Posts by TheManko

Quote: Originally Posted by ASOKA  I connect my HDVD800 to my MM1 using XLR to 3.5mm cable and it sounds fantastic, no noise at all. and the cable is just a $7.99 cheap cable. I'm going try some other USB ports...

I've tried three USB ports, but this is on a desktop computer, so I suspect all the ports I tried are connected to the same USB hub on the motherboard.   This is only audible over the speakers that I have connected via the...

I've noticed that the USB input creates high frequency noise from my speakers. This doesn't happen with any of the other inputs, and I have a USB-AES converter (Musical Fidelity V-LINK 192) which I'm using instead right now. The noise...

Quote: Originally Posted by LifeAspect  Maybe a dumb question, is there a way to put a speaker system on the HDVD800 somewhere? Else, I'll have to stick to my V800 dac because that one has xlr outputs and rca outputs...

Quote: Originally Posted by MelvinV  And Neutrik connectors are some of the best around, Sennheiser with their stupid "medical-grade" nonsense. Sennheiser is turning evil now and I'm losing faith in them as a...

I believe the Daft Punk album stream is AAC 128kbps, so it's no wonder you're hearing compression artifacts. I'm hearing them as well, and I assume they'll be gone once it gets a proper release in a few days.

You can stream the entire new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories for free on iTunes, and I recommend it as demo material since it's an unusually great sounding album. Plenty of beefy bass with the HD 800 and a nice transparent...

Quote: Originally Posted by Frank I  The hall acoustics are very clear and you can hear all the echo in the hall. Pretty  special listening to the performance.  I am looking foward to more of these type of...

I've been going back and forth between the V800 and HDVD 800 dac a lot and I just can't decide which I prefer. The huge soundstage of the V800 is nice and there's a few tracks where it's definitely more detailed than the HDVD dac. But...

I carefully read that cable press release and what it describes is the stock HD 800 cable, except with 4 pin XLR. The Obu connectors it brings up in a separate point is just the connector the HD 800 cable already uses. The HD 700 and...