I want a free lunch and an N8ii packaged as a dongle. Heck, why not an N7 built into my phone without the dongle at no additional cost? ;-) I am thrilled to read about the N3U release. I'll probably buy one and use it with my laptop and/or phone. I'm streaming from my laptop to my DAP -->...

First, congratulations!! But how did you do it? I do not recognize any symptoms yet. How did you know you needed to do so? How did you find the battery on AliExpress and how much? How did you disassemble it? What about the third wire? Sorry for all the questions but I know I will want to...

I've read the thread. The Phantom looks different (for me, as appealing as the yet-to-be-released Tesla pickup). It seems to me that the black-on-black photos are intended to obscure this. To me, it looks like two units from two manufacturers super-glued together. Prior iFi products looked...

Happy New Year! I read pages 450 to 530. Thank you for your posts and sharing information. I'll summarize what I've learned. - Dead n6ii might be resolved by holding the power button for 15 – 30 seconds. This fix is for Qualcomm protective mode. - Dead n6ii on charger for 10 minutes might...

I think of this as possibly a contender for my new DAC. But I don't think of Bluetooth as great sound. "In plain English, this means that the Bluetooth should sound downright gorgeous" confuses me. For now, I'll postpone judgement until someone listens to it and writes a review. If another...

Not sure if this was previously mentioned. The published discounts look nice: * Klipsch up to 58%: https://www.crutchfield.com/product/specials/default.aspx?offerid=152649 * B&W up to 40% off: https://www.crutchfield.com/product/specials/default.aspx?offerid=152477 (sorry for the long URLs)...

The Amazon specs looked weak until I found this info: Output Power: 2W(16Ω), 1W(32Ω), 500mW(300Ω), 250mW(600Ω) Maybe not so bad. The remote may be bad, but the SE amplification reviews seem good.

Naim Uniti Atom for $2849 Musical Fidelity MX-HPA for $599 Nice discounts!

Does it offer a line-output? $200 might be ok if it can outperform the other premium dongles. Otherwise, it is a me-too and too-late type product. The leather case looks nice and seems reasonable at $15, but I wish it were included as I sometimes procrastinate purchasing cases and then have...

Beautiful!

Andy, thank you for your poise and grace. I'm not interested in the OS, hardware, or the economics of sourcing parts. My perspective derives from my employment: if I start trying to tell other people how to run their business, things go down-hill immediately. Thank you for keeping things on...

"Mini" as in lower power than the R01? Since it is R2R, there is not a Line Output?

CYRUS ONE HD review The CYRUS ONE HD was kindly provided as a loaner by AmericaHiFi in return for my honest review. I have no financial or other interests in AmericaHiFi or CYRUS. I have auditioned CYRUS audio equipment a few times in the last decade and am predisposed to a positive view of...

Both links are messed up. The url is valid: https://www.fiio.com/K9PRO. The SE headphone power at 300ohm is only rated at 278mw so that might adjust expectations for some. Balance headphone power is 1100mw. AKM AK4499EQ can sound great but there are a lot of other circuits needed to pull it...

My first canjam (8 or 10 years ago?) at RMAF (I hope it is not RIP, someone please resume the show for us!) was quiet as a library. I think the popularity has made it so exhibitors and attendees are more excited to visit. That's good and bad but I also wish for a quieter environment...

SoundAssistant_com.samsung.android.soundassistant.apk works on my Samsung S21 and my Samsung S7 to provide me more steps. So rather than 15, I have 75. (I could have 150 steps but that is too granular for me). I don't know if it works with non-samsung devices but it might be worth a try.

Thanks KKugel. And for what it is worth, I run my n6ii E02 with the Aeon 2 at high gain and 45% volume. So, building on Andy's comment (and yours), it seems best for me to run the n6ii E02 (or A02) with a C9 and the Stealth. R01 wouldn't match with the Stealth (or an outboard amp) so I'll...

Thank you Andy! My enthusiasm ran away with my ideas. I have the Cayin n6ii E02 so I might keep with it, consider pairing it with the C9, or consider the A02+C9 (although the A02 is hard to find). Maybe one of those plans for the Stealth. Maybe a second n6ii with the R01 for my CIEM...

Likewise. I had the Ether C Flow 1.1 and sold it after I found I was listening to the AEON 2 Closed 99% of the time. I also like the measurements from Jude and others. Now I need to get to CanJam or RMAF and listen to the Stealth with a Cayin n6ii R01. I love desktop amps but I also love...

Promo photo shows it plugged into a DAP. That's a good tease. But I can't tell which DAP and haven't seen the Stealth specs yet. DC doesn't usually promote the specs so it will be up to the review people to help us know the proper/optimal pairings. Looking forward to the reviews!

It looks beautiful to me. Battery, power output, and cost are all TBD. The A&K SP2000 I've demoed sure sounds sweet and detailed to me so maybe the M9's use of the AKM AK4499 DAC will work similar magic?

Going waay back 13 years to the Cowon S9 with AMOLED. I really enjoyed that player. All of my trading up has improved sound quality and features but I believe that was my last dedicated player with an AMOLED display. Wish you hadn't mentioned it ;-) I miss it now! :)