I'm having an issue when I use my BTR5 2021 wired via USB to my phone where it seems like if I dont interact with the phone and just let music play after about two songs the music stops until I touch my phone. What's going on and how do I fix this? I'm new to dongles and only have BTR5 and UP4...

I've been with Tidal since 2015 and I realize it's nowhere near the best quality I could get but I'm a sucker for convenience and all my music is on all my devices automatically. Anyways, I had heard several times that Qobuz was somehow better, so I signed up for the free trial and listened to 3...

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Sorry for making a few threads in a row guys, they're all genuine questions. Some of my headphones are starting to get not "dirty" but certainly "moderately unclean" mostly due to the fact that I have a serious scalp condition and there are flakes stuck to the surfaces of my headphones... inside...

Also is Qobuz integration in Roon as good as Tidal? I'm considering switching for better SQ but getting my 6000+tracks into Qobuz will be a pain in the neck. If it's really better than Tidal I'll do it though. Thoughts?

Good morning! I have the Hifiman Ananda V3 (16 Ohm, stealth magnets) and I just got them yesterday. Great headphones. However my Fiio K7 sounds too dark with them and my Shanling UP4 22 sounds a bit thin and underwhelming. I can tell these headphones are capable of more. They're very easy to...

Hello friends, and happy almost Halloween. I just got the Hifiman Ananda today. I believe I have the V3 @ 16Ohm with the black cable. So far I have only listened to them on my Shangling UP4. They are terrific. I'm wondering though if it would be safe to use them unbalanced @ low gain on my...

So I did the free trial of Roon. I loved that it somehow improved the sound quality of my (non MQA) TIDAL subscription. I don't know what it was doing but it sounded better. Sadly I thought the price was too high so I never actually subbed and cancelled after 20 days. I seek something that...

I just picked up Ananda on Amazon for $620 CAD out the door incl fees/etc that's $457 USD. Jump on this sale. Pretty sure its part of prime days which ends at midnight tonight.

That's it. I ordered a pair myself.

Just wondering where my fellow Canadians order headphones? Local stores where I live have a terrible selection and though there are some larger stores in other cities, I prefer to order online and have been using Amazon. However Amazon often doesn't have what I want and/or the price is out of...

Just played for the first time on PC. On the first track the track vanished and I was driving on air, on the third track game just froze and then closed itself. Not a good start. Has this happened to anyone else?

In the interest of honesty, I have a large collection of both headphones and psychiatric illnesses. I have crippling depression/anxiety, high functioning autism, and schizophrenia. It's not fun. I always read about people not getting past their 10th song because of ear fatigue, and sure, with...

In Chronological order: Stuff I liked: HE400i: Decent all rounder. A little limp sounding but not bad. Overpriced when I got them in 2015 Oppo PM3: Very very good, very tight midrange. Decent in all regards Sennheiser Momentum 4: Bass cannons with surprisingly good smokey vocals Focal Bathys...

Anybody got the X3? I already had the SHP9500 and so far the 9500 Err "grapes" the X3. Thoughts?

The Sennheiser app has been showing my Momentum 4's battery at 100% for what feels like months now. I estimate they're at 50% or so right now because I've used them for 20ish hours at loud volume since the last charge. No matter what, app always shows 100%. All other app features work fine and...

I don't want to spend huge $$ just something decent? USB C > C about 3 feet (1 meter)?

I smoke cannabis (for medical reasons. I have a prescription from a doctor) I'm concerned about the smoke gumming up the headphone jacks on amplifiers. I keep my headphones in a sealed drawer (they all barely fit) but that keeps them out of the smoke unless Im using one of them in which case I...

Comparing (I'm a broke audiophile) my best IEM setup (Shanling UP4/7Hz Timeless) with my best headphone setup (HD600/Fiio K7) I can't help but wonder why the IEM setup doesn't come closer to the overall experience of the full size setup. You'd think a $200ish IEM would sound as good as a $350ish...

Not airpods, earpods. The bundled apple earbuds that came with the iPhone 5 onward until they stopped including them. On an apple dongle, meh. Right? I just listened to some K-pop with some v shaped EQ on these using a cheapo dongle (Shanling UP4 22) and WOW. What a freakin difference man...

I used to absolutely adore my Momentum 4 and Bathys. The (1.5.1?) firmware for the Bathys sounded PERFECT. I adored them. The previous firmware for the momentum 4 sounded PERFECT. Yes, there were some performance issues which caused me to update, but now I have headphones that work better but...

Hi folks, I have a lot of full sized headphones but I've never done anything about ear pad care and I feel like that's a bad move on my part. What products do I need? I'm most concerned about my Momentum 4 which I've had since the end of February and get heavy use. The earpad material is protein...

I want to start by saying that I do not believe any of what I'm about to say applies to anyone on these forums. I'm a technology and computer enthusiast and a Hi-Fi enthusiast and I run my own computer repair company. I have had zero issues with the momentum 4 that I could not quickly resolve...

Does anybody here use wireless full size headphones? My to-go menu includes Focal Bathys, Momentum 4, and 450BT. I also have Galaxy Buds 2. Basically if I'm going to a safe area, Bathys. Slightly less safe area, momentum. Bad area, 450BT. Really bad area, Galaxy Buds 2. Basically the way it...

I use Tidal and Spotify on my PC. Currently I'm just using the versions from the Windows store in Windows 11. I've got my Fiio K7 hooked up to my PC via optical SPDIF because I feel like it sounds cleaner than USB, which makes sense because I have a gaming PC with about 12 fans in it. I'm...