Thanks ! I’m using it in that way, but it is tricky at high volumes to determine whether the distortion is the Limitation of the recording becoming audible or if the headphones are beyond their limit.

Hello everyone I was trying to find some more information on overdriving risk with the utopias but it seems to me the power handling capacity of these headphones have never been identified. Does anyone know what the maximum safe power is these can handle? Owning the Violectric V550 for a few...

Thank you 😊 I dont have Meze headphones but will try the empyrean one day. my favourite headphones are Audeze lcd xc, using the Meze 4.4mm balanced cable as I love their workmanship.

I’m in UK too! That’s so unfair. Did you have to pay import tax? If so: How were you notified?

I’d get an Astell kern SR15 or SR25. I tried iPhone and the sound was rubbish. AK SP1000 is way too heavy for the combo. Jealous that you have the cable already mine is still somewhere over the Atlantic 🤔

The woo audio cable is $25 plus 10 or 15 shipping. It’s the flattest angled connector I’ve seen, so worth the wait for me. the sound is the best battery powered setup I have heard, my LCD XC sound effortlessly clean and alive. And you can push earsplitting volumes if you feel like it. The...

I’m currently using a fiio cable, with a micro-usb to usb-c adapter. The woo audio cable is better (shorter and no adapter needed) but it’s taking weeks to get it from US to UK.

A more convenient cable is on order from Woo Audio so the connection will be almost flat against the case. for stacking I use an “anti slip mat” that they sell for cars to keep your phone on the dashboard. I cut it to size of DAP and it snaps on, for me a perfect solution as I won’t go jogging...

Hi @wofsie I recommend using the DAP’s digital out into the WA11. No matter how good the external dac is, the “implementation” of the internal DAC in the WA11 is most likely better sounding. Try both, but for me the WA11 sounded better than chord Hugo 2 (using Astell SP1000 digital out) , and...

No, I just used the built in player of the SP1000, or Tidal.

I used the SP1000 with WA11 with the usb-c digital out of player to usb digital in on WA11. It sounds awesome and can highly recommend. If you use WA11 you should use the digital in as the synergy of dac/amp inside topaz is more important than the dac of the player. [Mod Edited: FS removed]

Hi Currawong, I saw both your YouTube reviews of A8000 and ier-z1r. You like both, I see that, but could you compare the two for us please? How do they differ? I like the audeze xc and not the lcd4, I like meaty mids but need clarity and treble extension. I did not like the utopia but preferred...

I think it depends on the DAC. The idsd has a great usb input and according to darko’s Test also sound good with connected harddisk. A little off-topic, but my current take is: dig out your CD player, dust it off, and connect it to your headphone amp. Best sound I came back to after years of...

A while ago I made these statements but ifi chose to ignore. Instead they hastily brought out a “beta MQA” software version that, with hindside, they should have kept a little longer in development, judging by the issues reported here.. I still find it quite annoying to bring out an unusable...