Claypole's latest activity
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CClaypole replied to the thread A tip for the first IEM earphones.I don't think my criticisms of how they sound are related to the low cost. I believe they have been tuned to give a very specific...
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CClaypole replied to the thread A tip for the first IEM earphones.I have the Salnotes Zero, and don‘t find them particularly well balanced at all; vocals sound a bit thin, and some female vocals sound...
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CMaybe it is all taken from the same business playbook (the chapter dealing with pseudo-scientific snake oil to be exact).
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CClaypole replied to the thread 8K Audio - What in the World?.‘time elements’ and ‘digital sound processing’ reminds me of MQA…
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CClaypole replied to the thread hello head-fi enthusiast, a question for everyone.The M17 would only be outputting digital 1’s and 0’s, so yes, the Chord Mojo 2 would essentially be taking away the M17’s sound...
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CClaypole replied to the thread How can I know if my IEM's sound quality has dropped?.I wouldn‘t worry about that. If these were expensive, high end IEMs, then I would imagine they would want to inspect them throughly...
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CClaypole replied to the thread How can I know if my IEM's sound quality has dropped?.I’d suggest a warranty claim.
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CClaypole replied to the thread hello head-fi enthusiast, a question for everyone.I wouldn‘t know how a Fiio M17 and a Chord Mojo 2 compare to each other with regards to DAC and amp quality, but I don’t see the point...
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CClaypole replied to the thread How can I know if my IEM's sound quality has dropped?.In what way are they worse? When I got mine, I didn’t really like the way they sounded, the upper frequencies sounded harsh and...
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CA black background does help I think, you might actually be right. In any case I think it has to do with the output staging, you're a...
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CClaypole replied to the thread DAP + dongle phenomenon.Could it be the USB outputs on the phone and PC are noisy, whilst the DAP has a cleaner output?
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CClaypole replied to the thread MQA.... Scam or not?.I tried Qobuz a couple of years back, but went back to Tidal. I recently tried Qobuz again, and realised why I never stayed. For me...
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CClaypole replied to the thread Please help me to understand your point of view regarding obsolete products.Our washing machine recently failed after about 5 years of good use, the main bearing for drum was completely worn out. I don’t have a...
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CClaypole replied to the thread MQA 3rd unfolding.As bigshot says, different mastering. I listen to CDs that I’ve ripped, and if I compare them to the same albums in Tidal, they often...
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CClaypole replied to the thread MQA 3rd unfolding.I meant, what are you comparing against what, exactly? Are you comparing an actual CD to a streamed track, or are you just switching...