Creative E5 looks like it's optical SPDIF. The Big Blue is coaxial SPDIF. (It's buried in the manual, only mentioned once.)

Someone over on SlickDeals contacted Vence directly. The reply from Vence indicates that this device supports high resolution audio input only over the coax SPDIF connection. They also confirm that USB support is limited to 16 bit/48khz input. However, it seems the device does up-sample...

I received my Big Blue Headphone Amplifier a couple days ago. Below are my notes. (I'm a technically-minded person, but a casual audio enthusiast and not a trained listener so take this with a grain of salt.) On the whole, it was worth it for the clearance price given the functionality and...

This device supposedly supports the aptX bluetooth audio codec. Here's a general introduction to aptX: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-aptx-3134709 Here's a guide on adding aptX bluetooth support to your phone if you don't already have it (maybe)...

This might help with getting the high resolution audio (32bit/384khz) working on Windows 10 over the USB connection. I have not received my Big Blue Bluetooth Amplifier yet, but I've been doing some research to get ready. My primary use will be USB connection from Windows 10 PC. I have not tried...

Below are the manuals. They're not really helpful, unfortunately. This is the Vence manual: https://fccid.io/VHVBTVD6000/Users-Manual/Manual-2993862.pdf This is the Brookstone manual...

I should have added, Amazon price will only be $20 if Brookstone is the seller. Other 3rd party sellers will have different pricing.

In-stock status has been bouncing up and down on both Amazon and Brookstone for the last couple days. Just keep an eye on it. May very well come back. :wink: (Note: on Amazon the seller needs to be Brookstone to get the clearance price. Other 3rd party sellers may have different prices.)

Hi all. Long-time visitor, first-time poster. I have some information to contribute and then hopefully I can get some reaction. Believe it or not, Brookstone sells a dac amp. It's called the Big Blue Bluetooth Amplifier. It has bluetooth features, but it also works as a USB dac amp. It caught...