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Hello, I'm in need of advice on which pair of closed ear, wired headphones to buy: 1. What is your budget? ~USD$200-350 [£150-260] 2. What are you looking for? Closed ear, wired, budget PS5/TV listening [via PC] Headphones 3. How will you typically be using the gear? Sat at a...

Is this normal or a defective unit? When plugging in a headset with a TRRS 3.5mm cable, there is a constant electronic buzzing on the mic recording channel. The noise stays even when the headset mic is muted on the cable, and it persists even when running a laptop on battery power. If you own...

I just joined here today, so hello everyone first :) I've been studying computer engineering, so I'm comfortable with system-level audio routing, but I'm still fairly new to deeper DSP and the audiophile side. I thought this might be a good place to ask since there are people here with much...

Hi all! Hopefully someone is kind enough to help me with my first ever setup! I’m a student, with student economy living in an apartment for myself. I recently bought my first system: a pair of Dali Oberon 5, with the first amp I saw available in my local hifi-store - Denon PMA-600NE. The Dali...

Hi everyone, I’m totally new to audio setups and I’d really appreciate some help choosing one for my needs. I mainly want to hear enemy footsteps clearly in competitive games, enjoy music like classical, pop, phonk, and chill tracks, and have a nice immersive experience in single-player games...

I bought a second hand avr with dirac art and when messing around in rew I noticed that all of my speakers or the avr is showing high distortion at the exact same 2 points (214hz and 428hz), is this something to worry about? given there is no warranty I'm hoping its all good but I checked my old...

Hi there ASR! Long-time lurker, first time poster here. I've been working towards a major system refresh and would like to run some principles I'm working from by you all to check their veracity and to get your thoughts. Currently I'm running a Cambridge Audio CXA81 amplifier, driving a pair of...

Hi all, For some background, I have been using a pair of Fluance Ai40 for the past 7-8 years. They've rotated b/w my desk and my TV, and they are currently hooked up to my OLED TV (3.5mm headphone jack on TV to RCA input on Fluance Ai40). As my first (and only) pair of bookshelf speakers, I...

Hi, I recently bought an AV receiver Marantz Cinema 50 and my next step is to narrow the choice of floor standing speakers. I like the warm tuning, not shoutiness in mids, not sibilance, not piercing trebles, that would in combination cause fatigue. When it comes to headphones, my p/reference...

Hi guys , I need a recommendation for an amplifier to use in my bedroom. The speakers that will be connected most of the time are a pair of 8-ohm bookshelf speakers, with a recommended maximum power of 70 W. The main use will be with a PC, at low to medium volumes. I need some help making a...

Hey Everyone, i just ordered the Soundblaster G8, despite owning the G3 im quite new to soundcards and DACS and all that stuff. i just have some questions regarding setup for this, i want to use this on both a PC and a ps5 at the same time, both also use soundbars, aswell as headphones. to have...

hi guys im having an issue with my topping dx5II when swapping from uac2 to uac1 (for use on ps5) so basically i got my new shiny topping dx5II and out the box its sounding great even at low dbs level on the device and high volume on my PC and all is fine in the world then i switch over to...

Hey everyone! Happy Black Friday season! I’m hoping to get some advice from the audio‑savvy folks here With all the deals popping up, I’m wondering if it’s worth upgrading part of my setup — specifically the amp — or if the difference won’t really be noticeable. My system is a small 5.1.2...

Any way to tell if my speakers are damaged? I noticed one of my atmos speakers measuring better then the rest, red one 1st pic, when I swapped the speaker over for another one in its position instead I noticed it wouldn't measure the same, odd (second pic). The mount is fixed and the mic and...

I'm looking at active speakers/studio monitors purely for listening to things (mainly music and movies). I know that this is not really what they're made for but they usually have have better performance and bass extension that passives of the same price. Budget is around 200€ each. The...

G'day fellas, I read through the 'has this already been discussed' threads and it has, but not necessarily in regards to my scenario. Basically I have a PC with a high powered GPU a.k.a. RTX 3080 (might be important) with a Topping D10 DAC connected via USB (USB acts as power/data), via RCA to...

Hi everyone! I’m a newbie with no real experience in audio gear. My headphone amp just died, and now I’m not sure what to do next - so I’m looking for some advice on choosing a new DAC/AMP. I currently use Sennheiser HD 560S, occasionally listen on Audeze MM-100, and I’m planning to buy...

I have been using this forum for a while, but I don‘t know if something changed, or I‘m just stupid, but I can‘t find the sorted speaker reviews on here anymore. Have they been moved? Or the forum changed? And why is it so hard to find it in the first place… Appreciate the help Cheers

Hello ASR! This is my first time posting! Hope you're all doing well :) I've recently demoed and purchased an Ice Lab Spectrumica and currently have a unit for my personal use on loan from a generous friend of mine. I plugged it into my iFi ZenDac3 (I know it wasn't the greatest purchase) and...

Hi, I have a question. I bought the HIFIMAN HE400se, and I'm unsure if my amp/DAC (FiiO Q1 Mark II) is sufficient for these headphones. Sorry for the noob question!