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I've been on my own journey, rabbit hole for a good IEM here., and my 1st and only IEM is a CCA CRA, which I have a lot of respect for. I understand its the 2nd incarnation of this model, cos I bought and received mine, within the most rece's nt month. It was bought on a whim for approx...

I received that cd player a week ago. I connected it to my DAC by optical SPDIF. I was satisfied with the quality of sound, however I marked some clicks between the track that appeared from time to time. Another issue marked was the absence of gapless playback. I wrote to Shanling the guy from...

I'm listening to Daft Punk's Random Access Memories (OK, the 24 bit 88kHz version) via my PC though my Sabaj A10d and into my Truthear x Crinacle Zeros with no eq. The sound is excellent with a nice balance and great detail retrieval. It's only cost me a few hundred! In the 1980s I had an...

The best audiophile music player for Windows/ Mac as per your choice and why do you like it?

Advice please on which SMSL DAC / Preamp to choose. The SU10, or the D400EX, or the D400ES, or other of similar capability. Great XLR output quality (power & SINAD) highest priority. LDAC is desireable but not essential. Two Topping failures in less than 8 months makes me nervous, so a company...

My studio monitor's soft dome tweeters are infected by fungus... Will it deteriorate the sound quality of those tweeters?

Budget $200 for each Some examples: KRK Rokit RP5 G4 Yamaha HS 5 Adam T5V

I'm looking for a good Bluetooth receiver and I see the Fiio BTA30 Pro is probably a good choice. But I'm seeking clarification on the volume control method of the Fiio BTA30 Pro so I reached out to Fiio support and asked about the volume control method. The Fiio site tells that "the BTA30 Pro...

Hey does anyone have a link to a thread or reliable video that has objective data comparing the different out output qualities of an Amp when volume is controlled on the DAC vs when its controlled at the amp. I tried searching the forum and found a few discussion threads but no real hard data...

Is there any free way to download lossless music from the Apple Music? I have AM active subscription but I don't know how to download my desired songs in .ALAC from Apple music and keep it forever and listen to it when I don't have an Apple music active subscription..?

I'll be using them with my PC to listen to music, watch movies, play games always at nearfield position and I'd like a very good sound quality, I won't be doing any music production, mixing, recording... I have no specific budget. I'm giving 2 examples. Speakers: ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2...

I want to upgrade to studio monitors for my gaming setup, I play games, watch movies, listen to music and I'd like the best audio quality possible for my budget (500€), although I don't have a limited/specific budget, it's an objective for me and I could save money if it'd be worth it to get...

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...

So like many here I'm considering upgrading parts of my system. I'm pretty much decided on a Hypex Ncore based amp from either March, Boxem, Apollon or Nord... leaning towards Boxem due to superb looking build quality and auto on/off as most DAC's don't have a 12V trigger. Leaning away from...

In Another Place, someone asked for advice on whether to use a streaming DAC or a USB DAC to connect to a laptop to provide audio for a study/kitchen. Driven by lossy streaming sources. There was clearly the assumption that the analogue output from PC/laptops/tablets/phones is so bad that it is...