I realize that Chord publishes a Windows driver for the Chord Mojo, but I suspect you would need system administrator privileges to install it. I am likely to use this on the work computer, where I do not, and IT does not allow installation of third party software. Would the Windows machine...

Anybody using the iFi Hip DAC to drive the 250 Ohms version of the Beyerdynamic DT 770 headphones? Does it have enough oomph? How is the sound of the combo? Impressions? Thanks.

Can the iFi Hip DAC comfortably drive the 250 Ohm version of the Beyerdynamic 770 Pro cans? If you have experience with this combo, what is your impression? I listen predominantly to classical and jazz. Thanks.

Can you elaborate on why you feel that the "DT770 most definitely isn’t a headphone designed with low impedance in mind"? Thanks in advance.

Any experience regarding specifically the 16 Ohm version of the Beyerdynamic DT770s? I am attracted by the impedance since these would be driven directly by a mobile phone or the headphone jack on a PC, and only rarely by a headphone amp. There seems to be a lot of info regarding the 32 Ohm, 80...

Which case are you using for the Audio Technica W1000X ?   Thanks.

Actually I just answered my own question by pushing it in with a thin object and it did click in and seat well. I guess one disadvantage of having no (very short) nails.

Sorry if this seems like a silly question. Does the Micro SD card click in securely into the slot in your X5 or is it just pushed in and held rather insecurely by the rubber covering. The latter is true in my case and seems incorrect. The DAP does recognize the card in my case most of the time...

None at all! I run away from any equalization/manipulation.

I have been playing with the X5 for a few days, I like the sound quality but the user interface and stabilility could use improvement. One major failing is how it handles classical music tags. It feels like a time machine harkening back to the bad old days of late 1990s music tagging! There...

Better support of tags for classical music. At an absolute minimum adding a tag and menu entry for composer; but preferably also tags for conductor, orchcestra, soloist etc.

Sophia Electric has a reasonable price deal on their remaining EL34 (not the "Baby") amps and still offer the option of the capacitor upgrade. The Yarland FV-34B III is available new within the US for $420 and appears to be largely the same amp except for the use of the chinese 6N2 tube...

As I am typing this Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane are doing a private gig in my living room, courtesy of the Sophia Electric Baby driving Merlin VSM Millennium speakers ($6000-8000 new, fortunately purchased used). I actually prefer it significantly more compared to a $4000 dual 300B SET amp...