I couldn't disagree with this more. No, all is not fair in marketing and iFi's practices--even if technically true--were tantamount to lies. Many, if not most. buyers (certainly including me) are not engineers and can't "read between the lines" of technical specs. And even if they are capable...

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My only problem with iFi (I have one iFi product, the Go bar dongle), and it's a fairly large one in my view, is an ethical one--they apparently tend to play fast and loose with their amp specs, significantly exaggerating the power output. As I understand it, they often (or always?) produce...

Well, that's my setup with the HEK Stealth--Aune S17 and Denafrips Ares 12th-1. It may be a relative "poor man's" setup, but it sounds terrific. But someone correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the poster was asking only for amps in the $2K range, not including an DAC .

I'm somewhat surprised by this debate. Lachlen isn't my favorite reviewer and I didn't agree with everything in his review. (Notably, his conclusion that the S17 is not a warm amp. It sounds warm to me and to most reviewers as well--Ichos was surprised to find it even warmer than the Vioelectric...

Has anyone heard both the Fathom and the 64 Audio U4s? I'm thinking of getting a new IEM soon and had narrowed it down to the U4s, but the Fathom looks intriguing at almost the same price. (Though 64 Audio does not include a 4.4mm cable termination, even as an option, and will ultimately cost me...

LOL, I do this also, except for the 10% off part. Though strangely enough, back when I bought the Arya Stealth, I confirmed that one retailer did not charge sales tax and then removed it from the cart. A few hours later, I got an email from them offering me a ten percent discount on the item I...

I upgraded from the Arya Stealth to the HEK Stealth with Hifiman last month (for $705 USD, which seems a decent deal at their current respective MSRPs). I liked the Arya Stealth very much and it is a ridiculous bargain at its current price of $759 USD. However, I found the upgrade to the HEK...

I don't know much about the Bokeh, but I suspect that's not a good pairing for ZMFs in general. Right now I'm using the S17 with the R2R Denafrips Ares 12th-1 and it does no favors for the ZMF Aeolus, which sounds overly warm and muddy. (The Aeolus sounded much better on my previous setup of...

I wouldn't rely on using lower case/caps to differentiate between two different models for multiple reasons. not least because posters here are frequently careless and/or indifferent to their use of capitalization. Ditto for punctuation, grammar, and intelligible writing. I'm sorry (well, not...

I haven't heard the V222, but I'm not sure that everyone would agree that it is a definite step up from the V222. Ichos reviewed and liked both a lot and thought they were very close. Though I admit that I'd probably go for the V222 at $900. But at its full MSRP, which is almost double the S17...

Yeah, I've heard a lot of negative things about Musician, all hearsay though. Basically, their units are said to be repackaged Denafrips designs (and the pictures of the internals, control arrangement, and back panel I/O seem to support that, but I'm no engineer) and I've read some horror...

LOL. OK, you guys have got me seriously considering this cable. TBH, I've looked at it before and while $125 is a major-ish purchase for me, it's not too much to take a flyer. Can anyone recommend a dealer? (A quick search gives me one US dealer that sells the one meter cable for $135 with free...

Upon reflection, maybe this charge was initiated by my bank for some reason and not Vinshine, though they were the payee. TBH, I don't know but was upset at the time, especially since there are times that an unexpected $30 charge could overdraw my checking account, though luckily not that time..

Which is why I bought the OCC copper, base price $259 IIRC.