I'm still trying to figure out if the iPhone 5 can play back any higher bit-rate/sample-rate files (without downconversion) than the 4 or 4S. Anyone know?

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Can someone help me with a recommendation? I like the sound of NuForce IEMs but, despite treating them very gently, my third pair just crapped out. I think that's my cue to try something else. Does anyone know of anything with a similar sound but more reliable build-quality? I'm not using a...

Quote: Originally Posted by vvanrij Just a receiver with HDMI's in and a headphone out. A 2.0 headphone out, that would be. Quote: Originally Posted by vvanrij Offcourse there is no dedicated headphone amp with hdmi in's, because that would make no sense at all...

Quote: Originally Posted by iriverdude What about BD player 5.1 out to three headphone amps all calibrated levels, use a BD player with variable output 5.1 out. If your phones have 6 individual cables either RCA or 3.5mm this'll probably work. Thank you for trying, but can you...

Quote: Originally Posted by iriverdude For the OP I wouldn't bother with a av amp if he's not get a 5.1 speaker system, just buy a decent BD player with quality analogue stages, use left & right out to a headphone amp. Don't mess with 5.1 headphones they're naff. Spend money on good...

Quote: Originally Posted by linuxworks home stereo receiver. there - that's your answer. Thanks, but it isn't. Quote: Originally Posted by linuxworks just make sure it doesn't say 'hdmi PASS THRU'. you want it to INTERCEPT and interpret the audio bits, not just...

Quote: Originally Posted by linuxworks I actually don't even BELIEVE in 'hd audio'. I think its all lies. consumer audio can just BARELY keep up with 20bit sound. 24bit sound is really 'iffy' for home audio. I'm not talking about 24bit, per se; just lossless. If you can't hear...

I can't find a product I would've guessed would've been on the market for a couple of years now. Does anyone know of a 5.1 headphone amp with an HDMI input? I'm looking for lossless 5.1 from my internally-decoding Blu-ray player (for those unfamiliar, the lossless 5.1 formats require HDMI-...