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I've just compared SMSL SU-9 --> THX 789 (Balanced) --> Focal Clear & HiFiMan Sundara to Universal Audio Twin Mk ii --> THX 789 (balanced) --> Focal Clear & HiFiMan Sundara AND... I found that the UA Twin Mk ii sounded clearly more detailed, nuanced, and lively. I never thought of the Twin...

I don't know if you're still looking into open-back planars but I actually preferred the Sundara over the Ananda that I tried. Still love my Sundara one year later. I also have a Focal Clear and I go for the Sundara like 60% of the time although I use the Clear more often for work as an audio...

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How does the Apple TV work as an Airplay receiver? Does it work alright without turning the TV/projector on? Does the volume of playback from the Apple TV follow the volume you set on Spotify IOS?

Hey Veri, did you end up finding a good replacement? Something portable that's a step up from the Macbook output?

I am looking for some wisdom from someone that understands the signal flow in a headphone tube amp. I am experimenting with running my mixes out of Protools (music production software) and into headphone tube amps. I'm using the headphone amps to distort the signal on purpose before sending the...

I have one. It replaced a Presonus Monitor Station V2 (which is probably not the same insides as central station) ... the main outs and the headphone amp(s) both sound much better than the Presonus. I prefer the headphone amp out of my Apollo Twin and Schiit Heresy over the Nero hp amp.

Just tried using a "ONE Little Bear" 4 way switcher to compare three different headphone amps and they all sounded the same. Headphone amps: 1. Apollo Twin MKIIII 2. Schiit Heresy (via Apollo Line Outs) 3. Audient Nero (via Apollo Monitor outs) Headephones: 1. Focal Clear 2. Hifiman Sundara...