Maybe not what you're looking for, but a really good wireless connection and the audio chain to support that (standards, hardware), with wide availability rather than just in niche products. I recently got some decent Bluetooth headphones. They support AAC, and do in fact sound better than just...

An excellent article that makes some very good points, both on audio and on the broader issues. I have to say this minor point rubs me the wrong way, as it's a shame to see this particular dead horse still being beaten in the audio world: And since when did the “casual mobile music listener”...

I think if you're looking for audible differences, it's best to choose tracks that are a challenge for encoders and use those as your test tracks. Even on the worst devices I've listened to, some tracks sound fairly good. That also has the advantage of giving you somewhat consistent way to...

Sorry, but you're completely on the wrong track.  Go back to the "computer audio nonsense," or some other modern means of storing data.   The core problem with audio CDs is that the specification was created over 30 years ago.  Absolute fidelity to the data was not an objective.  (The level of...

  But this isn't true, and I know I really don't have to explain it to you: "Actually, it does, because of the huge mid dip that it has."  What that shows is the interaction of the amp boost and the physical speaker (enclosure and driver).   So even though the amp is up 1-4 db at 400 hz to 1...

Sorry, but your snide tone is really not called for, given the lack of understanding you display.  Another guy on the internet who discovered something everyone missed, eh?  Smarter than the engineers who designed it?  Right. Guess what - though you seem to think you are, you're not Hi-Fi Jesus...

So if you want the real deal, M-Audio BX5 D2 at $160 a pair and you get a $30 Guitar Center promo   http://www.guitarcenter.com/M-Audio-BX5-D2-Studio-Monitor--Each--109426767-i3226541.gc   There's a lot of unsupported statements being posted here. Until someone opens up a pair of each and...

Quote: Most music is recorded at 24/96 or higher now.  There are some meaningful advantages during editing to working with a higher bit depth, in particular.   It just isn't released at that bit depth and sampling rate, because (1) the advantages are very small, and only perceived if...

Quote: 24/192 is just stupid, by the way.  And I don't mean that in a good way.    But if you think the flux capacitor in your DAC is what makes it better than anyone else's gear, then 24/192 is for you.

Quote: That's not a helpful article, in that it obscures the key points with a lot of irrelevant technical info that the writer doesn't understand.  This is not great but at least it's short: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoacoustics   There are two things going on.  One is...

In a normal listening environment or with a normal (less than 100%) level of attention - which is 100% of most people's listening - the convenience and accessibility advantages are so much more important.

Life is short.  Don't waste it on stuff like this.

Quote: Originally Posted by canadaguy wow 100 views and no responses? Lack of response could be because people can't easily find out what it is. Or, it may be that a lot of interest here and now is focused on areas this amp doesn't compete: - digital inputs, especially USB...