0404usb + senn hd650 amazing bang for the buck.

Quote: Originally Posted by xenithon I wanted to ask the 0404 owners out there how the new drivers/firmware are panning out (either on XP or Vista)? Are they more stable? Any pops/ticks? Does it continue to "lose" settings in foobar 0.9.x? I am thinking of using one strictly for...

Thank you for posting this! My 0404usb and hd650's were on the shelf due to the fact that I am running vista x64. I had not taken the time to hook everything back up over the past 6 months so your post reminded me to do so. I am once again getting great enjoyment out of my music. For the past...

Had a little extra time on my hands so thought I would stop by and see what everyone is talking about these days. Dont know what your source is but here is what I found in my quest. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...ight=bigwormie Hope it helps in some way.

I use WMA lossless with Foobar, Media Player, and Soundbridge. Then I use Itunes to transcode to Apple lossless and use that for my Ipod and Sonos system. Takes Itunes about 7 hours to transcode the entire library the first time.

0404usb here too. Do a search for it in the amp forum and you will probably end up going with it. Have fun.

I went thru the same exact thing is here is what I found: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...ight=e-mu+0404

Quote: Originally Posted by Valius Recently I compared my 0404usb and x-fi extreme music using Ultrasone 2200ule (impedance 70) headphones, pluged directly to these soundcards. So I'm a little bit disappointed, becauce I bought 0404usb. First annoying thing is that built in headamp. in...

burn to cd and then re-rip in a lossless format. big file but legal and drm free.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...ight=e-mu+0404 this should answer all of your questions about the 0404usb.

Ditto. If you like the way it sounds be content. I am still in a great place with my e-mu 0404 usb and hd650 combo. I like the way it sounds for me and I am not looking to get back on the merry-go-round of trying to find something better. On the other hand if you like to spend money, then you...

Quote: Originally Posted by Whitebread Why not just use it all the time? because I have not taken the time to customize it and windows media player is easier to use for quick switching between albums and tracks. But when I really want to rock out, its foobar.

why doesnt anyone host a deck'd out version of foobar? I am sure people (including me) would be willing to pay something for it. Just currious.

Foobar has the best built in eq of any program I have found. You can fine tune it for hours on end. That is the only reason why I think it sounds better than mp. That being said, I use mp 85% of the time for low level listening and foobar 15% for when I REALLY want to enjoy the music. Thats my.02

Quote: Originally Posted by ecclesand Thanks, bigwormie...it was your post that got me re-thinking of the 0404. I think I may have to take the plunge and order one. A DAC and headphone amp in one (that's good) is hard to pass up under $200. no problem sir. please come back and...