That's a relief to be honest mate. I've just been debugging some major Linux problems, so I'm glad this isn't in the realms of fixing. Will be using the D1 for portable w/optical mostly... so having it for my PC is a bonus. Thanks again

I have the 24 bit 96000Hz FLAC vinyl rip of Tool's Lateralus. Basically SACD style quality. But I can't get it to work with my Headphone/DAC amp. It's going out through the USB but it just doesn't work. The only way I can get it to play is if I resample it (via Foobar) to 48000Hz...

So far it's sounding great. But I've got a question for those that have it. With Foobar ASIO through the D1 to my Beyer DT880s... is it normal to need the volume knob at around the 3 o clock position? Just seems like a lot.

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 Lot's of cable talk... That's excellent mate. Cheers for that. Already ordered the tos to tos with adapters, so should be perfect. Thinking I should have ordered a backup though.

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I got some more optical cables today from Sysconcept in Canada. I can't belive it only took about 4 days to get here. Anyway two are mini to mini and toslink to mini with an optical section about 1 inch and two mini to mini and mini to toslink with an...

Well that's what I'm hoping. You know how picky you can get when you want things to sound just *perfect* eh? Anyone have any good experience with powering the HD25s?

It's just the supermini that I'm unsure of. It's OK with my DT880s, but I wouldn't dream of wandering the streets in those :P

Quick question, be grateful if you guys could give me your opinions on this portable setup. HD25s (I know they be decent) H140 (Also know this is decent) Custom mini-to-mini Xin Supermini (not upgraded) The Supermini is the only wild factor. Will that really bring out the HD25s sound...

Cheers bud, so I'm just lacking a decent DAC then? Am I right in thinking that (for music) the USB DAC should replace my X-Fi yeh?

My home/computer setup is as follows: FLAC rips to Foobar2000 (kernel streaming) to X-Fi to Cambridge Audio Amp via the X-Fi's analogue out to Celestion Bookshelf speakers or Beyer DT880s The question is, how can I improve it? I know I could buy a better amp/better speakers but...

Iriver iHP-140 w/ Rockbox Firmware Supermini-3 Portable Amp Beyerdynamic DT880s Custom mini-to-mini built by HighFlyin9

I felt my DT880's highs were awfully sharp at first listening. But after a few days of just leaving them playing from my home amp, the highs have mellowed out perfectly. I find the bass to be quite smooth, no harshness what so ever. Can't go into great detail as Im still midway testing them...

Excellent, thats what I thought. Couldnt confirm as his own forums are down. I can hear the noise a little with normal batteries, so will get some NiMH asap. Cheers.

Well I have everything ready to go... I am just slightly hesitant about the batteries needed for my Supermini. I know it needs 2 AAA batteries. But does it really matter what kind they are? I cant remember all the fancy kinds... but I dont want to damage it so Im just checking. Ultimately...

Source be an iRiver H-140 using Rockbox Firmware. All music @ .ogg, .flac or VBR MP3 My amp is the ever so gorgeous Supermini-3. Amp be connected via the line out of my iRiver. To hear the muisc I use Beyer DT880s primarily.... with a hint of Shure e3c's sometimes. It's incredibly...

Foobar is an absolute godsend when listening to music on the PC. Doing a blind AB test with WMP, Winamp and Foobar... you can hear Foobar's difference in an instant. After spending so much time on my Miranda IM setup, I couldnt really be arsed doing Foobar. So a kindly gent on Head-Fi gave me...

Thanks mate.

Right, I have been trying to do this for 6 hours now... (its now 4AM in scotland) and Ive had enough. I officially cannot be bothered with the amount of crap Im having to put up with to get this program to run nice. When I have tweaked all my sound settings... its wonderful, it truly is...

Borat I havent noticed this when playing FLAC music. But that might be because I have Directory Cache on. So all my directories etc are pre-cached before I browse or play anything.

Just got my DT880s in the post from Meier Audio. 175 Euros... which is just over £100 pounds I think. Was informed that the originals (the ones I bought) are going to have identical sound to the new DT880s. They certainly sound nice with my crappy Mint Tin. Im letting them burn in via my...

My mate's Ipod can certainly power my old E3c's quite happily

I think Im going to be stuck with the ruddy coiled version *sigh*

Quote: Originally Posted by Taphil I don't know an iRiver, but yikes! Not using tags to get a faster boot time is like cutting off an arm because you only have one glove in the winter (lame analogy, I know, but I couldn't think of anything better). Whats the big fuss about...

Quote: Originally Posted by BillC "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day" - Jethro Tull "New Paths to Helicon 2" - Mogwai

Would love to try one, get a feel for it etc.. But by the sounds of it I wouldnt relinquich my ihp-140 anytime soon.