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Welcome to Head-Case Skace, hope you don't have a thin skin. That is a big leap you are considering but the HeadRoom desktop setup is a high-end audio solution right on your desk. You could also use it with other audio sources like CD player or Squeezebox or whatever both on your desktop or in a non-desk home setup. It is very good and the sound is amazing. The flexibility of using it for speakers or for headphones is great, and I have half of the setup right now--the HD Desktop Amp with DAC--and have contemplated getting rid of my powered speakers and going with the rest of the Audiophile Desktop setup. As far as USB goes, it is a good option and will take all digital audio sources from your computer and turn them into quality sound in your HR setup. The DAC in the HR amp will be much better than your sound card in your computer. If your computer has a s/pdif or optical digital output then you can use those. My laptop dock has s/pdif out so I use that and think it works great. There is no real downside to the USB option, however, so don't get hung up on it. Any HR amp/DAC taking any digital signal from your computer will give you sound like you have not experienced through your computer speaker setup. Lastly, I will point out that if you just want to skip a lot of the cost and the gear, you could get powered speakers. There are several threads on this site and on Head-Fi that talk about options. There is one that has a DAC in the speakers, although those things cost a lot of cash as well. Good luck, but you can feel comfortable dealing with HeadRoom because it is a great company. Its owner, Tyll Hertsens, is a member here so you can always ask him your questions too.

Great pics Peter and Dan. And, Dan, I never thought of you as that artsy. I think your new HC name should be Grawktastique (but please no nude shots)!

Does he have the Clap again?

Missing that action is a good thing. Stay safe Mike, Vicki, Dom, Crappy, etc.

recstar: did you snag the Moth Audio Si3A3/45? I saw your Zana on sale and that Moth didn't last minutes, so I wondered if you got it.

So cute! I am still waiting for a pic in the "my dad's a geek" onesy!

What!? Peter Pinna says that the Ultrasone PROline 750 Pro Headphones with S-Logic are the most accurate and neutral headphones of all time across all of the sound spectrum! How dare you say the mid-range is "sucked out"!? How about the ATH-ESW9 woodies on the go? Other AT cans I would think of would be the ATH-A900/A900Ltd or even A500 for a cheaper option. Sennheiser HD25-1 II is another closed option, although I don't know if they are going to be both bright and have a nice mid-range.

I think Christopher Guest should make a movie around them. They look exactly like characters from Waiting for Guffman or Best in Show. Catherine O'Hara and Guest could really do magic as Marja and Henk.

How could you say that about these kinds souls? It is clear that they are retarded and/or drug addled. Be kind.

Happy birthday Ian! I hope a hot goth chick singer shows up on your doorstep at some point today! Cheers.

I have an old Grado moving iron cart on my Dual 505 and it sounds pretty nice. The Sumiko is definitely a good option.

Tonight I saw Dave Grisman playing with his wife and my brother in law at an art gallery. His wife and my brother in law are also artists and were showing at the gallery. Mandolin, acousting bass and harmonica makes for a nice little trio. Grisman can play the shit out of a mandolin.

Wow, Old Pa, you seemed to be enjoying the change of pace over here yesterday and today you are riled by everything and showing a much thinner skin than I would have guessed. I think people jumped on you unnecessarily in this thread, but so what? Give it back to them, and move on to something else. It can take a little getting used to, but the initiation ritual doesn't last long and it only hurts when you sit down.

Waiting for Weird Al Yankovich to start here at the county fair. My son and nephew -- aka White and Nerdy -- are stoked. Should be funny if nothing else.

Never mind. New here.

Yeah, but Ken is 102 years old.

Even your little kids are tough!

Welcome Blackmore! Dutch-Fi is growing...

My biggest achievement today is calling out a douche opposing counsel in a court filing and goading an HF spammer into getting himself banned with 5 posts.

I was wrong. It only took 5.

I am not a number! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JewlGsYxs Who is No. 1?

Yeah, what's my number?

I'm just glad Tyll brings much better booze to headphone events.