You're probably all busy thinking it sounds like FLAC versions are still all there, which they not only are, but have processing noise added, compared to the original, but just in case you have tried listening to your music the way money is no object, and have a low powered usb ssd feeding your...

Audiophiles are the best people because we are the people who care the most about what life is actually supposed to be. We knew that our original $50 player wasn't what it was actually supposed to sound like. We demand what life is actually supposed to be. Audiophiles are a small percentage, and...

Think about what $1k speakers sound like compared to $1k headphones, with their not caring about the rest of the world hearing their presentation that's right next to your ears, with good volume control. This is stupid how much better my headphones perform. So far, they only go up to $6k...

I needed a power cable for my amp, I was just using a stock one. So I decided to start with the $50 big fat one that at least has cheap shielding on it also, from Amazon. It improved my amp's performance outstandingly. So I got the same cheap ones for my dac, pc, and monitor, and each one...

I just realized that a disc reading transport doesn't have a chip in it. Does that make it the king of transports? If so, could someone build a usb port uncompressed file reader without a chip that beats a disc reader? I know that sounds like a streamer, except they have a chip in them to...

MQA approached JAY-Z's streaming service, Tidal, with a plan to make everyone buy gear that puts their chip in it first, that they say makes it sound like the original master, without him having to send it all, knowing that that stuff works for people.

I have a plan to get me a ton of lp's for the cost of shipping. Buy up a bunch of these beauties: http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-ALBUM-LP-RECO...QQcmdZViewItem Then resell them for the same price with the following banner: Buy now and we will even pay the shipping and dispose of your old...

I need to get a cable to connect my soundcard to a soon-to-be-delivered DAC. Searching the forums for mini->RCA links has only turned up this one: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/RCA-mini-spdif.html Has anyone tried both of them, or at very least, someone who has tried more than one...