So I'm running a pair of HD650's through my Little Dot Mk III, which is plugged straight in to my macbook.   I'm looking at improving the weakest link in my system over Christmas, and I'm assuming at the moment, this is the soundcard in my macbook (it's NOT a macbook pro).   As well as...

Firstly, I make no apologies for the spelling of organise.    Anyway, I'm using a macbook, and iTunes for my media library, VLC (and sometimes VOX) for flac, and spotify for ... well ... spotify crap.   The trouble is, my flac collection is growing larger and larger, and obviously iTunes...

First, the disclaimer: I bought these when I was out in Canada, before I knew any better.      I'm a fairly heavy user, and as you can see, the Boses' (is that the plural of Bose?) flimsy cables were no match for me. Sound has gone completely from the left cup where the cable has worn...