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)

After a drink or two at the very nice but very, very overpriced hotel bar you can forget about buying anything at CanJam. And we think this hobby is expensive!

depending on the headphone/IEM that you are interested in listening to, there might be several different locations where you can audition it. Vendors who selling DACs and amps use top of the line headphones, so for example, the Sennheiser HD800S will be available to listen to at the Sennheiser...

Getting them involved at a young age. The future is looking good :smile:

CanJams are not those kind of headphone meets, they are about the manufacturers and a few retailer and their products and services.

Wow! Absolutely fantastic! I'm so happy that you had such a wonderful and memorable trip. I'm looking forward to your full write up. After all you are a very talented writer.

So I guess that Wagner's complete Ring cycle is a no go :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Same here: Your HE 1 listening session is booked! Here are your details: 02:00pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) on Saturday, March 9, 2024 is scheduled. Please meet at the Sennheiser booth approximately 5 minutes before your appointment.

Why am I not surprised? :thinking:

And the Spirit Torino's equally expensive headphone amp is also worth a listen.

For all you first timers (and many CanJam veterans), please be sure to make some time to attend at least one of the many great seminars at CanJam. All the seminars feature experts in the field of personal audio, are highly informative and lots of fun. The time that you spend attending a seminar...

Sennheiser would have very serious competition in this price range with the Warwick Acoustics Somona Model One, a very good electrostatic headphone system.