Hey group. I'm thinking of getting a custom IEM made using my (currently unusable) Audio-Technica CK10's TWFK balanced armatures, but with an added Sonion 3300 dual BA from a pair of (also currently unusable) Shure SE535. The reshell would be made by AAW, whose executive assistant indicated...

Hey group. I'm thinking of getting a custom IEM made using my (currently unusable) Audio-Technica CK10's TWFK balanced armatures, but with an added Sonion 3300 dual BA from a pair of (also currently unusable) Shure SE535. The reshell would be made by AAW, whose executive assistant indicated...

I have recently taken the risk to purchase NOS vacuum tubes from a well-known auction site. While they appear original and the sellers have extremely good reputation, I cannot find background information on the origin and quality of these tubes.   In my previous research, the only...

When I use my V-Link 192 to convert USB from my laptop to SPDIF, the maximum volume I can obtain is indubitably higher than when I plug USB directly into the Gungir. Both sound great (I might even prefer straight USB), but I definitely have to turn my amplifier's volume knob higher while on...

How do 192khz USB-SP/DIF converters, such as the V-Link 192, function if USB can only handle up to 176khz?   Sorry if this has been answered somewhere else, I couldn't find the answer.

I am looking for a device to replace my laptop as the device that reads my music files.   I would like to be able to plug in an USB external hard drive on one end, then navigate through the files using a screen on the device, and play the music sending the digital signal to my DAC.  ...

Hello everyone,   I have recently decided to go get myself the following setup:   HiFiMAN HM-801 -> HiFiMAN EF-6 -> HiFiMAN HE-6   The problem is that I'll be using the HM-801 as a dedicated source with my laptop, which doesn't have coaxial out. I am therefore forced to go USB, which...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Valab-Pure-Silver-Litz-Internal-Siganl-Wire-1-Meter-/300574418386?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item45fba1a5d2   Stumbled upon this on eBay, and I must say it defenietly caught my attention. Sharing it in case anyone's interested, as well as to discuss about it.  ...

Greetings,   I am planning on building my own RCA interconnects for my home headphone setup, but I am quite new to DIY and I'm not sure how I should configure the cables.   I was thinking of using 4 wires per RCA cable. The wires will be braided together. Should I do 3 signal wires and 1...

When I unplug one of the two RCA cables connecting my Keces DA-151 and my Schiit Asgard, the side of the headphone/IEM/etc which is unplugged still plays music at a very low sound (obviously in mono).   Is there a name to that phenomenon? Has anyone else experienced it? Is it unique to my...

I have ordered a Schiit Asgard amplifier, and plan on using it with some Denon LA-2000 ''Lite'' headphones.   I'm now trying to find a DAC for my laptop that won't be a bottleneck to my current purchases, but won't cost too much either (my budget is about 200$).   I'd like a DAC which...