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I think if America tries to restrict immigration so significantly, this is the inevitable end result. In my eyes all it's doing is cordoning off the country for the international market. Global companies have global staff, there's no way around that.

I think the world needs to wake up and realise we aren't a bunch of independent islands anymore, you sneeze in the US and Europe gets a cold, fart in Australia and china complains about the smell.   Immigration is only the symptom, the problem is we all have to live on an ever shrinking planet.  

Makes me proud to be in a union that actually serves the people. For another year at least... Thanks brexit!

Makes me proud to be in a union that actually serves the people. For another year at least... Thanks brexit!

Makes me proud to be in a union that actually serves the people. For another year at least... Thanks brexit!

Makes me proud to be in a union that actually serves the people. For another year at least... Thanks brexit!

Makes me proud to be in a union that actually serves the people. For another year at least... Thanks brexit!

I would deffiintly get the magni 3 and the modi 2, maybe even the modi 2 uber for that.
 
Where you draw the line is really up to you. I look at the technical abilities of a headphone, like the timbre, mids, detail, imaging and scaling is all pretty good with a headphone like the HD650, so I wouldn't personally mind spending a bit more on a nicer DAC and amp for those, since they can actually take advance of the cleaner and more detailed signal. If you had a headphone that had poor technical abilities like SPH 9500, HD 518, HD 558 and so on, then I would at most get a fulla 2, but only if onboard is noisy. If it had bad technical abilities, like Beats and Bose, then I wouldn't buy anything for them, unless onboard was noisy, but then I would just get the cheapest thing that isn't noisy. 

Okay guys I have seen a lot of people on here is starting to wanting to buy amps and dacs and let me just explain to you guys why you need one and why you don't need one. This is going to be very basic and generalised.
 
Reasons to get a DAC.
 
1. Noise in your sound
2. Your onboard makes the sound warm or cold sounding
3. Over all low quality sound coming from your onboard
4. Can look nice
5. You want more detail and higher audio quality
 
Reasons to NOT get a DAC.
 
1. No noise.
2. No coloring in your onboard.
3. You already have "transparent" sound. ( kinda the same as Nr. 2)
4. Takes up space.
5. You will need to buy an amp.
 
Reasons to get a amp.
 
1. You can't power your headphones. (your headphones don't get loud enough)
2. Your headphones sound muddy only at that pc (kinda the same as Nr. 1)
3. Can look nice.
4. You want to try tube sound. (they get really hot, so do NOT touch them.)
5. You want better audio quality (though keep in mind that if your source is bad then it won't suddenly sound good with a better amp)
6. Less noise
 
Reasons to NOT get a amp.
 
1. You can power your headphones.
2. Takes up space.
 
Most motherboards on the market to day can power 90%-95% of all the headphones on the market. A DAC and amp will not make your headphones a lot better if you already have "transparent" sound and they are powered properly, they can bring out more detail and overall better audio quality, but I wouldn't recommend getting a DAC and amp if you don't have good headphones, I would rather recommend that you save the money and get better headphones, expecially if you are unhappy by the sound you have in your headphones, because no DAC and amp is suddenly going to do any major change the signature of your headphones.
 
Ohm does not say if your headphones are hard to drive or not.
 
You can have 600 Ohm headphones that are easier to drive than 32 Ohm headphones. It is the sensitivity and efficiency that matters the most.
A very quick exsample of this would be the K612 and the HE 560. The K612 has a ohm rating of 120 Ohm and a sensitivity rating of 101 SPL/V, while the HE 560 has a Ohm rating of 45 Ohm and a efficiency rating of 90 SPL/mW. Using a online calculator we get these results, which shows that the HE 560 will need more power than the K612, despite the K612 having a Ohm rating that is almost three times higher than the HE 560's.
I used this website to calculate the power needed http://www.digizoid.com/headphones-power.html
 
Wnat to know how much power your headphones need and the math behind it? Look here
 
Different explanations (keeping it simple)
 
Before you go buy an amp for some headphones you just orded wait get the headphones and test them with your onboard before you go spend money on a amp.
Before you go buy an DAC amp combo, if you already has transparent sound and you have nothing wrong with your onboard DAC then you will not notice a difference between your onboard and a DAC and if you buy an DAC you will need an amp.
 
Remember sound is not black and white like some people say it is, there are more to sound than just specs.
 
Only look down here if you really need an DAC and amp or just an amp
 
Why get anything else than the cheap products?
What is a DAP? (Digital Audio Player)
 
I have used amazon.de and amazon.com for every product that is not from Schiit where I used their own webshop
 
Before looking at tube amps
A tube amp is best with headphones that have a high impedance because it is there they have their power, while a normal solid state amp normally has the most power in the lower ohms. I highly recommend not getting a tube amp for let's say 35 Ohm headphones, but rather a tube hybrid amp which is a mix of a tube and solid state amp, you get the sound of tubes while still having the power in the lower Ohms and having a lower output impedance.
 
My recommendations for desktop amps:
 
My recommendations for desktop DACs:
 
My recommendations for desktop Combos:
 
My recommendations for small Combos that run on usb only:
 
My recommendations for DAPs (Digital audio players)
 
Where do I buy schiit in EU?
http://www.schiit-europe.com/
http://schiit.eu.com/   (UK)

Where do I buy Soekris?
https://www.modhouseaudio.com/ (USA)
http://www.soekris.eu/shop/index.php (EU)
 
 
Lastly if you have interference look at this guide SSL has made.
 
If you have suggestions about gear and explanations.
If you have some gear that you would like to see added then there are 4 options.
 
Comment the gear you would like to see added and why or send me a PM, I will then look into it very thoroughly when I have time and if I find it worthy, then it will be added. Often I will get a loaner unit and test it.
 
If you want a explanation to something, then comment what you would like explained or send me a PM and then I will look into it.
 
FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ANYTHING ABOUT THIS POST
Remember there are no stupid questions, I am here to help.
I hope that this post helped you and cleared some things up for you 

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Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

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That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Unlimitied data: 480p, 600kbps hotspot, 20GB threshold.
That's like a bar saying unlimited free drinks, but once you pay you find out the bar staff can't pour drinks using their hands.

Honestly I think if you're willing to spend $2000 on these HDR 144Hz 4k monitor you're proably the kind of person that would pay another $500 for G-Sync, and I think Nvidia knows that.

Gonna agree with anghammarad here, I know there are videos of people with insane download speeds on steam, but that doesn't mean that every steam server is able to do so. For you to get download speeds anywhere near your network connection a lot things need to be working fast as hell. Perhaps the steam servers you download from are very busy, or far away.
 
Now I understand that because you have 900+ downlaods you'd want that as much as possible, but just because you can get it, doesn't mean steam can always push data that fast. Chains are only as strong as the weakest link, and just because you're not necessarily the weakest link, doesn't mean that the chain is as strong as your bit the entire way.

again as I said above, you having a 1 gbit connection at home doesn't mean you got the internet for your own...