Quote: It is real and not a placebo. The same thing happened via the analog outputs via my OPPO BDP-93 after several hours. Mediocre at first, then at some point, all of a sudden the sound changed for the better.   Quote: The E17 sounds great out of the box and starts to...

Quote: You can find feet for you E17 at your local Home Depot, Lowes and many other hardware stores.   Quote: For some reason, the E17 needs lots of burn-in. Once it opens up, your eyes will be popping out of their sockets, similar to this Smiley.  

Quote: Sorry for your misunderstanding. I was referring to the E17 used via usb only.

Quote: In Windows, there shouldn't even be the option above 24/96 via usb.   With Vista:   Start Menu> Control Panel> Hardware and Sound> Sound> Manage Audio Devices> Choose SPDIF Interface> Click "Advanced" Tab - Choose 2-channel, 24 bit, 96000 Hz (Studio Quality) from the...

Quote:   I was really only thinking of a E17/E9 combination.    

Quote:   He didn't have a question in as much as he had an answer. With the few 192 kHz recordings I have, I agree with him that there's something about the sound of the music over 96 kHz. I have tons of 24 bit 96 kHz recordings and can live with that. As far as using his future...

Quote: That's not going to happen. I'm listening to music now with no problems. So, I'll just say it's my notebook and not the E17.   I wanted to state that while listening to music, it's like hearing my collection all over again. I thought I had a pretty good main system but I'm...

Quote: Don't have another PC to test on. I'm starting to get the channel loss more frequently from just a few days ago.   Quote: I will try and test the digital out to see (hear) if I have a problem there.  

Enjoying my E17 immensely. The sound has continued to improve for me, up to around 3 weeks. This unit is smooth as a baby's bottom and has very good separation.   There are two problems I've experienced thus far.   I had to end up shutting off the usb battery charger because I've noticed...

Quote:   Quote: I would have to say that it depends on how loud you listen. I have 150 ohm headphones (Sennheiser 545) and have the gain set at 0 db. Depending on my source, I have the volume set between 27 and 40 (60 is max setting). Now, if you're hearing impaired, that's another...

Quote: I'd highly recommend that you wait until the next release date. It will go by real fast. It seems like the X-mas holiday was just yesterday. Believe me, it'll be worth the wait.  

lshalamb,   I wonder if your setting on the usb output isn't interfering with the optical output. Are you setting your SPDIF setting to 24/96, your Digital Audio (S/PDIF) to 24/192 with Digital Audio (S/PDIF) as the default player when using optical out?  

Let me rephrase what I stated about the switch. It's not the switch itself. It's the plastic piece that slides over the switch. This plastic piece is what you use to activate the actual switch. It's like the cover to the switch itself.

  I removed the rear cover to the E17. This will be as far as I will go before replacing the cover. I discovered that the Lo Bypass switch is slightly loose and can rattle when shaken. It can be seen at the top of the E17. Well, really side but top of photo. There is no cause for alarm and is...

By that windows picture, it looks like he's trying to change the resolution on his internal sound card, not the E17. His system may be crashing because it doesn't support the higher resolution? You'd think that it wouldn't have the available setting in the first place.