The DAC Zero is a complicated beast with all these buttons on the fron... hey, hang on!

... and that's what i love about BeoWorld - you ask a question, and it gets answered - perfectly! Okay - as a complete novice on Mac, DAC and connections - what do i need to do? As it stands, i am feeding my BeoLab 3's next to my iMac with a '3.5mm to twin Powerlink' cable from Steve at SoundsHeavenly. Could anyone tell me exactly, step

I really know nothing about DAC's, but i picked up an Audio Note DAC Zero today along with some other B&O bits. Can i use it with my new (well, 2009) iMac 24" and my BeoLab 3's? If so, i assume it'll be miles better than the DAC in the MAC and therefore an improvement? I listen to a lot of music on my Mac as i spend most evenings

Almost exactly what i paid for it.. Not that desirable then? Some of the BeoMic's go for a small fortune! i like this one - it's quirky, and definitely one for the display cabinet. Lee

Well that's 2 out of 13,776... so yes, they're everywhere!

Does anyone know anything about the BM1000 ? I just took a 'complete flyer' and bought one in what appears to be excellent condition. No idea of rarity - but i've never seen one before in my life and it looks most odd !! Can anyone tell me anything about it - not much info available on the net.. Lee

[quote user="afcintra"] ....I know that they are differennt, one being active and the other a passive speaker, but how different do they sound? [/quote] That's a quote from the original post - simply asking how different they sounded. I tend to agree a one word 'terrible' answer with absolutely nothing else to either back it up

and another... GULP !!

WOW !!

Do check it's definitely HD, as some early ones had the DVI connection - and nothing behind it !! The easiest way to check is to go into the Connections Menu, select STB(DTV) then follow the set-up process until it asks DVI/HDMI - YES/NO which will be the option at the bottom of four listed (sorry, can't quite remember the exact wording but