Posts by VandyMan

Quote:  I might be the last head-fi user to buy one new.   I'm not so sure. I don't see too much out there that can compete with the HP-P1 as a portable  one-box DAC/head-amp w/ digital iPhone USB in. Do...

Anyone heard the new WA-7 vs the WA-6 or WA-6 SE ?  

Quote: So...the amp isn't very good. Well that doesn't matter for me luckily!     The benchmark headphone amp is excellent. It measures beyond reproach. Some find it a bit bright or clinical, but I don't...

Quote: beside this is way to big and heavy for portable   Who says closed = portable? I use closed headphones sitting at my desk at work. Others use them at home so as not to disturb their spouse. There are plenty...

I'm not surprised as Fostex has already shown they have no idea how to make a descent case. Should not be that hard, one would think.  

Does it have cutouts in the back ?  

The problem I'm referring to is a bit different. The Realizer only accepts PCM over HDMI. Most pre-pros and receivers will only pass multi-channel PCM over HDMI if it is the input format. So if you feed a pre-pro DD 5.1, most pre-pros...

Quote: I am not sure why you couldn't find any. I think all of them request multi channel audio instead of only 2 channel. Otherwise what would be the point of an AV surround receiver if it only ever asked for 2 channel...

Quote: If you are only getting 2.0 channel audio via HDMI in the Realiser, try connecting the Realiser HDMI output to a device that supports multi-channel HDMI audio like a surround Preamp/Processor/Receiver.   Have...

“What your headphones say about you?”   That I care about sound quality and spend too much of my income seeking it.