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    iFi audio xDSD- The Official Thread

    Yes, exactly. That’s why I am looking for more opinions. The quality out of my Mac is so good I kind of doubt it would be improved (considerably). For instance, I’ve compared my HD650-s both straight out of my home Mac versus the Apogee Groove and there’s no audible difference at least to my...
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    iFi audio xDSD- The Official Thread

    Thanks for the detailed answer! Seems like the iDAC2 might be good for my purpose indeed. I have a question though. For a brief period I owned a custom made headphone amp with embedded DAC for my HD650 at home. However when listening Apple Music stream it would sometimes cut the audio between...
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    iFi audio xDSD- The Official Thread

    I’m a little bit lost here so I hope you can help me. I’ve been listening to Beoplay H6 2nd gen connected to the audio output of my 15” MacBook Pro latest generation at the office. The laptop itself is always powered by the mains. The headphones sound great, there’s no noise, distortion or...
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    "Millett Hybrid" redux: NuHybrid headphone amp, using the Korg Nutube

    That’s an interesting suggestion. Since I’m mostly after “fun” sound rather than neutral/uncolored, what’s the bias with most 2nd harmonics so that I can listen to “tube” sound? Is it as low as possible or the 8-9V is the sweet spot? I understand what’s fun depends on the listener but anyway...
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    B&O H9 Discussion and Impressions thread

    So they answered to me today. As to my troubles with AAC vs SBC nothing helpful on their side: "unpair and repair", "install latest firmware" which didn't help in the first place and I have described that. Anyway, as to my random pausing issue, which was related to me switching on the headphones...
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    B&O H9 Discussion and Impressions thread

    I haven’t received an answer to my B&O support ticket for more than a week and besides the audio codec issue, I also reported the random audio pausing. So I returned the headphones while I was still eligible to do so. A bit disappointed with a premium brand such as B&O though.
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    B&O H9 Discussion and Impressions thread

    Yes and as a matter of fact before doing the sudo command, I tried with the Bluetooth Explorer to set the AAC preference however it didn't preserve it after a reboot. Then I reset it and changed the setting through the command instead. I have now removed the setting (not by setting it to false...
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    B&O H9 Discussion and Impressions thread

    Just tried it. If the input device is the H9i, then I start hearing the external sounds (I guess the headphones automatically switch the transparency mode on) and the active codec is not SBC but SCO. Playing music at the same time results in some extremely low audio quality. If I select another...
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    B&O H9 Discussion and Impressions thread

    Well, that's strange. From what I've read, by default all non-Apple bluetooth headphones (which actually means everything but AirPods) would use SBC. So the terminal command is really necessary. That applies even to the Beats headphones. Strange that you always had them in AAC. Are you sure...
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    B&O H9 Discussion and Impressions thread

    I purchased a pair of H9i which I received on Friday. I also have H6 (2nd gen) that I love. Fortunately H9i have very similar sound signature to H6 while also adding the benefit of wireless and NC. However I have some real problems with them falling back to SBC instead of AAC on my Mac. I...
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    "Millett Hybrid" redux: NuHybrid headphone amp, using the Korg Nutube

    Yes, I have this behavior too with the upgraded pot. Slight hissing and cracking at the bottom and top positions. Other than that it’s a great little amp and it’s currently my main amp. Pete, I am using the 2N3904 transistors, so probably the reason for the top/bottom noise is something else?
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    "Millett Hybrid" redux: NuHybrid headphone amp, using the Korg Nutube

    Here it is, very happy so far. https://www.ebay.com/itm/302219535754
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    "Millett Hybrid" redux: NuHybrid headphone amp, using the Korg Nutube

    Guys, you were right about solving noise issues by grounding the pot: that solved my problem. However I haven't applied this fix permanently (like on the hav2uo4's picture above) yet, I just tested it with a wire. But in the meanwhile I replaced the switching supply with a linear supply I...
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    "Millett Hybrid" redux: NuHybrid headphone amp, using the Korg Nutube

    I have built mine a month ago. It's a wonderful amp for my HD-650 and I love it. I have a slight problem though. If I touch the pot (it's the upgraded TKD pot as recommended by Pete) I can hear a buzzing noise. This somehow disappears if I crank it up to max. What could be the problem? Maybe I...
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    Reply to review by 'evgeni' on item 'Audio-Technica ATH-M50x'

    I wish I've read your review before I purchased those... They are so bass heavy it damages my ears :( Could you please help me with advice? Very disappointed in ATH-M50x. Looking for neutral closed back headphones for classical music.
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