Where u bought it bro..

from eBay, Japanese, no tax, if got money I will buy again to use as best preamp to pair with power amp, sound balanced and amazing!

Guys..looking for a portable speaker for travelling and also for my room.. low budget. which u think is better?

1. Bijela HT1051 Bluetooth Speaker
2. Xiaomi Portable Bluetooth Speaker (round small one)

or any other recommendation below RM150?

Sardine Bluetooth speaker. Yeah name sounds weird but I guess the product makes up for it. Last I bought was around 99 bucks during first launch from online store named game hypermart.

hows the battery?

Schiit Vali 1 or Vali 2?

For Vali 1, subminiature tube (soldered), less rolling tube fun.

Prefer Vali 2 that with Rolling Tube variety choice of ECC88, 6922, 6DJ8, CCA, 7308...etc. More fun and more listening experience.

Quite okay if you ask me. Manage to used it for a day under heavy usage. (without turning off and constantly using it to play game, music etc etc)

whats a good tube amp that is not starved plate design ?

How much is the O2/ODAC here in malaysia and where can I find it?

win1983 wanna let go his o2 odac.

Any idea on where to find the Gustard H10 in Malaysia? Found one is Lazada but not sure who the seller is

This post has been edited by FaezFarhan: May 10 2016, 09:46 PM

Greetings, this is a music lover without golden ears humbly asking for 2 cents from fellow forumer about the audio equipment.

This is my current equipment:
- My rig: Desktop PC with Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtremegamer sound card
- Favorite Music Genre: ACG/J-Pop(Goosehouse, Yui...etc), rock/metal(Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Queen, X Japan, Beyond, Eagles...etc), CantoPop(Eason Chan, Hacken Lee...etc), instrumental(Joe Hisaishi, Kitaro, Nobuo Uematsu...)
- Headphone/Speaker: Audio Technica ATH-M30, ATH-AD700X, Edifier R2000T 2.0 bookshelf speaker

I bought the sound card since XP era, it works fine on XP, but troublesome when I upgrade to Windows 7->8.1->10, sometimes hardware is not detected, sometimes I hear pop noise(tried Daniel K's driver, reset default setting, disable replaygain, but no cure), the PCI sound card is still healthy, it should got a lifespan longer than my lifetime, but the new OS is forcing me to upgrade.

Future Upgrade: Audio Technica ATH-AD2000X maybe, or Philips Fidelio X2 or Hifiman HE-400S or Fostex T50RP MKIII, I wouldn't know which one I will buy before auditioning
Prefer DAC choice: USB powered, switchable between speaker and headphone, comes with digital output coz I might connect some bigger dac/amp in the future

I always switch between speaker and headphone, coz I cannot wear them all day long (even it's the comfy AD700X), a DAC with output switch is adorable, prefer not to get a device with 2 output working simultaneously, coz I might forget to mute the speaker(had been complained by neighbour about me being noisy at night T^T)

I've search through lowyat and lelong for DAC that is available to buy, the Nuprime uDSD and Audinst HUD-Mini seem suit my need, but couldn't make my decision yet coz uDSD lacks 1/4 headphone jack(yes, bigger and harder I prefer ) and HUD-Mini's volume knob is ugly(maybe I could replace it?)

I've written too long, I should make it short, so the main question is:

Nuprime uDSD or Audinst HUD-Mini, or if there is any alternative? Budget below RM1000, coz want to invest more in headphone.

You might want to check this out:
https://www.facebook.com/StonerAcoustics/ph...?type=3&theater

Thought i'd share a new product we just brought in.

MUSICBOOST for iPhone 6/6S Hybrid Case with headphone AMP/DAC



Combined headphone amp, DAC and battery pack for iPhone® 6 or iPhone 6s in a stylish sleeve

- Fully recharges the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s battery with up to 120% extra battery life
- High precision DAC with dedicated headphone amplifier for high quality sound
- Soft touch sleeve to help protect your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s

Is Jaben still a good place to buy headphones?

Yes. Most of these specialized store will let you test headphones so that you can make a better judgement on your purchase.

Do consider the Asus Xonar Essence StX. Cost <RM600 new. Of course being a PCI sound card you lose the mobility of a portable DAC. But for me best bang for buck DAC/Headphone amp combo.

edit : Sorry I didn't read the part you prefer USB. But still do consider if you don't have any other choice.

This post has been edited by Kaerna: Jun 29 2016, 02:18 PM

Hi,

I was looking for a DAC and headphone amp for my ATH AD900. Was interested in Fiio E10K, then I came across Micca Origen+ and it seems to suit me, as I can use to pre-out for my Edifier R1800T3.

Does anyone know where to get the Micca Origen+ in Malaysia and it's price?

Thanks.

11street

Yes, Essence STX should be the best affordable sound card I could get, but too bad my favorite headphones are all in low impedance, and STX got 10 ohm output impedance which is designed for high impedance cans.