Gmok Bonecrusha
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Nice. What tubes?
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Nice. What tubes?
Wow I wish I got something good to show but oh well. I recently picked up a DT 880 600ohm for just $120 used from a friend. I have no idea how to drive it so I'm thinking about selling it lol.
Here's my "music room" after some major changes...[snip]
...and Toshiba HD-A2 (which makes a very nice CD player with it's excellent pre-amp section coupled with Wolfson WM8740 DAC)...
that swan looks
I bet it sounds even better.
Thanks! I'm super impressed with them. I've never owned Swan speakers before, but am a total convert.Swan M50W is the biz. I've had them since release, brilliant set of speakers. You can probably piece together a better sounding bookshelf setup for the money, but for so called "computer speakers" the M50W is about as good as it gets.
^^^^Oh that Schiit looks nice. How are you liking it so far?? I'm currently using a STX as my main headphone amp. Looking to upgrade.
New to the headphone game.. Where the hell do I even start? DAC/headphones/etc...? Will the RIVBE have nice enough onboard audio?
New to the headphone game.. Where the hell do I even start? DAC/headphones/etc...? Will the RIVBE have nice enough onboard audio?
How much you want to spend pretty much sums it up. Few other things, like how important music vs gaming is to you. You a bass head? Your wife going to have a fit if she hears your music?
Did you get that dead DAC looked at? I've brought so many 'dead' electronics back to life by tearing them apart, even soldered on some new caps to a dell card and got my work server up and running in a few hours. It's amazing what a little probing can do.
Thanks for the responses guys.. Quite honestly this stuff looks so beautiful it makes me want to listen to music on them...
Definitely not going to be listening to music on them though.. I have my stereo for that... So, primarily gaming, if not all gaming.. Do I still need a DAC if gaming? Also, will the Rampage IV Black Edition have good enough sound?
'SupremeFX Formula [2013] with WIMA and ELNA capacitors, OpAmp headphone amplifier and 120dB SNR.'
Is what I've found for audio on it so far...
I run my HE-400's off an Asgard 2 as well! Recently upgraded from a Modi to Bifrost Uber for my DAC
Does that little Dayton amp you have sitting on top of that sub work really well? I've considered it a few times as the core of a very basic bookshelf system
Emotiva XDA-2 and UPA-200. Incredible build quality and sounds amazing.
Even the remote screams quality. It's machined aluminum.
^Really nice Tyler-Durden. That remote is slick.
This is my first foray into audio separates; always had receivers in previous audio set ups. I'm really loving the sound. The 5 year Emotiva warranty is a very nice bonus, too.I've been ogling the Emotiva XPA-200 to replace my Dayton APA150 for quite some time. I am completely satisfied by the Dayton in terms of quality, but the Emotiva would allow for a balanced system in the future if I ever get a new DAC and preamp.
And +1 for Emotiva cables! I don't buy into the whole "$$$ cables == More better" thing. Emotiva's cables aren't overly pricey, they look nice, and they seem to have excellent build quality. I get 'em mainly for their looks despite being nearly invisible in the rat's nest of cables underneath my desk.