But that's what trolls do. I suggest that you just ignore him.

These statements are incorrect. The FiiO R9 is one of the most powerful desktop headphone amplifiers on the market and can deliver up to 7watts via a balanced connection and the "Ultra High" gain setting, which is more than enough power to drive the AKG K1000 headphones. If this is not the case...

Ah that's what I thought. That said moving the R9 would also involve moving the power cord and disconnecting and then reconnecting any of the other rear connections, e.g. speaker connections, HDMI connections, USB connections, etc. Home office desktop player by day and bedside player by night. I...

Exactly what do you mean when you write "to carry around"? Both of these units are desktop, not portable, units. Would you moving the device from one setup or room to another setup or room? I'm just a bit confused as to what you mean.

Update: everything appears to working fine. Sorry for the previous post.

Something is very wrong with the R9 1.0.4 firmware: The Roon Ready function, which now shows the R9 as an R7 in the Roon settings, does not playback correctly. The playback is completely distorted. The other music playing apps, including Roon (not Roon Ready), play just fine.

And how, exactly, does one rename the R9 to R7 so that Roon sees it as an R7? TIA!

Endgame?!? There's no endgame in headphones! :dt880smile:

I have just the vaguest idea of what exactly this device does and so it is definitely worth checking out!

I'll see what I can do. I'm sure that these fake badges will be in great demand and the turnaround time for each carefully crafted, handmade badge is around two days. Maybe, just maybe, I can get one to you when I see you at CanJam! 🤣

And don't get fooled by fake Watercooler badges:

Oh, The Watercooler gang is very much a "real thing". Here's a quick and easy guide as to how to identify them. Look for the wooden Watercooler name tags Look for the big smiles on people's faces when they are auditioning equipment since there's a very good chance that they are part of the...

No contest: The new Drop + Grell headphone Also rans: FiiO R9, FiiO FT-5

I have a question: Is watching the preview video about a headphone/IEM show while listening to the audio through headphones or IEMs just a bit META? :L3000:

Okay I understand but $60 for top shelf bourbon with ice? Really! (And that was last year before inflation hit)