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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    Another one classy cable from Forza Audioworks. A Noir HPC Mk2 with Neutrik XLR connector. for my Hifiman Sundara. Great quality as always.
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    Comment by 'Navodar' in item 'iFi audio nano iDSD Black Label'

    Well Hip Dac does not have a line out as far I know, and nano has a jitter filter build in.. (that does not come with Hip Dac nor Zen DAC so far i know). Not quite sure what you mean by "playing the Nano while being connected to the PC". You can surely play music from the PC while being...
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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    A new Copper Series HPC Mk2 balanced XLR cable for my HD600. Great job by Forza Audio.
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    Custom Cans Impressions Thread.

    Thanks @jfunk. I am less concerned about the DT990 Pro bass response/extension, but rather about the peaks at 4k and particulary at 12k which sometimes makes them sound a bit harsh when played in combination with a bright source. Adding mass to the back of the driver should actually "flatten"...
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    Custom Cans Impressions Thread.

    Hello there looking into the Uber DT990 Custom Cans mod balanced cable. What exactly are the mods on the cans? I have seen a video of a damping kit for the DT770, but I believe the DT990 mods are not the same, right? Also, has anybody compared them do the DT1990 (or even the Custom Cans modded...
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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    Just received Claire HPC Mk2 for my Fidelio X2HR. Beautiful cable, very well executed. Will certainly come back for more of those for other cans..
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    ifi iDSD nano BL - firmware/MQA issues

    Well I can compare my two above described sets if this helps you. I have to say, my home setup with Audirvana on Mac/nano BL/Audio Technica ATH-M70x sounds better to me comparing the office set of Auralic Aries Mini/Beyerdynamic A20/Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro, despite the fact it costs far less...
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    ifi iDSD nano BL - firmware/MQA issues

    Well the muting I have observed on Tidal client on Mac is at the beginning of every track, provided there is a gap in between the tracks. I think Audirvana sends a constant stream track by track without any gap which would cause the nano to go "standby" and wait what stream is coming, whereas...
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    ifi iDSD nano BL - firmware/MQA issues

    I did not. I am running 5.3 and see no point in upgrading. Even your problems upgrading are another reasons not to try this and to risk bricking the unit. As for the lack of people interested into the MQA setup, it seems to me, most of the audiophiles do not use MQA, so they do not care. Even if...
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    ifi iDSD nano BL - firmware/MQA issues

    Well perhaps, I can only speculate. As far I know, windows needs a special driver to enable usb audio (it has been at least like this for previous windows releases) and I think ifi provides such a driver you need to install. On the other hand, mac does not need this driver, usb audio is built in...
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    ifi iDSD nano BL - firmware/MQA issues

    Well I have observed this and raised with ifi in past by submitting a ticket. See the attached screenshot. What they say basically there is an unmute delay for MQA files which is not the case for non MQA files. This is due to the circuit design... Since then I have switched from Tidal on Mac to...
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    ifi iDSD nano BL - firmware/MQA issues

    Hello, well when using the iDSD as the system output device, the system volume becomes disabled on my Mac and I have to control the volume by the hw knob on iDSD. However, I almost never use the iDSD as the system output device, as I use with Audirvana and that is set up to connect to iDSD in...
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