Faster storage helps as well. My library is now on SSDs and that ended the issue for me as well as the memory buffer bump, though not as big as suggested above.

Steelcase Leap chair.  I'm seriously saving up to get one of those.

Quote: Try it out in another computer and see if it does same sort of things.  Also try it in another socket, if one is available on your machine, and see what happens.

Really liked Shinsekai yori.  Highly recommend it.  Fairly deep story. Can be slow at times so be forewarned.  

If you could, many might appreciate your impressions.  I'd like to hear what you think if you did.

This is a fantasy DAC for most folks.  I'd love to hear from anyone who's even sighted one of these.  

Quote: Ditto

Quote:   Best looking headphone after the collapse of modern civilization.

Maybe you'll be the Beethoven with DAW.  

Most of the classical I have seems to lack some umpf when I play it.  I've always chalk it up to the recordings not having enough impact.  

I meant, coming from my previous pair of headphones, these hit very hard and deep.  I had to get use to them.  I prefer clean accurate sound.  I like clear clean highs with smooth powerful and detailed lows.  I love it when the bass can be felt if not heard.  These denons, in my view, can handle...

I think these have great bass.  Almost thought they had too much when I first got them.  Curious as to what you think when you try them.  

Yeah I thought about that too, but $200.00?  Try searching for high power or high current usb hubs and good luck.  

  Quote:   I did not know he was releasing another one.  I have both of the ones you mentioned and will keep an eye out for his new ones.  What's the link to that thread?

^ Another BT fan I see.  

Quote: I'm using this with mine:   http://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/V-Series/V-LINK/v-link.asp  

Quote:   Yes that is normal for what is a Y adapter.  Something about cutting the voltage in the inputs in half think.  

Quote: My P5K was the biggest disappointment I had in a motherboard.  The P5Q deluxe however has been the best I've had to date.  

Quote: Try lowering the buffer in foobar.  

Quote: I believe it would.    

Quote: Good luck.  That's quite a bit more than I'd like to spend on a USB hub even for good audio.  

My view is fairly simple; start cheap.  Decide if amps, DACs and such will provide any improvement to your listening experience.  Get a fairly inexpensive DAC/AMP combo; E7 or uDAC would be a start and a good set of headphones.  See if you like the experience; is it better than what you have...

Quote: I think they sound very good with well recorded classical.  A good amount of classical seems to be very quiet compared with other music so it does not have the impact of say most electronic music.  But again this sound very good to me with most music.

Quote: I got my pair brand new through Electronics Expo as well.  Paid $650.00 for them 18 months ago.  If they're monkeying around with the D7000's, they must be good not to have gotten caught by now.

I just got mine a week or so ago.  For regular 44.1kHz 16 bit files the difference is very slight if any from what I can tell.  I'd say the sound is "clearer" so it does change the sound a bit.  Biggest difference is a stronger(ei louder) signal through the s/pdif than the USB.  I've wanted one...