OK the Nexus 7 is charging now so really I only have 1 problem, and it sounds like its known and understood to be part of UAPP, and may even get fixed some day. Probably not the most urgent matter but yes, it sounds like you can only support 1 downstream device (the DAC) when using a hub with...

When I plug my Nexus 7, running USB Audio Player Pro (UAPP), into my ODAC, then onward to my Tralucent T1, it works great.   But when I plug the Nexus 7 (same cable) (mini-USB on end, into my hub, and then the hub into the ODAC, I get no music. UAPP seems to recognize that there is a DAC...

Would you go so far as to say, if you can't hear differences between DACs, you need to stop using headphones, and use either CIEMs, or speakers.   I am kind of stuck between the 2 camps here. Camp 1 is desktop DAC/amp driving headphones. Camp 2 is portable DAC/amp driving IEMs.   When I say...

Can anyone recommend a good desktop DAC to be used with the SE-5? I found these two threads.    http://www.head-fi.org/t/689783/december-2013-mid-level-dac-comparison   http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/ranking-of-17-dacs-and-dac-configurations   But they only test with headphones. And then...

Gary I think you would enjoy writing, and we would enjoy reading, a final summary conclusion overview of all the DACs.

Clearly what is needed is for Gary to re-run a combined test, all 84 combinations of 14 DACs X all 6 headphones. Joking! I think we should all thank him for his hard work. This is a very popular thread, and all (most?) of us have learned and benefited.

This thread is testing different DACs and reaching different conclusions than this one  http://www.head-fi.org/t/689783/december-2013-mid-level-dac-comparison

I am looking forward to Gary's thoughtful writeup of his final analysis and conclusions. It seem the DACs tested are somewhat orthogonal to these http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/ranking-of-17-dacs-and-dac-configurations and possibly we could say his results are somewhat opposed to their...

Gary said the emotiva was in the group with the indistinguishable sound. To me this is the correct sound. And to me sound is the most important feature. And price is the most precisely measurable feature. So can't I be right by $1 for 3 days, since the emotiva is on sale for $499 until Sunday...

  The use case would be, Android tablets have great user interfaces and can access music over the home LAN or on a NAS. Why not marry this to a great desktop DAC. Hear me now, believe me later.   Anyway thanks for trying. Maybe I will just have to take the few winning DACs, then email the...

emotiva website.

The excellent emotiva stealth dc-1 DAC is on sale until Sunday. I wonder if it works with osb otg or with UAPP.

Hear hear! The tool for the job is the Spiral Ear 5-way CIEM... ;-)

Do any of these DACs support USB OTG, as discussed in this thread with half-a-million views: http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs

+1 AiDee. And IMHO you have provided the explanation for burn-in. It is real, as many will staunchly defend. But it happens in the brain (neurons) not in the capacitors (tantalum).    Also, here is the Purrin thread http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/ranking-of-17-dacs-and-dac-configurations  ...