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    Dan Clark Audio E3 Review: Interview, Measurements, Impressions

    I was also at the High End in Munich the last days and I listened to the DCA E3 on several amps and DAP to come to a conclusion if I really need another headphone... and I ordered it this mornig (no surprise). However, at the AK area with all their DAPs some less brilliant people plugged the...
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    USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best

    I think it has not yet been posted in this thread: There is an new E1DA dongle available, the E1DA 9039S with a ES9039Q2M DAC chip replacing the 9038 ones: https://e1dashz.wixsite.com/index/9038s <<--- despite the link title, it is actually giving the specs of the new 903*9*S available (for...
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    4.4mm Balanced MMCX Cable for AKG N5005??.

    If you really want to get rid of the hooks, you can always cut the heat shrink tubes along their length direction towards the connectors with a very fine scissor (see attached image just for orientation). I did this several times with some other cables for different IEMs (but will not do it...
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    4.4mm Balanced MMCX Cable for AKG N5005??.

    I received this cable with 4.4mm plug from AliExpress yesterday also for my Sennheiser IE600 which shares the same special MMCX connectors as the AKG N5005 (and the Sennheiser IE900/300/ ...). I got it for 55 EUR and it is really a nice cable which fits perfectly in the IE600-sockets. I did not...
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    [FiiO KA17] Mini desktop-class amp, flagship dongle is officially released!

    Well. I just flashed it 30min ago - so I don't know if it is really stable but it works as far as I can see. I skipped the version 0.99 and went directly from 0.84 to 1.16 mainly for the "HID" function keys; "A" seems to be the behavior up to now, "B" is short press=volume +- and long-press=skip...
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    Questyle CMA18 Portable DAC with Headphone Amplifier

    11.0 x 7.0 x 1.5 cm is what I measure.
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    FiiOxJadeAudio KA1/KA11 Compact Portable DAC and Amplifier Discussion & Impressions Thread

    It is in the "Audio" settings and you need a KA11 Firmware of version 0.07 and higher (it currently is on 0.08 afaik).
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    Advanced Flagship Planar Headphone, Cosmo Shows Up!

    It looks very much like the Moondrop PARA (their 300 USD planars) with a different design of the cup surface but otherwise very similar including the slightly angled connectors, the same headband mechanism and the same attachment system for the pads with the magnetic discs. The connectors on the...
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    Moondrop VENUS Planar (and PARA): two surprisingly good orthodynamic headphones at a still reasonable price. Moondrop COSMO Planar: New Flagship.

    Yes. It looks very much like the Moondrop PARA with a different faceplate but otherwise very similar including the slightly angled connectors, the same headband and the same attachment system for the pads with the magnetic discs. So you pay about 600 USD more for the drivers… I hope that they...
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    Questyle CMA18 Portable DAC with Headphone Amplifier

    I think I get your idea and such an application would be nice but I'm afraid, that's not how these things work. The CMA18p is just an audio device with output plus recording/input channels to the USB-host device (normally your PC, Mac, Phone, DAP or tablet ...) - just like any other audio...
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    USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best

    Strange... Absolutely no problem with my Moondrop Dawn PRO and my Windows10 Laptops, Linux-PCs or Android devices. No driver installed and OOTB recognized in Windows with up to 384kHz/32bit support.
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    Moondrop VENUS Planar (and PARA): two surprisingly good orthodynamic headphones at a still reasonable price. Moondrop COSMO Planar: New Flagship.

    I just received these EP-100A pads for my PARA from HifiGo and in case your just as optimistic/naive like me, a little warning: I was fooled to believe by the product pictures in the shop (see below - there was no text information about these pads at the time I ordered) ... ... that the...
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    USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best

    I use one of the super capacitors that way with my battery-less Mojo-1 (I went through two batteries and gave up - but I still have a Mojo-2 for truly portable use as well). There the SCs act more like a power supply with good filtering (as it does for the R2R RU6 and the 1bit RU7 DAC-dongles)...
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    USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best

    Sure. I bought two of these a few weeks ago: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006319204408.html I am not at home, otherwise I would send you a picture with the two SCs for size comparision; these are significantliy smaller, have a switchable charging current limiter and pass high rate data...
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    USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best

    Don't we all wear audiophile trousers to accomodate our portable DACs...?
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