I absolutely love my speakers. They are incredible for near-field listening. And they look as good as they sound!

  Hence my assumption that it was directed at me. But you never know!

  We both decided to assume... only one person can tell us who assumed wrong. IcedTea? your response?

I am guessing that question was for me?  Zune.   Or maybe it wasn't 

If you ordered it from JDSLabs it should include a USB cable with a ferrite bead.

The difference is the high frequency audio signals aren't really frequencies at all during the USB part of this process. They are 1s and 0s (sort of...rather an electrical representation of 1s and 0s). It's not until it gets to the DAC that it actually gets converted into high/low/mid frequencies.

His description sounded to me more likely to be a power issue, as though the ODAC is clipping? It seems to be common with the ODAC(luckily I have not had issues myself).

I have had no luck getting them to fit correctly either. I can get them close, but no matter how I adjust them, they just won't stay on well enough without being held by my hands. I'm quite disappointed, as when I hold them to my hears the sound is fantastic. I very much love the sound. I'm not...

Well, they have officially shipped, should be here by Thursday .  I have been doing more research, and I did find another positive review that's not really of a "commercial" type.   He doesn't so much compare it to his other equipment, but he seems to be more experienced with higher end...

Quote: I actually just ordered a refurbished pair from Harman for $499.  I did a lot of research, and they may not be worth the $999 new (I wouldn't have bought them at that price), but from what I have gleaned from the few reviews I have found, they should be pretty impressive at the $499...

Quote: This is true, however it's not as if I intend to ONLY listen to bad sources.  I would rather have an accurate, flat DAC that I can then color as I see fit for my lower quality sources, than to have to juggle DACs.  With EQ I can add color to an accurate DAC... But I can't take a...

Quote:   lol, touché.

Quote: Yup, I would absolutely love to find something that could serve as a system-wide EQ.  Sadly I have not found such a thing to exist.

Quote: I am in 100% agreement with this, though personally I find it has moreso increased my avoidance of lower quality music, more than to want more colored/less transparent equipment.   Actually, I really wish there was a way to put an EQ between the different programs I use and the...