I miss my original Sansa. That did everything right... except the soldering on the headphone jack was chintzy and broke after a couple years of regular use. Bought another Sasna unit and it broke the same way even faster. I figured if I was going to be going through devices so regularly I might...

I'm looking for a player that can fulfill some simple criteria and make my podcast listening experience not so frustrating: -A device that has an effective button lock (my current AGPtek device unlocks itself all the time in my pocket, just because of the way I'm sitting or leaning against...

Aftermarket pads seem like a great way to tweak the comfort level thanks!

Thanks for these suggestions guys, I'll read up about them.

Sennheiser HD 598 Cs SoundMAGIC HP151 Audio-Technica ATH-A550Z HyperX Cloud II I have these on my shortlist since I can get them in Canada for a reasonable price through Amazon. People seem to credit them for their all-day comfort... but can anyone speak to the long-term durability? I got 10...

They definitely interest me, but probably twice as much as I'm looking to spend at this time. I love how they look though! :)

Just reading about them now. I'll definitely put them on the short list. Thabks

Heh yea, I probably could have stood to do that a while back. Who knows maybe I still will and I can have a good backup set for different listening purposes. I've only ever had one set of good headphones at a time haha.

I've been running with my DT770 80 ohm headphones for the last ten years, and been perfectly happy with them, but they've finally bit the dust. More on that here if you're interested. I see that the DT770's are still sold (now in more flavours than last time I was in the market). I realize I...

10 year owner of a pair of DT770 80ohm headphones here. They're about at the end of their useful life now sadly. After a decade of daily use I think it's time to retire them. Why? Because frankly, they're beginning to fall apart beyond the point that I can repair them. The leather headband...

Thanks genclaymore.   Out of curiosity what would "checking" them entail? I assume I'd need a multimeter at the least?   How much might a replacement chip cost, ballpark?

I wouldn't know where to begin, and probably don't have to equipment to check them anyways.    I'm assuming they're the little black chips that I can pop out...

  Almost 6 years to the day since that post, and I've used it on a daily basis ever since. Countless hours of unmodded enjoyment. :)   Except today it stopped working! I opened it up and didn't see any obvious since of destruction. I tried pressing each of the two reset buttons which made...

*hangs on to wallet for dear life* Thanks for the heads-up on the 990's. Maybe down the road. It never hurts to have options I guess eh. Quote: Originally Posted by wilashort if you was impressed with your DT770pro/80. You haven't listening/see nothing. The DT990 is vastly...

I'm using the JVC SU-DH1 with a my DT770 for movies with 5.1 tracks and it's just fantastic! My Review I don't do any gaming anymore, and I don't use this device for music, but for watching movies (with 5.1 tracks) I don't think I could ever go back.

Quote: Originally Posted by bond Yup, definitely coaxial sounds better. My suggestion is to try the Belden 1694A or 1695A from Blue Jeans Cables - I use and love the 1694A with my Super Pro DAC, and I definitely prefer it over the Blue Jeans optical cable. I'm using this one from...

Has anyone found that they prefer the sound using a coaxial cable as opposed to optical? Funny thing, I was at a buddy's apartment helping set up a beautiful new pair of Wharfedale speakers and we needed an optical cable to connect up the cd player. So I said I'd give him mine that I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by Penchum Thanks for that Smirnoff04! Some may find it hard to believe, but there are quite a few Zero owners who stuck with the default Opamps and still love their Zeros just like you do. I still think it is one of the best college student units out there...

Wow, this thread has gotten LOOONG! My zero is still going strong. So glad I bought this thing. If anyone out there considering this DAC/AMP because it looks like it would fit your needs, just go ahead and get it.

Quote: Originally Posted by SLUSHIE Mine came today! I hooked it up to my pc though optical and I have no sound, so I tried the usb thing and that doesn't work either. I'm sure its settings on my PC but i don't really have time to mess with that right now. Pull the optical...

Quote: Originally Posted by Penchum Hey, thats great! I imagine (based on your handle) you might break out some drinkin stuff to have a good first listening session? Let us know how it goes!! Well tonight was first moment I've had to myself since I got back from my Christmas...

Woot. The Zero arrived today. I can't wait to get this thing home. I'll try and post my early impressions of it, though I don't know how valuable they'd be since I've got so little to compare to.

Mine got shipped out 3 or 4 days ago. They should be here in a weeks time more or less. Hopefully just in time for my getting home from christmas holidays.

Lol, those 2 are great. This one has been around for a while, but always makes me laugh. YouTube - Kid crashes his dads brand new mustang

Here's one of my cat from ages ago. Up close and personal.