Hi, I am new the to tube amp and wanna to have a sub $300 entry tube amp for my office setup. I am not looking for detail, attack, speed or treble energy since I already have very good SS amp setups with very good Dynamic full size headphones. I just want to have some taste on the tube roll off...

ALL download sites are down it seems like :( Anyone have the newest driver who can share?     I have looked around for days. The only one I can find is the v1.0.3.2 at Pacific Valve site.. I think the newest revision is v1.0.4.8?? or v1.0.13       I would be happy if anyone can...

Hi! I want buy this setup. I need an amplifier? How this phones sounds with this card? Give me some advices please!

I have a Musiland Monitor 02 running to a powered USB hub. The soundcard connects to my Audioengine A5 and those are hooked up to a HSU stf-1. (the weakest link being the A5's, they tend to overheat if i have them playing some House at around mid volume level.) Anyways, I noticed my sub was...

I've just been reading a bit about whats out there now.  The popular contenders appear to be Audio GD NFB-12, Yulong U100, Audinst HUD, Maverick D1.  Between these I lean towards Audio-GD and Yulong.  I am really only interested in DAC performance and am wondering if there are any "just a USB...

Hey all,   Been using my Monitor 02 for the last two years as a USB-SPDIF converter with no problems in a speaker-based system.   I've just "upgraded" to an older DAC to that, while higher-end than my Emotiva, only processes 16/44.1 signals, since 99% of my collection is CDs ripped to...

I bought polk rti4 and a a-35r to drive them for my computer setup.  My current setup is USB> musiland monitor 02> Pioneer A-35R via RCA CD out> Polk RTi4.   MY question here is, Is it okay to use CD out?  I feel like my speakers could sound better but not sure if it has anything to do with...

I am using foobar and when I have I am using ASIO whenever I go to play a new song there is a bit off a stutter for the first 1-2 seconds of the song and the beginning audio is cut off. It only happens when in asio, what is the problem?

Ive been looking around a bit for this as i am new to all of it and am trying to learn. I just am looking for some advice as to what DAC would match up well with the crack for my headphones and why...I havent been able to find too much on this so far so any help would be much appreciated!! i...

Currently running an he 598 powered by fiio e11 and a xonar dg. Looking to upgrade to a much better dac and one that matches the 598. I mostly listen to technobase.fm radio station all day long but I do have all my CDs ripped into lossless flac, such as Celine dion, Barbara Streisand, many 80s...

I currently own a Musiland 02 US DAC and a mini3 amp. I've been thinking about upgrading for a while and have heard some good things about the ODAC/O2 combo. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on whether it's worth upgrading to the said combo. I plan to use it with the Denon AH-D2000...

Hi. I've been a lurker for some time, but I have to ask you a question about DACs.   I have a DAC Destroyer from hotaudio, which I'm pleased with.   I now look at some 24bit DACs, and what I've read is that Musiland gotten quite some nice review among you guys. Right?   My system is...

A few days ago I noticed that the left speaker of my Sennheiser RS 180 is buzzing on low frequences. Which is wierd, because I send a decent signal to it (DAC Musiland Monitor 02) although I usually use it near the max volume, which can have caused de demage.   Well, I need to change the...

Hello everyone,   I've had my AD700's for just about three weeks with around 70 hrs of use. So far I LOVE everything about them except for the weird color design and the squeaky wing hinges lmao. Since this was my first pair of real (entry level) "audiophile" headphones, I don't have a good...

hello! i'm currently interested in buying some high end headphones. I want to make the most out of my computer (which has mostly lossless audio files), and headphones seems to be the most reasonably-priced alternative. I also do a lot of gaming. So i was asking if anyone could recommend me some...

Hi, I bought a new Little Dot I+ and it works fine connected to a Musiland 02 DAC with a Van Den Hul D 102 MK III interconnect. I noticed one tube shines more than the other tube down at its base. I pushed down both tubes as hard as I can in its place and still one tube looks to be put deeper in...

Your opinions on the absolute cheapest components to go with a Beyerdynamic T1?

I just purchased a combo EF-5 and HE-6 from Hifiman and connected to my computer. I'm just wondering why the volume is so low. I have volume on maximum from both the musiland and the EF-5. One thing I noticed is that the volume is the same even if I plug my headphones directly into the musiland...

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Files: FLAC, Apple Lossless, MP3 (320 kbps)   DACs: Musiland 02 US (can't get it work, pl0x help?), Cambridge DAC Magic Amps: Little Dot MKIII, Woo Audio 6 Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT770 600 ohm, Beyerdynamic DT880 600 ohm, Beyerdynamic DT990 600 ohm, AKG...

Hi all. I currently frequent this forum, and while I don't know as much as I would like about audio, I'm always eager to learn. My current setup is a Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI audio card with Ultrasone DJ1 Pro (same as Pro 550). After realizing that I do about 70% music listening and only...

Hey guys, I am only new to these hifi stuffs and looking for dac/amp combo (an easy and simple setup: laptop - dac/amp combo - headphone/speaker). I have read a lot of threads in here and still trying to decide among these three choices, Musiland Monitor 02 us, Zero 09 (with AD1852, op627...

Is there a good reason to get the Musiland 02 over the 01 for powering the Beyerdynamic DT 880 600 ohms?

Any recommendations? Ive tried searching but they yield mostly portable amps. e.g mini3, cmoybb Is there a desktop amp (must be able to be plugged to the wall)around that price that is better than those portable amps? Not willing to diy myself though.   Ive read about the musiland02. Heard...

My planned set up right now is an EMU 0404 hooked up to an amp, which will run a pair of senn HD595. I need to know which amp to get though, my budget is about 200 dollars, my only requirement is that the amp I get is the most faithful amp available in this price range, nothing else matters, the...

Hi guys! I gonna buy a dac to replace Audiotrak Prodigy HD2 with my laptop. I got an AKG k271S headphones. I've read lots of reviews but still need any advices to choose. I gonna use it only with headphones. So it should be DAC and amp. I got $200 max so i'm looking at $160-$180 price...