I bought a 1.8 meter USB cable and the popping and crackling seems to be gone! Thanks for the help, everyone!

  This seems to be the problem, after all. I tried to change my graphics card settings from my Retina MacBook Pro but this didn't solve the popping and crackling of the sound. Unfortunately I don't have a shorter USB A-B cable atm so I can't test that.   I'd rather not buy a shorter USB...

JML, that would explain a lot. In the link I posted, the problem went away when using the dedicated graphics card only. On Windows via BootCamp, the dedicated card is used by default so that would explain the lack of pops and cracks. Can you try to use your integrated card to see if the problem...

Thanks, JML. My Retina MacBook Pro is a Late '13 model (2.3GHz, 512Gb SSD, 16Gb RAM, NVidia 750M). Do you have the dual graphic card setup, too? I'm asking because I found this thread from Apple's forums: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4396002?start=105&tstart=0 People are having the...

Sorry about the double post.   Could someone with a MacBook Pro check their audio settings? Above is mine. Go to "Applications -> Utilities -> Audio Midi Setup". What should the "Format" be?   And below is my Audirvana setup. I have no idea what I'm doing.    

Shouldn't HA-1 change the sampling frequenzy automatically? I was playing Spotify Premium on Windows and Oppo's status screen showed "PCM 44.1 / 16". No popping/cracking at all.   Went back to OS X, opened Spotify and the audio format was "PCM 96 / 32". I hear pops and cracks. I stopped the...

I have no problems when running Windows on my MacBook Pro via BootCamp. And that's why I don't believe it's a hardware problem. I have absolutely no idea what causes the problem.

Hi, guys. I have some problems with my setup. I have my Retina MacBook Pro hooked to the HA-1 via USB cable (5 meters), the headphones are HD800s. There's something wrong with the sound on Mac OS X. First, I thought that the USB cable is the problem, but it's not. The problems are gone when I...

  Thanks man, might as well go for the Conductor then and not use the USB interface until I order the better chip later from Burson. The Conductor is 1,600 euros here in Finland. V800+V200 is ~1,700 euros with a "B-stock" V200 which is probably returned by a customer. A brand new V200 raises...

  Wow, I did not know that. And I was this close ordering the SL version. Phew! This changes everything...

  But isn't the Conductor SL series exactly the same as the Conductor but without the pre-amp function?   If Conductor is indeed better, I might as well choose Violectric V200 + V800. The price is almost the same and the synergy is great with HD800. And the V800 doesn't have USB issues (even...

  I would have to buy the Conductor here from Finland where I live - it's over 100 euros cheaper even without taxes. It's really annoying that they don't include the better module by default with the device.

Hi all!   I've been thinking about getting the Conductor SL 9018 (I don't need a preamp) and Sennheiser HD800. I've been looking for an ultimate solid-state DAC/AMP that has great synergy with HD800. I'm not interested in tube amps. Vioelectric V200 + V800 is another contender but I like the...

  Thanks for the first impressions, SunTanScanMan!   Have you been satisfied with the sound quality (320kpbs) of Spotify premium? I use the service, too. I'd like to take advantage of 24bit/96kHz sound quality the Daccord supports but I'm not sure is it worth the higher cost. Albums on...

  I'm glad you wrote this post. I was about to order HD800 (and the Corda stack later next week) but now I think changed my mind, AGAIN. I'm gonna go with the T1 since there's so much positive feedback about them paired with the Corda stack here. Can't go wrong with this setup, I hope.

  Awesome! Can't wait to hear your first impressions. I'll order Daccord + Classic before the end of the month. Still haven't decided if I choose T1 or HD800 to pair with the stack.

  I think I have made up my mind. Daccord + Classic it is! Frank, have you tried HD800s with the stack?

  Thanks a lot! Do you have any idea when the review comes out? Meiers annual spring sale ends 30th of March so I have to make my decision before that.

  It seems that you have also reviewed the WA7 Fireflies. If you happen to have HD800s and/or T1s, could you compare the Corda stack against the WA7? I've been wondering which DAC/AMP is better bang for the buck with HD800/T1.

Thanks, Focker! I've already read almost all of your posts in this thread before joining and I was pretty much set in stone gettin the T1s. Aaaand then I got lost in some T1 vs. HD800 threads and I'm not so sure anymore. The Corda stack is a no-brainer, though. Just gotta find the right HPs.  ...

I already posted this in the "Help and Getting Started" section but I think I'll find the right people from this thread:     Any thoughts?

Hi, Head-fi!   I've been lurking here for months and everytime I try to find information regarding this setup - with either of these headphones - I keep changing my mind. I found lots of positive comments about the Corda stack bundled with Beyerdynamic T1, but not that much information how...