I had the driver downloaded for my computer so videos actually do play. I'm not sure why I thought they didn't. As far as my phone, it will not play any videos. I have a Galaxy Note II and a FAW OTG cable. I wonder if Chrome mobile is the problem.

This probably isn't the best thread to find out an answer to my question but I'm hoping for someone to help out. I have a ifi Micro and HE 400i. To be short, how can I start hearing streamed videos on my PC/phone?

On the site it just gives you the option for type-A but no selection for whether male or female. Did you ask him to make with a female connector or did it just come like that without asking?

Tell me about it! So it's either buy an adapter from him or send the cables back and pay him to switch out the USB connectors. That is if he will even say yes. Nevertheless, I used the Micro the other night by plugging the stock cable into my computer. I was like "damn this is loud"! Loud and...

First off, thanks a lot for your reply. So here is what's happening. A couple months ago I started researching for my first audio setep. I obliviously went with an iFi Micro to pair with my HE-400i purchase. Next, I got an Audio-Technica interconnect to replace the generic piece. Lastly, I went...

This product has a USB-A male socket. Like many of us, we own high quality USB-A male cables. Therefore, a female adapter is needed in order to use our USB-A male cables. (hopefully I explained that right) Is there such a thing as high quality USB adapters or will any adapter from the local...

I've been thinking about the recent discussion of battery life. When using the portability of a dac/amp, not only will it's battery get drained but likewise does the charge of the phone battery. I thought about making plans to try NFC so that my phone will still have available battery after the...

This is exactly what I was still in need of for my first portable audio setup. Thanks! Question: Has anybody tried using the micro to drive monitor speakers?

  I'm debating on either buying a micro iDSD now or waiting for the pro version to release.  If the micro pro will not have a battery for portabliity then I'm happy buying the standard now because I need a built-in battery.  On the other hand, I'd hate to buy a standard edition now only to...

Seeing that you're a big fan of iFi products, what would you say about using the 400i in conjunction with a iDSD nano instead of micro?  The bad thing with the nano is that it doesn't have a 1/4" which means I couldn't use my extension cable or adapter.  The good is that it's much cheaper and...

Thanks! The choice was based on wanting a 24bit solid state amplifier with a built in DAC, and in this case, DSD capable.  That was about it other than the fact Fostex has been around for decades.

I'm still not entirely sold on open-back headphones. It's almost like I feel it sounds better when I put my hands over the back of the phones. When I let go it sounds a little muffled and farther away.

Okay, so here's what's going on right now.  First of all, I re-installed the Fostex driver without the unit plugged in like the manual says to do.  Then I also re-installed the Fostex Audio Player which is equipped to handle DSD on the HP-A4 and HP-A8 models.  Now, wow!  It's sounding so much...

So what you're saying is a Fostex HP-A4 is a terrible choice, not only for the 400i, but practically any high priced headphone. That's ironic because the HP-A4 is $350 retail on it's own. You say research before pairing equipment but I did that and thought I chose two awesome pieces of...

No. I just dropped over $300 on this Fostex item. This is my first headphone and amp setup ever. When I plug my old earphones into the amp, it booms loud so the amp isn't where the problem lies. For $500 headphones, the sound I'm getting could be mistaken for a $50 headphone. I've tried...

Very recently, I bought a pair of HE-400i along with a Fostex HP-A4 amplifier. I cannot get these headphones to produce a high quality sound. I'm getting better, more louder sound from a cheap pair of earphones. I don't get it! I mean seriously, my Yamaha EPH-100 are way louder! Even the cheap...

I appreciate your reference skyline315! Is that cable labeled Grado or is it unidentifiable by company name? Does anybody else have other recommendations of where to look for a proper extension cable that won't dull the sound? Does Hifiman make cables for extending their own headphones? I looked...

That's what common sense would tell you too. It wasn't long ago when I read an article, perhaps at head-fi, where I got that assumption. I might have interpreted it wrongly.

The plan is to hook headphones into an amplifier and that into a motherboard. Surround sound is built into my motherboard but I thought once you hook an amplifier into a motherboard, all sound effects a motherboard has on-board would get cancelled out my the amplifier.

More specifically, I'm referring to a gaming experience while having an amp/dac hooked up for headphones. As far as I know, amplifiers aren't surround sound compatible. For surround sound I'd need to either run headphones into a motherboard or have a seperate soundcard. This would of course...

Sitting here about to pull the trigger on a 400i, HE-A4 combo. There's only one concern I have about such a setup. The main use for these will be to play music from a computer. The secondary way for these to be used would be for video games. The concern I have is that I won't have a true...

I believe it's 1.5m in length. Do or do they not sell extentions?

What an interesting post. Very informative too! I can tell you took your time.

It's now a foregone conclusion that I'll be going with a Fostex HP-A4 for my amp/dac. That paired up with a Hifiman HE-400i should be quite the duo. No recommendations needed from anyone, anywhere! I learn fast.

I've been up all night reading reviews for the 400i and viewing videos on youtube for the EF2A amp/dac. I am new to higher-end audiophile equipment as this will be my first setup. A pair of Yamaha EPH-100 has been my way of listening for some time and it's just not enough anymore. When I seen...