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    Schiit Magni+ and Magni Heretic :: Impressions Thread

    Just received my Magni Heretic last week! At the price of $59 USD, I had to get one. I really like this thing! I like the small form factor on my desk, and the three gain settings. I like the color scheme, and the red glow emanating from the vent holes. It's got a fairly smooth volume pot, away...
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    ZMF Auteur Thread

    See, this is exactly my gut feeling: the Auteur Classic might be one of those rare 'Goldilocks headphones' for me. Headphones with 'spot on' tonality are really hard to beat. I've owned higher tier headphones that could not outright beat (or even match) the HD650 in tonality, and it would...
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    Focal Stellia Review, Measurements, Interview - Head-Fi TV

    I can reply to this one, since I was the previous owner who happened to darken the headband. :p I'd say it took about a year, maybe even less, to evenly darken. I didn't do anything other than wear them normally. I do listen to music everyday, and they were my main headphones for listening to...
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    ZMF Auteur Thread

    I've owned the Auteur Classic for a year now. I can definitely concur with what others are saying: this headphone is pretty much a "Super HD600/650" to me. This is high praise in my book, because it's exactly what I've been looking after owning an HD600 at the beginning of my journey. I just...
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    Feedback by 'Kevin.T' on listing 'Quicksilver Headphone Amplifier'

    Smooth and easy transaction with Daniel! He answered to messages quickly, sent the payment promptly, and packed the traded Schiit Piety well for safe transit. Thanks again, and enjoy the Quicksilver amp!
  6. For Sale / Trade  Quicksilver Headphone Amplifier

    Price
    1100.00 CAD
    Condition
    Good
    Negotiability
    Or best offer
    Ships to
    1. Canada
    Up for sale is a Quicksilver Headphone Amplifier. I got this unit in a trade last month. However, it doesn't quite fit in my setup, so I have to let this one go. This amp is very well regarded, lots of positive reviews around. It also has the benefit of being transformer coupled, making it...
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    Quicksilver Audio Headphone Amplifier any opinions?

    Hey guys, just wanted to give a quick update on this "left channel hum'" issue I had. It was actually a blown resistor in the amp! I did a lot of troubleshooting, including bringing the amp to another building. I got the very same hum in the other building. That's when I figured it had to be...
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    Quicksilver Audio Headphone Amplifier any opinions?

    I hear it as consistent. There are no "swings", it's just a constant low buzzing in the left channel. My unit doesn't make an external buzzing noise that would be concerning (I mean, I can hear a very faint hum if I put my ear riiiight up to the unit, but I imagine this is normal). Thanks for...
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    Quicksilver Audio Headphone Amplifier any opinions?

    I just acquired this beast of an amp in a trade (along with the supremely enjoyable Auteur Classics). I am having a bit of noise issues with the amp using the Auteur, and it's almost exactly like luishi5000 describes! I hear a low level buzz in the left channel. Just like luishi5000, the buzz...
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    Focal Stellia Review, Measurements, Interview - Head-Fi TV

    Hehe, glad to see you're enjoying them a lot! :wink:
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    My USB DAC occasionally cuts off the first half-second of audio (Windows 10)

    This is one thing I'd read about when doing Web searches, before posting this thread. Was REALLY hoping this would be the solution, but it turns out that service is nowhere to be found on my PC.
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    My USB DAC occasionally cuts off the first half-second of audio (Windows 10)

    Well, it plays fine in MusicBee. I only had the gap happen in Foobar. In any case, I think increasing the hardware buffer solved it: in five plays, I've not had it happen once (and it used to happen almost every time, at least once during the playthrough). Another quick update: since my mobo...
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    My USB DAC occasionally cuts off the first half-second of audio (Windows 10)

    First of all, thank you everyone for the replies. Little update: the gap in gapless playback might be a software issue after all. It's one album in particular, which happens to be 24/192 FLAC. I ran this album a couple of times in both MusicBee and Foobar, and it only seems to happen in Foobar...
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    My USB DAC occasionally cuts off the first half-second of audio (Windows 10)

    I had set all USB ports to not turn off in order to save power, both in Device Manager and Power settings (USB selective suspend = disabled). However, I noticed just now that I had left the power plan in Balanced mode. I just put it in High performance. If it helps, I'll let you know. I also...
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    My USB DAC occasionally cuts off the first half-second of audio (Windows 10)

    It happens with local files also, using MusicBee and Foobar2000. In Foobar, I can add 500ms preroll silence to mitigate this very effectively, but the gapless transition thing I mentioned happened while I was playing an album in Foobar.
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