Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-22 Thread peejay
Cheers for your experiences with these products. While I do have an SB3, my aim here was to use the dac and amp from my Macbook (using the toslink out) either via softsqueeze, or when I'm travelling, via iTunes. I appeciate that the SB3 DAC is probably superior to the MicroDac, but it's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-22 Thread muski
So, yes, I do think you'll find the MicroDAC better than the Macbook one. (As I mentioned, even the Total BitHead was a nice step up). Let me know your impressions once you get it. (BTW, the 2007 HeadRoom Portable Desktop Amp also looks really nice -- granted a little bit larger, but then the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-22 Thread mvalera
I have the micro amp with the desktop circuit. I love it, it sounds great. I have no use for the dac, so I didn't get it. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-22 Thread peejay
muski;237087 Wrote: So, yes, I do think you'll find the MicroDAC better than the Macbook one. (As I mentioned, even the Total BitHead was a nice step up). Let me know your impressions once you get it. (BTW, the 2007 HeadRoom Portable Desktop Amp also looks really nice -- granted a little

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-21 Thread muski
I have not heard the Micro series products from Headroom, but have owned the Total BitHead, the Desktop Portable Amp w/DAC (from 2006), and the Headroom Max Balanced Amp (my primary listening system). I have listened to the above with Sennheiser 650HD and AKG701 headphones in both normal and

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-18 Thread peejay
Has anybody here used the Micro Dac and Micro Amp for headphone listening? I realise this is budget gear, but reviews say they represent excellent value for money...any comments from experienced users appreciated -- peejay Music is what feelings sound like - Unknown