Notes reflect audition during a mini-meet in Boca Raton on 6/30/2012. Audiogalore, Sridhar3 and Mwilson in attendance.     EQUIPMENT   Sources Esoteric X-03SE as CD player PS Audio PWD w/ Bridge Resolution Audio Cantata Music Center as CD player   Amplification Cavalli...

OK boys and gals, let's hear your love of all things Q. Either the search malfunctioned, or there wasn't a Q thread, so I figured let's get one going.   I started off with a headphone cable last year, and it's been consistently downhill for me. An interconnect, then another, some speaker...

Nobody will blame you for laughing it off, and if this qualifies as the moronic post of the year, so be it. We live in South Florida; when rain is abundant, ants will inevitably find their way inside the house for a brief period. Yes, we have pest control service, and they've already been out...

Based on the numerous veiled/great mids, soft/normal pads posts, and speculation about different QC based on production batches, I've written a small data gathering application where you can anonymously submit your serial number and presence/absence of said issues.   Once sufficient data is...

DISCLAIMERS/FINANCIAL INTERESTS   Unit was purchased at retail price from a dealer. Resolution Audio provided technical information for the purpose of this review, but I only used it where relevant while noting it as such.     PREFACE   I wasn’t looking for a new DAC. In fact...

REVIEW: Cavalli Audio Liquid Fire Headphone Amplifier     DISCLAIMERS/FINANCIAL INTERESTS   None. Unit was purchased at close to full retail price from a dealer.     PREFACE   I am not a reviewer per se. Many a member on these forums is able to articulate the substance of a...

I wasn't sure whether to post this under "Headphone Amps" or "Source Components", but seeing how the DAC-2 is more at home in this forum, I decided to post here. Mods feel free to move as appropriate.   This review doesn't take into consideration the actual DAC aspect of the W4S DAC-2; said...

I have an iBasso D10 portable amp which only sees the light of day once every few months. Should I be concerned about the battery losing its ability to hold charges, and if so, what's the best way to store it? I remember Li-ion batteries being better stored with 40% of charge. TIA!

I've been using a Phonitor for quite a while, driving my HD800, and I have to say that I enjoy it very much. I am thinking of getting a tube amp to complement it, replacing my Elekit TU-882, which, nifty as it is for its price point, has some shortcomings. I was looking at the WA2 and the...

Hello, I've got an HM-801 on order, along with an s:flo2. I already have the iBasso D10 which I'm using to drive my UM3X on my portable rig. I'm trying to figure out whether the sound quality of the HM-801 would be *that* much better compared to the sflo+d10. Any thoughts? Thanks in...