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Why not current? I thought the Buffalo was a current output DAC.

I'll take 2 as well if this happens.

Really? I've never heard that. All I read is that the Balse didn't compare... I was planning on keeping the Zapfilter with the OPUS. I have a Balse too with no real plans for it currently. Looks like I have testing to do.

I happen to have both... don't think anyone has tried it yet that I've heard of.

Start a group buy for the KSC75 crowd.

Isn't that more expensive then the DAC?

Horrid spring cold led to some spring cleaning, so I can leave my door open without being embarrassed and release the damn heat. I also tested the Xpal Harry II to power the y1 so that I can use the Transit through only one USB port without the power adapter. Cue the energizer bunny, it has now been exactly six hours! Great deal indeed, now I can use it as transportable in whatever room I'm enjoying TV/videogames/music. It'll be just perfect if it can charge while it powers too.

I'm still getting low level intermittent noise on the left channel of my T1. I've tried switching sources, cables, and tubes (bias included). Unless its dirty power or EMI inside the amp, I'm about out of ideas.

I would never bother with foobar's software resampling. I have a direct quick link to the control applet located in the program file's m-audio folder. Whenever I am going to play tracks higher then sixteen bits, I just stop my music in foobar, disable the input in the applet, and push play again. Not too big of a hassle considering that it takes less then three seconds to make those four clicks. I just don't have enough tracks over 16/48 to worry about it (only three albums from HDTracks). I also don't have anything like the picture above available. I guess I need to get the older drivers.

Various Artists Chesky Records The Ultimate Demonstration Disc Volume 2 Miscellaneous HDtracks high resolution audiophile music downloads

Dude wheres my car (movie)

Dude! Sweet! What's mine say?

Using it right now with some HDTracks.com 24/96 and ASIO to y1. It only needs to have its driver installed, line/optical input disabled (important for 24/96), and then ASIO setup and selected for it in foobar and its all set. Working great so far. Its also almost the exact size without the beveled corners as the y1.

You could get a transit ($55-80) for 24/96 or HagUSB ($70) for 16/48 resolution to convert to Toslink or Coaxial from USB and use Coaxial for free or the $18 TPA toslink module. HagUSB, you can buy the kit to save money and install it internally as a receiver module as well. The transit is roughly the same price or lower as the TPA USB module and does higher resolution (may not be as good as a receiver though), so its up to you. The TPA USB module can output straight i2s on the other hand and will save about $10-30 after you calculate cost of extra connectors or modules involved. Toslink or coaxial seems very important to me if you even want to move away from a purely computer based system in the future and the 24/192 receiver chips for the modules are now OOP, coaxial input is free and Toslink is only $20. I probably wouldn't bother with USB at all if I had a desktop based system, I'd just get a sound card with spdif or i2s out. Not using USB as a transport would give you the option to use many more DACs with your computer setup as well. Soon (by June) I should be able to find out which option I prefer between the transit or TPA USB module.

I only really enjoy that review because it explained different terms of describing sound with headphones.

If you hear of a way to get the DSD digital data off of HDMI to i2s, I would be very interested.

Ever think of someone getting a take off of promises not to critically review a product? Sort of like promising to remove false class-action lawsuit advertisements against businesses in return for some form of payoff as mentioned in Chuck Palahniuk's "Choke". Head-fi seems like a prime candidate when their are sheep wanting direction. I would want to tar and feather such a person, but it occurred to me that it was maybe possible.

thanksHD09 is a free code for 20% off. It expires on 4/18/09, I got it by downloading their free ultimate download experience sampler on the home page.

I have only posted meet impressions and they're usually pretty brief. OTOH, I hope that not many would judge deeply based on my opinion.

Greenville, NC is very nice to me. Stay away from the downtown Raleigh area.

It does not take very much knowledge to perform windows updates, update java when it asks, and not visit sketchy sites without precautions in place. Spybot immunization combined with a scan every now and again is also a very good idea, not sure I would use Internet Explorer to browse either, but that is more of a personal choice. Maintaining PCs has been a pet peeve of mine, someone might have to hit me with a shovel.

need moar shovel!

Sorry to hear this news now so late Hop, hoping that things for your daughter will be or are already improving.

I don't see the point. I don't agree that Windows can be cured by anything through a reinstall that couldn't be cured without it. I kept computers for ten years at the same speed and have had my current laptop for over five and a half now and its only become slower from windows updates which added on more code IMO. Reinstalling isn't going to help that. I'm personally against the format and reinstall method. It doesn't teach you anything about maintenance or repair. I also only use system restore in the case that something I installed causes a malfunction. My favorite programs: CCleaner, Pagedefrag, Bootvis, spybot S&D, hijackthis, CWShredder, killbox, and Spacemonger. Windows tools like msconfig and the msc controls can do most everything else. I also use a special disk called Hiren's boot cd in special cases, but its not particularly legal (though amazingly awesome). More partitions on your boot drive can cause major slowdowns. I use NOD32 for AV because its fast. Turn off services you don't need, run bootvis, do some tweaks, install UPHcleaner, maybe use TweakUI, and you'll be good to go really. Probably should update your drivers, check windows updates, and run secunia software inspector for security for the future.