newbie question

I've been looking at many different dac/amp combos and managed to narrow it down to these: FiiO/Snowsky Melody IBasso Jr. Macaron TRN Black Pearl Neohipo H1 Aiyima H2 Fosi audio k5 pro And the wild card jcally jm20 max + potentially buying a pair of kz x hbb pr2 as i want to try out some planars...

I am a complete newbie to audio systems, came to below options after searching here and there for 2-3 days. 1) Wiim Ultra => 2 * Fosi Audio V3 Mono => Elac dbr62. 2) Fosi Audio ZD3 => 2 * Fosi Audio V3 Mono => Elac dbr62 3) Wiim Amp Pro => Elac dbr62 I am not sure whether these devices are...

I've been lurking around and reading reviews, but this is my first post so bear with me. Also this is almost surely in the wrong place, but I'm a relative newbie so figured here would work. I have a Schiit stack of a Modi 3+, Loki, and Magni 3 feeding into a Valhalla 2. Up to this point I've...

Hello everyone, I'm looking to get some advice on what gear to purchase for my system. I have a 2.2 channel system that I use for Movies, TV, and Gaming. I'm giving my AVR to a friend (Denon AVR-S950H) and looking to replace it with something new. I'm unsure if I should just get a new AVR...

Revel versus KEF Save me money? Looking for some feedback on a from scratch home theater set up. It’s a large dedicated room. It is asymmetric the front wall is 20’, the left wall is 28’ and the right wall is 38’. The rear wall is 22’. It will have a false wall and an acoustically...

Hello all, long time lurker, first post. The image below shows the proposed setup I am trying to achieve. To be clear I want the ability to have control over specific channels delay and parametric eq, for properly integrating a subwoofer, hence the miniDSP SHD. But I also want to use RME for...

Hello, all! I've been lurking for a while, but am getting ready to put down a decent amount of money for a new desk setup after deciding that I needed an upgrade and moving my 8030cs (Amir's review was what convinced me to decide to buy them and he was right on the money! Great speakers!) to the...

Hello everyone, I'm currently working with EASE Focus 3 and EASE for sound simulation and I'm having trouble locating the GLL files for my FOH speakers from the ETX Series. If anyone knows where I can find these files, I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you!

I have a macbook and a PC that I want to hook into my wh-1000xm4s. Right now, my horrible method is that I'm using an audio jack on my monitor's 3.5mm jack to connect to my headphones. Bad audio quality aside, it also locks me out from controlling audio directly from my mac as it seems macs...

So I’ve been listening to hifi for a few years and am now looking to upgrade my beginner equipment. I’ve been reading about FLAC and different bitrates and the audio quality that these new receivers are capable of and it made me wonder how that translates to the Leyman. I’ve got a monolith...

Hi all, Tryna decide on a portable DAC! I’ve seen the Audioengine DAC3 floating around, but haven’t really noticed any reviews on it! Is there something comparable to it that would beat its price point? There are so many portable DAC’s that it’s kind of hard to decide on one, but I know that...

Hello good folks, I'm really sorry not to have found something on this and my local shop couldn't help me right away: Will I be able to benefit from using the MA 1 corrections on a KH 805 + 2x KH 150 combo? And should i measure the Tops without the sub or with the sub in the chain? I guess...