Recent content by shanecoughlan

Indeed, and while there are signs the devices are not machine engineered with utmost precision, they are damn well done for hand crafted at this price point. My only quibbles with my gen 1 would be the headband design is not idea, and the titanium knobs are not machined to a smoothness that...

Of course! You need the 105mm. https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMWjwPA

I have had a pair of these for several years. Mine are the first edition with the strange “cat ear” headband. It came with the original non-perforated pads. I recently changed those out for perforated pads via AliExpress. I have found it to be a good headphone, remarkably easy to drive, and...

I have had the opposite experience with my NX4 DSD. Despite being neglected and then being overused randomly, despite being left flat and then charged randomly, and despite being used for stupid stuff like as a test preamp on a custom build… it is still going strong three years later. This is...

Thank you both! I have not tried ICEpower stuff before and it seems like a solid potential solution. I really appreciate this.

The title is pretty much the content In a nutshell, I am building a stereo pair soundbar with tweeter, mid and bass drivers direct from Swan (well, HiVi, the owners. Awesome people. Miley arranged direct shipping from the factory), total max watts about 320 per channel. The speaker drivers are...

I hope she enjoys it

Interestingly the feature set seems quite different to the NX4 DSD. Unless I am mistaken, rather than a combined DAC/AMP, this is a pure-play amp?

First of all, a big thank you to @JohnYang1997 and everyone associated with Topping for making a product that is affordable, fully featured and well-built. Much appreciated. I have been using this DAC for about two years now (pandemic time flies) and I have found it to be useful when paired...

Sure, this is a real reason to avoid smart devices, though in fairness Apple has a different business model to advertising-driven companies. One reason Siri is a little less smart is that Apple don’t do the same type of deep user analysis that happens with Google or Amazon.

My take: Regardless of the potential for optimal audio performance from seperate components, the vast majority of users prefer simplicity, and the active speaker technology we have today is becoming exceptionally good at the baseline. The HomePod is a good example. It is outstanding for a 350...

Random thought: what if we looked at creating a series of objective, simple (and non-emotional) threads explaining why power cables, sound cables and digital cables make no difference to your experience? I am suggesting this because there are a lot of charged posts across the internet but it is...

Oh: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/22098-linear-power-supply-for-an-external-hdd/ Ah: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=147610.0 Sigh.

Thank you for recording the information. It would have been a shame to lose a record of (alleged) slight of hand in the demo scene. Coming from the technology industry I am fascinated, amused and horrified at how strange myths exist in audio as a hobby. Power. Cables. < possible winner...

You can get them here: https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/102781-something-fishy-at-axpona/