Yes, please write the app!   Quote:

Quote:   Quote:   I would really like to hear song processed with SVS before I buy a Realiser, too. Would really appreciate if you Hoax, or anyone else, could do this.

I think it would be interesting to know how many dedicated DACs (not including iPods, laptops, etc., of course) people here have in their homes, as well as how many DACs they've owned in their lives. Any quantitative data (and qualitative impressions, too) are welcome!

Thanks to the op for such a thorough review of these two IEMs.

Thanks for the very nice reviews!

  Quote:   1. Yes, I'm familiar with both SACD and DSD.   2. Yes, around 25-30.   3. Probably around 7-8% are SACDs. However, I also have .dff files ripped directly from SACD.   4. Yes, it is very, very important to me.   5. ~150-200 USD

I noticed that Fidelia 1.2.0b2 was released several days ago and has some neat new features like a 64 bit playback engine, an option to load entire files in memory before playback, and a headphone module that allows setting of crossfeed levels and speaker angle to increase soundstage. Using the...

@agentsim: Is there any chance of creating a plugin architecture for BitPerfect? There is one AU plugin in particular (Redline Monitor) that I would love to be able to use with your program.

Sorry to revive an old thread. I'm wondering about inserting a Little Dot MKIVse to be used as a preamp only between my LD DAC_I and MKVII+ headphone amp - specifically, would this add a more tube-like quality to the sound through my LCD-2's? Also, would there be any problems with this approach...

It works perfectly for me. I haven't even had any difficulty with BetterSound crashing when editing album metadata and artwork during playback, an problem which appeared in previous versions for me. Sounds great too, better than 0.16 if I remember correctly.

Yes, that would actually be very useful. So, BetterSound could continue to run but I would be able to choose when it would hog my output device and when it wouldn't, correct?

agentsim, would it be possible to create an option to keep the BetterSound icon in the menubar all the time instead of disappearing upon exit?

agentsim, I cannot get integer mode to work at all. BetterSound hangs whenever the integer mode box is checked and I try to play a track. I have to manually force quit in Activity Monitor. If you want the device info I'll PM it to you.

Thank you, agentsim!   It's great that you're making BetterSound compatible with FLAC. Although most of my files are Apple Lossless, I do have a significant number of FLACs that I haven't got around to converting with XLD yet.   My LD DAC_I only seems to run in integer mode when...

Can't wait for the next version. Keep up the good work!

Quote:     Very helpful info, thanks!  

Quote:   Did you find out which to use? I just purchased an LCD-2 as well to go with my DAC_I and MKVII+ and am wondering about the gain setting and also whether the amp will prove powerful enough to drive the LCD-2's to their full potential.    

Quote: Likewise!

Quote: I had the dual 3-pin to 4-pin XLR adapter custom made by Redco Audio (I think it cost me around $20). IIRC, I had to call them and explain exactly what I wanted because they didn't have the options needed on the "Create your own Y-cable" page. The balanced to SE adapter came with...

I would love to come to this. I'm in West Chester, PA (about 30 miles or so away from Lansdale). For headphones, I can bring a balanced AKG K501, balanced K702, HD600 with balanced and SE cables, and AKG 240DF (and also a balanced to SE adapter and dual 3-pin XLR to 4-pin XLR adapter). I can...

I would love to participate in this loaner program as well. I have Sennheiser HD600's, AKG 702's and AKG 501's, all balanced and run off a LD DAC_I/LD MKVII+ balanced setup. I've also had experience with T1's and HD800's. I'm located in the Eastern US.

I downloaded the 15 day trial and I am incredibly impressed - it is by a large margin my favorite audiophile player on the mac now. I've used Decibel (formerly Ayrewave), Audirvana, and the free trials of Amarra and Pure Music, and I was never really happy with any of them. Recordings are...

Not to resurrect an old thread, but I have found the K501's (reterminated to balanced) to be extremely difficult to drive on a balanced Little Dot setup (DAC_I and MKVII+), whereas I have had no trouble whatsoever with balanced HD600's on the same system. Just my $.02.

I have an AKG 702 that has been reterminated to balanced by a fellow head-fier, as well as a Little Dot DAC_I and MKVII+, all running in balanced mode. I find that for the most part, the amp drives the 702's pretty well, although when I listen to orchestral classical music which generally has a...

Any chance of having a meet in early 2011?