Quote: If you mind looking at this article http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html

Quote: Quote: Quote: You all have reminded me of the reason I didn't enter head-fi anymore

Quote: Schiit, such a disgusting company

Quote: Uhh… Last time I checked you don't need DAC's or amp's for IEM's, unless you're listening to a garbage phone or computer (note: Most modern phones (mostly every worthily smartphone post-iPhone 3g is audibly transparent)

Quote: That is understandable, think of it another time: Many say, "the most significant upgrade is ditching your iBuds", but what happens when ditching them is not so significant anymore?

Quote: The value of being able to hear high frequencies is analog to climbing a tree, you don't need it (most cases), but it is reassuring to know you have the capability to do so (Because it implies you've taken care of yourself).

Back to… a place we've never gone, How do you think the "EarPods" will change the audio industry? (with the previous being the "most common" headphones around as of now)

I do hear high tones with the same volume I use to listen to music.

You should be able to bypass the OS's sampling rate. But it doesn't really matter as it is possible to cut off a 192 kHz file down to a 96 kHz sampling rate to get a better audible SQ (as 192 kHz D/A C's are not actually able to process the signal)

Inaudibility is pretty much universal on amps and dacs http://www.matrixhifi.com/ENG_contenedor_ppec.htm There's no reason diferent 'phones should make a difference unless output impedance affects anything, which is discarded by today's low impedance amp's

I'm curious about the upcoming QTuners 2.0, they look smexy.

Quote: Sorry, but the iPhone DAC/AMP is audibly transparent according to the thresholds of distortion audibility under -80 dB below 10khz (treble) and -40 dB above 10khz

Quote: Don't lure the new ones to consumerist habits, please.

Quote: I always reflex alng enough to decide if I really want something, I think i might be giving money away later on my life as I won't need most of it.

Quote: If you pay that much for the esoteric bit (700$ isn't it?), then there is no justification for the "performance/price" relation as it's probably bias on your side

I have to point out two of my albums that are on another league regarding soundstage (could be a cause of my main rig, but i've heard it repeatedly on various means), and... basically every recording aspect you could desire.  First off Ocean Cosmonauts by Jardín de la Croix (it has tons of...

Quote: That is because of the bad recording that normally dominates these genres, it's the fault of the normal social group that listens to that kind of music.

Quote: Test him with high frequency sound?

Quote: You should really talk with him about his possibility of becoming deaf

  I avidly think that a 200$ amp qualifies as esoteric, but it's okay if you didn't insist with the amp on him

Please, let the new audiophiles decide for themselves if they want esoteric gear, do not full them to think that it actually sounds better (looking at whoever is using a DAC &/or amp and doesn't need it (most audiophiles))

maybe he hasn't listened to headphones since he has degraded his hearing

And why is that "juice" necessary? Low sensitivity from diaphragms?

Well, it may depend on the construction of the DAC, where the clock is and stuff, but if it has been designed for SPDIF, it's better not to involve USB, as it may induce sonic artifacts derived from power filtering. P.D. You're better of with an ODAC, make your money be actually worth it.