This write up is a comparison of Roon endpoints into Schiit ModiMulti (no Unison) and Bifrost 2 (Unison USB). Specifically the difference in Pi4 USB vs Pi3 with a HAT (Hardware Attached on Top). I've been using a RaspberryPi 3B+ with an Allo Digi One SPIDF Hat as a Roon endpoint for the last...

I've had the new Vali 2+ since Monday and my first impression is Wow! It's running the stock tube and being fed from a modimulti connected via Snake Oil Cables specially designed RCA interconnects (see photo). These mini-link connectors replace typical RCA cables to enable a tight, clutter...

My Schiit Modi 2 Multibit arrived earlier today so I set it up in my desktop rig and plugged it in to let it warm up. My plan is to use it in my Home Theater Rig running Roon to a Marantz receiver but I wanted to do some testing with various headphones and different set ups before I moved it...

Just finished my new living room set up and I wanted to share it with others who might want to integrate computer audio with their home theater. I’d been using a first gen AppleTv modified with a larger hard drive for Apple lossless to my Marantz receiver via hdmi. That sufficed for easy...

Anyone interested in photography, art or technology might enjoy my solo photo exhibit at the Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles.  The body of work is from a 3+ year project shooting historic buildings downtown using an iPhone.  I started this project for myself and...

I brought a souvenir home from Saturdays LA Meetup - a set of Mad Dog 3.2's from Mr Speakers. I've been closely watching the development of these phones since the LA meet at the airport last year. I almost pulled the plug and bought them then. The new revisions with the custom leather earpads...

I have a set of Swans M200 computer speakers free to anyone who wants them.   I really liked these speakers but in a recent power surge during a storm they developed a hum.  I assume it's in the power supply or the internal amp.  The minimum repair price here in LA was $200 so I decided not to...

Has anyone else had the problem of listening to music on an iPhone while walking in a noisy environment and having Voice Control keep coming on and interrupting the music?  It's very annoying and so far I can't find an easy solution other than jailbreaking my phone and editing the plist.  I live...

I'm sitting here listening to apple lossless files from an iMac on a new pair of Sure SRH840s coming through USB on a Centrance Dacport.  My first impression is WOW!  Audiophile terms are a lot like wine tasting terms but the ones that comes to mind here are lush, warm and tight.  This is a very...

A very cool new ad from Audio Technica is featured on my Photography meets Cinematography blog that I thought fellow head-fiers would appreciate.  The spot features Marquese Scott who can dance like no one I've ever seen.  I think the point of the ad is to compete with Beats headphones in the...

Everything came together nicely today.  My Headroom Micro Amp is back from repair so I finally got to hear it with the new Micro Dac.  The beer and the view isn't too bad either.    

  Finally a small footprint DAC/Amp that can connect to my computer via USB, my desktop reference Teac CD player via toslink, provide a pure digital line out from a built in iPod doc, act as a preamp for my powered Swans M200 desktop speakers and have a really nice headphone out.  All that for...

  I am writing a book about filmmaking with HDSLR cameras and could use some help from the hive mind here at Head-fi.  The book's target audience is photographer filmmakers who like their toys, I mean tools.  Now that DSLR cameras shoot HD video, a lot of them are working in motion.  In the...

This is probably an apples to oranges question but since I can buy a used Bel Canto 1.1 Dac for the same price as a new Headroom Micro Dac, I was wondering how they compare. The Bel Canto is about 8 years old but it was originally over a thousand dollars. Has there been enough improvements in...

I am thinking about taking my musical listening up a few notches and would like some advice. First, let me tell you that I listen to everything from Johnny Cash to Nine Inch Nails. I find myself listening to James Blunt and Ray Lamontagne a lot lately as well as Tom Petty but I also like the...