there is this cool hack called mac os x, but I hear it doesn't work with inferior operating systems.

thanks for the informative and of course humorous replies. it amazes me that a products that cost over 1k american would have this type of a side effect, absolutely disgusting. another testament to the money those in the middle must be raking in!

What is it that makes some chinese amplifiers emit a rather nasty stank? Every one I have owned/seen has this nasty odor about it. Just wondering what it is, perhaps solder or some common smelly parts? The stink has been acutely observed in at least the following products: bada ph1 TAD 150...

picked one of these up today based solely on the headphone output with an entry level (400$?) turntable listening experience with an audiophile pressing of dark side of the moon, a pair of hd600s and sr80s. I was amazed at how well it managed to drive the hd600s, peak level was required...

how about you check the thread

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what? tom cruise is working at microsoft?

I am trying out an audio technica "atus" brand mixer and it sounds better than I thought it would. Picked it up used for 15$ and figured I couldn't go wrong, plus now I can hook up multiple tables So if you have an opinion about mixers with particularly exceptional phono stages post here...

Quote: Originally Posted by Little J040 I use my APX, and i love it, despite its somewhat bitchy restarts... Besides that it sounds great I don't see a DAC in your ridiculous signature, so it is hard for me to infer what you are contributing to this thread....?

Benchmark DAC-1 Apogee Mini-DAC Both good to go, the apogee did make a slight click noise when syncing that was not present w/ the benchmark

trade the nad in for an NEC drive and put the extra cash towards the dac of your choice

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he ships usps priority which comes out to 2-3 days, it is CHEAP and FAST! you would save more money just by ordering it now and not paying expedited shipping for ordering it later

I ended up going with the 15 foot hosa xlr female to rca male cables from sweetwater, will let you guys know how it works out! The cardas adaptors were tempting, but still would require another cable, and cost 2.5 times as much as the full hosa outfit. Ultimately I think I would buy a tubed...

both are volume controlled and simultaneously active, I suppose it wasn't obvious, but the rca jacks are being used to drive the 2 in the 2.1, that either leaves me splitting the rca signal, or taking advantage of the xlr output.

Planning on using the benchmark as a preamp in a 2.1 setup, any recommendations or thoughts on the best adaptors appreciated. For instance, what is all this floating pin nonsense and need I worry about it in this scenario?

Quote: Originally Posted by wallijonn I've installed OSX on the 233 MHz Bondi (I had to buy a new keyboard) and man, is it slow! Maybe it's because it only has 96MB of RAM. 256MB will cost me about $55 - $75. But I'm having second doubts. Will it really help? minimum requirements...

here is mine Francis X1

change operating systems ASAP

make it another sponsor thread crap!

280 pro over the other sennheisers for sure, and over the dt770 as well (much more expensive with bass overkill), I use the w100 so I would also echo the a900/a500 recs

Quote: Originally Posted by wallijonn I've removed the bottom 5 screws. just did this a few days ago, their should be 6, not 5 screws!

the e5c have bass yes, an incredible amount, no! compared to the etys sure they do, but it is far from visceral. I know it isn't fair, but someone should say it anyway to remind people to trust their own ears and remember that not all opinions are necessarily unbiased

I don't think you understand the point of my comment, but ok. It was directed more towards retailers, etc. not the actual consumer...

glad to see this thread surface, it seems like most of the people hyping the e4 linuep are those most likely to financially benefit from creating a FOTM festival out of their release.