What is a good non-budget amp with a small foot print?

Does the Piety have a break in period or something? What would be a good DAC to use with it?

I have the Piety and the Magni+ as well as a Topping L30II on my desk and I don't notice a difference. What would be good tracks to listen to that would clearly demonstrate how they are different?

Assuming you have enough power how much difference does the amp actually make? Are there things that an amp can do (distortion-wise) that an EQ cannot?

What would you recommend with my budget? What do you get for more money? I don't really care additional features, I just care about the sound quality.

How does this compare to higher end Schiit in terms of sound quality (going to be using HD800S unbalanced)? If I have $1,500 to spend is the Piety a good option?

I am powering a pair of Wilson Audio Sabrinas in my office with an Anthem MDX-16. I don't trust people that sell audio gear BUT every single one of them says that this setup is bad. Can someone explain to me why? I use my computer with Apple Music as a source and the new Sonos Port. I can't tell...

I have a pair of Koss KPH30i headphones and I find that this style of headphone is the most comfortable for me. It is better than something that goes in my ears or surrounds my ears. I am wondering if there is a high-end head phone with a similar design that just sits on my ears. My budget is $1k.

I’ll request it.

If you turn on Exclusive Mode, Tidal will adjust the bit rate of your "audio device" based on the track that is playing. So if I am listening to songs at different sample rates Tidal adjusts my DAC to match the rate of the song. Amazon Music by comparison recommends setting your audio...

I use Tidal for music videos. I like to watch them if I am doing cardio at the gym. The selection sucks but I like to avoid Google as much as possible. Spotify, Deezer, and Amazon Music do not have music videos. As of right now I am going to keep my Tidal HiFi subscription. If Amazon comes out...

So if you want to listen to Amazon Ultra HD, the best thing to do is either change the sample rate to match each song or just leave it at 44.1? My only options are 32bit in the midi controller. There is no 24bit.

So is there any downside to leaving it at 768 kHz? I am not aware of any 768 kHz files on Tidal and I know Amazon HD music only goes to 192 kHz.

If I leave my DAC at 786kHz via the OSX Midi Controller and listen to Amazon music will it automatically drop to 96, or 44.1 based on the file? I don't really understand what happens. For instance with the Eagles Ultra HD I see the following on Amazon Music: Ultra HD Audio Track Quality: 24...

Have you cracked any of your limbos yet?

I like Rimowa for checked luggage. Not really a fan of it as a carry-on. I have three pieces of the Topaz line, two Limbos and one Salsa Sports Trunk. The main benefit of Rimowa is that is light and strong. For a carry-on it is pretty hard to go over weight and the fact that you don't have...

RNHP

Also, one other question. If I use a balanced input with a unbalanced output on my Amp do I lose anything? Should I be using an amp with a balanced output?

Okay Ill try it out and see if i notice a difference.

What is good about the XLR? Would There actually be a noticeable difference in sound quality?

Is there any benefit to purchasing the SMSL SU-8 ($50) over SMSL M8A? I have an RNHP which does have XLR inputs but other than that are there any benefits of the SU-8 over the SMSL M8A?

Anyone have the Pro-Ject Head Box DS2 B? I am curious to know how it compares to the RNHP. The Pro-ject seems more powerful and has a balanced 4 pin XLR out on the front. I wonder if this is a better amp for the price? $599 for the Pro-Ject and $499 for the RNHP. Also does anyone know where...

I tried various combinations of the RNHP, Schitt Vali 2, Topping D50, and Schitt Modi Multibit. Basically my only take away is that the RNHP sounds better than the Vali 2. The DACs were interchangeable for me. The Schitt boxes look really nice but the potentiometer on the Vali 2 feels very...

I am curious to see if I can notice a difference. Apparently the Multibit performed very badly compared to the Modi 3. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-battle-of-schiit-audio-dacs.5487/page-1 I have the Multibit coming today and will see if I can hear a...

This is such an interesting topic. I have been trying to see if I can tell the difference between a separate DAC (Topping d50 and Audioquest DragonFly Red) and plugging in directly to my iMac...I am using Sennheiser HD650s and I can't tell a difference. I think...maybe the D50 might sound the...