Yes. The Focal Be car audio speaker systems with their own passive crossovers are ever so slightly better than the Dynaudio system speakers (when volume matched) with their own passive crossovers, but Focal’s are 4-5x the price now; they used to be 3-4x the price.

Back in 2000, I put over $17K into a system in my 2000 Toyota Solara car (which was stupid, I’ll never do that again because the only time I could truly enjoy it was when I wasn’t driving). I had a custom built $1100 alternator from an older gentleman who did Alpine’s show cars. It put out 292...

By the way, I just bought the best T5 screwdriver you can get, a Wiha Torx PicoFinish T5x40mm Precision screwdriver (part #26737) and it DOES NOT FIT FIIO'S SCREWS FULLY. Some barely fit, some don't fit, some fit partially, it's a freaking joke! Fiio should change their Q5/Q5s markings to say...

$1800?? Where have you seen a used pair of LCD-4 for $1800? I have a pair with custom blood wood ear cups (and an LCD-3 with “cinnamon bun” cups, LCDi4, iSine20, EL-8 Ti, and Mobius). The LCD-4 is the best I’ve ever heard. It’s a $4K headphone. Who would sell it used for $1800 unless it had...

In my custom Beta22 I have Cinemag balancing transformers for the single ended inputs and in my opinion an active conversion would likely sound more accurate. I use my system fully balanced so it’s not an issue for me. If I needed to use the unbalanced inputs for something there’s nothing...

I really wanted my iPhone 11 Pro Max in the photo, but unfortunately I needed its camera. Even with no 2.5mm jack you can see the L shape connector still puts pressure on it. I must say that so far, and I’ve only been listening awhile to it with my Audeze LCDi4 Planar Magnetic IEMs, this AM3D...

Amazon for the Q5s at $299, and FiiO directly for the module as they were the only one selling it. They notified me the day it was ready and I was already the 34th order. Check your inbox.

Nightmare with FiiO, where do I even begin! I don’t have time to post it all now, but I’ll say this. They give you 4 custom made screws with the Q5s and 4 with the THX module I just got but haven’t tried yet? Why? Because out of the 8 screws and the 2 in the unit, I have 3 good screws left...

Ditto

MY POST FROM THE AM3D THREAD WHICH INCLUDES MUCH THAT BELONGS HERE, SO SKIM THROUGH AND READ THOSE PARTS: As of today it is now available from the FiiO store on Aliexpress! Get one before they’re all gone! $159.99 + $10.00 tax (?) to USA with free shipping. I was told by FiiO they would be...

As of today it is now available from the FiiO store on Aliexpress! Get one before they’re all gone! $159.99 + $10.00 tax (?) to USA with free shipping. I was told by FiiO they would be $149.99 (so I should get $10 back). Click below. FiiO AM3D THX AAA-78 Amp Module I had asked FiiO to...

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted here but there are many reasons why, and it’s very late here and I will address the specifics if you send me a private message. I’m not here to make excuses; only tell you the facts. To make a long story short, my Grandfather died two days after...

It's to prevent suction so that the nano-grade diaphragm doesn't get damaged.

You'd think so, right? Not so. Getting the LCD4 was the first chance I had to listen to my system in 2 years. No time. I hope things change though.

Oh, but yeah, your low gain might be a gain of 6. My low gain is 2. So there's a big difference there. That's likely why the V281 is so much louder. I'm not sure where I'm going to set my boards at but likely somewhere between 6 and 8.