Hello friends! I used to use a Little Dot MKIII (at least I think that's what it was), but eventually sold it when money was tight. For the past four years or so I've been using a Schiit Magni and a JDS Labs DAC with my Hifiman HE-400. Now I'm a bit of a better financial place, and was looking...

Basically looking for something simple to power my wife's Hifiman HE-300s when it's connected to her monitor (used for gaming and computer use, so it's easier to keep plugged into the monitor's 3.5mm jack, and they don't get quite loud enough plugged directly into the TV). I'm assuming this will...

I have a USB Schiit Modi 2, and when I can get it to recognize in Windows 10 (multiple machines), it works great with my Magni 2 and my HE-400s. The problem is that it doesn't recognize nearly 100% of the time. I get six or seven different kinds of errors, from it not being recognized at all, to...

Hey all, my Creative Aurvana Live! headphones finally broke after about six years of use. They were my first pair of "good" headphones and introduced me to Head-Fi. Since then I've gone through so many headphones and IEMs, and have settled on my Hifiman HE-400 as my endgame headphones to use at...

So I have a Schiit Magni 2, Schiit Modi 2 and Hifiman HE-400 headphones. I'm also looking to get an end-game (for me) pair of closed headphones, likely the Oppo-PM3.   I was looking at the Audio Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable. I am incredibly new to this, I do not know what any of the terms...

I recently got a new TV and the headphone port seems to be borked. I use a set of Creative Gigaworks speakers that I love for sound, as the sound from the TV is horrid. The problem is I have a bad hiss when I use the headphone port, regardless of volume of the TV or the speakers, though it...

I wasn't sure where to post this exactly. I've got my big headphone setups, I have some very nice Creative speakers that I'm into for my office where we mostly listen to music and play games and what not. But when the fiancee and I retire to the bedroom, there's usually an hour or so of messing...

I sold my Schiit Magni + Modi when I needed to make rent a month or two ago, which means I haven't used my Hifiman HE-400 since then. I'm now looking to get a new setup and I was thinking I'd go with something other than the little Schiits. I know the HE-400 has some treble issues on its own...

Hey guys, my fiancee and I are looking for a good portable music player. Unlike with the headphone threads, I can't seem to find many threads here that are kind of an aggregation to make things easier to digest. So instead, I'll just ask for some advice. We'll listen mostly with IEMs, from...

So I made the jump to buying some more expensive headphones in the Hifiman HE-400. My main rig is the HE-400 run off my Schiit Modi and Magni. I also have a Sennheiser HD-595 I use with my Fiio E17 for my bedroom rig. My two IEMs of choice are the Brainwavz B2 and the Monster Miles Davis...

Hey guys I have the Creative Gigaworks T40 II speakers, I love 'em. They're obviously not a hi-fi setup and that's totally fine by me. Plugging them straight into my laptop, as they are designed for, works great. I wanted to know if there are any negative effects to running them through my...

Hey this probably isn't a bug, as I think the user may have submitted it twice, but I have two of the same feedback from the same person in my profile. Is there a mod or somebody I should be messaging to see if they can remove one of the two so I go back to +9 and not +10? I don't want it to...

So I'm selling my UE-900 and I've got a great buyer lined up in Australia. Looking at USPS.com, it looks like shipping will be about $24 for first class international to Australia, and the UE-900 are within the size limits and I believe the weight limits.   Unfortunately, I'm really dumb...

Not a lot about these on here. I just won these from the Koss Facebook giveaway and I'm really stoked. They obviously won't be the best I've used but I know the DJ100 were considered awesome. Anybody have any opinions? I'm going to be joining those promotions more often ... I usually never win...

There's a couple threads around the Internet on this topic, but I'm still a bit unclear on things. To start, I love the way Windows Media Player looks. I hate the layout of Media Monkey, Music Bee, Clementine, and I find Foobar so maddeningly counter-intuitive that I've given up on it. I've just...

Hey guys, had a quick question in regards to deoxidizing when it comes to the pins on tubes. I ordered my first tube amp and wanted to be prepared in the case that I need to clean the pins on the tubes for the Little Dot MKIII I'm about to receive. I hear a lot of people talking about DeoxIT...

Hey guys, I'm just about to order the Little Dot MKIII, and all I have right now is a laptop with the standard 3.5mm headphone jack. I have a question ... is there a DAC under $200, perhaps closer to $100 actually that will be satisfactory with my laptop and the Little Dot? I can't spend much...

Hey guys, my Little Dot MKIII will be coming in soon and I can't use it with a DAC for a couple weeks. So all I have is a laptop with your standard headphone jack. How will I connect? Do I buy a cheap 3.5mm to RCA plug and plug into the back of the amp? Into the input right? Will I get some...

I know I've posted another thread, but I get paid in five days and I really need some advice. I don't have a ton of money to spend on amps right now, but I can come in anywhere below $500 if it's really worth it, though my comfort level is closer to $300 for the time being. I have never...

Alright, so I made the successful jump to caring about how great things can sound about two years ago, starting with the Creative Aurvana Live and buying several other mid-fi sets like the V-Moda M80s and things of that nature. Now I'm making another big jump - I will be getting the Hifiman...

I'm looking for headphones that sound really crisp, really sharp - sound that compliments folk and bluegrass very well. I have some headphones to compliment other genres well, but nothing for folk. Some alternative rock and things of that nature also would probably be suitable, depending on...

Hey guys, been coming here for a little while and let me start off by saying my wallet hates every single one of you. To my wallet, you're worse than any ex-girlfriend I've ever had - you're all sadistic succubi and, while my ears thank you, perhaps once or twice my stomach has hated you as well...

I'm really confused here - launching into the world of amplifiers, and looking for something right around $80-$150 and I see the Fiio E7 recommended a lot. What does "portable" mean in this instance? Are these devices that I can plug into my phone or MP3 player and then plug into my headphone to...

Hey guys, I have a couple good sets of headphones .. I own the V-Moda M80, the Creative Aurvana Live!, the Phiatone 400 I think they are called, and the Triple-Fi earbuds. I love my good headphones. LOVE THEM. And I've started playing my Xbox 360 again, so started looking at Turtle Beach, Astro...