Yes, that was an upgrade. The one I have on order has XLR balanced outputs.

When I got my Xfi (it actually belongs to a friend), it sounded so bad before burn-in that I literally thought something was broken and I didn't know if it was the DAC or something else in the chain. It was thin sounding, lacking bass, etc. I called my friend (the guy who owns it) and told him...

Hi Larry,   I submitted a support ticket as you suggested. My support ticket number is #12040. By the way, I tried to figure out how to reproduce the issue, but I can't seem to figure out what triggers it. Unlike Miceblue's issue, mine seems to be very intermittent. There are more details in...

I have a Geek Pulse XFi and I'm getting similar behavior. It's only happened a few times, but it locks up, then when I stop Audirvana Plus (version 1.5.10) it gives me an error "Error: unable to change to Integer Mode OSError=tmfs" I submitted it to Audirvana support forum to see if Damien can...

  I'm a Vi/Soul backer and opted to still receive the Pulse, but I have not received it yet. I actually ordered one Pulse Xfi and one Pulse X∞ and I'm hoping to receive the Pulse Xfi soon!

  nwavguy,   I've read this thread (as well as your review) and I haven't really felt that you had an agenda or questioned your intention with your review, until now.   Politician regularly use what psychologists call the Inoculation Theory when they are trying to get an...

Zaen, please share your impressions of the Keces 131. I also use a Mac and that DAC was on my shortlist. I decided to go with the Aeolus magiDAC, only because it was cheaper and I've had good luck with Michael Mardis stuff in the past. But the Keces would be a much more direct path. I still...

I ordered a DAC707 and have read about others who have replaced the stock PS with a linear. Does anyone with this unit have any recommendations about which linear PS to get and where to find it? Thanks! Gary

Quote: Originally Posted by bond BTW I'm using a 1A 12V linear regulated power supply, not the supplied 12V switching one (which sounded good anyway). Bond, can you tell me where you picked up your linear power supply and what model? I'd like to order one for the DAC707 that I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT If that's in reply to my post you need to read the rest of the thread to understand the context as this is not what I was saying. Andrew, my apologies. Yes I was referring to your comment, but I should have read the entire thread. Sorry...

900seca - There is a lot in digital audio that "theoretically" should not make a difference in sound... but does! So when I hear someone make the comment that it's just 1s and 0s, I have to laugh. Trust your own ears. My suggestion is to try the Kimber, Belkin and compare them to what you...

I just figured out why the sound was different. I turned off the sound check, sound enhancer, but forgot to turn off the damn equalizer. Oops That would explain why they sound different! Now that I figured out the main difference, I will continue to compare the sound of a CD-based music (via...

In my tests, there is clearly a difference between a track played back in iTunes compared to the original CD and a track played back in Quicktime compared to the CD. The Quicktime playback sounds much closer - if not identical - to the original source (CD) and iTunes accentuates the bass and...

I just did some comparisons of music played back through my Macbook Pro, AIFF files through iTunes version 7.6 compared to the original CD. The iTunes sound had accentuated bass and other characteristics that were distinctly worse than the original CD. I have the equalizer and sound enhancement...

I want to rip my CDs in AIFF format to my Mac HD, but I'm wondering if it is necessary to use software such as iTunes to rip in AIFF instead of simply dragging the files from the CD on the desktop to a folder on the HD? When I put a CD in, I can click on the disc and it opens up and I see all...

Quote: Originally Posted by rodentmacbeastie So if you want the best sound from your iPod, find a connector that will fit, drill a hole in you Ipod to wire the jack to the DAC inputs and then connect it to an Opus DAC or one with I2S inputs(modded DAC will work too) and I would bet my...

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis ^ The VdH Optocoupler MKII are a great cable, I have one as well. But with a price tag of ~$150 its probably not the best value cable out there. I paid $80 for mine last year directly from Van den Hul USA. Hard to imagine the price going up...

The Van Den Hul OPTOCOUPLER Mk II comes with an optional Toslink on one end and a mini on another. I have one and it works great. Although, I've never compared it to a cheaper one so I have no basis for comparison.

Markl have you had a chance to hear the Purist Audio Design P/Cs? They seem to get good reviews at other forums.