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    WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

    Ground loops will cause a very specific 50Hz/100Hz (in Spain) humming, or buzzing. Was that what you were hearing when it sounded "quite bad"? If so, then yes, it probably was a grounding issue. I'm assuming that "sound ok by RCA again" means the RCA outputs of the wifi Zen? If not, then you...
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    WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

    Perhaps you have insider information that I don't. But it seems to me that, if they developed expertise in developing for OEMs - and the OEMs contracted with them for a specific product, then the OEMs have no rights over anything LinkPlay do in future. Of course, as you say, OEMs may now...
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    WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

    I had bought them and tested them previously - and honestly couldn't tell the difference in sound to the Hypex amps. However, they are much smaller - and they have the ability to switch on/off with 12v triggers or music detection (convenience feature again). I do worry a little about the few...
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    WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

    I've now had this just under a day, so not enough time to investigate it completely. But I wanted to mention a simple - yet brilliant - User Experience feature that has made me smile a LOT. My wife has never really forgiven me for abandoning physical media. She used to have her pile of...
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    Lenire Tinnitus Treatment

    I’m in a very similar situation - and I’ve come to the same conclusion, unfortunately
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    mconnect HD vs Roon - A Brief Overview

    A slight correction - Airplay IS lossless - in itself, it doesn’t apply any form of lossy compression. Apple Music is also lossless - and has been for some time, although you can CHOOSE to stream compressed if you want ( probably there for people with minimal data plans on their phones)...
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    7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 IEM Review

    I get as much volume as I comfortably need - but certainly not “ head banging“ levels. But then I don’t listen to music that would need such levels. Sarah Vaughan, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrisson are the sort of thing I listen to…..
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    7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 IEM Review

    I only just received these yesterday - but I am already very impressed. I have listened to numerous tracks that I know very well. I am hearing musical balance and low level musical details that I don’t hear on my HD650s of my AirPod 2 Pros or on my Linkwitz Orion speakers. That I’m getting this...
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    Rogers LS3/5a (BBC) Speaker Review

    Perhaps my commentary on this may be of interest... I am a convinced "Objectivist" - I did an M.Sc. in audio engineering 40+ years ago and although I have made my living in the IT world ever since, I've always kept "Hi-Fi" as a hobby. One of my closest friends - we shared a flat at University...
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    Is virtual surround a gimmick?

    I have an A16. It is utterly astonishing. If you ever get an opportunity to go to one of their demos at a show, do so. Once they have calibrated the headphones for you - a process that takes a minute of two - it is quite impossible to know whether the surround sound speakers are off or on. Their...
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