Too bad about those custom charges. I intended to buy these but then I started thinking about how long it would take and how much custom tax I'd be paying. Still, I suspect those cans might be worth it 

Thx. I'll open the box first, in case it's something I can fix for myself.

Thanks for the input about the heaphone out... It's a bit tough if I have to return it again.

My Bush 1 never had any problems. On the looks side I guess those devices could use a bit of work. But... Stan has stated several times that cases are expensive for the volume he sells so to keep costs down he puts his best efforts on R&D and components. He knows his business better than I do...

Can´t compare to V200 ou V281 but... V220 has quite a large horizontal soundstage, less so vertically (please note, not short, just not as tal). Lets call it oblong :)   On another note, I noticed that on my V220, the headphone outs don't sound the same. Facing the device, the better one is on...

The King is coming?    Where's Nomax?

I still think my Bush 1 has astonishing bang for the buck. I'd also like to hear more impressions about the Caiman. That USB input might be useful soon.   Chris, Can I bother you to post some random thoughts once in a while about both DACs and a bit of a comparo between optical and USB?  ...

Something like this is fine http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kopfhorer-Tragetasche-fur-beyerdynamic-DT690-DT811-DT911-DT931-T70-T90-T5P-DT790-/161532021827?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item259c0f0c43 

A bit of EQ on them can sort the bass out, at least that's how I roll with them. A think you should give it a try before moving on to other cans. K501 have something inherently unique with them and that's why they're so special.   I get my Mahler (and Progressive/Doom metal) bass stuffed...

Thanks, but Fried had already made a notice of this a few weeks ago.   Nomax, when is the king coming afterall ?

I use XLD, although Max is does it's job just fine. Both are free.

Nice Xmas gift! If you ever move to Europe you must bring those babies with you. Would love to have a listen. By the way... how do they sound?   Huge Karma points to KBI 

Before trying to reinstall drivers, you should first uninstall them. Reboot. Install again. Reboot.   I don't know how well designed they are, but I'd suggest you use a uninstaller software like Revo Uninstaller to clean up the registry properly of any leftovers (this assuming you know how to...

I'm not a owner of the device, and probably would be easier to get an answer on the Oppo thread. However...   Unzip the downloaded package and double-click on the "setup.exe" file, then follow the on-screen instructions to finish this installation. Select the HA-1 as your sound output device...

  The Joy of Motion

Good decision. Your sanity is back 

I don't remember ever being mentioned about any Vio amp being Class A. What class it is I won't dare to speculate. Mine barely gets warm :)

System matching.   As said before, the Vio is very true to the source. I hear no lack of bottom end on any of my DACs. I hear no stridency or tizzyness or glare on top end either with the internal Vio DAC or with the Bushmaster. I hear a bit of that glare and sibilance with the Audiolab...

You can never have too much headroom... who knows what you're going to get next 

Great loss. The work remains!

Yes, voltage driven vs current driven amps get a nice intro on the subject also.   I've ordered 3 impedance adapters for my cans: 100ohm, 33ohm and 15ohm. This should be a revealing experimentation with the V220 and should be fun to redo my parametric EQing on the side with some of the...

This article is superb and wasn't aware of it. A must read. Thanks!   Add that to the capacity of powering virtually any headphone and that's why the amp is reference class material.

Were you driving the HE6 balanced or single ended? I'm a bit curious about these cans but being a b1atch to drive has akways put me down.