What are your sources

The brand new FiiO Alpen (E17)

Review: http://www.headfonia.com/the-upgrade-fiio-.../#disqus_thread



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Jan 21 2012, 12:10 PM

Sources? You mean as in where I'm gonna buy it from? Probably from here or Jaben.

source as in what are you gonna listen with, pc? notebook? phone?home entertainment system?

This post has been edited by noobandroid: Jan 21 2012, 07:37 AM

With my laptop, mostly. Probably with my Zune HD too

This post has been edited by bitebug: Jan 21 2012, 11:40 AM

The brand new FiiO Alpen (E17)

Review: http://www.headfonia.com/the-upgrade-fiio-.../#disqus_thread



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Jan 21 2012, 12:09 PM

is it possible to disable internal DAC of a media player so that we can use external DAC with it?

If you choose external DAC as output, it's should bypass internal DAC.

Sounds promising indeed. Is the NFB-12 an overkill for HD598? I might have some extra dough to spend. How about the NuForce uDAC-2?

but w/o usb port how likely to use external DAC?
and which media player hv bypass internal DAC feature?

Read this
http://aloaudio.com/brand-stores/cypherlabs/

Guys... Quick question here.. need help


My setup Desktop PC---> MediaMonkey--->TinyTube DAC---> Beyer DT880 (250)...

so the question if u hear poping/scrething/unknown krak sound, how do i adjust it? do i need to increase the ampdac drive/vol knob? or adjust the PC master vol or i need to adjust the player (mediamonkey) vol ?


PS: AmpDAC and Headphone kinda new less than 50hours usage...

1 more thing... do i need to use EQ? because some of the music seem too flat for me, etc heavy rock, but for other's slow song, it seems with the EQ setting for heavy fast rock song their treble seems to harsh~

how frequent does this 'crack' sounds happen? do you use it in a room with air conditioner? i believe there's problem with power supply

and as for your DT880 + TTD, i believe its good for its smoothness (i tested this setup before), heavy rock is just a bit too much for tube, maybe you could consider some tube rolling.

have you try use shorter USB or change to a different one.?

Not frequent, some of the song and not all time during that song too just slightly and i heard mostly during interval or when im boot/restart my PC..

Nope my room dosnt have aircond, only fan and my 120watt tube amp (but that was off during im listening of course) . . . Will the power source get any effect? dint know that could be the source too hmm.. About tube preamp, i dint know it can suit well for hard rock (as im using one for my guitar rig) is it totally different in audiophile rig?

What do you mean use shorter USB? do you mean USB from my PC --> AmpDAC ? if that never try that before because i dont have any USB(from PC) to *****(from TTD) (dint know what it called port..)

This post has been edited by kambing69: Jan 24 2012, 02:22 AM

That also USB la... type B



Better use the USB, you losing some sound clarity if use Line-IN.

alright, i need someone familiar with both of these two

how would you compare the DAC section between Fiio E10 and GoVibe USB DAC?

Bypassing internal DAC is only possible with apple devices currently.

1. PC and media monkey volume should be max-ed out. then use only the volume control on TTD to adjust accordingly.

2. regarding popping / screeching sound - are you using mp3 or lossless? do you get this sound when there is no music playing?

3. your beyer and ttd are still very new, you need about 500hrs run in for the beyer dt880 (200hrs should smoothen out the treble already). TTD needs about 250hrs, the tube need about 100-150hrs of run in.

hi all, I am not gud in audio analogy..need some help..

may i know if its ok to hv a connection as below?

Laptop, foobar --> D2 (usb) ---> Secret amp (line in) ---> Akg K242

From what i know, D2 already has its own amp.. does it act as a preamp if i connect the Secret amp to it? Will it hurt my D2 tis way?

Does the d2 have a line out? You won't damage your d2 that way. Whether if the d2 is acting as a pre amp, depends on if it has pre amp function, otherwise you are just using it as a DAC.

This post has been edited by hongrui: Jan 27 2012, 09:31 AM

Yup... the d2 has a line out... alright.tx for the help!