[Thujone]

My phone or my ipad works with most dacs. Just keep that in mind too as an option.

 
How are you hooking up the iPad to a DAC?

 

[mrscotchguy]

How are you hooking up the iPad to a DAC?

Lightning >> cck adaptor >> dac usb

No drivers required. It works on my two burr-brown chips in the GCHA and the Meier

 

[Thujone]

Lightning >> cck adaptor >> dac usb

No drivers required. It works on my two burr-brown chips in the GCHA and the Meier

 
That's awesome! I didn't know you could do that. I have an iPad 3 (30 pin connector), I need to look into that for the future.

 

[mrscotchguy]

That's awesome! I didn't know you could do that. I have an iPad 3 (30 pin connector), I need to look into that for the future.

You can buy the old 30pin CCK (camera connection kit) at most targets, radioshacks, etc for around $30 or so. Just make sure it is the apple brand or it may not work since Apple has a proprietary way of bending people over. :eek:

That said, in case you're not familiar with Oppo, they have a front usb port dedicated to idevices if you bring a charger/data cable.

Ironically, my dogs ate my Pangaea cable, so I need to dig out my old one, wherever it went!

 

[mrscotchguy]

So good news, we officially have Nordost as I just accepted delivery on their cables and adaptors. Additionally, since Sound Environment, hifi store here in Omaha, made the Nordost happen... they wanted us to have some other fun gear to test out since they couldn't make it themselves. (Nextime hopefully!). Sound Environment is providing us with a $600 usb cable and a $200/or so Transparent Audio power cable!

Thank you again, sound environment for taking care of is! If you're ever in Omaha, they have one of the most advanced (and most expensive :evil: ) setups in the midwest, if not the nation. They are fun to chat with and get killer recommendations, as well as being an approved vendor for Audeze and McIntosh! Huge shout out to Charlie, Doug, and Todd for being so awesome despite the incredibly short notice.

http://www.soundenvironment.com

 

[satwilson]

So good news, we officially have Nordost as I just accepted delivery on their cables and adaptors. Additionally, since Sound Environment, hifi store here in Omaha, made the Nordost happen... they wanted us to have some other fun gear to test out since they couldn't make it themselves. (Nextime hopefully!). Sound Environment is providing us with a $600 usb cable and a $200/or so Transparent Audio power cable!

Thank you again, sound environment for taking care of is! If you're ever in Omaha, they have one of the most advanced (and most expensive

) setups in the midwest, if not the nation. They are fun to chat with and get killer recommendations, as well as being an approved vendor for Audeze and McIntosh! Huge shout out to Charlie, Doug, and Todd for being so awesome despite the incredibly short notice.

http://www.soundenvironment.com

Awesome, the incoming Vibros are Audeze compatible, Nordost, Sound Enviroment, Transparent Audio. Yikes!! Anyway, mrscotchguy, now known as SCOTCHY, LOL,THANKS. The Mr part got a little to formal for me, toast!! (just for our meet) Anyway SCOTCHY, would you be willing to baby sit the incoming Vibro Balanced unit. I only have SE. Need some one to supervise the balanced Vibros. Let me know, Steve

 

[Maxvla]

Got all my stuff packed up. Ready to head north after work tomorrow.

 

[madwolfa]

Got all my stuff packed up. Ready to head north after work tomorrow.

 
Have a safe trip! See ya.

 

[mrscotchguy]

Awesome, the incoming Vibros are Audeze compatible, Nordost, Sound Enviroment, Transparent Audio. Yikes!! Anyway, mrscotchguy, now known as SCOTCHY, LOL,THANKS. The Mr part got a little to formal for me, toast!! (just for our meet) Anyway SCOTCHY, would you be willing to baby sit the incoming Vibro Balanced unit. I only have SE. Need some one to supervise the balanced Vibros. Let me know, Steve

I would love to have em at my table(s)!! I feel like I've got a hull, good thing I'm listening to it right now! Trying to burn in the Nordost. They are super smoth and completely smooth out the notorious bite of the HD800.

Truth be told, I try to stay out of the cable arm wrestling match, but it's hard to say these cables have no effect when there is a clear change going on. Hope everyone that wants to gets a chance to A/B the different cables.

Even the gain seems directly effected. I cannot go nearly as loud on my HE-4 with my star quad (balanced) as I can on the Nordost.

No one string me up for saying this, but I think I'm a firm cable believer... no more fence action h34r:

 

[Thujone]

No one string me up for saying this, but I think I'm a firm cable believer... no more fence action

Noes! I really liked your "Monoprice?" attitude...

 

[mrscotchguy]

 
Noes! I really liked your "Monoprice?" attitude...

Haha, so did my girlfriend...

 

[Poltergeist8108]

Hey, bringing a HiFiman HE- 400i tomorrow as well, in case you want to hear one of those. I had the 560 but got rid of it, I personally think the 400i is better.

 

[Thujone]

  Hey, bringing a HiFiman HE- 400i tomorrow as well, in case you want to hear one of those. I had the 560 but got rid of it, I personally think the 400i is better.

 
Aaaaand a dream came true

 

[mrscotchguy]

Aaaaand a dream came true

Woooot! I smell some pad rolling!

 

[mrscotchguy]

So gents... packing everything up so i can hit the road in the AM.  I made a quick inventory of goods.  Super stoked, but kinda taken aback buy the total $$ value that will be riding with me!