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Ok, I'll have a look

Ok... I'll have to read up on them. I'm looking at the Beresford Caiman. But now I'm thinking, maybe I should go for a smaller and more portable DAC.

I see... I'm rather new to the DACs and amps, so i'm not very familiar with them... by bypassing, is it the same as using the pre-amp outputs of the DAC?

I've read somewhere that pairing an amp to a DAC with integrated headphone amp (DAC with HP amp --> amp --> HP) isn't recommended... is that true? I've seen some people with similar set-ups... Thanks

Looking for a EarMax Pro, black.

Ok, will give them an audition.. My budget isn't alot actually, but if I can get the feel I want, I'll definitely be willing to fork out a little more. Problem is, I'll be using it with my laptop often, so I guess I'll need a DAC to go along with the amp? I've heard about them, but not auditioned them yet

As above, but for my laptop and a DT880 (250 ohms).. I went to test out the Go-Vibe and Go-Vibe Magnum yesterday, expecting the kind of sound quality I get from listening to music in Gramophone (kind of far fetched, but I was expecting something similar, given that the phones they use are entry lvl, and the amps don't look like expensive ones), and I just didn't feel the 'wow' factor when listening to my songs.. soundstaging wasn't as big as I expected, the songs weren't really crystal clear sounding, and all I could really feel improved vs my laptop soundcard was smoother vocals, instruments, better seperation, less coloured, and just easy on the ear. I'm not sure whether I was expecting too much, or is it just because the pairing of the dac/amp and headphones weren't that great. So can anyone recommend something that pairs well with the dt880? I prefer instrumentals+vocals, jazzy/acoustic/easy listening/slow rock type of songs, with more emphasis on clarity of vocals, somewhat larger soundstaging (but more emphasis on instrumental seperation), and a more natural sound signature. I'm new to amps and dacs, so I guess I got kinda carried away just reading off comments instead of going around trying them..

Hmm. Sting's version and Eva Cassidy's version is different..

Her songs are really good I especially love her rendition of "Fields of Gold".. By the way, does anyone know of where I can get guitar tabs from her version of the song? I've tried searching everywhere, but can't find it..

Reserved =) (Anyone else who's interested, just PM me, in case the deal falls through. First come first served basis.)

SOLD to a nice guy!

have or had? Cuz if you still have some for sale, i would gladly buy a pair off

ok thanks

Anyone knows where i can get the A1000 earpads? And the pricing for it? The pleather on the earpads of my a900 are tearing... even after treating them so well... " i hate pleather...

if u pple have the $$ to spare, get the single "Hitori".. bought the last one from HMV.. not sure whether they still have it though.. among all her cds, i must say its the one I love most! Only 4 tracks though..

me too!!! Will be there round lunch time.. will be bringing along a fully burnt a900 and a 20+ hours burnt dt880 (bought from AA last week ) .. will also be bringing a sony DNE820 pcdp..

Looking for the above amp.. for anyone willing to sell it, can you please send me some photos of it and quote me a price? thanks

Hey, do you guys know where i can get a good quality "2 female to 1 male" plug? Cuz the one i got is spoilt... when i havent even started using it at all... just that it was lying around for months..

ok cool... update... i will be able to make it on oct23.. provided the meet is not at night.. not sure bout oct30 yet..

erm.. from what ive heard, photoshop and illustrator cs requires no. key activation through the net, so as to prevent piracy.. you know the rest..

Yeah, that was what happened when i moved on from cheap sonystyles to the a900... and which is also what make this hobby kinda wierd in the sense that once we move onto higher end equipment from lower end equipment, we have to more or less 'learn' to tell the differences.. which brings us to the point where if we don't want to 'learn' these differences, we will in fact not know what better sound quality is, which in turn means we don't really have to buy better audio equipment... not sure whether i explained clear enough, but i think you should more or less understand my point.. Maybe all along, we're just dealing with the contentment of being able to hear better sound quality.. and to be able to do that, we have to first 'learn' what it is... I would say that it's very different from the very first time where you get your very first audio player, which maybe came with stock or slightly better earphones.. and the only thing in your mind was just the music, nothing more.. Somehow, i feel that i couldn't really get that feeling back anymore.. my attention is now split between the music and the need to get better quality out of it.. Ok, i think the above pharagraph is gonna get me lots of flaming and i didn't know y i wrote that, but i did.. so YMMVA.. your mileage may vary alot.. still, i'm gonna try out the headphones again My humble apologise if i offended anyone in any way with my comments.. Argh.. need to get ready for tmr's bookin.. see you all in 3 weeks.. if i don't get more confinement

Yeah, in the end, when all's said and done, the most important part of any chain is still the music.. without it, this hobby won't even exist.. glad to at least know someone share my views

Feel sad for you.. Nowdays, electronics spoils so easily.. and its always just after the warranty period.. Bad Q.C. I'm not sure whether the warranty is renewed after you got the replacement unit.. u gotta give em a call to check.. but if it's not, i bet repairs are gonna cost you a bomb.. unless you can get one of the diy guys to fix it for you..

Happy birthday! Btw, nice DA gallery!

That's flaming if you didn't know.. Would your future replies please show some respect or at least some thought b4 you write them down? but whatever.. not gonna argue with you.. but like i said, this could be due to the factors ive listed.. that's y im gonna test em again.. and i didn't say that my hifi sounds similar to his cary player.. thank you... maybe we're just at a diff. threshold of contentment.. or you're used to listen to higher end equipment and therefore youre able to tell a bigger difference..