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Excellent point. Pulling this out of my ass but I think the 840C has an output of something like 4.4mv from the XLR.

Good question, thats something I wanted to touch on. Its set for a gain of 2/4. I was worried this wouldn't be enough to power higher impedance phones like Senns, but with my HD650 it gives me plenty of volume swing. Only a crazy person would max out the volume knob on Senns with this gain. I imagine with a power hungry phone like the K340 one would want to step up the gain to the next level, but for my purposes 2/4 is perfect.

Dusty is correct, there is an orange LED on the power supply, which is on the shelf below the amp proper, and there is orange inside the amp as well. 909, they are 24 step DACTs.

Right now I'm using an HD650 with Enigma Oracle cable. In a word, the amp sounds marvelous, easily exceeding my expectations. Smooth, detailed, powerful. Really brings out the sometimes hazy midrange of the HD650. Huge midrange, startlingly focused "center channel" (like the way vocals often are in the mix). One of the first things I thought upon hearing the amp is how amazing it would sound with a balanced HP2. Of course it helps I heard a balanced beta22 with a balanced HP2 at Canjam. I listened with my HF-1 single ended and it sounded great as well.

pfft. Listen to the song "painkiller" and tell me he can't wail.

I ordered a factory oc'd bfg 8800GT this morning. I guess its performance will tell me if I need a new PSU.

damn new priest. Anyone know if Rob Halford can still sing?

The big complaint I always here is that its bright and thin. I'd love to hear one myself someday to decide.

tkam to the rescue. I misread the post on the Age Of Conan forums. 750W is only for running 2 8800GT in dual SLI.

bad news. Opened my case this afternoon and couldn't get anything off the damn power supply. I guess I could have pulled it all the way out but I wasn't feeling that adventurous, but it really just looked like smooth shiny silver all the way around. The brand is Silent Engine, and I got a serial number, but couldn't get a match off the manufacturers website. Google also turned up nothing. My bios gave me these readings: Vcore voltage: 1.34v 3.3v voltage: 3.29v 5v voltage: 4.91v 12v voltage: 11.71v I don't know what any of that means. Regardless, I've read the 8800GT cards work best with a 750w power supply. I feel fairly confident that this gaming machine purchased a year and a half ago would not have such a power supply. So I'll probably end up buying this one. Thoughts?

yeah its a rock for sure.

DAC1 PRE - Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. I have never heard a DAC1, and I get the impression that they are generally frowned upon here at Head-Case, while the rest of the audio world seems to be impressed. The review of the new Benchmark DAC1 PRE in the most recent Hi-Fi news was nothing short of glowing. Ken Kessler couldn't seem to find enough good things to say about this unit, including that it made one recording "...sound as lush and room-filling as a mint original vinyl pressing." So anyone heard one of these? Its level of functionality truly is enticing at its price tag of $1575.

she's gorgeous nate, many congrats on the beautiful healthy child.

nope, but i'll put those on my check 'em out list

thanks, i'll get it cracked open and take a look at it, reporting my results back here. It should be a decent enough power supply since my computer is a gaming machine. Manufacturer is Velocity Micro, which are the "good parts" computers Best Buy sells. Purchased Christmas '06.

Yo- I'm a bit of a hardware amateur. I'm looking to upgrade my video card (from a 7950GT to an 8800GT, either a BFG or eVGA) and am wondering if I should upgrade my computer's power supply at the same time. I do not know how to check to see what kind of PSU my computer uses, outside of opening it up. Can anyone tell me how? Thanks.

There is pretty much no one I can think of with the brains, heart, and work ethic necessary to do "Meet The Press" justice. I'm afraid whoever they choose might just piss me off. Maybe Juan Williams, but I'm afraid he's too young.

This amp is the supreme taco. Looking forward to your honest comparison.

that's the word. I am deeply saddened, I expected to grow at least into middle age watching him grill politicians on Meet The Press.

I'm shocked. He is my absolute favorite newsman.

thanks tkam, I love vB. The quick reply function is a relief for mobile users, and sorry jb, but I like the lack of the new reply warning for the same reason.

Started playing Age of Conan this weak. Rolled a ToS on Mannanan. Pretty fun so far, I like the mature storyline, immersion factor, and combat.

on my VP129 it was fucking impossible without pliers, I kid you not. but hell, its a 12ax7 tube on a cheap ass phono stage. just throw in an Ei and be done with it. that one you only need your tooly thing once.