This seems to be the album: I can't locate it on Qobuz, though it may be on Tidal or download from SoundCloud

At home, I have used the Fiio uBTR to good effect with headphones. It is a good, inexpensive option but you won't get the benefit of ANC that the Focal Bathys offer when out and about. https://www.fiio.com/%CE%BCbtr

No remote afaik. Instead, Auralic's Lightning DS app is used to control the Altair. Roon is even better. According to HiFi Choice, the DAC chip is ESS9038Q2M based. Their review of Altair G1.1 is here and well worth a read: https://us.auralic.com/blogs/news/lightning-conductor-altair-g1-1-review

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new LCD-4 headphones! Being the Luddite I am, I too shared your perspective on EQing music for many years. But the combination of LCD-4 and Roon was a revelation; applying the Audeze preset in Roon completely transformed the headphones for me...

Well, maybe not until the Vivaldi stack arrives...:wink: Beautiful system, congratulations! Hope you have many hours of listening pleasure.

Auralic, on their website, state that the DACs for the Altair G2.1 and Vega G2.1 are both 'high performance': https://us.auralic.com/pages/which-product-to-buy The Altair G2.1 is designed to be an all-in-one digital front end. The Vega G2.1 is designed to be a DAC first and foremost, with...

Should've gone to Specsavers...:rolling_eyes::relaxed:

I was able to home demo the Empyrean recently, which were themselves a demo unit so already had some hours on them. To my ears, they were accomplished, accurate monitors, comfortable, safe and non-fatiguing. But they lacked soul. I just couldn't connect with my music, irrespective of genre. I...

Massive thanks to all who have taken the time and trouble to post their impressions and photographs over the past few days. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make the show this year, so it is extremely helpful to see and hear about it all through your eyes and ears. Mind you, my wallet is...

Yes, just go to the CanJam Reception desk on arrival and buy your ticket there. Buying your ticket in advance, though, saves time on the day.

I'm sure you'll enjoy your first CanJam! It's a great opportunity to listen to those iems, headphones, amps and DACs that we can either afford or aspire to one day. It is also an opportunity to chat to the people behind the gear, who are passionate about the hobby. Normally, you can use your...

I guess that's why he's able to celebrate a major wedding anniversary... :relaxed: Will be attending at least one of the days, I've really missed CanJam London these past two years.

You've made the front page of Head-Fi :) Deservedly so too, such an entertaining, engaging and informative impressions piece!

Many thanks for the clarification and link, very helpful.

Thanks for sharing your impressions of the convolution filters. I had seen Chris and Mitch talk about these on the AS forum and wondered how easily they integrated with Roon. Very easily it appears! I take it the Audeze presets, which I currently use, are replaced by the convolution filters, or...