How long have you been using your K702?  I've heard that it doesn't "warm up" (although I'm not 100% positive what that means..I'm just assuming that everything smoothes out and doesn't sound as tinny or whatever) until it's been used for 300+ hours; is that what you are experiencing, or are you...

Ahhh..I must have missed the other power outputs lol.  Thanks for the quick response :)  Do you believe that the Xonar DX + Magni combo would be better than the Sound Blaster Zx then?  And if so, would you mind explaining in what way (since I'm trying to understand the differences lol)?  Thanks...

No worries; I was just joking lol.  Thanks for the tip :)   I'll look into the Asus Xonar DX; does it require the Schiit Magni to work?  I don't know if I need more than the Sound Blaster Zx, but I guess I am more interested in finding out if it would work well with the K702..or if there is...

    I'll check it out, but I have to admit that it's a bit sketchy that you posted twice..and every single post you have made since registering is promoting it lol.  Either way, I'll give it a look; thanks for the help :)   Brendan "NinjaNife" West

I have a quick question; I just bought the non-Anniversary Edition K702, and was wondering what the best method of driving it currently is (for a $150 budget).  I mainly will be using it for PC gaming (FPS mostly) and listening to music (epica, rock, dubstep and other electronic music), and so...

I would prefer to keep the budget under $150, which should easily get me the Sound Blaster Zx, or something hopefully better for my situation.   Alright, I'll give that thread a shot.  I wasn't sure if it would be the for the Anniversary Edition K702's, since the sound is a bit different...

I am relatively new to the high-end audio stuff (although I've been reading stuff on here for a while), and was wondering what the best sound card or amp would be for an AKG K702.  I was looking at the Sound Blaster Z card, but then read that the K702 might still need an amp in order to really...

Quote: This is the drive I used:   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148610   It does need to be formatted to FAT32 before it will work (at least in my case), but that is pretty simple to do.  I just got an adapter that converted it from mSATA to SATA, and...

Well, an update on my end; I just got the new adapter that I needed to format the iPod, and I have some mixed results.  My 5G (it might be 5.5G..not really sure lol) iPod works perfectly with the mSATA SSD, except for the buttons (the logic board has some issues..so all I can do is see if it...

Just an update on my end; the SATA adapter arrived last week but unfortunately it doesn't fit the SSD I have..  For some reason, it is the correct size, but the little piece that fits in the SSD's notch (in the connector) is too wide and doesn't let the SSD slide on.  So I'll have to order the...

Quote: Here are the two things that I am attempting to get working: CE-to-mSATA Adapter:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/251140471738 mSATA 32GB SSD:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148610 Both of them easily fit into the 7G 160GB case, which is the slim model.  It...

Quote: I actually have already received them, and so far it isn't working :/  I'm waiting on another adapter so I can pre-format the SSD to Fat32, just in case the iPod isn't able to recognize the stock format on the SSD.  The adapter should arrive on Monday or Tuesday, so I'll give you an...

Quote: Sounds good, just send me a PM/post here when you want to try it out.  I don't know why the 5.5G would be any better, but I have seen that quite a few of the success stories in this thread have been done with a 5/5.5G, while many of the failures are with 7G..perhaps it is just...

Quote: I'm very curious to see if this would work on a 5.5G iPod; if I do end up failing my tests, do you happen to have a 5.5G iPod available for testing if I were to ship the adapters and SSD to you?   Brendan "NinjaNife" West

Quote: Ohhh..yeah I totally missed that one lmao xD  My apologies.  I don't think I have an IDE cable with me anyway (I'm currently away from home for a few months for work), so I think I'll get a ZIF-to-SATA adapter instead.  Here is one I am looking at:  ...

Quote: I got it already, thanks for the offer though.  That adapter doesn't actually work in my situation, since I'm using an mSATA SSD, not a ZIF SSD (that's another guy who is trying out the MX-Technology ZIF drive).  Here are links to the hardware I am currently testing:  ...

Quote: Yeah I tried that; I have used multiple cables, plugged and unplugged them, even flipped them upside down to make sure that I wasn't looking at the adapter the wrong way..nothing works :(  Maybe I have a DOA unit; no way to tell right now.  If anyone else is willing to try this go...

Well, bad news guys.  I got the ZIF-to-mSATA adapter and a 32GB Crucial SSD for it, and it doesn't work :(  It says 3.3v but the iPod just shows the red "X" the whole time, so unless I'm having bad luck I think this adapter is a no-go (either that or the specs I read were lying about 3.3v).  If...

Quote: It works on 3.3v (according to the adapter's specs), so we'll see if it works.  I'm pretty sure the 32GB will work, just not sure about the 240GB..but either way it'll be interesting lol.   Brendan "NinjaNife" West

Well, the ZIF-to-mSATA adapter has arrived, and now I'm waiting three days for the 32GB SSD (largest I could afford right now..buying three adapters and SSD's for each is expensive for college kids like me lol).  The adapter definitely looks like it will fit; it's actually so small that I may...

Quote: Oh sorry, I should have specified which adapter I was referring to..forgot it might be kinda confusing because I am testing 2-3 of them lol.  I haven't heard anything from the PhotoFast people yet; I was meaning the mSATA adapter (the one we were discussing on the last page).  But...

Well, the adapter is in the mail, but unfortunately I found out that the logic board in my 5th Gen (might be 5.5th Gen) is bad, so I can only do testing on my 7th Gen for now.   Does anyone know where I can get a (cheap) logic board, preferrably 5.5th Gen (but 5th is okay as well)?  I would...

Quote: According to the site it only supports cards up to 16GB in size, for a total of 64GB.  It may just be outdated information though..I sent them a message asking if it is still available for sale or not.  I wonder if you have to have all four slots full at all times..someone will...

Quote: I am currently working on the iPod 7G 160GB Slim SSD mod (going to be tested with two different kinds of adapters), so hopefully I'll have an answer for you in a few weeks when my parts get here.  I know that some of the guys here have successfully put SSD's (smaller and larger)...

Quote: Yeah that might be the case; for initial testing though I am just going to get a 32GB SSD to see if it works.  Kinda low on funds right now so I can't get the big ones just yet :(  I'll keep you guys posted though; shipping will take a week or two at least but I should know if it...