Hi, I'm trying to understand what I need to get the best out of Hi Res through Tidal. At the moment my setup is Iphone 11 > Musical Fidelity V-90 dac > heavily Rock Grotto modded X-cans V3 > HD650, HD595, Grado sr80i, Meze 99 classics. Do I need a new DAC that is capable of MQA unfolding...

Hi, I’m using a Musical Fidelity V90 Dac with Amazon Music HD for desktop use (together with a rock grotto modded X-cans v3 and HD650s). I don’t fully understand bits and kHz. Am I getting the best out of the music with this dac. Can it handle the hi res rates? Is it worth upgrading the dac...

Hi all, Hope everyone is keeping well in these strange times! I am currently using an Iphone 11 > Btr3k > Meze Classic 99 using Spotify and Amazon Music as a portable solution. As I understand it the Iphone is limited to SBC codec. I have been offered an oldish Motorola G5 which had Android 8...

They range between £150 a £200

I need to make a final decision between these three cans; Momentum 2.0 over ear Meze 99 neo H6 All are about the same price. I want to use them out and at home. My portable source is an iPhone 6s. At home is a highly modded xcans v3. I listen to all genres but mainly jazz, prog rock, fusion...

Hi, What are the best sounding, most comfortable noise cancelling headphones? The sound and comfort are more important than the ANC capabilities though the phones need ANC for travelling. I would also want to use the headphones without the ANC turned on sometimes. I listen to a broad...

Thanks for your reply. Can you please explain how you would use the htc as an interface?

At the moment one of my setups is:   Spotify (extreme quality) on HTC M8 one > V90 Dac > Modded XCans V3 > HD650   Problem is, where I sit is out of reach of the iphone, so changing tracks etc is a pain.   I'm thinking about getting something like the Pro-Ject Box E Bluetooth Audio...

Can anyone help?

Hi,   I'm looking for some recommendations for a pair of headphones for use at night in bed so I don't disturb my wife who is a light sleeper!   My setup at the moment is:   HD650 HD250 ii linear HD595 Grado SR80   X-Cans V3 Rock Grotto modded V90 Dac   Obviously the open cans have...

For listening to music at night in bed I've been using an Iphone 4S with Spotify > Pure i20 > V-90 > Modded Xcans V3 > HD650 / HD250 II Linear   The Iphone 4S has just died on me. I have a 6S but cannot get it to work with the Pure I20.    What is the best source for Spotify to use with my...

For portable use I agree but from a purely technical point of view, if the idevice is used as the main source in a home setup into a dac, bypassing the internal dac, the sound should be the same out of the external dac as it would be using a pc/mac for example. Is the right or wrong?

So as long as you use a dock that bypasses the internal DAC like a Pure I-20 then the sound quality should be the same no matter the source as it's the Dac and Headamp that are doing the work?

Hi,   This maybe a stupid question but here goes....   If you use an iPhone/Ipod connected to a DAC via a LOD cable thus bypassing the internal DAC,  would the sound quality out of the outboard DAC be the same as if any source was being used to feed the DAC be it a computer or another mp3...

HI,   I am not sure if this is the best forum for the question best here goes.   I do most of my listening now at night in bed. Due to convenience my source is either an Iphone 5 or Ipad Air with premium Spotify on extreme setting.    I use a lightning adapter into a Pure i-20 and then...