Looking to get more bang for my buck from existing headphones that I use when out and about 1) Move to higher bit rate music & Mqa,currently 16bit flat 2) existing music but move to a balanced setup Is either going to be more noticeable than the other? Cheers Lee

Hi all, just after any thoughts from the experts :grinning: currently using audio technica ath msr7 as my portable headphone, with my w1000 and he400 for home listening but am really interested in going ciem, especially with the customart offers and looking at the Ei. 3, and was wondering if...

Is the only difference between the two to consider   portability with selected library vs static with total library of music   or are there and potential sq benefits of one over the other assuming both have similar quality DAC's?   The reason for asking is that I'm trying to decide whether...

Hi all,   Just wondering if there be an upgrade sq or just a change in signature going from a DX50 player with the wolfson WM8740 DAC and playing to a Schiit Modi DAC with the KM4396 chip from my macbook pro - for my home setup? Both playing into a Vali amp!   Cheers for any advice.   Lee

Hiya all, I fully understand and use the benefits of line out but I do have a little science question. How is the player (DX50 in my case) still able to change the volume even tho the amp is bypassed? My iPods dont allow the volume to be changed with a LOD, is this an apple specific thing? Just...