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There are times that in this hobby things seem expensive or maybe even the feeling that damn it that upgrade didn't really do what I was hoping. Then there are the times you find something truly excellent, something that makes you smile from ear to ear, tapping your foot to the music and bob...

These headphones are$150 and available on Amazon. First impressions are that the build quality is not great. There are rough parts on the wood cups that didn't get completely sanded. The adjustment mechanism is very cheap and I have it set to it's lowest point and it just fits. So anyone with a...

Before we start: I am no expert in sound engineering or do I have any access to measurement test rigs or anything of that nature. What I do have is my love of this hobby and my ears. I am still learning terms and descriptive lingo, so go easy on me. I've been into audio/video ever since I was a...

Before we start: I am no expert in sound engineering or do I have any access to measurement test rigs or anything of that nature. What I do have is my love of this hobby and my ears. I am still learning terms and descriptive lingo, so go easy on me. I've been into audio/video ever since I was a...

What cables do you use in your systems? Interconnects: Speaker cable: Coax cable: USB cable: Power cable:

I'm looking into making my next purchase and thought it would be helpful for others to have a list of fully balanced headphone amplifiers that are currently available. Some of these are DAC/amp combos but I'm looking at the amp sections only for this. So far I have found the following. Please...

Geshelli Labs just released a brand new fully balanced DAC the ENOG2 PRO DAC. Currently on sale for $159 for black friday. IT'S HERE! Introducting our next generation Digital to Analog Converter, the ENOG2 Pro. We've performed a totally new transformation on our design process. Featuring the...

I am wanting to take the next step up with my DAC. I'm currently using the Aune X1S+XP1 and it sounds fantastic with the liquid spark. But alas this hobby and rabbit hole. There must be something better lol. I'm considering the Topping D50 at the moment. Will it be a substantial step up? Is...

Does anyone have experience with the Geshelli Labs Enog pro DAC? It is only $129 on amazon right now and I'm tempted to try it out. https://geshelli.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fgeshelli-enog-pro-dac...

I'm wanting to get a tube amp or hybrid tube amp but am having a hard time narrowing it down. Due to planar magnetics many say these don't play well with tubes. I currently run them on my X1S and X7S with XP1 power supplies. I've thought about the following Schiit Vali 2 Project Ember II...

So the other day I wanted to leave my speakers playing for the wife and wear my headphones at the same time. So I had the idea to hook my amp up coming out of the front headphone jack (aune x1s)to my amp (magni 2 Uber) then to my cans. I had to run the volume knob on the aune at 100%and then...

I have an aune x1s DAC/amp that I use for the DAC and a schiit magni 2 Uber amp. I use them for my ad700x, he400i, and t50rp mk3s. I'm wondering what will give me the next step up in my audio chain to improve the sound quality to my headphones?

looking to buy a decent set of we'll built iems. I think I've narrowed it down to 2. There are so many! I'm looking for an iem that plays well with all different genres and I will be using them for a lot of tv and movie watching as well. I love a good detailed high end but not symbolant or sharp...

I'm trying to find a linear power supply for this unit. As many have stated it improves the sound quality quite a bit with the dac. But finding an lps with a 5 pin din is extremely difficult. Does anyone know of an lps that will work with this unit? Or a cable/adapter to get it to work with one...