use ur onboard SPDIF output....

sell ur x-fi
reason i saying this is because to use the SPDIF output from the x-fi u either must have the front panel audio connectors or the converter. if ur x-fi already comes with the fron tpanel audio then use that...otherwise, not worth buying the converter for the rear.

and creative cards are known to be very jittery with their digital outputs.

not sure about onboard...might be better, might be same, might be worse...but i just dont think its worth the money to buy the front panel audio connector...

U want the DIY Coaxial cable can find Abel. Good DIY job. U wont go wrong.

If u want the best sound, ask Abel to make the Transparent Power Link Plus. Sure u will notice improvement. When OPA Earth come, more improvmenet.

Hi there, Earth is the one better for vocal, if I'm not wrong, when plug in Sun, the LED will gonna light up, while the Earth dun have so feature ... Maybe the Earth's vocal abit too natural for you? I find that the Earth's vocal is quite up to the task for me ... if u looking for more warmth at vocal, i think the upcoming Moon suits u better ... please give the Earth some burn in, cos I heard some improvement after 20 hours of burn in ...

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Added on September 9, 2008, 2:09 pm

Hi there, I think I will conduct another for "Moon" discrete opamp once it's out, let's order together during that time
LOL Just go to the post office and complain the idiot kau kau! Hope u guys enjoy the Earth!

How about Earth for Sun. Lol I have 2 earth, sold the sun by mistake.

allright,, thx,, by the way, i just swap my stock opamp in dac section to opa sun, what should i change in headphone section to pair with the opa sun in dac? LT1364 would be good?

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Added on December 5, 2008, 1:41 pm
By the way, i have 1 spare unit of opa sun for sale. anyone interested let me know. 

i'm actually looking to sell it. coz it's a spare unit, already use opa sun for my zero dac.