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What DAC do you use? Would you be willing to exchange it for a cheaper DAC?

A more expensive DAC probably will increase your sound quality but it depends on how much you can hear the difference and what type it is (delta-sigma, R2R, internal components used, etc). But if the Scarlett has the features you need and you're currently happy with how it sounds, there may be...

Ah, the other guy wants us to agree with him. No one is agreeing on different sound signatures. And he is also just as aggressive in his stance.

Can you please recommend products that are NOT transparent so we can avoid buying them?

I didn't say anything about "influencers". I stated there are YouTube videos with DAC comparisons side by side that you can listen to. These are not from "influencers" or well known YouTube reviewers. Also, I notice in your other thread on the DMP A-8 that we can stop by the shop to hear the...

I find it interesting that the "all gear sound exactly alike" are still browsing the forum and harassing potential customers of new products. If you have something that sounds identical to everything else, why are you still in the hobby? Get what works/sounds identical to everything else on the...

I've run extensive tests on Spotify vs Tidal. At 320 Spotify, the sound is more energetic and punchy and full. It sounds more "alive". I even prefer it to the 320 Tidal which sounds a bit washed out. When you get to Lossless on Tidal, that's where the sound pulls ahead, depending on your...

I ended up getting the L70 because I didn't think the A70 was probably worth the extra price, for my needs. No knock against the A70, plus I read of failure rates. It was kind of between this and the A90D but I figured Topping will come out with an A90D successor at some point so no loss. the...

What "decision" would the owner of the headphones make differently then? Would they have purchased a different headphone or would they have EQ'd differently?

Are you literally saying people enjoy their headphones until you measure them and then they decide based on what you say and show about them that they don't enjoy the sound of them even tho they did before ? They follow one crowd and then jump into following another crowd? Because I've never...

I just double checked. The V2 and the Zen One have the exact same voltages. 2v for the RCA and 4v for the Balanced.

Sure? I have no interest in buying anything extra for this test. If I can do it through software on my PC, i'd run it through PC > software > DAC > amp > speakers/headphones. I believe I have a multimeter lying around I can grab. I usually use Musicbee but I use Spotify/Tidal and also I do have...

I'm happy to try it for my own personal experimentation. I don't expect any results to flip any switches here due to compromised sighted tests being done. If anyone would like to give me a guide to the best way to level match 2 DACs on a PC/software, I'd be glad to have it and try it. I'd be...

If anyone would like to give me a guide to the best way to level match 2 DACs on a PC/software, I'd be glad to have it and try it. I'd be level matching the iFi Zen One Signature and the Blue V2.

Someone indicated my listening environment during my cable test was compromised, therefore the test was compromised. As well as the test subject being compromised, the test giver being compromised, etc. And then going through the whole "you need to have everything level matched before you can...

So you admit there ARE differences depending on the design. no, I don't want to hear anything badly. I sit and I listen to what's presented. I have no pre-conceived notions. What happens when I hear two pieces of equipment that are almost identical in sound (as I have)? Am I failing to believe...

I was only here by accident because I was looking up iFi stuff. Normally I avoid this place but someone asked a question and I'm not scared to answer the question.

I get blind tests when I'm lucky to get blind tests. They're fairly rare. Level matching wouldn't be a problem for me personally, except I don't put the time or effort into it, and have no need or real desire to. And even if i DID level match, again, people here would not accept the results as...

No, I don't sit around making sure my voltages are the same and have people administer blind listening tests every time I want to audition gear. Seriously, what even is that. Is that how certain people enjoy the hobby? Making sure they have to blind test something in a laboratory setting before...

But (probably) not in this case.