I recently got a Shure SE535 (Special Edition) when I was in Hong Kong. It's my first truly high-end audio device. Before I had a Sennheiser HD 595.   The problem that I have with these earphones is that I can hear a very noticeable and annoying hiss when I connect them directly to an iPod...

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I've just got today the DAC E-MU 0204 USB and I can happily tell that it works on Linux (using the Arch Linux distro myself)   It was not automatic, though. I got the last alsa git repositories (kmirror and drivers) and had to recompile. If somebody is interested I will write a mini...

Only concerning audio quality:   Which one do you like the best? What about bass experience?     Also, the Soundsticks III have only a mini jack input. Is it possible to connect a DAC directly to the sIII? DACs with jack output?

Hi all,   I'm a confessed total beginner to this world of high audio definition and as a natural consequence also new to this forum. Great site, congratulations.   So far my listening experience is mostly ipod + sennheiser hd 595. With time and ear training I will probably improve this...