tarnishedhalo: I actually had to turn the NFB-12 off and back on again before the USB audio device would start correctly. Before that, double clicking the device in Device Manager would yield a status that told me that "Windows was unable to start the device." If Windows doesn't report that the...

Quote: According to the product page: http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/NFB12/NFB12EN.htm (down near the bottom), there's an internal jumper that controls whether or not fixed output mode is enabled. If your volume knob functions in both modes, I'm betting that you currently have...

Funny seeing this thread here. Just today, I exchanged a pair of XB700s for a rattling problem. I'm selling them to a coworker because I've only used them a handful of times in the 9 months that I've had them, but when he went to test drive them, he noticed a rather audible rattle coming from...

Going by this post here, it looks like the high frequency roll-off is deliberate. Kingwa was asked about a similar thing happening in the Audio-gd DAC-19MK3 and that post is his response.

I've never had a chance to listen to the D7000s, but I DO have a pair of Beyerdynamic DT990s, well known for being rather sibilant. I can personally attest to the fact that after a year of fairly regular use, only now are they finally starting to settle down and sound right. When I first...

Hello fellow Windsorite! I live here too and I can tell you, straight up, we don't really have it very easy. Since I've already travelled a bit of the path that you're about to embark on, I figured I'd share my limited experiences. Straight up, I can tell you that you're on the right path...