Hey, I got my Zhaolu D1.3 and it sounds good, but I have to set all of my sources to output PCM Stereo or else I don't get any output. This isn't ideal because my sources are also hooked up to my 5.1 speakers, and for those I want Dolby Digital or DTS. Is there a DAC that can convert 5.1 digital...

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If you can go a little over $200 a used Headfive would be a good choice.

Quote: Originally Posted by reivaj cal forums is a terrible place to go for any information lol Yeah, I mean, why would you ever want to ask the top gaming league in the world what headphones work well for gaming? Ridiculous! It's clearly a much better idea to ask such a question...

Of those three I'd definitely choose the PC160. If you're willing to get a separate mic you could also get something like the HD555/HD595. But if you want better opinions I'd go somewhere like the CAL forums, serious gamers here are few and far between.

If you want sound quality, look somewhere else. If you want excellent directional sound, give them a try. There are also a bunch of other good options in the same price range for gaming, HD555's, Icemat, PC160, etc. The main thing is to pick some headphones and get used to them. That's what I...

If you want to stick with Sennheiser, then I'd go with HD650 + Headfive combo, should be just about $500 and sound excellent. If you want to save a little money you could go with the HD600 or HD580 instead, as they all sound fairly similar.

Quote: Originally Posted by jjhatfield I'll take this thread as an opportunity to ask a nub question: is a coaxial cable used for audio basically the same cable you use for cable television? I'm getting my first dedicated CD transport and will need to purchase a cable to run to my...

If you have a toslink output and a toslink input, just use toslink. Using an adapter could cause some loss in sound quality, but it will definitely be worse than just using toslink.

Quote: Originally Posted by norseman8485 I still don't get it... It was a joke. I was calling you a girl for listening at low volume

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Quote: Originally Posted by norseman8485 Do I need an amp if I listen at low volumes? No, but you'll need a dress

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Yeah, I found it was a lot easier to find a receiver with digital out for under $300 if I went back a generation or two. I got my VSX-1014TX for $240 Shipped, and it really has almost all of the features of its older brothers, the VSX-1015TX and VSX-1016TXV, except for an extra component video...

The way I'm doing it is I have all of my sources running digital into a receiver (VSX-1014TX) and my 5.1 speakers are hooked up to the receiver. If I want to use the speakers I just press the speaker set A button on the remote and the speakers come on. For headphone listening, I just disable the...