Hi all, Whenever I watch a more in depth review about DACs or amps, a lot of talking about certain components and what they do in the signal path goes over my head, and how certain measurements are to be interpreted (other than "more is better" compared to other devices). Short of becoming an...

Hello, I am new to the world of streamers and have experimented with a Raspberry Pi and several OSs, currently using Moode OS, Streaming qobuz and using an iPhone with jPlay as the remote control. This is unsatisfying, because I can't really manipulate my qobuz library that way, make...

I was wondering, With the right set of plugins I should be able to replicate what that adjustment does - but I want to ask you guys if I'm understanding it correctly: It first compares the mid signal to the side signal - for this, any mid-side capable Eq should do, I'm going with the...

I recently stepped into the high end mobile hifi territory, got an Empire Ears Odin, a Cayin RU6 dongle DAC and a FiiO BTR5. I noticed that the Cayin sounds as pleasing to me as the RME Adi-2 Pro does on the Desktop, but only if powered properly. From an iOS device, iPad Pro included, it sounds...

Hey all, Currently I mostly use a 2020 Utopia, having been on the headphone upgrade path for 3 years now. I think I'm done chasing after more headphones, but now I'm wondering: Would an external amp, still connected to the RME as a DAC, make sense - and if so, which one would you choose? I...

Hello… I’m getting a bit desperate. My weird ear shape prevents me from just going by reviews and ordering an IEM that I might like, there is only one store in all of Austria with a small selection of IEMs and the next one is in Germany. So far I have ordered and either sent back or sold: -...

Hello, I know that open-back overears have nothing to do with IEMs, but I find the HifiMan Arya to be my favorite headphone, so I would like something with very similar characteristics as an IEM. Precise stage and imaging, Bass down to the lowest registers and incredibly clean, present but not...

I was wondering, for any given budget - let´s say around 500, 1000 and 1500 bucks, would you get a dynamic headphone or planar magnetic, and why? I have the impression that planar magnetic has a higher ceiling in terms of price, maybe also sonic quality. But at the same price points, which...