Good news! Success! I dug deeper thru the link originated by Infinitesymphony and on page 26 oohms suggests using the 473b driver to update for 32 bit systems. Once again Win7 didn't want to do it saying I had the most up to date driver, so I chose to install from disc. Then I navigated to the...

Thanks Joshatdot for the link. I've followed these guides in the past. Seemed to be what I was looking for, but, I am working with Windows 7 Professional 32-bit, and the instructions call for updating the driver to a 64-bit one. Well, I gave it a shot. And sure enough Windows 7 told me I already...

thanks for the info. That is pretty much my exact experience. The only problem is that the sound out of the green jack isn't the quality I recall from the black (rear) jack. Oh well. I will try the newer driver talked about above.

once again, thanks for hanging in there with me. I tried opening the ADeck from my download folder and indeed it opened. Was good to see it. But it wasn't functional. So then I looked around for compatibility adjustment to the setup. Right clicking the file does not offer it. But I found by...

OK. Good. You've given me hope. I'm really a 7 noobie. Like less than two days. And it's on the same computer I'm typing this on w/XP Pro. But two hard drives. And I have to disconnect and reconnect each time I move back and forth. Worn out! I tried to figure how to install in a previous...

yes the "sound" section in control panel is all I've got. I'm brand new to Windows 7 so alot of stuff is happening simultaneously. After retracing my steps, it is apparent that I upgraded the driver from device manager. If I try to load the driver from the envy package the Installshield quits...

yes, thanks. I know that is the way I do it with my old driver on XP. Problem is that the audio deck is gone, and the adjustments are now made in a windows 7 interface that doesn't seem to have that option. There is a sample rate drop down tho, I'll check that...

well funny thing. I uninstalled 5.40a. Then tried some of my old faves and Windows 7 rejected them all and stopped the installation. Kinda cool that. But I noticed the loud speaker in the tray so I opened it up and it showed the same envy 24 box I had from the 5.40a installation. Except the...

DOH!! Got my letters mixed up. Yeah, without the win7 support, I may not jump on that. In fact my next move is to install one of the really old drivers like 4.73 and see if that works. I've been amazed at how much of my older hardware works in windows 7 with super old drivers. I'll let you know...

hmm. just looked at VIA drivers page and they show the latest driver as 5.40a. Googled envy24 5.40h and had only one result in Asian. I've never had only one google result before. Pretty impressive. So where have you seen this 5.40h driver?

thanks for the heads up on the newer version. I just got 540a a few days ago. The big bummer is that the old drivers used to have an easy way to pick the rear channels by using spdif mode. I cannot find Audio Deck in windows 7, just what looks like the propietary sound adjustment; either...

It's the only audio device. It only has adjustments for speakers or spdif. I'm brand new to win 7 but there don't seem to be the same old configuration routines I'm used to.

I dl the latest VIA envy24 driver, 540A. Supposed to work for both 32-bit and 64-bit Win 7. I installed in both versions OK. Says it's working. I can see it making noise graphically, but there is zero output from any jacks on my AV-710. And what I really want is output from those rear channels...

I've used a Clip with Sony 7506 cans. It's not SUPER loud, but enough so I can work out new tunes on my drum kit. FWIW.

Hey Sarchi. Nice speaks! What size is your baffle? I've been reading as much as I can take in on the concept. I have a small listening area and don't think I'd be able to get them far enough from the back wall. Yours seem pretty close tho. How big is your room? My problem is that I have two...

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OK. Cool. Those are the ones I saw on the DIY site. But I could not find any mention of Paper In Oil, it just says Premium Film Oil caps. At any rate you've tweaked my interest and I may try it. Need a bigger box! Are you saying the improvement was bigger on the monica or the trends amp...

WOW! I guess those two giant cans are the obbligatos? Yikes. They'd not fit in my little wooden case. I'm glad you are enjoying the setup so. On my own system the stock usb monica is all the things you describe with your upgrade. Guess I'm lucky and content for now. I looked at the link you...

http://diyparadise.com/shop/index.ph...products_id=65 seem to be out of stock right now. Just email Yeo and he will fill you in.

Thanks for the link. That's a great site that I was unfamiliar with. Can't get enough of DIY audio!

Hey robert1325. I am a new usb monica owner too. I found that the bass opened up tremendously after only 10 hours or so. And it continues to the more I use it. Black Gates are famous for their 50-100 hour break in period. I'd be interested to hear your results with those new caps. They look...

I don't have a headphone jack on my main system! But I can bet it would be just as good thru cans. The sound is just plain inviting. You would never even think harsh. I listen to alot of jazz. But I've auditioned classical guitar and piano with monica and it's as good as I've heard. Every album...

I finally bit the bullet and bought a usb monica from Yeo at diyparadise. I have been listening to it round the clock, which I simply have not been inspired to do in years. Sejarzo had me sold on the 0404usb and we traded alot of cool email. But even tho it sounded nearly pristine I couldn't...

I've ripped over 300 CDs to flac using foobar 2K ver 0.8.3. I listen to them on a very hi-end stereo monitoring system and have never noticed any flaws to my ears. This week I added a usb monica dac, and these files sound as good as I've ever heard the music, even direct from the original CDs on...

I've ripped over 300 CDs to flac files using Foobar2K and love the results. I know the purists are only happy with EAC, but FB2K rips an entire CD in less time than EAC does a song. To my musician's ear the results are great. I also use MediaMonkey to make any flavor of mp3 that you want. It has...