Quote: I see, I didn't realise you needed a decoding device to read the digital output of the xbox, I figured I could just plug the optical out straight into my dac/amp. Bummer.  Anyway I'll have to drag out my xbox and check how the game and voice sliders work I think. It's frustrating...

That's roughly similar to what I'm doing. Correct me if I'm wrong but you can still have that setup without the mixamp right? My xbox is in a cupboard at the moment but I recall you can adjust the microphone and game volume in the xbox's voice settings. So you could set up the relative...

Hey guys, looking for some advice on a setup. I'm trying to build a reasonably cheap amp/dac setup that will take s/pdif coax or toslink inputs from my PC, Xbox 360 and PS4 (in future) and output to my Soundmagic HP100s while letting me quickly switch between sources. Problem so far is that most...

To those of you with the Fidelio X1s, when they say the X1's earpads aren't user-replaceable, does that just mean you can't swap them out with other earpads or that they're literally not removable? Not being able to give my earpads a proper clean every now and then would drive me nuts. EDIT...

Hey guys I'm trying to work out an entry-level setup that will allow me to switch between inputs from my Xbox 360, PC, and in future perhaps a PS4. So far the best option as far as I can see is the Maverick Tubemagic D1 which is reasonably cheap, has an amp/dac and lots of inputs. The D1 seems...

Hey guys been trawling this thread for a couple of hours, great resource and cheers to MLE. After reading through the DT990s seem really popular (which is good because they're basically the only recommended headphone that's readily available for a reasonable price down in my corner of the...