Hi. I've been thinking about purchasing Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 speakers to play music from my laptop. After doing some research I discovered that the speakers use bi-wire input, which I've never heard about. Is there any SPD/IF to Bi-wire converter available? And what are my other options for...

I had that thought, but didn't want to believe it. Damn you Asus if it's true! Thx for the links. Also bluejeans have both the optical cable and adapter available. Can you please check whether those are the ones I need at their page (http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/...udio/index.htm)...

I have a s/pdif out on my laptop, which I was told by Asus support (model M50Vc) is digital coaxial. I purchased Bluejeans digital coaxial RCA/RCA cable and an 3.5mm MONO MALE to RCA FEMALE Adaptor for Audio S/PDIF (3.5mm MONO MALE to RCA FEMALE Adaptor for Audio S/PDIF - eBay (item 230435858985...

Ok, considering the feedback and udac impressions thread I think I'm gonna settle with this little miracle for now.

Quote: Originally Posted by stang In's out for digital, same looking Probably Line Out you are talking about. Does not compute

Those are Ins and they indeed look different. The digital out on the laptop is combined with HP out and looks just like a normal headphones port, just has s/pdif written near it.

Quote: Originally Posted by stang IMO $500 is overkill for the AD900 but if you upgrade in the future, at least you won't have to upgrade your gear for a while. Which is what I thought. My aunt is in US now so I have a chance to order some gear without the need to pay huge...

I want to purchase a good desktop (I guess everything not portable is desktop?) DAC and AMP for my laptop and AD900 cans. So far I've been considering Firestone Audio Spitfire 24bit DAC (cause it has optical in) and Cute Beyond AMP. It'd be great to get any advice whether this rig would be good...

Can someone explain what will be the benefits of the balanced IBasso DAC & Amp which is being developed and is it true that D10 is going to be updated soon?

So basically D10 is the best amp/dac combo below 300$?

So basically E7 is an amp/dac while E9 is just an amp but much better at it than E7? If E1 will be as good as it's reviewed I'm so buying E9.

Great review. Still waiting for mine to arrive.

I've heard transferring album art is major issue in 3rd party software for syncing with Ipods, so if you're anal about your art Itunes is your best bet. It's sad that APPLE are so anal about Itunes being the only salvation for a lost soul using Ipod. I like Itunes, but I don't like when there is...

Did you use Itunes to sync your music?

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo Showcase iPod Classic by Contour: Contour Design | Showcase iPod classic | retail.contourdesign.com Yeah, I saw it. But it's out of production afaik and is nowhere to be found for a reasonable price. It's not available at your link either.