Yeah, apple may work out some of the driver issues in a future update. Parallels had the same issue my mac had with the Nano, but connecting through a USB2 hub allowed me to successfully update the firmware. I had always been able to use the Nano on my MacBook Pro retina using a hub, but caring...

The issue for my nano was the nano firmware - updating the nano firmware with beta firmware the iFi folks sent to me solved all the USB issues on my MacBook Pro.

I can verify that the firmware update worked on my MacBook Pro 2013.  I updated using Parallels and I'm good to go!   PB    

Try using a powered USB hub in line with the USB cable into the M8!

I purchased my LE OPA627SM directly from VenturCraft by using the support email.  They were very helpful and it was an easy purchase using PayPal. BTW, I love my Socket LE - having owned an original CLAS SOLO, I much prefer the Socket's sound signature!

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Quote:     This past month, I had 2 pairs of TF10s remolded.  One through UM, and the other pair through 1964 Ears. I added the extra driver to the UM set and the 1964 pair were the stock TF10 parts.  After spending a few weeks with both I can say that I enjoy each set although...

It's hard to judge the sound differences between the two amps since using the same phones isn't a fair assessment for either amp. The best way I can describe the Continental is to say that my K702 cans absolutely came alive when I plugged them compared to the 2Stepdance. The low frequencies had...

I have the Continental and the 2Stepdance. I love both these amps - they each are a perfect fit for my setup(s). I use the the continental to drive a pair of k702 phones through the CLAS and an iPod. I tried my IEMs through the continental, but no go - the Continental has too much gain for the...

Quote: There was a little bit written about this amp and how it was developed in this review.   http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/32ohm1/1.html  

Quote:   I'm not well versed in head-fi, but how many "hybrid" amps are on the market?  I'm wondering how common are the hybrid designs? Just curious!   I've owned a Continental for several weeks and I have to say that it's an incredible amp. I examined the specs and took a chance...