Hey guys, long time no see!   I've spent the last 7 hours experimenting and researching with no effect. I'm trying to hook up my new PS3 to my Creative X-Fi HD USB card via optical cable. Note the card is purely stereo only, no DD/DTS/5.1/whatever capabilities.   I set my PS3 to use optical...

If you haven't heard of Quarkie yet, all you need to see as an introduction is this:     Yeah that's a snake head sticking out of her ear, complete with a tongue. Or an eye. Or a rusty bolt. Overall there are 6 models in 7 colors. Quarkie web site is here.   Apparently Quarkie...

I'm looking for a better cable for my Xears XPA2Pro. It uses the same style as Panasonic HJE900 or Sleek SA1, i.e. barrel connectors which look like those on later Nokia chargers (1,5 mm) but shorter   Is there anything? The Xears one is crap and the Sleek one is also crap. One option would...

Everywhere I read about headphones and earphones, everyone asks about sound. That's reasonable, I found that especially in portables for outside use, once the sound quality is 'good enough' (YMMV), I find that I value comfort and isolation higher than sound quality on itself. What's sound...

I guess a lot of you people take special care to buy/build a computer which isn't too noisy. Same here. When I built my current machine 3 years ago, I used Noctua fans (one for the video card instead of the stock one). Together with the Corsair PSU, a very silent computer overall.   Now the...

Hey guys,   I'm looking for a cheap (semi-)portable DAC combined with headphone amp. It needs to have digital in (optical SPDIF). USB is welcome too, but digital in is more important.   FiiO E17 si quite well reviewed and I'm considering it, but now I found Audiotrak Maya U5.   An...