Gotcha, forgot about the USB limitation, I'd been using optical out until the pico. So..in that case, should I set AudioMidi to 48 or 44.1?

Ditto for my Pico...

Chu: 1. I was referencing my own experience in an attempt to help, not trying to steer the discussion towards console or pc gaming. 2. I apologize for assuming you were looking for 5.1 sound as 90% of pc gamers seem to be interested in surround sound and 3D positioning above all else...

Actually, there would be not much of a benefit from analog to digital for gaming with headphones because the 5.1 sound I'm assuming you're looking for would be converted into simple stereo anyway. I tried connecting my 360 to a beresford via optical and had to change the output of the xbox from...

Would the variable xlr outs be near identical in output to those on the mini-dac? I'm wondering how the duet would work amplifying balanced 650's? I have the Pico now but am looking for a balanced dac to feed my studio monitors as well as power the senn's and was resigned to the mini-dac or...

I have no intention of beginning a smear campaign whatsoever. I agree that it sounds very nice for the price, never said otherwise. I am, in my own lighthearted way, attempting to temper so much of the rabid hyperbole out there regarding the Beresford, especially when much of it is based on pure...

Well after owning the "better than any dac ever under $5,000" Beresford since October and now the Pico I must say I'm a bit confused. I was led to believe my Beresford would destroy any dac sound unheard costings several thousands more. Imagine my dismay when I connected the Pico and realized...

Yes the Pico works great with the 650's, provided you understand it won't work quite as well as a dedicated home amp with more robust power supply. I do have to say it drives my pair better than I've ever heard them out of a portable. I'm extremely happy with my purchase. I'm also extremely...

How much storage are you looking for? With the Asus, you can start with 8gb internal SSD version($500) and add an 8-16gb SDHC card as well as 1.8 external drive or usb flash drive. I look at it more as an external hub than a full fledged laptop but for the price it's pretty fantastic. Well...

try asus eeepc. 7'' screen with usb out...

After using nLite there is no way an XP install should be 4-5 gigs. Also, 64gb flash at reasonable prices by next year? Keep dreaming. It's also incredibly easy to add to storage for the eee via SDHC.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dept_of_Alchemy Is there measurements anywhere of these DACs? I'd like to see some graphs... graphs, schmaphs, give me maniacal hyperbole any day of the week.

You can amp the mini-dac by setting the internal jumper for the 1/8" out to fixed instead of variable, then attaching a 1/8" to female rca adapter to connect with rca cables.

Quote: Originally Posted by Herandu He came back to say that you had misrepresented the facts in a dishonest way and tried to let yourself appear squeaky clean and a badly treated customer. Now you attack me and the product in order to cover your back. That is complete and utter...

Finkel is Einhorn, Einhorn is Finkel. Herandu = Stanley Beresford. I honestly don't know how Herandu responded in a thread where I mentioned I never received my complimentary optical cable that Stan offered at the time of my order with: "from what I gather he offered to have you source the...

Agreed. Herandu is just being a zealot with his claims. I can't stand when someone unequivocally touts a product as an x or y killer without having the decency to actually listen to the alternatives. It actually turns people off a product when someone interjects in every source thread and gives...

Trying to sift through all the posts by LawnGnome (over aesthetics and the manufacturer's purported claims) for real comments on actual sound by people who've *wait for it* actually heard them amp is a pain in the butt. Seriously, you've made your points (several times now actually) and...

I'll be resurrecting one of my old Technics 1200 M3D's soon and am looking for some advice from some of the vinyl junkies on here. I've had my tables in storage in DC for the last few years as there was no space for them here in my NYC apt, but now I think I can squeeze one of them into my...

Pico w/DAC please, gunmetal, 6 foot USB cable.

Er...wow, you were able to pinpoint which of his many orders was mine and what his email response to me was? .....

The free cables aren't always a sure thing. Stanley originally offered a free digital cable of my choice with my dac as a "weekend special". When I received the dac without the bonus cable I asked him about it and he claimed he didn't remember receiving my response email with my cable choice and...

Hehe, if the Transit wasn't moving to office-duty, it would be yours.

Just curious to know if anyone has been able to compare the two. I've used the transit as a transport for a long while now with notebook but bringing home a G5 from work and wanted to know if I'm better off without the conversion from usb via transit or straight out of the optical out from the...

The key difference being Sony's unit does not support Dolby Headphone, which is by far the superior decoding method over Dolby Digital which is not optimized for headphone use.

keep an eye out for used NHTPro A10s or A20's. Excellent, unheralded monitors that hold up to many of today's newer standby choices. Check the gearslutz boards for more info, they're popular with a lot of recording engineers and the like. As for the stereotypical comments regarding thin, cold...