"We strongly recommend using battery based power supply in order to fully benefit from the cable design", http://forzaaudioworks.com/en/product.php?id_product=46 Does this mean that the benefit of separating power and signal lines (with this FAW USB cable or iFi Gemini cable) is only apparent...

So I went ahead and purchased the Benchmark DAC3 and hooked it up (with the included Monoprice USB cable) to my MacBook Pro playing lossless files ripped from my CDs. Using the HT bypass to play through my Krell integrated amplifier into Audio Physic Virgo speakers (as well as listening through...

Does this mean that an iPhone's battery will drain through the USB connection unless you use a separate powered device? Can someone recommend such a powered USB hub for this purpose?

sleek and sexy it is...   Quote:

3" cable length plus connectors

nobody has experienced cable microphonics with any full sized headphones?

wowsa i have had cable microphonic issues with iems but i read a recent post here about a full sized headphone presenting microphonic sounds when the cable is grazed   please share your experiences with cable microphonics please identify headphones with original factory cables which will...

Thanks for the reply - excited for the product release.

any one else here curious about the progress of this project?

there appears to have been some discussion about chairs (although now quite dated) there appears to be lots of discussion about equipment setup and even desktop racks   but as i stumbled upon buster and punch i wonder if any head-fiers organize a dedicated den what a wonderful den would be...

  sorry i cannot help - no solid objects have been in my ears (other than cotton swabs) since 1999.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/661441/forza-audioworks-the-appreciation-thread/435#post_10867016

we should start a club --> http://www.head-fi.org/t/633511/pictures-of-your-portable-rig-part-xvi/13755#post_10867723

  here are a few more photos --> http://www.head-fi.org/t/633511/pictures-of-your-portable-rig-part-xvi/13755#post_10867723   please report back.  i love my "stack" but also would be interested in hearing how it compares to the iDSD Micro.  thanks.

While I really like the small footprint of my "system", I do not know if I would have preferred just having the iDSD Micro instead of these two matched components had I not already been invested in the iDSD Nano before deciding to purchase the iCAN Nano.  Nonetheless, I am very pleased indeed...