[panyncor]

Someone in another thread asked about hiss with the Opera. Here's what I've found with the two headphones I have available at the moment (using the low z jack) . . .

DT-880's, hiss starts at about 12:00 on high gain and is non-existent on low gain.

W5000, hiss starts at about 9:00 on high gain and about 12:00 on low gain.

I can check the RS-1's later, but the results should be nearly identical to what I hear with the W5000's.

This is not something that really bothers me, as I can't hear any hiss when music is playing. In principle, I'd prefer no hiss at any volume. In practice, it really doesn't matter (to me) as long as the hiss isn't audible at normal listening levels.

I haven't had much time with the Opera over the last few days (damn job, always getting in the way) but I'm hoping for some good listening time this weekend.