I've managed to avoid head-fi for some time, and my wallet has been thankful. Recently picked these up as I was looking for a wireless solution. My current setup has been the AKG N40's paired with a FIIO BTR-5 running in balanced output, so that is my primary point of reference. I also have...

I learned that a big smiley U is great sound from renting lots of cars. Every time I rent a car the bass and sometimes the treble settings are maxed out resulting. I guess that must be good sound since most people like music equalized that way.

Quote: Originally Posted by KeeChoon Anyone have issues with RCA VT-231 grey glass humming in their 336? I'm going on memory here, but that one took a long time for the hum to go away. I'm thinking 30 plus hours to be completely silent.

Quote: Originally Posted by brat This dispute confirms my initial impressions from the short listening of HD800. They are on a par with K701 as bass quantity and if they have more it's not much. In fact I think they are very similar cans. Maybe I must wait more reviews of the new...

Quote: Originally Posted by beamthegreat No offense but I think the HD800 is waayyy overpriced. I dont think you should buy it but thats just my opinion.. Off topic, and too each their own. If you feel that way why don't you discuss it in the relevant threads.

First I'll go on record as saying I love the 701's. They are a bargain and I can't for the life of me understand where all the 701/2 haters are coming from. That being said, the 800's are simply a better headphone. As others have said I think it's mostly noticeable in the lower...

Try it and see if you like it. I'm using the HD800's with a DV336 and it sounds sweet.

Quote: Originally Posted by rhythmdevils Do opinions on IEM's vary less than they do with full sized headphones? I know that the JH13 has almost unanimous praise around here, but are opinions also pretty agreed upon among other IEM's? From my own point of view that is not based on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Luckyleo Go to the Apple home page and watch the video. You'll see that this is much, much more than an Itouch. This is a new category of product. Also, opening it up to developers much like they did with the Iphone will result in an explosion of gaming apps...

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis Why blame the support when it is the Zune itself that fails? At least it seems like they try... I blame the support (and by that I mean the repair center) because I expect them to ship me back a working product. I've now wasted my time...

First I would like to apologize to Microsoft. Shortly after posting this message most of the function keys on my MS keyboard stopped working. A reboot fixed things, but the message was received loud and clear. I recommend everybody buy a Zune, or two Zunes! It was 2 Zune 16's, the last one...

Just a venting thread as I'm getting very frustrated with MS and their Zune support. First Zune - Flaky back-light (probably a bad soldering job) so I sent it back before it was out of warranty. Second Zune - Seemed to partially crash all the time. Press pause and the music would continue...

Quote: Originally Posted by grokit Not to hijack or be disrespectful, but what's the deal with bit perfect? Does upsampling increase latency that much? If you are just listening and not trying to capture live sound, does it really make a difference? I'm asking because I cannot find...

Quote: Originally Posted by maarek99 What did you use earlier? The Prelude drivers are **** for Vista too. On XP everything was good. I skipped the Vista train.

Nice, The ASIO4ALL solution seems to work. That will open up some options. Confirmed bitperfect over SPDIF with MediaMonkey.

Quote: Originally Posted by Negakinu Did you try the latest version of Foobar? I'm running Windows 7 x64 with ASIO4ALL plugin and it works very well. Does your motherboard have an onboard soundcard? Maybe you can switch to that one just to see if the ASIO will work. That will at least...

Quote: Originally Posted by somestranger26 1. Zune is bitperfect for me on Windows 7 x64, as is foobar2000 if I use WASAPI or similar outputs. I don't mess with garbage like iTunes. 2. Everything that is played back through DirectSound will go to your default playback device. It will...

Quote: Originally Posted by fenixdown110 You're the only one I've seen that thinks Win7 is a step back... For me, for audio only, it was a step back. It was great being able to get bitperfect without worry with the Auzentech Prelude. I got tired of the fighting for bitperfect...

I'm really not liking this SPDIF and Analog showing up as separate devices. Installed MediaMonkey and the ASIO plugin. Unfortunately the ASIO plugin seems to only work with the analog output! So far Foobar and WASAPI is the only working option I've got for bitperfect.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ham Sandwich Try the 32-bit version of Windows 7. Better driver support in 32-bits. Bit-perfect WASAPI with iTunes works in 32-bit but not the 64-bit Windows 7. Probably not a bad idea, I just don't want to undo all the work I've done in the last day...

Quote: Originally Posted by El_Doug why blame the OS, when the problems seems to be with the Prelude drivers? I'm not blaming the OS, just a statement that the upgrade set me back.

I guess I should have done a little more research before upgrading to Windows 7. Now I've lost two things that were important to me. 1. Bitperfect output from all music applications (Itunes, Zune). 2. Simultaneous output from SPDIF and analog outputs. This is running with an Auzentech...

Thanks for the replies. I hadn't thought of isopropyl alcohol to rinse with. I gave that a go but I'm going to wait a until the end of the day just to be extra safe. I'm just a clutz. Reaching for things without looking.

I had a minor accident with a glass or red wine tonight resulting in my uncased Opus DAC requiring a bath. How long do you think I should leave it to ensure that all the water under the components is dried out? Perhaps I should finally finish my front panel design over the holidays and get...

Quote: Originally Posted by sxr71 Thank Grado for all of this nonsense. They've proved that with the right marketing (hype) to the right group you can charge $1400+ for things that cost about $20 to make. Now everyone is pushing these crazy prices. Beyerdynamic just released theirs and...