erwin 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2006 Been trying my ATH-AD900 with a variety of sources and still find that the best 'out of the head' experience comes from my PC soundcard (X-Fi Plat) with CMSS-3D enabled. It feel it sounds better than my tube pre-amp with it's own headroom headphone circuit. What do you guys think of PC as source? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huangyong 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2006 use PC's equalizer/any sound enhancing program > digital output to standalone DAC > headamp > headphone.. that would be good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 (edited) Just let your ears decide. If it sounds good to you and you're happy, stick to it. This is a hobby and like any othe hobbies, it must entertain you. Audiophilia is not about conformity with the majority. However, I'm sure the day will come when you ears become more discerning and picky, thus, driving the need for an upgrade to cdp-amp based systems. In the meantime, enjoy your music. Edited April 24, 2006 by Mackie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loop_ 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 you mentioned your tube preamp. what source is that connected to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erwin 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 you mentioned your tube preamp. what source is that connected to? Source was my Squeezebox 3 as I now longer use my CD players now. Huangyong has a good point about using a standalone DAC. I presume that the digital output of my soundcard is also 'CMSS-3D' processed.... i shall try it with a couple of DACs i have access to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watchdog 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Hi Erwin, The SB3 can really surprise you when you use the digital output to feed a DAC. The SB3 easily bettered a Pioneer PD-S904 (old stable platter model) used as transport when fed into a Lite DAC-AH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
variablefeedback 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 I am using a modded Creative Audighy 2 ZS .... ICs and caps ... sounded cleaner ..... the thread is here : http://www.echoloft.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB....371356&start=15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites