What I've been up to...

dcarlson
dcarlson Posts: 1,740
edited February 2007 in The Clubhouse
Hey guys! I still see a lot recognizable names here. Good to see :)

It's been quite a while since I've made the time to enjoy this great hobby. I think in all craziness I forgot how much I enjoy it. Job change, new house, home renos, new pup... yada yada yada. And a whole bunch of other poor excuses...

A few months ago I put together a little mobile headphone setup for work with a Headroom Total Bithead and Shure E4's hooked up to my laptop. I started ripping Cds lossless and enjoying music once again.

Using a laptop as a source has rekindled the fire so now I'm on a search for a decent upsampling DAC for my main system.

Any thoughts?
SDA-2a, Anthem Pre-2L, Anthem Amp 1, MF A324 DAC, Rotel RCD1070

Senn HD650 Cardas, Mapletree Audio Ear+ HD2, Kimber KS1030, Bel Canto DAC2, M-Audio Transit, Laptop.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2007
    Hey Dave. Long time no hear. I am not too experienced in the DAC world but at one time I considered a Musical Fidelity trivista DAC. Good reviews. After I thought about it I decided that I did not want 2 pieces of gear, just one. Good luck.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2007
    glad all is well...!

    I have the total bithead, and the e4`s also...great combo
    I use it with my i-pod

    not too up on DAC`s , so I`ll let some of the other guy`s field this one..

    stick around for a while, if ya can..!!
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited February 2007
    Mike, you were close... the name's Derick. ;) How's the weather up there? We've got almost no snow here. It was too warm to snow, then too cold! Lol. The Trivista's on my watch list along with the Bel Canto DAC2 and Benchmark. I'm leaning towards the Bel Canto though, if I can find one.

    Beardog, I'll be stopping by here regularly once again. Have you tried the Bithead on you computer via USB? It took me a little while to configure it properly with ASIO and such but once that was all done it started producing some pretty decent results.
    SDA-2a, Anthem Pre-2L, Anthem Amp 1, MF A324 DAC, Rotel RCD1070

    Senn HD650 Cardas, Mapletree Audio Ear+ HD2, Kimber KS1030, Bel Canto DAC2, M-Audio Transit, Laptop.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,568
    edited February 2007
    WB - long time no see
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,994
    edited February 2007
    Derick, welcome back !
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2007
    Sorry about that Derick. See, you have been away TOO long.
    Lots of snow this year (more than normal) and actually warmer than normal as well. It's only -33C with the windchill -45C this evening.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited February 2007
    janmike wrote:
    Sorry about that Derick. See, you have been away TOO long.
    Lots of snow this year (more than normal) and actually warmer than normal as well. It's only -33C with the windchill -45C this evening.


    Ah... Very nice! Lol. A little too cold for me.
    SDA-2a, Anthem Pre-2L, Anthem Amp 1, MF A324 DAC, Rotel RCD1070

    Senn HD650 Cardas, Mapletree Audio Ear+ HD2, Kimber KS1030, Bel Canto DAC2, M-Audio Transit, Laptop.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2007
    Hey, welcome back!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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