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Custom adaptor (UK) 4 pin mini xlr to 2.5mm trrs
Hi all, it's been a while! Hope everyone is doing well? Anyhoo, does anybody know of a custom cable/adaptor manufacturer in the UK who can build me a 4 pin mini xlr female to 2.5mm balanced female cable/adaptor? Have scoured the web with limited joy. A couple of reviews outstanding for me at...- Grimbles
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iFi ShootOut - xDSD, xCAN, Nano BL, Micro BL
This is a ShootOut review of some of iFi's most recent line-up – namely the two black labels and the two new "x" products. Before I start however, I thought worth setting out a few ground rules and my method, followed by a dive into scoring. Slightly differently to normal, I have given my...- Grimbles
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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JH16v2 Pro... or tastier?
Hi all, After some thoughts on a (1st world) dilemma. I have the opportunity to buy a pair of JH16v2 pro universals at a pretty decent price. My current totl is my ca polaris, which i am listening to now and love. My dilemma is this - the ca polaris was a noticable upgrade over the shure...- Grimbles
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Samsung s6/7/8 and note 8 DAC issues
Thought id share a rexent experience. I have recent been using the note 8 and s8, outputting directly into iems. Both have dacs capable of 24/192 on board and whilst not as good as via a decent dac, its ok for train commutes. Anyhoo, recently usb audio player pro has been freezing when trying...- Grimbles
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Impedance and Sensitivity - Relationship
Hi all, Impedance of the headphones i (think i) understand - it is the resistance provided by the headphone circuit. Higher impedance = harder to drive as more resistance (often thinner wire with more coils = higher resistance, which i think is how beyer do it with their multi impedance...- Grimbles
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- Forum: Sound Science
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New Audeze LCD-2 classic (discount for pre order)
It looks pretty well publicised but i couldnt find a link on head fi. Article contains a link for $200 off preorder on the new lcd 2 classic. Going to get my letter in to santa now! https://www.whathifi.com/news/audeze-launches-new-high-end-lcd-collection-headphones- Grimbles
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Over ears and glasses... people's experiences?
Im coming acroas a bit of a problem somebody else must have solved and just wondered what others had done? In short, i tend to use my hd600s in my office whilst i am working. This also involves wearing my glasses (taking them off aint an option, im over minus 10 in both eyes). My problem is...- Grimbles
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Automatic switching player programs
Hi all, Im a big fan of usb audio pro on my phone - particularly because it removes the faff of matching file quality to dac for bitperfect audio on a track by track basis (my music library is a real mixture). This is a massive faff on my pc and mac currently. Can anyone reccomend any...- Grimbles
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New Set Up - Your thoughts please!
Hi all, My current set up is (or more to the point, was) a dragonfly 1.2, running Shure SE 215s and 425s. Source is FLAC (mostly 96 or 192/24) and MP3s of varying quality collected over years, normally provided by an android phone, MacBook air or windows laptop. I recently lost my dragonfly...- Grimbles
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Balanced or Unbalanced? That is my question
Hi all, I will post in a separate thread for some advice re/my proposed new set up. For now, I pose a question which I suspect has been asked before, but to which I do not know the answer. In short, what are the pros and cons of balanced and unbalanced outputs for headphones? Many thanks, Simon- Grimbles
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Hello and help!
Hi there, New to this game but have been reading head fi for a while now and finally find myself in need of a little help (imo worthy of a post). I have been using a dragonfly 1.2 with shure se215s and se425s for a little while now (direct on pcs and macs and usb audio player on the android...- Grimbles
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