OK, so you want to use your XDP as an external hard drive. Connect your XDP, let it do it's thing for a minute, then pull down the menu thingy from the top of the screen. Choose "connected as USB device" or whatever the exact wording is, and click the box to share files with the Onkyo. If you've got a lot of songs, this could take overnight.

BUT.....

If you use it through the USB you, won't get the amazing DAC that is built in, instead you will be using Onkyo's cheaper D/A chip.

I'd plug the XDP in to the AUX input on the Onkyo, then put the XDP into the "line out" (or whatever it's called) mode, for the best audio quality.

Ultrasone PRO 900i Headphones:

My buddy bought these German headphones a few years ago for $600.

He brought them over to hear them on the XDP. They sound more detailed, and have way more bass impact than my HD650s that I always consider to be my reference cans.

I liked them so much I went to buy a pair and found that they are being closed out for only $199 after rebate (I'm not sure I should tell my buddy or not).

They come with a hard case, leather headband, extra set of replacement earpads, 2 different styles of replacement cables (coiled or straight) that have Nuetrik ($$$$) connectors, 1/4" to 1/8" adapter, and a demo CD.

Be forewarned, my friend says he ran them for a full week playing loudly under a blanket to give them a complete break-in.

http://www.ultrasone.audio/en/products/pro/pro-900

https://www.adorama.com/ulpro900.html?sdtid=9858480&emailprice=t&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905

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Make sure you install the latest firmware.

Don't install any crap apps (Youtube, facebook, Twitter, Grinder), you have a phone for that.

You can disable all the Android junk like Contacts, Gmail, Google Books, Maps, Printer, GPS.......

Other than the giant update, I've not had to reboot a single time (knock on wood).

Use the fastest Sandisk SD cards.

Only buy Sandisk cards from Adorama or B&H Photo. These 2 sellers ONLY buy direct from Sandisk, never from distributors.

Sandisk says that 40% of all the cards on the market are counterfeit, even ones from Bestbuy have been fake, so don't risk it.

90mb/second:

https://www.adorama.com/idsiums200gb.html

Nice find!

English if your German is rusty:
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Invisible, easy to mount, removable without residue.
Basics-Clear screen protector by Bruni® - high-quality accessories at a great price.

Specially developed for Pioneer XDP-100R
Made of scratch-resistant, highly transparent PET material and laser-cut on state-of-the-art machines
Can be installed easily and without bubbles, and can be removed or repositioned at any time without residues
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No slipping: once installed, the adhesive-free screen protector no longer moves - optimal edge adhesion guaranteed

With this screen protector, you have found one of the best products when you want to protect your valuable Pioneer XDP-100R display cost effectively and effectively.

The film is self-adhesive thanks to a special silicone adhesive layer and remains firmly and securely in its place - and can still be removed without residues. No additional dust is applied during installation by an antistatic film material.

Precisely manufactured - guaranteed fit. Manufactured with the least possible environmental impact - reduced to the essentials.

Packing content:
• 2 x Basics-Clear screen protector
• including multilingual, illustrated instructions and link to the mounting video
For multi-display devices (e.g., indoor and outdoor displays), a protective film is included in the package for each display.

The Vannuys case looks pretty badass too

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It's a little smaller footprint than your smartphone, but maybe 3mm thicker.

I'd would have bought a 2nd one @219, that's a great deal. Hopefully whoever returned it left you a mem card in one of the slots.

We were drinking & BSing about some great NEW headphone music last night.

Anyone proposing the 50 year old DSOTM got punched in the cock.

Of course listen to all of these on real FLAC flies, not Youtube, lol

This song has great vocals by Nora Jones, and a tight moving bass track.

ROME -Black

The over the top bass and layered sounds in this track will put your headphones to the test.

The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy

CAKE - The Winter

A Beatles style chord progression, but with none of that fruity beatleness. Great guitar tone in the solo near the last quarter.

Nada Surf - What Is Your Secret

Some of my friends said the drum/bass intro is the best part of the song, lol, but sounds great in phones.

Death Cab for Cutie - Long Division

Chime-like sounds from her Gibson SG, the always sexy Neko Case gives a haunting performance about getting eaten by a killer whale.

Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve

Yeah, Clutch has great production on the last few albums.

I had forgotten about this track, but BigEd says it's a demo track on some headphone demonstration CD:

Big bass for sure

Deadmau5 Vs. Gerard Way - Professional Griefers

V20 is a badass phone.

If you can get you boss to spring for a $600 phone with a nice DAC onboard, that's a great choice.

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For an audiophile server/DAC/headphone combo the XDP has some very non-phone features:

1. Solid aluminum case, no plastic - protects glass edge.

2. Real volume knob and playback/track controls - you can change them without having to turn the screen on.

3. Aluminum bumper loop to keep the headphone jack from shearing off (best feature ever).

4. Dual MicroSDXC memory slots - Nintendo showed 2TB MicroSDXC cards at their Switch unveiling. 4TB of storage will be unsane!

5. Plays MQA high-rez files.

6. SA Mode - turns off all circuitry that does not involve audio playback - for the purest audio.

7. Smaller than a smartphone.

8. Makes on the fly playlists - the thing the iPod needed most.

9. Does not need to be jailbroken to remove all the crapware running in the background.

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So far, I have tried the XDP with my reference cans, the Sen HD-650, Apple iPod earbuds, HiFiMan 400i, Grado RS2e, Beats Pro, and Ultrasone Pro 900i.

I was going to get to try the Oppo PM1, but my cousin forgot the cable.

The current undisputed champion is the Ultrasone.

These cans hit so hard and so fast it makes other phones sound like they are playing behind a membrane .

Their bass goes deeper that any of the other phones I've tried. I mean way deeper.

The Beats Pro have more bass, but it's not as clean or as deep (They are fun to listen to though, I'll admit).

The Ultrasones are crazy loud through the XDP, you will never max out the gain. I've been averaging a volume of 110 out of 160.

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I'm sure everyone else will recommend some other cans that they have tried.

Headphone song of the day

Lost in the Trees - Walk Around the Lake

That might give me time to hear the Oppo PM1....might be better yet.

Headphone song of the day

Unlike most rock songs, Rick Rubin recorded/mixed this track with perfect clarity. Each instrument floats in it's own space. The snare has such impact it sounds like it's 5 feet in front of you.

Danzig - She Rides

It can drive the HD650s, so the 600s should be OK.

Remember to check the box that doubles the output gain (after you update).

Did your "open box" XDP still have the screen protector on it?

Was the software already updated on it?

Yes, before the update, there was no way to enable the high gain.

I think one is in the "sounds and notifications" settings, and the other in the swipe menu (I don't have it in front of me)

Last night a guy saw my XDP and we were BSing about portable audiophile stuff.

He showed me that he took the mechanical harddrive out of his iPod and with an adapter, installed two 512gb SDXC cards. Then he installed the Rockbox operating system so he did not have to ever look at iTunes again.

Now it can play FLACs and do other tricks. It won't drive big cans, or have an audiophile chipset, but it does drag the iPod into the 21st century.

So if your wife will not let you buy a XDP for $219, you can at least put a TB into your old iPod.

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Installing the SD cards into iPod:

https://www.iflash.xyz/

It sucks that your mom has to work on Sundays.

You don't get enough attention.

An interesting glitch.

The XDP updated software no longer sees .APE files for some reason.

.APE files are lossless files that were popular before .flac files became the standard.

Luckily, dbPoweramp converts APE into FLAC in seconds, with no quality loss.

So, if you find that your APE files won't play (they don't even show up in the XDP menus anymore), just convert them all into .flac - problem solved.

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