Hey all; Not sure where this should go so please move appropriately So I just got a Fiio/Jade KA! dongle dac/amp primarily for my Moto G6 Play phone I'm a novice when it comes to phones, but a tech wiz with most gear It works great with my Mac mini m1 but it's prime purpose is for the phone...

So, as I have a vintage Marantz 1070feeding a pair of BeyerDynamics DT Pro 700 X, I'm looking for a desktop amp or dac/amp combo that can at least begin to compete with this amp The budget would be a around $500 CAD as this would be a 65th birthday prsenent to me in the fall Thoughts on a...

Hi all; So I'm using a Marantz 2230 stereo receiver with a Pioneer DV490 dvd player and SMSL Sanskrit 10 dac Current headphones are OneOdio SP10 headphones and sound really good. BUT, we know we can do better My music tastes are classical and 80's pop and looking at upgrading to a pair of...

Hi All; I'm looking at buying a Schitt Asgard 3 and living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bought my Magni 3 a few years back and no duties or taxes paid , but time to upgrade Has anyone in Canafa bought an Asgard and wondering what your experience was with shipping and taxes and or duty...

Hi All; So I'm planning to put together a new cd player based headphone system. Listen to all genres and periods of classical music and 80's pop and disco and anything in between Looking for recommendations of headphones for this type of music around $300 CAD Thoughts are appreciated

So who remembers and has the Canadian made Electric Avenues PAV1 headphone amp I have one and have pot it back into service with my Motorola g6 play phone It STILL sounds good, basic amp, NO DAC, but more than does the job for what it is. I understand the PAV2 is magic

Hi All;   I posted this in the wrong thread, sorry   I have a budget of $250CAD for new headphones.   Leaning along these lines, Beyer DT770, Grado , and Sennheiser HD380   My sources are a Philips Bluray player and Thorens TD160 t/t fed to a Marantz 2230.   I also do on location...

Hi all;   A LONG time since I posted here   I am in the market for a pair of sub $200 CAD headphones   I listen to mostly classical music, 80's pop and do location recording   My source is a Philips blu ray dvd player, Thorens TD160 turntable and vintage Marantz 2230 receiver   Current...

Hi all;   Been a while since I've been on and after a frustrating experience with the Monster Copper Pro Turbines, I gave up for a while and went on the cheap.   BOTH pair of Monster's I had received ended up loosing the left channel. All I can say is thank God, I didn't pay for them...

I'm thinking on starting the 'cheap earbuds appreciation'   Based on our experiences on audio, surely some of you have had your favourites of the cheapie variety.   For me I refrerence everything to Koss KSC75.   My current fav is a pair of Memorex EB200A. Got these from Amazon.com...

I've been meaning to do this for some time, but just way too much going on.   Okay, so as I ravely reviewed the Monster Copper Turbines back in June. Sadly, the right channel had died and they were QUICKLY replaced.   I swear the replacements are even BETTER than my review samples.  ...

I just want to thank Monster Audio for great service.   Having reviewed the Copper Pro Turbines, I was surprized and upset to find that the audio had dropped to about 20% on the right channel just after the review.   A quick e-mail to Monster advising of the problem stated to return them...

Hi All;   Just to inform you that Monster Audio is doing a 'Supertips Challenge'   They will be giving away 100 sets of 'Supertips'   As with the 'Copper Turbines' They are asking for a totally unbiased and honest review.   Here's the link to enter;  ...

Just thought I'd make a brief posting of how the Monsters sound AFTER the review and break in.   The honeymoon continues   As expected, smooth, sweet, dynamic and neutral.   I had to make one change as the original mini cable supplied with my PAV2 died due to all the abuse it went...

Hi All;   I wish to thank Monster Audio for allowing me to and keep the Monster Copper Pro Turbine headphones.   May I say what a great experience this was.   Here is my FULL review, it IS long, BUT, I wanted to say as much as possible.   Please feel free to PM me if any...

Based on research I've done, the Beresford DAC/Headphone amp seems to fulfil my needs with an optical input   I'm in the process of potentially setting up a private listening system with my old Kenwood portable cd player's optical TOSLINK so would have pure transport only   Has anyone...

How many of you head-fi'ers are serious audiophiles?? I find that with my knowledge of audio and had various vacuum tube and solid state gear, I'm now translating that into DAP-fi. I'm obsessive about getting to that level where I'm close to what I'm achieving

Okay, here's my ultimate dream portable system based on audiophile memories and current DAP experience. A DAP with a 16GB capaciity sd card with an line out feature. I have an idea as to what I want This would be fed to a really good vacuum tube slim headphone amp capable of driving a pair...

I'm sure this has bee done to death. As I wear a cowboy hat, obviously over the ear headphones are out of the question. I'm thinking on firing up my old KSC75's. PROBLEM, earclips DO NOT stay tight on my ears. It seems I remember where someone could actually adjust the earclips and...

Okay, I am totally convinced on the Sansa Clip and is now my reference player. A Naxos recording I transferred on to it was absolutely stunning as is a reference demo cd on my stereo system. IF I decide to upgrade to a more recent Clip with expandable memory how is the SQ on the more...

Hi All and Happy Easter. Okay, sorry, but HAD to do this. I recently got a refurbed Sandisk Clip 2GB player (without expandable sd) I'm in love!!! My Clip is hooked up to my PAV2 headphone amp and is true magic in such a tiny player. Mine was had through had e-bay seller. So...

Based on a recent thread, I ended up getting a Sandisk C150 player at The Source instead of the C250 that was advertized. Having had the player for just under two weeks and set the headphone volume to max, I am TRULY IMPRESSED with the SQ of thi little player. In a thread I wrote about...

For those of you who listen to classical music, I've noticed one thing. When I'm transferring classical cd's to my new Sansa c150 player, for some reason it seems to have a mind of it's own. When I go in and look at the file, it appears the tracks are in order, however, when I look at the...

I've been seeing some deals on refurbed models of the SanDisk Sansa C250 player. Most reviews have been favourable. The thing I LOVE about this player is the expandable memory and based of what I've read so far the sound quality is pretty good. Surely it should sound better than the...

Okay, I noticed something interesting. My AAA battery died in my player one day and grabbed a coupke of cheap Panasonic batteries. I thought, 'am I hearing things?' They sounded totally lifeless as I had been using Ray-o-vacs I had bought at Canadian tire. On my most recent bus trip to...