I'm investigating moving up to balanced cables on some of my cans and as the egg must come before the chicken I am also trying to find an amp in the $1000.00 range to accommodate balanced outputs. I'll admit to being a Schiit 'fanboy' but I really like the fact that the Little Dot has balanced...

Looking for an amp/DAC setup that is versatile for most headphones (high impedance driver and planars) and I could use for many many years. For now the headphone I use is the Alpha Dog, HD800 on shipping. Next buy at the end of the year will be HE-6 or LCD-3. Budget max 1500 dollars, Burson...

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Last Friday (5th October) I got in contact with Schiit to check on the possibility of shipping a Lyr amplifier to the UK as I could potentially save a decent amount of money doing it this way.   I got a short and curt response from someone called Jason saying    'After shipping and...

Hi guys, my first post on Head-Fi here. Recently bought a Hifiman HE-500 and was thinking of investing into either the Burson Conductor or the Schiit Mjolnir/Gungnir combo.    Was wondering which would you guys recommend and why? (but bearing in mind that in the future I'll probably upgrade...

How would one use a pair of HD558 with this amp considering it only has a single 4 pin and dual 3 pin XLR outputs?

I have read a thousand comments about the mjolner as a headphone amp but have not seen any mention of how it sounds as a preamp. I have audeze lcd 2 v2s and it looks to be ideally suited as a amp for them but I also intend to use it as a preamp for my emotiva airmotiv 5s on my computer desk top...

I recently purchased an AK240 and a Schlit Mjolnir amp that are connected via Moon Audio balanced cables (2.5mm TRRS to dual XLRs) and auditioned via Audeze LCD-3 (Moon V3 cables).  I immediately became aware of RFI and what appeared to be a ground hum when the volume control was advanced beyond...

Here is my setup: Custom made desktop -(via USB)- flow audio dac 1.3 - Schiit Mjolnir - balanced 4 pin xlr cable - lcd-2 rosewood My problem: HUGE background noise. Totally random buzzing with peaking highs sounding like an alien trying to communicate with me (perhaps it really is an alien?) I...

Hello -   I am looking for an AMP and DAC combo or optionally a separated DAC and AMP to drive a LCD-2 headphone.  My source is my MacBook Pro 2012 and I mainly listen to classical, melodies, soundtracks and from time to time bluz, pop, rock and NewAge.   I was considering the following  ...

Hey guys,   Anyone care to lend their opinion on these two configuration, they cost about the same.  I have Audeze LCD2 and Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm at the moment, and listens to vocal alot, with some classical in the mix.  Also I enjoy watching movies with the LCD2.  I want an amp/dac combo...

I have an Audeze LCD-2.2 that I'm running with a fully balanced Mjolnir/Gungnir stack (usb 2.0), using iTunes, (mostly 256/320 files, a few 96/24) with Windows 7 (AMD/Realtek). As good as the sound is with this setup, I feel like I'm still losing out on significant SQ because I am largely...

What would the general consensus be on these two fine phones? Currently I have the Beyer DT990/600 and a Headroom micro amp/dac which is just ok but definitely tons of room for improvement. I feel like these cans are just under-powered and really want to upgrade to one of the above headphones...

Hi all,   I've recently decided to jump into the world of higher end hi-fi headphones with a wallet draining go big or go home type mentality.  A big thank you to everyone for the pile of fascinating reading over the past few months.  Prior to this I've owned the Denon D2000, Sennheiser...

Votes for Other Amps    - ALO Audio Pan Am: 3  - Bottlehead S.E.X.: 1 - Darkvoice 336SE: 1 - Schiit Asgard 2: 1 - Woo Audio WA7: 1   -----------------------------   I thought it would be fun/informative to see which amps are the most loved among the Head Fi community for driving the...

I am looking for an end game setup but I don't even know how I would plug my headphones into something like that. I have an hd598 and a dt770 and I know those aren't on the same level that the amp is but I would like to invest in an amp now and high end headphones later. So I was wondering if...

Hello All,   I'm planning on picking up an LCD-2 soon but was wondering what would a good AMP/DAC Combo be for it <$1000.  I currently have the Schiit Magni/Modi but heard that may not be enough to power it. Would Bifrost/Asgard, Valhalla or Lyr be a good match? Or would you reccommend...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I really enjoy reading and learning from the many knowledgable and enthusiastic people and posts. I'm trying to decide what setup to buy.   My musical taste (as you can probably tell from my name) is mainly Soul/R&B like Sam Cooke(favorite singer)...

I've been out of audio for quite a while so coming back I was amazed how many choices are out there.  I've through a few sets of headphones looking for my "sound" and now have Beyerdynamic T1s/   I was looking at this all from a portable perspective as I wear these while working at home and...

I've been out of audio for quite a while so coming back I was amazed how many choices are out there.  I've through a few sets of headphones looking for my "sound" and now have Beyerdynamic T1s/   I was looking at this all from a portable perspective as I wear these while working at home and...

Hello, I am not completely satisfied with my Violectric V200 and I am thinking to buy a new amp.   My current setup is: - Sony X707ES CD player - Violectric HPA V200 (hooked to the CD player with Monster Cable M550i balanced cables) - HiFiMAN HE-500 (with stock cable)   I think...

  I have just picked up a new pair of emotiva airmotiv 6 active speakers and was wondering how good the preamp stage is in the new oppo bdp105 universal player.I presently have a peachtree decco 2 that I am using as a dac/preamp and I was wondering how the preamp stage in the oppo player would...

Hello everyone: I currently have a Sennheiser HD800 associated with a Woo Audio 2 OTL.The set is simply fantastic. Now I have bought a Stax SR-009 and look for a good amplifier for them - I think  Woo Audio GES or Liquid Ligtning are my preferred candidates- In reference of Sennheiser...

Let me hear your opinions. I haven't heard either, but must go with either option. I will be using either HD800 or Beyer T1. I used to own LCD-2 but they were too uncomfortable for my liking and Soundearphones is exchanging them for either the T1 at a equal trade or the HD800 for $100-$200. Let...

Hi guys! I currently have an iMac to a Gungnir to a Bottlehead Crack to my HD650's. So I won a really nice balanced cable that I don't have yet, but I am wondering if the Mjolnir running fully balanced with the Gungnir and the 650s would be worth the improvement over the Bottlehead Crack. I...