So the other day while soaking in some rays and listening to some Blues for Salvador on my iphone all of a sudden the right channel mysteriously went out on me. I tried messing with the cable a bit, moving it around, tapping the phones, blowing on them...nothing. Eventually after some...

Quote: Originally Posted by psc001 Old school I totally agree with you about the Dac of Glow one. Everything sounds very thin and without body. Indeed, a nice Dac such as Bench Dac 1 should make a huge difference. I just wish Glow one had a little more power and came without the Dac...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pianoman . By the way, the DAC sounds absolutely beautiful using my AIFF files I have on Itunes. I can't tell any difference between the DAC and the RCA inputs from a good CD source. Really? How are the lows? I'm really beginning to wonder if maybe...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ragonix From what I've read on this thread it seems that the Glow Amp is pretty good when it's connected to a source via RCA. However, when connected to a computer via usb it's somewhat lacking due to the DAC being mediocre, is this correct? Well...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo Some "food for thought" I use iTunes and Apple Lossless files out of a Dell and in my experience I can improve the quality by going to Task Manager and right clicking on iTunes. I then select > priority followed by > high. The DAC in the Glow is...

Quote: Originally Posted by tfarney Lossless? Tim As lossless as FLAC can be. I even played a CD through my computer which yielded similar results.

Quote: Originally Posted by tfarney What kind of files are you playing from your computer? Lossless? 128kbps? 320kbps? Could make a huge difference in whether or not the sound will be competitive with CDs, even if the DAC is very good. Tim FLAC output through foobar2000...

So last night I took the amp and hooked it up to my PS3 via RCA (compared to how it was connected to my computer through the DAC.) What a difference. My RS1's sounded simply amazing when playing games and listening to CD's. Unfortunately, that just leaves me wanting much more from the DAC...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo NDamiani, before you start buying a lot of stuff try a couple of simpler solutions like: 1. How solid is the base where you have the amp on?Right now it is sitting on top of my computer. How much does the placement of the amp affect output? 2...

Hey guys, my name is Nick, I've been lurking around for quite a while...finally decided to register (sure will make performing searches easier...) My bank account may not appreciate my membership here, but my ears sure do. In possibly one of my more impulsive purchases, this forum...