I also make phone calls with them because it's so much easier to understand callers. Unfortunately, the mic-equipped cable lost a battle with the beater brush of an upright vacuum cleaner. It took hours of looking to find a 3.5mm cable with a mic on it. It's a the "iSimple CallJax". Best Buy...

I have a HiFiMAN EF3a with a 1/4 jack. I found a cable which let me run without an adapter. It was only $6 but it improved the clarity and bass. 1/4" TRS to 1/8" TRS, 5 feet Hosa Technology CMS-105

I eventually solved the problem, with help from HRT's Kevin Halverson.  It was worth the effort.  The microStreamer sounds better than my PC's sound card.   When I plugged in the microStreamer's USB cable, Vista attempted to load a driver for it.  It failed to find a driver on my computer...

There are many reviews on the web of the HRT microStreamer.  I bought one but Vista Home Basic does not recognize it.  Vista cannot find a driver for it.  Their website's Support page does not have a driver for it. Has anyone installed a driver on Vista Home Basic for the relatively new...