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One worrying opinion from the other forum: "I was looking on both phones and it looks like the little pin that prevents you from swiveling the cup too far is made of plastic on the ESW10jpn (Whereas on the ESW9 it's a brass pin)" That's a little disappointing...

I have a question: Should I buy a DacMagic now or should I wait for a Pico DAC only? Which is better? I would use it with ATH-ESW10+amp for now. I have bought a good XLR IC already (when I thought I have no chance of getting the ESW10) so by buying a DacMagic there would be room for an update on the 'balanced line', but if it is too 'low-fi' for an electrostatic system it is pointless. The DacMagic is available in my country I don't have to suffer the exchange rates which means I can have it at a cheap price. But does it worth it?

It seems I'm getting one next week as well. What amp should I get for it? I was thinking of Head-Direct EF-1 or Little Dot I+ or maybe iBasso D3 because it has a DAC as well. Maybe I shouldn't have sold the Pico...

Maybe I should wait for a Little Dot electrostatic amp?

Here's an interesting page (English if you scroll down): http://high-amp.de From here, I also found this (this is in German): DIY-AMP - Home Looks interesting, how hard can it be?

Thanks, I see, but I live in the EU which means high shipping costs, so I think I have no better choice than order it from US and send it for a new cable right away. After some time I would get an amp anyway but really good ones at a good price are hard to find, especially considering that not all of them are easily usable on EU voltage.

I am really interested in these, especially with the APureSound modifications. The problem is that I'm afraid that the build quality is not that impressive, and a new cable means there is no warranty on them thereafter. Sorry if it's a noob question but I noticed at the APS site that the stax->koss cable adapter cable is not changed, could it improve the SQ if that would be made from stax cable as well? Yes I know that the stock amp is crappy but if I buy one with the mods I will have no money left. And I also heard that a separate PSU does improve the stock amp's performance, is this true? Or should I get a decent electrostatic amp asap? Thanks in advance.

Yes I know, that's why I've written those two and waiting for your other recommendations Some balanced amplifiers do accept unbalanced input as well, does it hurt the SQ badly?

I am looking to build a new system, dynamic balanced or ('low-end') electrostatic. And I know that a good source is important, so what USB DAC should I choose? I have a Pico at the moment and I realized that I don't need portability so I may get something better. So far I looked at the Stello DA100S or the Cambridge Audio DacMagic but I suspect there are many other options. Thanks in advance.

I found HC when I was looking for disappeared members from youknowhere