found (e.g. Moondrop Dawn, River, Fiio KA3) double up on the DACs. Is this simply because there is no single DAC option that can do balanced output? Looking at some...

EDIT: OMG I messed up. I meant to be replying to http://www.head-fi.org/t/430688/home-made-iems. Could any mods please help me move this over, or just delete this thread and I'll repost properly on that thread? Please PM me if anything changed! Also guys, don't reply to this thread yet, that'll...

Looking to get a pair of 2.0 speakers on the cheap for my new computer, so I was hoping to get some updated recommendations from you pros. As the title says, $100 is pretty much the ceiling, unless something costs slightly more but offer significantly better sound.   It can also be lower...