According to Benchmark Media Systems, 96kHz sounds indifferent than its 192kHz counterpart, and they do not recommend spending extra money to get 192kHz version if a 96kHz version is available.    http://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/news-1/14716277-is-192-khz-better-or-worse-sounding-than-96-khz   

Is there any remastered Beatles album that don't sound horrible? Led Zeppelin have just reissued their first 3 albums, I wonder if whatever the label that holds the deal with Beatles would do the same..   Well the point is, does anyone have any Beatles album recommendation that sounds decent...

The thread title basically sums up my question. I got all of my lossless collection from CDs, and the quality really varies between an album and another. Recordings and masterings factor aside, does the quality of CD-Rom used to rip the CDs matter significantly on the inconsistency of quality...

Hi guys, I'm looking to upgrade my amp and I would like to try the tube route, so which one would be best to power HD800 with their stock tubes? Thanks

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I found this blog with an app to train your listening skill.  

I've been aiming to get a pair of cans that would complement Q701's lack of warmth, and after about a month of research I came to the conclusion of 6 possible candidate. Can I get some suggestions of which one would be best for me? I would be pairing them with Magni/Modi, and possibly the Vali...

I currently have a Q701 and I've been eyeing on the Lyr to make it warmer. With my current budget, I can have either the Lyr, or a Vali + HE-400 or RS2i.   Which option do you guys think should I go with? Can the Vali warm up the sound signature of the Q701? Please provide a reason of your...

It seems that Asus is going to compete in the 'audiophile grade USB DAC' with the Essence III. Details are yet to emerge, but the article said "this doesn’t sound like a cheap device".       Source: http://www.slashgear.com/asus-essence-iii-preamp-rocks-audiophile-grade-usb-dac-17301837/

Has anyone ever heard of the company 'dbE acoustic'? This cans looks perilously similar and bears striking resemblance to the DT880, or at least on the design part (If there's anyone here using one of these, no offense intended to an owner).         It's called the HP30, probably because...

Is Spotify Premium 'good enough' for mid-fi? It has 320kbps, and I know it is remotely close to the quality of a flac, but I like the convenience of it, the way it makes my life much easier.   And I listen directly from CDs for my favourite artists, but how good are CDs actually is? Sorry for...

Hello Head-Fi, I'm the latest addition to your (hopefully) warm community      I recently bought a set of my first proper audio gear (Q701 + Schiit Magni/Modi), which I've been planning to achieve for the last year. The original plan was to get a DT880 600ohm + FiiO E09/E17, but now it turns...