Quote: Originally Posted by audiophonicshz [...]I immediately opened it up to check out the opamps buffers. Also the way everything fit together was a bit simplistic. Quote: Originally Posted by Harvey/ Ga Simple is GOOD !! Makes life, and changing OpAmps easier...

Quote: Originally Posted by Quaddy the seperate browndog mounted chip available is slightly oversized If you get them straight from Practical Devices (which you now can), the mounted opamp oughta fit perfectly. Whitecat vs. Browndog! (whoa, this is an old thread)

When it's all done, I expect this crisis to be as underwhelming as the Y2K bug.

Fiio looks like a fiddly hunk of cheap plastic. I don't understand why there's chatter about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by morfic Never noticed any difference in how crossfeed works with different opamps. Rock. That's the way it oughta be. I'm now officially obsessed with the very idea of crossfeed.

How do different XM5 opamps affect the crossfeed? I'm interested to know if there are adverse effects...

Quote: Originally Posted by obobskivich I thought it was "for all intents and purposes" He could of meant that, but that's a whole nother story.

Quote: Originally Posted by boucarion where could I get them? You won't really find any of these things in regular brick & mortar stores. They are generally available from the manufacturers' websites or ebay. Fear not! It's easier than it sounds to get into this sort of thing...

Quote: Originally Posted by tadpole HeadphoneAddict, should I wait until you start your "REVIEW 13 Op-Amps for the XM5" thread before I decide which one to buy? That would be an excellent thread topic. Please make that idea a reality.

Quote: Originally Posted by marvin The benefits of a Dvorak key layout in actual practice are even more dubious than the benefits of the metric system. That's a complete myth, I'm afraid. The benefits in speed, accuracy and comfort begin to manifest in two weeks after starting...

Quote: Originally Posted by limpidglitch a bit more difficult with a laptop Put stickers on the keycaps, et viola.

Many manufacturers have an awesome return policy that is meant to facilitate just this sort of exercise. I'm not sure whether or not the ones you mentioned do this, but I'm sure it's worth investigating.

Quote: Originally Posted by cegras I ended up turning [the crossfeei] on in games .. Crossfeed is not for gaming at all. You may miss out on directional cues that the game makers have put there. For example, when I'm playing Urban Terror, I use headphones to pinpoint enemy...

Quote: Originally Posted by limpidglitch It's the same as with this bloody qwerty keyboard we keep on using, even though we know it's stupid. You know, you can easily swap keycaps around, and change 1 setting to make an instant Dvorak Keyboard, which is optimized for typing in...

Quote: Originally Posted by VooX I am looking for the best portable headphone amp for professional use. The answer to your question is Practical Devices XM5 (maybe not so much the XM4). It seems to have been invented just for you, VooX. I've done some research for ya... The...

Quote: Originally Posted by morfic Interestingly, not sure where the link is that explained active vs passive, Here is a thread on headfi that explains the active vs. passive crossfeed on XM5, which set me straight on the subject. Only XM5 has an actual active crossfeed. If you...

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee the following opamps? I think all the WhiteCats on that page have their compatible amp listed. (XM4 vs. XM5, which also means dual-channel vs. single channel, respectively) Where there's a picture of two whitecats, it's for the XM5 or any...

Quote: Originally Posted by morfic I am waiting to see if James adds them [AD8065] to the chiphelp page, i had my eyes on them for a while but would rather buy some from his website all neatly soldered than adapt them myself. It seems that the AD8065 is on that page, here...

The pico is plastic, right? I know the XM5 has a metal case.

Everything seems awesome, as of 2009. There must have been some equipment changes.

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Camper He [George HW Bush, the elder] gave his life to service of this country. As far as I know, he's still alive and doing well. He's distinctly not-at-all dead!

Quote: Originally Posted by numbskull well, how the external DAC thing works? it bypass the DAC of the audio player (or sounds card) ? The DAC would bypass the sound card of your computer. For, say, a portable audio player like an iPod, the DAC on the headphone amp wouldn't come...

Quote: Originally Posted by MaxAmplitude The new DAC is the PCM2702 from BurrBrown/TI, and is a substantial improvement [and] has been shipping on all units since June08. I think every single XM5 review on this site is based on the old DAC, even the new reviews, posted after June...

Quote: Originally Posted by xcluded I'm sorry to hear that yours died. What specifically went wrong with it?

Oops. Here's the permalink to that half of that review. It's huge.