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Hi there, I'm building my first home-theater/hifi setup in my living room (20m2) in my house. My budget is somewhat limited to around 2000-2500$ (+-). I will spend 80% of the time watching movies (Netflix) and about 20% of the time listening to music. I'm not an audiophile (yet lol), but quality...

Hey all, I'm in the market for a setup for my desktop, which would primarily be for listening to music while working (everything from Fred Again to Nils Frahm to Fleetwood Mac), as well as random YouTube videos and such. Currently, I've got a pair of iLoud MTM's running through an Adam Sub 8...

Hi everyone, I'm new guy here and i have a question in regard to DAC converters with Bluetooth. Are there some cheap options ( up to £150 ) that can have bluetooth function disabled if required and have usb c for example, used instead to connect to smartphone or laptop for music streaming? I...

Audio! Audio! Audio? As the query poses. Do you consider this site’s assessments and discussions to (or should) focus on: (1) Audio Science Review - broadly any form of music playback equipment / setup / process (2) HiFi Science Review - focus on equipment / setups / processes which themselves...

Hi all, I’m a newbie who has read through the forums here the last couple days to step up from a Denon M40 to a proper HiFi setup. I mainly stream classical music. I’d also use the speakers for our TV. The room is fairly small (3x4m) but with high ceilings and open to an adjacent larger room...

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I'm trying to buy a DAC to match with my Sonus Faber Lumina 2 and just don't have the budget for expensive multi thousand dollar worth DACs; however, Schiit Modius E, Schiit Modi+, Topping E50, Cambridge audio Dacmagic 100, Loxjie D30 and Fiio K7(because of the dual...

I bought this amp to drive speakers in my basement rec room. I was curious if the little box would do the trick, but based on the wonderful reviews I took a risk and bought it. As it turns out, there was no risk at all with this purchase. The Fosi Audio Amp does an absolutely perfect job driving...

I have been using Tidal HiFi Plus for a while now. I used to listen to MQA all the time, and lately decided not to as I read a few articles against MQA. My new DAC (RME) is not supporting MQA either. This made me think that I might need to downgrade my Tidal account to HiFi only. ($10 vs $20)...

I have a brand new Starkrimson Stereo Ultra with the $400 cap upgrade, XLR inputs and configured for 110/120V line voltage. MSRP is $2900. A customer canceled their order. 10% off to anybody here who wants it, free shipping in the US. Email me at [email protected] if interested. Link to...

Hey all, I was talking about Genelec active monitors several months back and finally built out my system. I have 2 woofer towers, two 8351Bs, and two active subs—all calibrated to work together using GLM. My current receiver is the Marantz SR6014 9.2 channel which I guess is ok, but I just...

I am looking to buy possibly a Xiaomi 12 Ultra when it launches. But i don't know which usb-c to aux dongle i should buy. I mostly use my Xenns (mangird) Tea and my YBF-ISS014, and i also mostly listen to flac files. I didn't know what category to post this thread in. Update: I have looked at...

link I am dubious about at least one aspect of this methodology. For consistency, all speakers should have the lower-decibel chart in their review. Leaving it up to humans to decide, subjectively, if "it appears that the speaker is being strained beyond its output abilities at this level"...

Hello everyone, My name is Tomislav, I'm a headphone enthusiast, a long-time audiophile, currently a university medical student and a hobbyist headphone designer/DIY-er from Croatia with a dream of having my own headphone brand one day. I'm making this post in order to present the project I've...

Hi there, After some research I'm contemplating purchasing a Bluesound Node 2i (or perhaps the Vault 2i). For a while I was contemplating a Sonos Port as I have a Sonos Five in the bedroom and a Sonos One in the kitchen and it integrates nicely with Deezer. But I want the best option to feed...

I got these when I was doing a lot of critical listening in a treated area and they sounded great, but these days I don't find myself doing any critical listening as I've changed jobs. Wanting to sell the Genelec pair and get some speakers that would sound great in a relatively untreated room...

I am proud to announce Orchard Audio’s partnership with VAL HiFi, based in the UK. They will be my exclusive European distributor. VAL HiFi takes a curated approach to HiFi retail. Their passion is for discovering, supporting, and championing boutique brands that give customers a transcendent...

I am looking for a good sounding and robust speaker. The only requirment for the sound is that it has to have good sound and if possible also heavy bass. The speaker cant be much bigger than the boombox. I had the JBL boombox before but it had some problems so i returned it. It was also pretty...

I'm offering my Mark Levinson No. 535H 5 Channel Mono Amplifier at $3900 200w Per Channel at 8ohms New NOS Inventory - Unit comes with original packaging, accessory kit, and cables. No damage. Unit tested fully operational on all 5 channels. -Outside of Normal Factory Warranty Period-”...

Currently Under Development Preliminary Specifications: Gain: 16.8dB or 6.92 (For 8 and 6Ω speakers) Gain: 13.8dB or 4.89 (For 4 and 3Ω speakers) Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR): 121dB (A-weighted) Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): <0.0003% (-110dB) @ 7W Frequency Response: DC - 60kHz Sensitivity...