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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    I leave it on all the time and with the wifi disabled, on its own with plenty of circulation, it's warm to the touch, maybe warmer than my Bifrost 2 DAC with no ventilation or warmer than the amp it's with here (which is known for running hot). When I had it tucked near the back of the rack (so...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    I said I was endgame satisfied but I roped myself in for one more round of tweaks :sweat_smile: (and tips & tricks, since this is the thread for that?) Noticed the Zen Stream gets super hot and seeing so many people talk esoteric networking upgrades recently I decided to experiment. Pulled out...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    just typed out a question about adding an iSilencer to one of these and realized there's another thread on here - I thought *this* was the official ZS thread. Have I been lurking the wrong place the whole time? :eyes...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    I'd seen the P50 recommended on a few forums/reddit threads specifically for the ZS while doing research so wanted to see what the fuss was about, since it was within my budget and a better review choice than the no-name LPSs I was considering Also, can now say since rolling back firmware the...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    So I ended up getting the LPS (Topping P50) to see how the Zen Stream scales after finding the iPower was a good upgrade but was still wanting more. My initial reaction was there was a further increase in impact on drums - this was after listening to the new Judas Priest album a dozen times so...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    After experiencing a ton of the "USB audio cracking up and distorting" I experienced infrequently pre-upgrade, I've filed a ticket and got the tool to roll back to the previous firmware. :/ See how it goes Also got a new PSU coming in today, fingers crossed there's a worthwhile difference over...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    This is how the device name appears now (before I coudl name it whatever I wanted) I dont want to get into rolling it back if its stable right now, plus didnt older versions not have Airplay? May end up with less stability by messing with it more just to get the naming feature back
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    FLUX Mentor Class-A dual-mono headphone amplifier.

    They're blocking everything they can, has nothing to do with agriculture at this point if it ever did. Outside the scope of audio just....can only imagine it's a mess for consumer shipping, trucks are backed up for miles right now. Last I read its a 80-370 hour wait for trucks they do allow...
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    FLUX Mentor Class-A dual-mono headphone amplifier.

    They drive it or they have a courier get to a UPS hub in Poland? That's way too far for anyone to drive, and the current Polish blockade would make any driver go insane from the traffic pileup Would make more sense if they had them in a distribution center in PL that could be shipped when...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    So I ended up upgrading to the latest firmware (2.32.9), the tech OCD in me just had to be on the latest. Some issues off the bat: - Started noticing more consistent one-time-one-second dropouts within the first 5 minutes of playing, then it'd go away, like before - Was going nuts and spitting...
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    iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks...

    How does one roll back to an older firmware? I see people discussing it but not...how I want to try the recent one out with Airplay 2 and "optimized cpu", but know Airplay 1 is considered better in some situations. I wish iFi allowed the option of either Airplay 1 or 2 in the "Functionalities...
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    for those on the fence about the HD800 Vs HD800S

    As much as I love my OG 800s, I always dip back into reading reviews and questioning if I should get the 800Ss. Some people say there's barely a difference, while above here OP says they are "bass heavy" while the OGs are fine. The 800 has no bass at all. It's horrible for bass. Unlistenable. I...
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    FLUX Mentor Class-A dual-mono headphone amplifier.

    Just noticed, with the announcement of the M-Field, the FA series have all been discontinued. Just Mental, M-Field, and the perpetually N/A Volot and Atlas
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    FLUX Mentor Class-A dual-mono headphone amplifier.

    interesting. allegedly a 'darker, thicker' sound half the power supply, transformer and filter caps (though they claim "Individual power supply for each channel"), same price guts comparison:
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