[Oya?]

I just emailed Lawrence and he is indeed out of ALPS pots; says he'll try to get more. If he can't, finding an alternative is going to be quite a pain.

 

[LeBuLLeT]

Just got the same news. He is out of HDAMS out too... so I don't know if I should still get this amp.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Well that's up to you Bullet, ask Lawrence when he thinks he can ship the whole package that you would like. It's most likely not a long wait.

IMHO it's worth waiting for since the SQ and price are hard to beat.

Peete.

PS I'm hitting the sack, Jack....

 

[windrider]

Anyone of you run a tube amp placed on top of the zero? am wondering if both or either could somehow be damaged by the heat...

 

[ianp]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penchum /img/forum/go_quote.gif It appears the cable will be included with the HDAM, but I don't have clarification of this yet. I'm waiting for his reply on this.

I ordered an HDAM last week and asked about the possibility of Lawrence making/supplying an extension cable. I got an email on saturday indicating the cable was available and with the 2 photos posted here. There was no additional charge for the cable, it was simply included in the $80 shipped price tag for the HDAM which is pretty damn good of him and reinforces the fact that he is a good guy to do business with.

When people order HDAMs from Lawrence they should probably explicitly mention the extension cable just to be on the safe side.

 

[matrix200]

A question to ZERO owners.
I am considering getting one and hooking it up to my soundcards' spdif out.
Has anyone tried such a combo and can say what kind of quality I can expect?
Will I need any additional parts for the setup (optical cable , spdif/optical adapter etc)?

 

[richierich]

If your sound card already has spdif out then you just use the supplied optical cable and plug that into the optical input of the Zero DAC. No additional parts needed.

 

[matrix200]

The Audigy 2 ZS has 3.5" spdif out I think.
I guess I will only need 3.5" to toslink then right?

 

[richierich]

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrix200 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Audigy 2 ZS has 3.5" spdif out I think. I guess I will only need 3.5" to toslink then right?

I'm confused. Is your spdif digital coax? Or is it optical?

 

[Steph86]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete /img/forum/go_quote.gif 1 male RCA to 2 female RCA per channel Y-adapter's am I correct Steph ? Here's a link to a parts supplier in the USA that has what your looking for, well built and for reasonable cost....two versions to choose from... first up Parts Express:Gold RCA Y (1) Male To (2) Right Angle Female Black Second, a traditional Y splitter Parts Expressayton RCAY-MFF RCA Y Cable 1 M To 2 F and the inverse of that last one (for connection flexibility) Parts Expressayton RCAY-FMM RCA Y Cable 1 F To 2 M Hope that helps Steph Peete. PS I didn't put the smilies in the links...the page did...too funny

Cheers Peete

That was exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks
Steph

 

[matrix200]

Hmm I am not sure.
I think it can be both but it probably will require this thing :
Sound Blaster Digital I/O Module - Add optical and coaxial digital I/O to your Sound Blaster equipped PC.

 

[Brestinder]

I just ordered upgraded zero, so sad Lawrence have no more better pod's , i think i can live withnout it

i will use it with my pc. Audigy 4 spdif + coaxial cable. + Aurvana live with grado cable and hd 25.

 

[Penchum]

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrix200 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hmm I am not sure. I think it can be both but it probably will require this thing : Sound Blaster Digital I/O Module - Add optical and coaxial digital I/O to your Sound Blaster equipped PC.

If yours is the flexi-jack, you need a "mono" 3.5 mini to RCA adapter and a good coaxial cable. Radio Shake has these.

If your's has optical out of a 3.5, there is a small plastic (usually) toslink adapter, that has the optical female end and a 3.5" mini plug end. They are cheapo for sure, but work great. Do a search for toslink adapter or check your local Radio Shake. Mine came with a cable I bought years ago at Walmart.

 

[Currawong]

Quote:

Originally Posted by windrider /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone of you run a tube amp placed on top of the zero? am wondering if both or either could somehow be damaged by the heat...

I put my MKV on top of the ZERO and it got very warm from the heat.. Since I'd got my arrangement annoyingly perfectly, I just put a slow 120mm fan next to them and all is now fine.

I'm glad to find now that Lawrence is selling a good quality extension cable with the HDAM. That makes it a definitely upgrade for me.

 

[matrix200]

Like that?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...40109&p_id=680