I am using .wav files ripped to my hard disc. That is the reason I put the HTPC together. I was using foobar earlier but I couldn't get it to use the ASIO driver, and also, it didn't keep good track of my .wav files because they don't have tags. Now that I have figured out the ASIO driver I...

Time to post some listening observations: My setup is: Anthem CD-1 tube CD player vs. HTPC-Asus P4P400 Deluxe with M-audio 410 soundcard EAR 834 L tube preamp Sonographe SA250 (by Conrad Johnson) power amp Magnepan 3.3R speakers Wheatfield HA-2 headphone amp with Sennheiser HD-600s I...

I added one cord to my order to bring the total to 5, and I now paid in full for all 5 cords. Thanks again for all your work on this. Mike

ditto on YGPP Thanks for putting this together.

If I do manage to get the P1-A, I will probably find a used P-3A and then compare vs the Bel Canto. First things first--I can't wait to get the Bel Canto in my digital chain. Hopefully FedEx will deliver it before the weekend.

I am in the middle of a similar experiment. The analog output of my M-Audio Dio 410 definitely does not have the depth warmth or timber of my Anthem tube CD player (fed into tube EAR preamp, Conrad Johnson Sonographe solid state power amp and Magnepan 3.3R speakers). My Bel Canto DAC2 should...

I may also be a "stupid" one. I just finished ripping my 300 CDs into wav files. I named the files artist-track #-title, and the files are organized into directory structure Music/Artist/Album Title. I am using Media Center, and this will extract the information from the directory structure...

Cool thanks for running the A/B comparisons Sean. I wrote to Stereovox and they tell me that there are no dealers in the San Francisco area, and suggested that Fatwyre.com could help. Fatwyre is charging full list price, so I sent a note to the dealer that is sending the Perpetual...

Sean--great info--thanks. How would you rate the difference between the Blue Jean 1695s and the Stereovox HDVX. Both would be withing my budget. The run from my PC to DAC is within reach of a 1 meter interconnect. My goal is richness, smoothness and lack of sibilance in sound.

In my quest to turn my PC into a high quality audio source, I just ordered a perpetual technologies P1A and Bel Canto DAC2. Right now, I am using the DAC built into my M-Audio Delta 410 sound card, and I want to axe the breakout cable and use the spdif output on the back of the card. Currently...

I have E5s. I listen to my ipod at 30-40% volume--when I want to rock out, I may turn it slightly above 50% volume for a short time. I don't know if getting E5s will help you listen at a lower volume. The ety E4Ps, by contrast, are much less sensitive and I routinely listen to them at 60-70%...

I'll take 4 of them Mike

I just purchase a pair of E5s for about $370 delivered on Ebay. They were drop shipped from Shure so I know that they were the newest latest model. First thing that I notice is that they are far louder than the E4Ps when playing from the Ipod. With my E4Ps, I use the volume between 1/2 and...

I've been using the Belkin to hook my Ipod to my car stereo in a "stealth install ". I am totally happy with this install, but the Belkin auto adapter has an amplifier on its "line out." Of course as a true Head-Fier I am wondering if the imp might not give me better sound quality than the...

I haven't even considered listening to different quality of sound from the different players. How does Media Center 9.1 or 10 compare to foobar