Quote: Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete I wonder if the coax he's using has poor contact with the zero's jack ? Sorry, should probably have mentioned that about 10 posts earlier - yes, I did try another coax cable, same results. Hopefully I'll find some time at the weekend...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete All the LEDS light up on mine regardless of button settings From what I can see there are 6 red LEDs on the circuit boards - one just behind the AC connector, one to the right of the coax connector, 2 next to the reset/mute buttons and...

Quote: Originally Posted by MinotaurUK Off to try an optical cable now - I was using a coax. This is very strange. I've just switched to an optical cable, and the cracks and pops have disappeared. Switch back to the coax cable and there they are again. But connecting another DAC...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete PS There should be 4 lit LEDS.Which one is out on yours ? The one near the "mute" button at the rear of the unit (rear left, near the AC socket). Off to try an optical cable now - I was using a coax. Edit: sorry, there are 4 lit...

Has anyone had odd pops and crackles in the sound from their Zero (both headamp and preamp)? I've been burning the Zero in for around 12hrs a day since it arrived last week, without any problems until this afternoon. About an hour ago, I noticed some strange artifacts in the sound. These are...

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I was hoping it might emulate the pre-outs on the back when the headamp section is disabled, to enable connection to two separate amplifiers when the Zero is being used solely as a DAC. Alas, it would seem it doesn't seem to behave that way. Basically, I want to keep my LD MkIVse and MkV...

Has anyone tried using the headphone output in preamp mode as a second line out (to a second amp)? Connecting the headphone output to an amp does seem to yield a signal - but I'm not sure what signal path it's taking.

Quote: Originally Posted by LeonvB And while dual conversion UPSes are expensive, the APC Smart UPS RT series are at least much less expensive than the "audio" versions some companies offer. So, in your opinion, are you saying that a true online UPS will not have a negative...

This surprises me. One would naturally expect a true inline UPS (with buck/boost) to have a "cleaning" effect on the power supply rather than a negative effect. Has anyone tried their audio kit being the only devices plugged into a UPS? (i.e. no other kit connected to the UPS)

I did promise an update when the MKIVse and MKV arrived. Both arrived yesterday in separate internal boxes, but bound together into one package. I guess combined weight was probably around 15kg with all the packaging involved. The package left Little Dot on the 15th, and it arrived here in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Penchum Yes. The only hard variable might be my use of Senn HD-600 and HD-650 Given I have exactly the same cans, I'll take your word for it Many thanks.

Penchum, as someone with both the LD MKIVse and MKV, do you feel the OPA627 is still the best choice (383 pages later ) when using the Zero as a preamp for the LD amps?

Quote: Originally Posted by andrew jc DAC707 Super Pro USB Anyone know what the RJ45 port on the back of that's for?

Greetings all, Is there a "preferred" method for burning in audio equipment? I had a new pair of headphones arrive today and I have a new amp arriving at the end of the week. I'd quite like to get as much burn-in time in on the headphones as soon as possible. Obviously I can just leave the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Snicewicz All I have right now is a Zero DAC connected to a Meier HA-1. I have both LD MKIVse and MKV arriving this week hopefully. Once they've had chance to burn in I'll try and post some comments as to how they compare to the HA-1 (since that's what...

Rather than arguing over whether it is or isn't a copy, how about some comments from impartial owners who have both comparing and contrasting the two?

I ordered a MKIVse and a MKV from Little Dot a couple of days ago, so when they arrive, I'll post and let everyone know whether tax was charged or not. A random aside if anyone's in a similar position to me and looking to order both MKIVse and MKV from them - David will combine carriage on...

Quote: Originally Posted by tfarney Pardon me for not searching through the huge LD V thread I spent a significant chunk of the weekend searching the LDMkV thread and didn't really find an answer to this one. Quote: Originally Posted by tfarney Is it of up there...

Greetings all, It's been a couple of years since I last visited Head-Fi, and that left my wallet damaged to the tune of a Corda HA-2 and a pair of HD650s, both of which I still own. Anyway, had a few days holiday recently and took the time to catch up on the goings-on in the Head-Fi world...

Has anyone managed to get this card running under Linux? I've spent the last few hours banging my head against a brick wall trying to get ALSA to work with the damned thing. It hates me. I keep getting errors about the firmware ID not being recognised by the ALSA driver. Any thoughts?

@Apocalypse_HD650: I recently posted a thread about the Gilmore Lite vs. Corda HA-1 MkII, and someone had the good sense to point out that I'd overlooked the tax issue when importing stuff from the US. I worked out that once VAT had been added, the Gilmore + PSU came in at just over $600, whilst...

Quote: Originally Posted by bobeau Called EMU tech support... after about a half hour we figured this much - the card requires PCI 2.1 compatibility in a dual processor setup, my machine most likely has PCI 3.0 I don't have the EMU card, but I do have a couple of Dual Xeons around...

Thanks for the replies thusfar. Crossfeed isn't really a factor - primary source will be computer-based, and foobar/winamp have their own quite reasonable crossfeed plugins. Cost update, taking tax into consideration: HA-1 MkII: $485 (inc. shipping, from what I can gather from Jan's website)...