The Jot sounds good, and it also makes for a nice heated pillow.

To be honest, I'm not much of a headphone music listener. I'm much more into speakers, and all of my headphone/earbud listening happens when I am working at my computer. A few years ago I bought a set of Sony MDR-1A headphones and I like them. They wouldn't work with the cheap NuForce DAC/amp...

Closest store that stocks the the cable or cheapest shipping price.

I'm not being judgy. I was honestly asking if you were being serious or if you were being facetious. I've never heard of someone choosing a cable by its appearance so I was a bit puzzled by your response. Thanks for clarifying.

Seriously?

I use a cable by Transparent that is coax on one end, and BNC on the other. https://shop.transparentcable.com/shop/digital-audio/75-ohm-digital/performance-75-ohm-digital-link/ Blue Jeans makes them as well. https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm

Took a minute to find, but here's the post where I griped about the coax connector on my Gumby. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-gungnir-dac.603219/page-233#post-12480743

Nice. I didn't go as far as bringing up the issue with Schiit, although I wish I had. I was really disappointed with the quality of the coax connector on a $1300 unit.

I had the same issue. I ended up getting a cable that has a BNC connector, and I'm really happy with it.

Have you ever considered the Uptone JS-2 PSU for your microRendu?  Seems like it wouldn't be out of place among your other relatively high-end components.   Quote:

No worries @SeaWo|f .  My post was poorly worded.  I appreciate your input.

And in my defense, part of the reason I was looking at replacing my crappy Sony earbuds with the Sony MDR1A was I had a feeling my earbuds weren't up to snuff any longer.  My real problem came when I mistakenly thought the MDR1A would leave me in the same position I was in with my crappy Sony...

  I didn't realize purchasing the Fulla 2 was forcing me into the next level where the (sub) entry level gear I was using was no longer acceptable.  I frankly don't have a problem with that, I just didn't realize it was happening to me.  Of course I'll make the necessary adjustments.  I just...

    Thanks, I guess that answers my question.   To reiterate, I'm new to the world of headphones, and I guess this is just part of the learning curve for me.

Thanks for pointing that out @PurpleAngel.  I think you are right.  It looks like it does come with 2 cables, so it looks like if I did buy the Sony MDR-1A, I could use them with my Fulla 2 without issue.   In general though, is TRRS/TRS a huge issue in the headphone world?  I'd really like to...

Up until now I've been only a casual headphone user.  Most of my audio passion lies in the speaker world.   About 4 years ago I bought a NuForce uDAC for listening to music while working on my computer, and liked the improvement that that provided.  A year or two ago I bought a pair of  Sony...

I ordered mine on the 12th, got the shipping delay email yesterday on the 14th, and just got my shipping confirmation today.  Not too bad.

I wasn't familiar with Hegel until you posted about it, and I've been reading up on it.  That's one heck of a piece of kit.  Congrats!

250 watts into 8 ohms.  That's a powerful amp.  Are you getting rid of your Bel Canto stuff?

The DAC should only "click" when the sample frequency changes from one track to another.

  I was in the same boat.  I went back and forth trying to decide between the two.  I actually had a Yggy on order that I cancelled right before I placed my Gumby order.  I'm very happy with my decision.  The Gumby holds its own very nicely.

I've been listening to my 96/24 version of Purple Rain a lot today through my Gumby.  Absolutely stunning.  This DAC continues to amaze me.

My Gumby has been powered on with a signal running to it for 8 days straight (192 hours).  Is it broken/burned in?  How much more should I expect the sound to change/improve over the next few weeks?

  I have about 100 hours on my Gumby.  Always powered on with a signal running to it.  I listened to at least 2 hours per day for the first 4 days.  The rest of the time my amp was on mute.   The first few days were, meh.  Good, not great. I could hear the promise, but it wasn't blowing my...

  The other end is regular RCA.   The orange cable is this:     The blue cable is this:     The orange cable is much stiffer than the blue cable.   http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm