I've been out of the mix for awhile, but looking to get back "in" ... I'll be there! Cans: Senn HD650, Beyer DT990-600 and DT880-600, AKG K7XX, Koss PortaPro (1 stock and 1 wired for balanced) Amps: Bottlehead Crack, Schiit Fulla and perhaps some Altoid tin DIY thingees DAC: HRT Music...

  Crap, me too. Waited till I got home, now gone.

Wonder if you can set the output to line level in balanced mode. From the block diagrams in the owner manual, it looks like you are stuck going through the volume control/attenuator... seems that would make it difficult to find the 0db unity gain setting.   I'm thinking of using this for the...

        More specifically... your playback software (foobar, JRiver, iTunes, etc.) is what determines compatibility with FLAC, AAC, MP3, etc.

If I'm reading things correctly at Roland's website (specifically in the owner manual for the Mobile UA), it appears that volume control is done in the digital domain, correct? 

Not there in person, but there is spirit as I work away... 

Unfortunately work and last minute family obligations have conspired to block my attendance tomorrow.    Enjoy the aural festivities! Hope to catch you guys next time.

Well aware of that. The cable repair is in regard to my Koss Porta Pro which have separate conductors for each driver. I may not have been clear in my original post.

  Need to attach a new connector. Cut off the old one to use a balanced connector (yeah I know... CRAZY), but the wires are enameled, Need to strip those and solder to the connector.

  Not sure if I ever sent you my list of equipment for this meet. I've sold my LH Labs Geek Pulse Plus, so that will not be coming. Keeping it a bit simpler this time.   Amp: Bottlehead Crack Speedball   DAC: HRT Musicstreamer II   DAC/Amp: Schiit Fulla   Cans: Sennheiser HD-650, Beyer...

I'm in... looking forward to another great meet!

Anybody in the Metro Detroit area have a pair of Grado SR-80e that I could audition for an afternoon? Thinking of grabbing a pair, but not sure due to the comfort issue. I can provide a Beyerdynamic DT880 or DT990 as "collateral".   Thanks!

ODAC - that's another one I'm being tempted with right now. The revB is available over at massdrop at a very reasonable price, but I'm not sure it will really be much of a bump up over the HRT.

Correct. Really enjoy it with the Crack, more so than the DAC section of my Wyred mPRE. Plus it is so painless and easy to use... no nonsense approach to digital conversion, no drivers to muck around with, no power supply, easy to hide behind the equipment, etc. They don't get much fanfare, but...

Trying... hard... to... resist... Bimby purchase.    If the black units become available again that should be all that's needed to push me over the edge .