Kinda funny but very true.

I think the super fi EB's would be well worth the price. You'll get that tight bass. Heck, I am looking to dump mine as i use my SR-60's. I dont care how silly I look.

I like the superfi myself. Having had the E2's the superfi's were in a different league. I now have the superfi 5's and love them. I had the 3's, and they were still better. I don't know if they have an EB version, but the 5's arent that expensive. Look around the classifieds. How much were you...

Hey, everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it doesn't specifically make sense to us. I think it's in the Constitution although that doesn't mean Jack in this country anymore.... Now I want one of those tee shirts!!

I think he's basically saying, at least in the second part which I agree with, that when you get a bit perfect DAC, for $400, how can a $2000 unit sound better? If its bit perfect its all you can get. I believe he's saying that due to natural flaws in all materials used their is no true bit...

There are no drivers to install. It's a generic USB audio device. If it's not seen on any XP machine I would have to think its a hardware issue. Have you tried with a different cable just to rule that out?

I havent done this test, but back to the original question after allowing the K701's to really break in, I feel they sound much better than the HD600's. Granted this is my personal opinion, but in the last 3 weeks or so, my HD600's have been collecting dust. I am considering selling them now as...

I wish I could afford on of these just for the speaker aspect. Unfortunately I can't, but maybe in the future. I looked at them a while ago, but opted for the Jolida tube amp and my AKG 701's. Good luck with it, and if you enjoy it thats all that counts.

That was what I was trying to say. I think on a higher end dac it would be, but at this price range, the batterpack is overkill. I am sure some difference is there, but given the choice again, I wouldnt buy it.

I tried it a few times and could not for the life of me detect any audio differences between using batteries and not, so I dont think your missing much.

I have to unplug my usb, plug in the battery power, then replug the usb in for the battery to work, but I have noticed no real world sound difference in using the battery in my personal experience.

It should be although I recieved my battery charger a week before the UD-10 unit arrived.

Makes you wonder how as people hear the sound so differently, how we see things differently as well. I am one of those that hears the hiss to the point that is annoying to hear. My wife can't hear it but I am not sure she's aware what she's trying to hear or if i can just hear something she cannot.

I dont know the first thing about DIY, so I would need to start with something alot simpler as a first project although I wish I could build one of them.

I bet they sound amazing. I wish I could afford a balanced amp. I guess I'll have to just enjoy my Jolida as much as I can with my K701's. I can't imagine them sounding much better than they do, must truely be amazing, stock I think they are better than my HD600's with Cardas cable.