I am getting back into headphones after 10 years away. My last rig was a modified Jolida JD100 + RSA Raptor + HD650 and ATH-W11JPN. This time around, I will be using my MacBook Pro as a source, with both lossless and compressed files, and I have settled on the AFO as my headphones. I...

Hello! I'm looking for new DAC for my audio system. My system now - PC (audio source) connected via USB to Denon PMA-50 and speakers Dali Zensor 3. And I found 2 very interesting DACs - JDS Labs EL DAC and Hifime UDA38Pro. Both DACs based on very good chips: AK4490EQ and ES9038Pro. Both have...

Okay, yesterday was enough intro for me. The discussion below originally appeared on reddit/headphones. I'm re-posting a longer response with pictures, as the topic commonly arises. "Is an external power supply . . . an inherently easier design?" Designing a sufficiently low noise supply from...

It seems these are heavily underappreciated DAC's, I own both. These are 2 pieces of equipment I bought straight after reviewing, the OL DAC is used for my main computer setup, and the EL DAC as the DAC for my Hifi system. I have soldered the DIP switches to my OL DAC, and have another DIP...