you are mistaken.  http://www.lendmeurears.com/vsd3s-non-detachable-version/  this is the new version.  the photo hasn't been updated.   they are shipping now.  i already have my tracking #.

Quote: actually, it's best to be in the efficiency range of your psu ;)

head on over to the parts express forum for some DIY ideas if you're handy

Quote: no but i'm considering a smaller table.  looks too cluttered!

do you want digital or analog control?   for the former, you can just adjust your source's volume (obviously).  if you want a physical knob, griffin makes one called the "powermate"   if you want analog vol adjustment, you'll need to buy a passive attenuator (sometimes called passive...

Quote: eh, he rarely games.  may as well sell the STX for a quick $150 (while it's still fetching that much) and hop on the external bandwagon instead of investing more $ in opamps and stuff

Quote:   yes, but i bought into the opamp rolling hype, so i don't even remember what the soundcard is SUPPOSED to sound like.   i get much less interference though.  and i do have a high quality PSU, so that wasn't the issue.

i ditched my xonar essence st for the ODAC, but it's really up to you  

probably for the amp alone, yeah

a little update on my last post   finally got my horns back!  they're a firetruck red in person, not a pale pink ;)  

Are the promedias the best I can do?   I was considering the DIY route, but the cost of an amp, drivers, wireless receiver, and building a sub make it way over $200 for something halfway decent.  This seems like one of those times when mass produced is the most cost effective.   I just...

Quote: or get the best of both worlds from overlord computer

hi   saw that ny old thread was bumped. I ultimately ended up making better cables, which tamed the buzz a lot, but it was still audible when I raised my gain levels for theater listening   I finally ditched the xonar for an odac and everything seems solid, no matter what the gain...

too lazy to quote you properly, but no one ever said to go out and buy a $4k rig. i see you're using the term "Audiophile" in a negative tone, so we'll continue this way. external dacs aren't for "audiophiles" only anymore. unless you have been living under a rock the past year, many external...

no one really knows what the new schiit amp/dac sound like, which makes all the hype surrounding them pretty baffling. i guess they're expecting a $99 bifrost. i'd like to say "i'm sure it'll sound just as good, if not better", but who really knows? wait until a few in depth reviews are...

very serious. get your priorities straight. you can't have a gaming and audio rig for $1000 unless you're willing to have a "jack of all trades, masters of none" setup. there's a reason most people end up eventually flipping their soundcards for something external. with the price of external...

so, for argument's sake, you would suggest a passive attenuator?

i had no such problem with the ST under windows 8 using the unixonar drivers. I suppose the STX is different enough to cause issues?

yup well, mostly broadband absorbers; two birds one stone. roxul rockboard 40

can't control with my amp's knob. I'm not running a headphone setup. i'd have to adjust 3 volume knobs if i were to do it this way (left, right, sub)

thanks. much easier to adjust from windows volume for me (foobar volume control would leave everything else blaring loud). unfortunately I can't control the volume physically with a knob from my desk. every channel has its own level with my amp/crossover setup. I was considering buying a...

i'd say skip the internal sound card and go with an external DAC use your onboard audio for gaming

while using WASAPI, should I be adjusting volume via foobar or through the sound mixer (win8)? or does it not matter? or would the best solution be to buy a passive analog attenuator?

corner loaded bass bins with free standing squawkers? that's pretty much the best of both worlds.

can you explain your reasoning behind this? i'm a skeptic.