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Hi All, I'm new here - so let me know if this is wildly off topic or has already been dealt with. This site is messing with my head (re-educating me) about equipment; gone are my dreams of beautiful class-A valve monoblocks costing more than my car and instead I'm thinking about teeny little...

I seen people praise the Sony STR-DN1080 but I have not see much people talk about its weird quirks and sayings. Mind you this info comes from the web manual and personal experience. The "BD/DVD" and "SA-CD/CD" HDMI inputs have better sound quality over the other HDMI inputs Source HDMI to...

Hello I am new to all this and have never been here before. I hope this is ok to ask. I would like this setup and wondering if someone can say if this setup is ok or is there a cheaper or better setup for the money. Its a AUDIO-GD A1 Balanced Power amplifier ACSS XLR 2x200W 4 Ohms and this...

Hello everyone! I would like to buy a pair of headphones and a dac/amp. I thought of buying a pair of DT990 Pros and a dac/amp but i read that they're not that good as i knew so i'm here asking for your advice. I would like to spend 300€ (maybe 30€-50 extra if it helps to get something much...

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Apologies in advance if this is too much of a noob question but I have seen the term "over produced" mentioned in the audio world some here but more elsewhere (i.e. podcast Sound Opinions uses it all the time). Obviously this term is subjective at best and at worst dismisses some forms of music...

Hi, I just got the new Node and connected it via L/R RCA to the Marantz SR6015. To get the highest sound ROI should I be using L/R RCA to the Marantz or Digital Coax or Optical? I read in another forum some recommending out from Node to the L/R pre-amp on the Marantz and sub out to pre-amp too...

There has been interest in this thread over what the Apple music EQ presets (on iPhone / iOS) are actually doing, in an effort to use them to correct headphone responses without much inconvenience. To access these settings on your iPhone, you simply go to Settings -> Music -> EQ. The EQ is...

Has anyone ever attempted to measure the effects that the stock iPhone EQ’s have on frequency response? For people on the go, I think it would be super handy to know which frequencies the stock eq’s like Bass Boost, Bass Reduction, etc. boost and/or buck. Especially for people that are...

I am sure a lot of users have this, that one or few songs which simply does not fit in with the rest of your audio archive. Sounds almost like a song that you would hear on the radio (or is at least mastered in such a way), and you enjoy playing it on your system once in awhile. Maybe you need...

Sound in general is a big part of many people's lives, and some people mix sound and science in unusual ways. There are many aspects to audio science that are not related to pursuing perfect reproduction of imperfect recordings. Please share any off-beat science/audio/music links that you...

Dear ASR members, Do you have any good headphones to suggest for music listening that cost under 200$/€ ? So far, I have picked the HD 599 as the most suitable for the job, but I have not made up my mind yet. I plan on using these with my phone & laptop. Thank you for your time.

So, I picked up the Hidizs S9 after the review here and, because I am a big AKM DAC fan (let's hope they get the fire gutted factory rebuilt in a timely manner…) and I like a excellent performing bargain. The LED is too bright though… Anyhow, I was going to use it in my car but decided instead...

Just noticed on Qobuz Weezer has just released a new album. They are adding "orchesta instruments" too to the songs. Enjoying it much so far! And for those fanatics about high-res , qobuz version sounds great to me and it is 24 bits 192khz. https://play.qobuz.com/album/lh9r54cq5kn0a

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and to the audio world so please forgive me if I say anything wrong! First and foremost, I hope you all are having a good day and well! I purchased the beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 80 ohm and even though my motherboard can handle up to 120 ohms, I just want to...

Hi everyone. I want to upgrade to a newer pair of headphones, but am quite indecisive on which one to buy. After using HyperX Clouds for a long while, a friend of mine gifted me his AD500x. Even tho they have pleased me quite well for a year now, I am itching for an upgrade/different headphone...

Long term hi-fi hobbyists say the GAS reaches a plateau when you find your own "sound" which makes you have goose skin like you never had before and listening to music becomes the thing over seeking. I was wondering if hi-fi (speaker listening) and head-fi (any sort of ear proximity listening)...

Hello, dear visitors of this forum! :) I want to apologize in advance for my poor English, this is what I'm working on now. *** On the Russian imageboard, in a thread devoted to everything connected with music studios, you are a significant source. The measurements of the noble owner of this...

Hello, I'm just starting to look at the quality of my albums having gotten a more decent set of headphones and dac/amp. I've read some of the threads on good albums, but I find they're not entirely in my target area. I'm looking for a few choices that are both recorded and mastered cleanly...

Hi, what's your ideas of the key point of producing fast slider show style music？