What is a good non-budget amp with a small foot print?

Does the Piety have a break in period or something? What would be a good DAC to use with it?

I have the Piety and the Magni+ as well as a Topping L30II on my desk and I don't notice a difference. What would be good tracks to listen to that would clearly demonstrate how they are different?

Assuming you have enough power how much difference does the amp actually make? Are there things that an amp can do (distortion-wise) that an EQ cannot?

What would you recommend with my budget? What do you get for more money? I don't really care additional features, I just care about the sound quality.

How does this compare to higher end Schiit in terms of sound quality (going to be using HD800S unbalanced)? If I have $1,500 to spend is the Piety a good option?

I am powering a pair of Wilson Audio Sabrinas in my office with an Anthem MDX-16. I don't trust people that sell audio gear BUT every single one of them says that this setup is bad. Can someone explain to me why? I use my computer with Apple Music as a source and the new Sonos Port. I can't tell...

I have a pair of Koss KPH30i headphones and I find that this style of headphone is the most comfortable for me. It is better than something that goes in my ears or surrounds my ears. I am wondering if there is a high-end head phone with a similar design that just sits on my ears. My budget is $1k.

I’ll request it.

If you turn on Exclusive Mode, Tidal will adjust the bit rate of your "audio device" based on the track that is playing. So if I am listening to songs at different sample rates Tidal adjusts my DAC to match the rate of the song. Amazon Music by comparison recommends setting your audio...

I use Tidal for music videos. I like to watch them if I am doing cardio at the gym. The selection sucks but I like to avoid Google as much as possible. Spotify, Deezer, and Amazon Music do not have music videos. As of right now I am going to keep my Tidal HiFi subscription. If Amazon comes out...

So if you want to listen to Amazon Ultra HD, the best thing to do is either change the sample rate to match each song or just leave it at 44.1? My only options are 32bit in the midi controller. There is no 24bit.

So is there any downside to leaving it at 768 kHz? I am not aware of any 768 kHz files on Tidal and I know Amazon HD music only goes to 192 kHz.

If I leave my DAC at 786kHz via the OSX Midi Controller and listen to Amazon music will it automatically drop to 96, or 44.1 based on the file? I don't really understand what happens. For instance with the Eagles Ultra HD I see the following on Amazon Music: Ultra HD Audio Track Quality: 24...

Have you cracked any of your limbos yet?