The All Purpose Advice Thread

Strange that they haven't published that, you'd think that would be one of the basic specs to release.

 

Thanks for the inputs guys! The DAP market is pretty crowded and making choice is quite hard. I also like the promotion price of the LP3 but buying an unknown product from a small company likes L&P is (for me) quite risky. 300$ is relatively large amount of money with me so I value reliability and ease to repair in case there are something wrong.
Don't know if I left out some potential candidates from Cayin or Shanling?

 

Love the specs and whatnot of the LP3, I just wish that it had swipping/scrolling capability. The thought of touch tapping through long lists makes me cringe.

 

Hi guys, I need some advice on my current rig (cambridge audio dacmagic -> violectric v200 -> hd650). I love it when listening to everything with only a few, clearly separated instruments/voices (in my case mainly jazz, but also chamber, and some rock in particular when unplugged). But when listening to symphonic music, pop, metal things often become a bit convulated, i.e., less transparent than I feel it should be. I was wondering whether there is an obvious weak link in my chain or whether I just reached the potential of my gear... What do you guys think?

 

If you have not already done so, consider doing the Purrin mod on the 650s. My friend did it to his and the headphones were transformed in the mids, more forward and more resolving.

See how you like your 650s after the mod, then you might look at changing the amp and dac.

 

Thanks, bixby and zerodeefex, just to be sure: you mean this mod? http://www.superbestaudiofriends.or...r-hd650-love-appreciation-thread.44/#post-446 ? I didn't think about modding before, I guess I am a bit scared about making irreversible changes... But then from purrin's experience it might be precisely what I am looking for... Got to think about this one. Do many people here apply mods to their hd650s ?

 

wow, you guys really think the GOV2 would be better than the CA dacmagic -> violectric? I know price isn't necessarily a good proxy for quality and also the v200 is probably not the best value for money (though it gets some praise from headfonia and over at hf for whatever that means), but this sounds almost too good to be true (I'd be happy to sell my current gear though, if it is...

 

Keep reading good things about the 4490 Bifrost... But wondering if I should wait for the Schiit's new release (per OC meet thread). I currently have no amp/DAC and am waiting on a pair of TH-X00. Any idea on when we'll see the new reDACted?

 

I have been planning to get a Gungnir Multibit, but I'm currently using a MacBook Air as my source and it's also my main computer, I'm wondering if it makes more sense to get a Bifrost Multibit instead and a Mac Mini and run that as my source, with no other functions but music playback/server. Does that seem like a more beneficial strategy than continuing to use the MacBook Air and getting a Gungnir Multibit? I currently have a Vali 2 and have a BW on order, so I wouldn't have any balanced amps.

 

I've been using a 2015 macbook pro straight into a Gungnir Multibit, or via a decrapifier, and both sound good to me!

 

Save for the Gungnir Multibit!

 

I currently have a Geek Out V2. I could get the Mac Mini first and pocket the rest to put towards a Gungnir Multibit later.

 

I've already got a regen coming, so no wyrd needed. I'll have to look into Linux options, I'll admit that wasn't on my radar.

 

If you could build your own pc, you'll be getting the best price/performance ratio. And the best thing is that you can build a Hackintosh if you want an OSX, or have dual OS like Windows + OSX/Linus. You have many options if you go that route. You get the freedom to customize it the way you want to.

It's much cheaper and it's also a fulfilling project to undertake.