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    Can anyone recommend the TEAC HA-P5 ?

    Yes. Charging via usb is user-selectable with a switch on the side, in case a purist wanted to disable that. It also has a barrel ac connector. Although it isn't dual-monaural like the other TEAC desktop DACs and has a battery instead of the terroidal transformers, it is tonally really close...
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    Sennheiser HD 700 Impressions Thread

    Thanks so much. Your take on the 700s is more precise and more in line with what I needed than any reviews I've read. Sounds like it goes in the wrong direction for my taste, since I'm not a hobbyist, really, and prefer to just have one pair of headphones for everything from mixing to music...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    In GENERAL, YES. BUT THE TEST IS WHETHER YOU CAN ENTER THE KEY OR IF ANOTHER BACKGROUND PROGRAM LIKE NVDA INTERCEPTS IT WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE IT. i DO GLOBAL ON THE NUMPAD BECAUSE NO OTHER PROGRAM USES IT AND IT ALLOWS playback controls without the window in the foreground. Setting a...
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    Sennheiser HD 700 Impressions Thread

    Ok, so I've spent more than an hour sifting through this thread for posts comparing the HD700s to the HD800s, and I'm not sure I've ever seen such divergent reports on a pair of headphones. Even so, I gotta ask the assembled brain trust here (again) about microdetail, imaging, and transient...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    I've never known Peter to be open to anything, and there have always been issues with pop-up windows not receiving focus for screen readers, for instance, which I've emailed him about, plus several users have asked him for SMB access in Foobar Mobile without result. Still my favorite program...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    Woe, so the simplest answer to HiFiRebel's question is actually already built into Foobar, turns out. The "secret" file menu has a Save Configuration option. If you're not familiar with the secret menus, shift+alt+f brings up the file menu (the same with "p" brings up the secret playback menu...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    Oh yeah! I used this several years ago, but forgot the name and couldn't turn anything up on Google when I searched recently. I stopped using this for some reason, but will look at it again.
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    Best Smartphone for audiophile Part II (Updated: Jan 2020)

    Somewhere back in this thread, though I can't find it now, someone was complaining about unreliability of Android with USB DACs and wondering if IPhone was more reliable. I certainly am having a similar experience. Got the appropriate OTG cable, plugged the TEAC HA-P5 (not P50) into my LG...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    If that doesn't do it, I just noticed the "theme.fth" file in the C:\users\[yourname]\appdata\roaming\foobar2000 folder that might contain much of what you're looking for. The UI config file is foo_ui_std.dll.cfg, looks like. I suggest messing with your layout, restoring your backup files, and...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    Sure is. Assuming you installed Foobar with default options rather than "portable" install, then go to your user folder > appdata > roaming > foobar2000 and make a copy of the "configuration" folder. That will back up just about all your settings. To get more fine-grained, make backup copies...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    It just occurred to me what I had changed: adding in the graphic equalizer DSP plugin to cope with my HD800s. That was the culprit. I tried lowering the overall volume in the EQ in case it was a clipping issue, but no joy. Anybody have a workaround, or does ASIO not have the issue with the...
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    The foobar2000 help thread. Got problems or questions? Ask here!

    Ok, so I've used Foobar since Jesus was a little boy and have used the in_SACD plugin for several years without a problem. All of a sudden, my DACs all refuse to play in DSD mode. Tried two computers with Foobar 1.4 and 1.4.1, In_SACD 1.10, WASAPI 3.3. I don't even think I'd upgraded...
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    Review by 'adlevision' on item 'Focal Clear'

    Why can't buying premium headphones always be this painless? Out of the box, onto la cabeza, hit play: yep, these are the ones. No worrying about whether the bass will drop and the treble grow less congested after break-in, because the Focal Clear sounds very obviously natural from the start...
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    The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread

    Howdy gents, I'm evaluating whether to keep the HD800. I think I will, for the usual mind-blowing reason, but I could use some help evaluating the frequency graph (attached at the bottom) and EQ suggestions. I'm blind, so it'd be great if one of you could "read" the graph for me by stating it...
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    Audeze LCD-X

    TEAC UD-501 and HA-501. The TEAC DAC is a dual-monaural Bur-Brown 1795, which is itself perhaps rolled off a bit in the trebble, so it could be a problematic pairing. At any rate, I've now found several references to the X's as sounding "closed in," which is how I encounter them--everything...
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