http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=229294 After reading Iron_Dreamer's review, it appeared that MiniDAC has a even better headphone-amp than the DA10(if i didn't get him wrong), while DAC being the same level(correct me if i am wrong), if size is a concern for me(DA10 is half-rack...

Is it's digital output as good as USB/Firewire audio interface that cost US$300 or more(well i know a RME should be better...... )?Given that i have already got a Audiofire4, is it worthwhile to try another transport that cost less than US$100?

I have got a Audiofire4 recently, and prepared to use it as a transport from my laptop to my DAC, i have already bought two PCMCIA firewire adapter, one use a VIA chip, while another use TI's(which is supposed to have the best compatibility), but i still experience clicking, popping, and...

i connected it to my thinkpad T60 via a pcmcia firewire adapter, but there are occasional clippings heard, is it the problem of the adapter, or the Audiofire itself?

i have read through the old posts suggesting the preamp section of DA10 is to be bypassed to avoid sound from being degraded, but how to do so? Is it just by adjusting the output volume, or can only be achieved through modding?

For up to $1k budget, RME, M-Audio, Motu and Echo(for the place i am located,it is what available to me), which one produce the best budget firewire interface with coaxial output while the internal DA conversion is decent as well? I don't need hundreds of I/O, nor thousands of functions, but i...

After waiting for the Indigo DJ that was order for a month, the dealer told me that the distributor(in Australia) is out of stock and has no intention to restock in foreseeable future, then he recommended for the RME RPM, which has regular RCA analog output but NO coaxial output, has anyone used...

Since I borrow my friend's Indigo and tried the ASIO, when i to switch back to the crappy onboard Soundmax device, either the speaker mounted on my laptop, or the headphone output, i got no sound for any playback, is the ASIO driver of the Indigo just prevented Windows from sending any signal to...

Since the upgrade(just say it is) from foobar 0.8.3 to 0.9.4.2, none of the Virtual ASIO drivers works(at least for ASIO2KS, AxASIO, and ASIO4ALL), is the software engineers of foobar just hate people for being able to achieve a bit-perfect output on crappy/old soundcards that do not support...

I am using the supposed to be trouble-free version 1.8, when i use with foobar v0.8.3, everything goes smooth except i need to set the output to 32 bit fixed point, but in the latest v0.9.4.2, when i try to add ASIO4ALL in the virtual ASIO driver(page under output), it says "An error occurred...

Is it all AC97 based soundcards are not capable of providing analog/digital output lower than 48khz? Is it the lack of individual(hardware) DSP making them unable to support any ASIO/Virtual ASIO driver(including Kernel Streaming),making them no choice but stick to the windows kmixer?

From the old post i read in the forum, it seems Aurilium produces fantastic sound for its price but unfortunately does not support ASIO playback. It is acceptable for me but i have another bigger concern, is it as the rumors said, resample everything to 48000hz even the kernal mixer of the...

When i use a sound card that does not support ASIO, when one, kernel streaming or a generic ASIO driver like ASIO4ALL, will yield a better result?

according to the old threads i have read, Mikey01 claimed that he modded the Apollo with a Toroidal Transformer and more caps, is the process of the whole modding(including unfolding the case) available?

I have got the MX90VC yesterday, and spent hours attempting to find the "correct way" to use their so-called "Twisted-to-fit" design, chaning the soft plastic "button" on the top and changing different angle in placing it in the ear, however it finally turned out that their "Twist-to-fit" design...

i have read through the post that the breaking of the ER-4 tube is due to the inner pressure of the metal filter to the lexan tube, why don 't Etymotic just solve the problem by replacing metal part of the filter with lexan? With the same material used, i think they should have...

as i know both of them use 1x WM8740 as DAC, which one sound better?

which one sound better? and are their cost differs a lot?

while i enjoyed the sound of K1000 very much, my ER-4S is always out of order, giving me trouble rather than pleasure, therefore i am looking for a portable can that is durable, sound close(or at least similiar sound signature and decent sound stage) to K1000, not too heavy(<=250g),can perform...

When my previous pair of ER-4S is broken, i asked the ETY and they asked for US$140 as maintenance fee($50/drivers+$40 shipping), and therefore i gave up to get for a new pair (for just less than $100 more and a new warranty and accessories), i used for only two weeks(with extra care) and found...