As a newbie, I've been trying to tame the harsh highs on my Empire Ears Nemesis. Duffy's vocals on Mercy are so bad it's grating, and it can get bad on other types of music as well. I haven't had anything like this happen on my earlier (much cheaper) IEMs, and am quite surprised this is what it...

I recently got Hiby R5, and I want it to last me longer than the Sony (loose 3.5mm port) or all around awful Caylien I had. The charging port might become loose over time, which was a major issue with micro-USB ports, though possibly not with USB-C which seems to be a more robust design. I got...

I'm considering NW-A105 after an abysmal experience with Cayin N5ii. Reviews say the EU versions of the Sony have volume cap in place and may not be loud enough for some IEMs, so I'm looking at options abroad. I found it on Rakuten Japan store for 297 EUR plus shipping and taxes. Any other...

I'm wondering if I could get more enjoyment from an upgrade to my mid-range gear. I'm no audiophile, and can't tell the difference between VBR 192kbps MP3 and high def in blind A/B testing with my current gear. I listen to music with FLC 8s and Sony NWZ-F886 (Spotify). I mostly listen to heavy...

My two-year-old KEF M200 had something loose inside the left earpiece although they worked fine, but my retailer is replacing them in warranty. What happened to actually fixing stuff? Anyway, now I could eBay new-in-box M200s. The sub on my KEF speakers had to be fixed a few years back, so I...

I've been doing AB blind testing of 130kbps MP3s and HDTracks hires audio FLACs. And I'm not able to tell the difference.   I bought The Door's L.A. Woman and Rush's Presto from HDTracks. I compressed them using LAME's v5 settings, which yields a file of around 130kbps. As the source is the...

I have Sony NWZ-F886, and can't get m3u files transferred from my PC to work on the player. Here an extract of a file:     The files are in the paths above. Anyone know what kind of format I should be using?

I'd like to use my Android-based MP3 player (Sony NWZ-886) as a source to play through my home stereo AVR (Onkyo SR-705).   Any recommendations on a robust, reasonably priced and easy setup? The choices out there are pretty overwhelming, BT, NFC, DLNA, etc. I've been reading this article for...

I just bought Sony F886, and am looking for a portable amp and LOD combo. The DAP has enough power to drive my Kef m200 and Sennheiser CX300 IEMs. But if I want to really blast with the Kefs, I'd need more power on the go.   My research has more or less settled on FiiO E11, perhaps with an...

Is there a way to move from iTunes Windows to a Linux player, and bring ratings and preferably play count with? I've looked at Banshee and Clementine which look good - but haven't found a way to transfer my iTunes database along. Anything over Wine is not an option.   I've managed to get my...