[HungryPanda]

Yes I bypass all windows sound and let the HPA4BL do all the work

 

[skingg]

I'm confused. If both ASIO and Wasapi are bypassing all the sounds and equalizer settings from Windows, then shouldn't Peace/Equalizer APO not be working? Or are they only bypassed when using USB connection because this is what I'm hooked up to?

 

[ShamuellJackson]

I'm confused. If both ASIO and Wasapi are bypassing all the sounds and equalizer settings from Windows, then shouldn't Peace/Equalizer APO not be working? Or are they only bypassed when using USB connection because this is what I'm hooked up to?

If I understand how Wasapi and ASIO work then yeah your eq's are not sent to your dac and that the dac handles the pure un-messed with signal(sorry this is the best way I know to describe it). There is an exclusive and mixed mode you can use with at least Wasapi and I know exclusive will not send any eq or anything outside the bits of the music. I'm not sure if Foobar supports mixed and if mixed will send your eq settings. I honestly have no idea how mixed works and hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chime in.

 

[Ghaunty22]

Is the front face just glossy plastic or something else like glassy scratch resistant?

 

[HungryPanda]

It just looks like plastic to me

 

[dsnedeco]

Is the front face just glossy plastic or something else like glassy scratch resistant?

I can't tell. Could be either. Why do you ask?

 

[ShamuellJackson]

I think it is plastic. i'm usually poking headphones into it in the dark and i'm not seeing any scratches around either of the headphones out in the front.

 

[EdibleMind_X]

Yes I bypass all windows sound and let the HPA4BL do all the work

Hi, I’m new to amp/dac world. Could you please tell me how to use HP-A4BL? I have a Walkman (WM1A), don’t know how to connect it to the amp. Do I need a portable mp3 player as a audio input of the amp? Cheers.

 

[HungryPanda]

The Fostex HP-A4BL is a PC desktop amp with a USB or optical input. I would think if you had optical out from a dap it should work in theory

 

[dsnedeco]

Hi, I’m new to amp/dac world. Could you please tell me how to use HP-A4BL? I have a Walkman (WM1A), don’t know how to connect it to the amp. Do I need a portable mp3 player as a audio input of the amp? Cheers.

There are only two types of inputs: USB and Optical. You will have to figure out how to get your audio in via one of those.

 

[davehutch]

Hi, I’m new to amp/dac world. Could you please tell me how to use HP-A4BL? I have a Walkman (WM1A), don’t know how to connect it to the amp. Do I need a portable mp3 player as a audio input of the amp? Cheers.

From what I can tell on Sony’s website, you don’t have an optical output so you might be able to use the USB connector instead. However, it’s unclear whether that is a digital audio output or simply a way of transferring music files onto the device. I suspect the latter.
If that’s the case, you cannot connect it to the Fostex as the Fostex doesn’t have an analogue input.
Try the USB connector but I suspect you can’t connect the two devices at all
I might be wrong so ask on the Sony Forum to make aure

 

[EdibleMind_X]

The Fostex HP-A4BL is a PC desktop amp with a USB or optical input. I would think if you had optical out from a dap it should work in theory

Thanks a lot.

 

[EdibleMind_X]

There are only two types of inputs: USB and Optical. You will have to figure out how to get your audio in via one of those.

Yeah. I guess I can only use digital stream as input

 

[EdibleMind_X]

From what I can tell on Sony’s website, you don’t have an optical output so you might be able to use the USB connector instead. However, it’s unclear whether that is a digital audio output or simply a way of transferring music files onto the device. I suspect the latter.
If that’s the case, you cannot connect it to the Fostex as the Fostex doesn’t have an analogue input.
Try the USB connector but I suspect you can’t connect the two devices at all
I might be wrong so ask on the Sony Forum to make aure

I’ve checked. It does have a digital out. Thanks very much!

 

[Ghaunty22]

I can't tell. Could be either. Why do you ask?

Because if its really made in Japan it will be some decent scratch resistance that can take a microfiber cloth to clean the figer prints. Would hate for it to be like a cheap dvd player front plastic that scratches with dry tissue.