and it's pet PEEVE, not PEVE.

mike, thanks for the review. just to confirm, was your comparison only between the usb link and usb out to the dac3? did you compare using optical out from your macbook? and how subtle (or not so subtle) were the differences you mentioned? do you think you can confidently identify the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skin Luckily voltage transformers can be replaced. And for what use to be a $1000 difference in price [now $800], i'd chance the warranty issues personally. I can round trip the amp at least 5 times to Japan with express shipping for the price difference...

Quote: Originally Posted by KevM2 lol definitely no offense taken. My current spending habits are quite compulsive, which is why I just decided to develop a schedule. I'm sort of like, if I want it, I'll buy it and let things settle as they may. I just figure developing a schedule will...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skin The Zana's price is a big turn off for me personally, once you get that high then you may as well start looking at the more powerful WA5 LE. Not to mention at 2k'ish you can comission someone to build you a damn nice balanced B22 amp. The P-1 and cheaper...

Quote: Originally Posted by davidhunternyc Thanks for the correction nikongod. What I meant was solid-state Class A amp. Supposedly there are solid-state amps made now that sound very tube like. Also, does anyone have an opinion of running a system consisting of the Zana and HD800 with...

count me in

Quote: Originally Posted by spraggih Kind of unfair comparison (DAC3, DAC64) since I only had the DAC64 for a brief time without the Freeway. I recall the DAC64 sounding better pre-Freeway but who knows anymore? Not sure I understand correctly. You recall the DAC64 sounding...

Quote: Originally Posted by spraggih I can understand the toslink making a difference but given I liked the PC sound are we saying the sound would be even better if I re-ripped all CDs via EAC then ALAC? i can't see how ripping with EAC or itunes will make a difference if done...

Waiting on a BA here as well. Quote: Originally Posted by vcoheda also, why offer three different tube configurations. what's the benefit of one over the other? The 307A is supposed to be more transparent and neutral whereas the 300B is more lush with 'bloomy midrange'. I...

what i'm curious to know is what kind of 'improvement' the offramp has over a direct coax input into the dac1 (i.e. coax from computer vs coax from offramp). in your case, since you've only compared usb/optical (from mac) vs coax out of the offramp, the difference you're hearing could very well...

as far as which is technically superior, usb is. when implemented properly, usb can utilize methods such as async transfer (which slaves the computer to the dac instead of the other way round) and direct I2S conversion (as olblueyez mentioned), both of which greatly benefit jitter performance...

you're aware that ipod is a digital source and the analog signal you speak of is the result of internal dac conversion? Quote: Originally Posted by I3eyond Vinyl > Digital We all know optical cables provide us a digital sound. 0s and 1s, off and on. But, as I've said before...

i had a similar experience as well and would like to know what can be done. i didn't consider legal action because i didn't think it would get me anywhere. what good is an oral agreement in court when it's my words against his? and even if i have supporting bank records, can't he always claim he...

Quote: Originally Posted by daglesj The unit could mean just the battery. Any single component can be classed as a 'unit'. The battery is at fault so its replaced with a new unit. what i meant was they told me they shipped me a new zune. i specifically reconfirmed that with...