roker,   I did a bit of A/B comparison between USB and Toslink on the Zodiac Gold and Mac Mini and I agree that USB is better.  The USB option seems to have more dynamics and air around the instruments.  I'm not sure how much it matters but I'm using the stock Toslnk cable that came with the...

Kindval,   As you suggested I downloaded the Zodiac application to my computer (Mac mini).  It seems pretty useless as about the only functions you can do is power on/off and set the attenuation level, all doable form the Zodiac Gold remote.  I also couldn't find a way to change the...

Thanks Kindval.    I have about 400 hours on the Zodiac Gold DAC and I'm already happy with it so if it gets better with more break-in, I'll be thrilled.   I have a completely different question.  Have you ever tried connecting the Zodiac DAC to a Mac via Toslink?  I historically have...

Thanks for the replies.  Head Injury, you suggest using the low impedance setting on my Zodiac Gold headphone amp.  Since the Zodiac Gold offers either 0 ohms or 120 ohms, I assume you're suggesting to use the 0 ohm setting.  Is this correct?   Thanks, Brian ...

I recently purchased an Antelope Zodiac Gold DAC to use as my USB DAC for my Mac Mini.  Since the Zodiac Gold also has a repportedly good headphone amp, I also purchased Audeze LCD-2 headphones.  The Zodiac Gold allows two headphone settings; 120 ohms and 0 (zero) ohms. As many of you know the...