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pataburd is a fine member in good standing of the music lovers community. I received this sweet little deck in the mail yesterday and was able to hook it up today. I'm using it in a simple monophonic setup. I'm using a Chromecast audio dongle, optical out into this DAC and then into a summing...

I am turning in my old phone because of swollen battery issues (known problem). Google is issuing a replacement device. I was considering using it as a DAP and ultimate remote for my AV equipment. Does anyone here have experience repurposing an old phone this way? I intend to use a Hip Dac or...

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I'm an igernat newb, but I am really loving the TW2/SE535 combination for the convenience and superior sound over anything I have tried before.

I have the TW2 matched with one pair of my Shure ES535 IEM. I have another pair of the Shures for wired listening, but the convenience of the TW2 more that offsets any loss of fidelity. The TW2 are a bit underpowered, in comparison to my hip dac, for instance, but they are definitely loud enough...

I'll pay shipping. I have an early '40s Klipsch licensced cornerhorn, loaded with University and EV components. I am driving it with a Breeze Audio amplifier, sourced with a Chromecast Audio. Since the cabinet was desiged prior to stereo, I have the left and right channels from the Chromecast...

Update: they did charge me after all and sent a new pair of monitors. Still, I am very satisfied with the performance.

Late last month, I contacted Shure customer support through their website and opened a case ticket. Shure customer support promptly emailed RMA paperwork. Shortly after that, I double boxed my IEMs with all the accessories and sent it all back to Shure, UPS. Shure's support department stayed in...

Recently, I decided to dabble in the portable DAC/amp/IEM game. Like any good audio enthusiast, I did some research and then jumped in with both feet. I settled on a used ifi hip-dac for the power. I already have a Pixel 6 Pro OTG and a computer when I want to fool around with MQA. For IEMs, I...

The cable's good. I put on another brand new pair of SE535 IEMs with the same cable and they sound perfect.

I finally had the time to sort this one today. Earlier this month, I purchased two pair of NIB Shure SE535 and a second hand ifi Hip Dac to go with my Google 6 Pro and to gift one pair of the IEM for my son. On the first pair of IEM, I noticed that the left channel had distortion. I...

I had some time to work with the HipDac and the SE535 IEM today. When I purchased the SE535, I purchased two pair, one intended to gift to my son. Since I haven't seen him recently, I decided to try the second pair as a further test to isolate the problem. Well, the ifi HipDac is performing...

Yes, I downloaded the Zip file, but the BIN file is the only thing inside - no instructions. I have also used this Hip-DAC with my mobile phone with the same distortion/low volume level in the left channel. This eliminates the PC USB drivers as the culprit. Will the XMOS update actually...

I have tried installing new drivers. I am not sure how to flash the xmos - the .pdf instructions are not in the zip file. The problem still exists. I submitted a trouble ticket for some help from ifi.