FWIW: I'm at work with only my MacBook Pro and modded T50RP's. My CEntrance Dacmini is at home but no worries; these cans are easy to drive. I have an analog connection straight out of my computer to my modded T50RP's. System Preferences: Audio --> set to 100%. The iTunes volume slider is set to 40% which produces 85 dB with no apparent diminution of SQ. Much more than 50% is too loud. Obviously, I can't do a side by side comparison until I get home but, based on my aural memory which may be inaccurate, the SQ sounds the same as playing the same lossless files through my Dacmini DAC/Amp with a glass optical interconnect.
Here's my computer specs:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,4
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.49f2
Serial Number (system): W89373LC7XJ
Hardware UUID: B83EEF07-A89D-572F-BAF2-F20A03EC5E47
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
NVidia MCP79 AHCI:
Vendor: NVidia
Product: MCP79 AHCI
Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.20 Supported
FUJITSU MJA2250BH *** G1:
Capacity: 250.06 GB (250,059,350,016 bytes)
Model: FUJITSU MJA2250BH *** G1
Revision: 00810020
Serial Number: K94DT9829JAW
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Rotational
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
Writable: Yes
BSD Name: disk0s1
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 249.72 GB (249,715,376,128 bytes)
Available: 22.31 GB (22,308,237,312 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
Intel High Definition Audio:
Audio ID: 76
Headphone:
Connection: Combination Output
Speaker:
Connection: Internal
Line Input:
Connection: Combination Input
Internal Microphone:
Connection: Internal
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Input:
Connection: Combination Input
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Output:
Connection: Combination Output
External Microphone / iPhone Headset:
Connection: Combination Output
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ok, so i want to get things together before I'm getting my paycheck and spending it on building a rig
will the fostex do well with udac2 + Schiit vallhalla (connected to my computer playing Flac music files)?
BTW sorry for being so annoying, but I live in Israel, which means every thing I'm buying from USA/Europe gets my wallet rewarded with high shipping fee (amp like valhalla gets like 150$ shipping fee) and 16~30% taxes, makes a 400$ rig into 700~900$ one