Hey folks, just thought I would write with an update to my XC experience. I bought mine a few years ago and went through the requisite upgrades as they became available, namely the CF headband, Dekoni velour ear cups, and various cable replacements. I'm currently driving them with a Marantz...

Don't fret it man. I had a hard time at first too. I felt they were too bright and harsh, especially coming form a Sennheiser 700. I did two things that helped greatly: 1) Switched to homemade Canary Starquad cable. Easy build and it warmed up them up and punched up the bass. 2) Wanting more...

Does anyone know how to get replacement bubinga cups?

I have had my pair for about 8 months now and really like them. They have the newer drivers and I replaced the headband with the carbon fiber version, and made my own cable out of Canare L-4E6S Star-Quad Microphone Cable. (an all-copper cable that really warmed them up) I only listen at home. I...

I would agree with this as well. A warm amp like my Marantz HD-DAC1 drives these cans like a champ, and makes them super fun to listen as well. I'm actually surprised more folks aren't talking about a Marantz/XC combo more. They are the perfect antidotes to one another...

Haven't heard much about Marantz in this thread. Anyone powering the XC's with HD-DAC1 or AMP1? Thoughts?

Hello all,   I'm looking for help finding some interior parts for recently acquired pair of broken Sennheiser RS220 (recently-discontinued flagship wireless model, aka HDR220). Specifically, I'm looking for the interior PCB's located in each earcup. I can't find a part number anywhere, and...

Seems like an issue for another thread. You'll get better help if you will post the issue in its own topic. This one is to discuss the HD-DAC1....

What's the album?

All of the sudden my SACD ISO's are skipping ahead every 4 seconds. It was working fine, but after I installed the command-line plug in for ffmpeg decoding and Monkey audio decoder it started acting up. I removed them, but the problem persists. Anybody know how to fix this?

The source file is 5 or 6 channel surround, but my DAC does not decode more than two channels, so it must be summing them into R and L. My question has more to do with the sound differences I hear between the stereo "summed" version from a surround original, and the mixed stereo version of the...

Hello all,   I would like to know what is going on when I listen to a surround sound recording of a given track vs. the stereo version of the same recording with headphones through a standard headphone amp. In many cases I feel that the surround version has a bigger soundstage, instrument...

Anyone have a problem with the DAC1 unlocking (and clicking) constantly while jumping around within a given track? Is this normal? I know that it is when switching between different sample rates, but seems odd behavior in a single track. I tend to jump around a lot for certain tracks and the...

Thanks, that seems to help. I also realized that the longest delays were because of pop-ups/ads in my browser taking control of my DAC between albums. My DAC unlocks between tracks ( or even when jumping around in a track) giving just enough time for another source to take over. Super annoying.

Ok, so I've got a new issue:   Why does it take so long (sometimes never) for playback to start in Foobar? Rather than using the media directories in FB, I prefer to navigate and select my collection via Window Explorer folders. About half the time my files start immediately (or close to it)...

Well, I'm not exactly sure what I did, but it works perfectly now. I had a brainwave that since the foo_input_sacd.dll file wasn't present in the directory after install of the proxy file, I shouldn't have put it  in manually. So, I deleted and restarted. Still didn't help, but after playing...

So far I'm extremely impressed. I've been using a Roland Octa-Capture interface as my amp, or my Fiio X5. I thought those were pretty good, but the DAC1 is in a completely different Galaxy. I don't have any bona-fide Amps to compare it to, but I honestly I don't feel the need. This might be a...

Yes, I think that did the trick, thanks!!

Can you please post your foobar settings? I can't seem to get mine to work. I've tried all your steps, including a reinstall, with no luck. It does play DSD, confirmed by the front panel readout, but with lots of static and digital noise (and barely audible music)

How are folks able to get the DAC-1 to play DSD files natively with Foobar?   I'm happy to list my settings, but I'm hoping since this is a thread for my specific player, there will be folks here that have figured this out already. I can't seem to swing it, even with instructions from the...

Thanks for the link, but I'm still having trouble. I'm able to select DSD (in stead of PCM), but it grays out all other options except for [Preferable Area] (PCM Volume, PCM Samplerate, & DSD2PCM mode all unclickable). The only change is that, when selected, I am able to hear the DSD (and my...

Hello all, I've just recently invested in a Marantz HDDAC-1 and a set of Sennheiser HD700's. Like everyone else, I want to make sure I'm getting the best sound I can, without constantly flipping settings. I'm not new to foobar, but am when it comes to streaming PCM/DSD audio. I'll start off by...

Thanks, I'll move this thread there.

Hello all,   I've just recently invested in a Marantz HDDAC-1 and a set of Sennheiser HD700's. Like everyone else, I want to make sure I'm getting the best sound I can, without constantly flipping settings. I'm not new to foobar, but am when it comes to streaming PCM/DSD audio. I'll start off...

I just got mine only last night, and have barely begun to play with it. While it seems to play all my files, it won't play DXD, and from what the literature says, there is no support for DXD. Does anybody know a way around this, or is it possible that this will change with the future firmware...