I would like to start this thread for those who, like me spend quite a bit of time travelling the world. I think it would be nice to share audiophile experiences while travelling, so that fellow Head-fiers can have some reference points in different parts of the world when they travel. I would...

Has anybody had a chance to try this BT transmitter/receiver? http://www.skywing-hk.com/cp/10-en.html

This is kind of a fundamental question to me, since I'm using a DAC (Modi 2U), but if the audio is transferred from my Mac already as such and not as data, what's the use of a DAC? Any way to find out?

I've been looking for the best bang-for-buck combination under $500 for an open back headphone/amp set, and I've come up with the following shortlist. I've only looked at Schiit amps as I already own a Modi 2 Uber DAC, but there may be other amps out there with a similar price/quality ratio.  ...