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A proper SPDIF cable should have an impedance of 75 Ohm and terminated with 75 Ohm (BNC) plugs. In practice it is often RCA so no 75 Ohm termination at all. Qne can also use an "analog" cable, whatever its impedance might be. There is a rule of the thumb called the quarter wavelength rule. As...

Somebody on Reddit pointed me to this little gem: https://headphonesproreview.com/best-electrostatic-headphones/ 2 out of 10 headphones reviewed there are indeed electrostatic, the rest is either moving coil or planar. 2 out of 10 correct, not a bad score for an audio journalist claiming

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/s9yv18/spotify_says_its_been_lossless_since_2019_o/ 1 of april is early this year :)

Yes, you read it right, a bi-wired IEM !

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/arts/music/len-barry-dead.html

According to https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/bluetooth-technology/le-audio/ the answer is yes.

One of the oldest internet databases for tagging your CDs is closing down. http://www.freedb.org/

https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2019-10-23---designer-makes-speakers-and-building-boards-from-cow-dung-.S1S70d6Yr.html

Vinyl Inspired Bathroom Sinks by Gianluca Paludi

Somewhere in 2015 I tried to play audio from my Android 6 phone to a USB DAC. I tried because at that time Android introduced USB in host mode. Host mode is what is needed by a USB DAC. I bought a OTG cable because without it was not going to work. However, no sound because my DAC (Benchmark...

A typical audiophile statement to explain audible differences between USB ports. If you measure various ports on the same computer, they do indeed differ in the ripple on the power line. Archimago hase more: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2018/05/measurements-computer-usb-5v-power.html#more

Most of the time reviews of mobiles focus on screen, camera, power, weight, whatever but rarely on sound quality. Most of the time one can’t even find out what DAC has been used. Found and exception to this rule...