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    Can a Quad DAC equipped smartphone output superior analog sound when plugged into an USB power source?

    Last year another ASR member reported that they unintentionally obtained superior sound quality from their LG smartphone by having it plugged into a USB charger. This could possibly be a placebo affect but the ASR member noted in his 2021 post that he experienced this "improvement" with two...
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    Windows audio stuttering

    My Windows 10 computer is driving me nuts. Everytime I launch a web browser app my audio will stutter very badly. For instance I'll have Qobuz playing music and if I open Edge the music will stutter. Same happens when I open Google Chrome or Firefox. I have a Gigabyte motherboard with onboard...
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    Font size (accessibility)

    Is there a setting to increase the font size for the ASR website?
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    xDuoo XD05 Bal's curious specs

    Today ChiFi manufacturer, xDuoo Audio, launched a new portable combo unit, model number 'XD05 Bal'. https://www.xduoo.net/product/xd05-bal/ xDuoo bills this device as fully balanced from input to output. It has a 4.4mm pentaconn headphone jack as well as 6.33mm SE. But take a look at the...
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    WTB Matrix M-Stage HPA 1.1 or 2

    Willing to pay $80
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