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    more power = more bass ? apple dongle (31mw) vs moondrop dawn 4.4 (230mW) on letshuoer s12 planar iem

    to tackle the idea that if you feed more power you'd get more bass and better dynamics i graphed two dongle dac of very different power outputs. audio recording of pink noise in the s12 planar iem fed by these 2 dongles : * apple dongle (EU version) 31mW on it's se 3.5mm plug * moondrop dawn...
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    why don't we graph DACs ? ( i did !)

    i never see graphs for dacs, why isn't it done like it is systematically done for headphones and iems ? here are 2 graphs of my iem (letshuoer s12) playing pink noise from 2 different dacs : * ifi hip2 (burr-brown) - smooth warm * moondrop dawn 4.4 {Non-oversampling filter mode} (cs43131) -...
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    inverting (both) speakers polarity : any audible difference ? any danger for speakers ?

    hi audio friends, if i invert speaker wires on both sides, is there any audible difference ? (tried inverting audio in audacity and i could not hear any difference) - is there any danger for speaker longevity ?
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    why do 7" drivers have better soundstage and presence than 5" drivers ?

    we all understand that 7" driver offer more bass than 5" but it also happen to offer better overall soundstage and presence why is that ? ( a good example is the comparison of adam f5 and f7 where f7 clearly sounds more open, spatious and clear but if you cut your lower frequencies with a eq...
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    does 2.0 systems sound better than 2.1 AT SAME TOTAL COST (4 high quality drivers vs 5 lower quality drivers)

    we all have a finite budget for hifi, we all know that mids are curcial because that is where our sensitivity is higher (frequency of human voice) but low frequencies are crucial for an enjoyable music experience (everybody like warm sound) so what is the better compromise: better mids (money...
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    Using a dongle dac to power speakers (no amp)

    Using my moondrop dawn 4.4 usb dongle dac to power my speakers (direcly without an amp) ! Of course this will not work for a living room setup, this works only for near field desktop setups (i am between 1 and 2 feet away). This $60 tiny balanced dongle dac is rated 4v 230mw into 32 ohms...
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    $15 ak4452 usbc dac dongle ?

    is that any good ? akm chip looks good but never heard of prozor brand, implementation may be poor. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000930884841.html meizu hifi (non pro) with CS43131 is much smaller and not much more expensive at $19 ( https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001360070552.html )...
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    free software list for speaker simulation on headphones ?

    hi guys please add to this list for free android or windows software that mimics the more transparent and natural speaker sound on headphones ? - wavesnx android app
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