Long story short, we purchased a Vali 2 from someone and it was damaged in shipping. Upon messing with it more than I should have, I made the problem worse. Basically the power switch on the Vali 2 would not actually move to the on position. Upon attempting to use a little persuasion, I snapped...

I have configured my Asus Tinker Board and Raspberry Pi 3 as Roon Endpoints. The reason I bought both is to see if the Asus Tinker Board with external WiFi antenna would be a better choice for a wireless endpoint. My first test was hooking it up to my Schiit Modi 2U / Magni 2U. Wow, this...

I do not buy a ton of used items, but I buy my share of fleebay stuff as my wife likes "vintage" items (a.k.a. old crap people do not want anymore...) With that, I certainly shop quite a bit on Amazon and locally. Never have I seen so many listings that state "buyer pays PayPal fees, or...

Ok, let me start with stating that I must be a complete moron here because I have never considered a Headphone setup for our home "theater." I put that in quotes because even though I have a 75" 4K TV hanging on our wall (we only have a single TV in our condo), the sound system is simply a...

I know this is Head-Fi, and making comparisons on anything but subjective sound quality between products seems rare. I get it, we are here to discuss sound quality of source equipment, DAC’s, Amps, speakers, headphones, earbuds, etc… However, I would like to discuss a dilemma I am having...

In general I have only owned mobile audio such as my Leckerton uha-6s mkii paired with my Unique Melody Miracle's for when I am on airplanes; I have to travel a lot for business. My wife also has a pair of Shure SE 535-J and Shure SE846 earbuds that she connects to a Oppo HA-S2E. For my office...

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All,   After hours of research I have found the following 10 DAC/AMP combos to be in the mid - high end of the spectrum. Unfortunately, there are only a few reviews on each, and very few reviews which compare them to each other. Therefore, I am attempting to start a thread where people can...

I purchased the Shure SE535LTD and unfortunately it seems as if I have gimpy ears, because they press on a spot of cartilage that I cannot fix and it is very painful after an hour, and almost unbearable after 2 hours. I purchased these based on the reviews on comfort, sound isolation, and its...

So today arrived my new SE535LTD's...   Unfortunately my Samsung Note 1 died a couple days ago (using a Nexus One) and I am waiting for my new Samsung Note 2 due on Monday. Within the next two weeks I also expect a shipment from DHC with a brand new custom hybrid Symbiote SE cable. Lastly...

Ok I just received the email stating that my Note 2 is on the way, and I will be pairing it with my receintly purchased SE535 LTD IEM's.   My eyes are bleeding from reading so many posts on this and the AVS forums. The DAC / AMP I had my heart set on, FiiO E17, will not work properly with...

Many of you have expensive IEM's. Many of you have also purchased aftermarket cables for those IEM's. Have any of you purchased a nice storage case for the cable / IEM combo that fits nicely in a briefcase or backpack?   I am not looking for a pelican case or anything that large or stiff to...

So if anyone owns an S3 or Note 2, you know that your phone (With Jellybean) supports USB out that bypasses the internal DAC. In order to use it with a DAC you need it to be in host mode (i.e. plugging in to the phone Micro-A USB). This is commonly done with an OTG cable. The problem is the...

I have read over and over on this forum that the best after market cable to pair with these specific IEM's is the Baldur MKII's. Unfortunately these are not sold in a store, rather on ebay. So I have two questions...   1. Is it the cable made by sunricky on...

Hello all,   I am new to this forum and mobile audio gear in general. I am very familiar with audio equipment as my in home surround sound system consists of (Well did before my recent divorce heh) a combination of Denon Receiver, Marantz Amp, Klipsch Speakers and HSU Research Sub. Though I...