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Do all Fiio IEMs have short fat nozzles?
Hello all; I've had good luck with Shure, Senn and Ety IEMs, but I am having difficulty getting a good seal with my new Fiio FH5. I think the short nozzle is causing a poor fit in my large ear canal. I plan to try different non Fiio tips, but am curious if the other Fiio IEMs like the FA of FH6...- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Futureproofing of Android DAPs
Thanks for the comments. I picked up an M9 for $250CAD to play with. It was cheap enough to experiment with, tho I think I will ultimately find my iPhone SE/Q5 combo less frustrating over time. Happy New Year to all of you. I fear we may be in for an interesting decade...- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Hi rez for Dummies help.
Thanks for the great comments. Grain is an excellent analogy-I art directed photography back in the film era and get what you are saying. Have a high Rez, non grainy Christmas! I appreciate you taking the time to help.- mackay maus
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Hi rez for Dummies help.
Thanks kukkurovaca. That scale of diminishing returns would especially apply to a pair of 65-year-old ears that spent far too much time at Grateful Dead concerts in the 70s. :-) I do plan to buy some tracks and compare then to my rips. I just picked up an AK JR ($200CAD) to dabble with a DAP...- mackay maus
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Hi rez for Dummies help.
Hi all; After 50+ years fo collecting records (and later CDs), I'm running out of space, and considering buying future music in high-resolution format. I'm confused by formats and sample rates, and wonder if any of you can point me to a web site for beginners-high rez for dummies, I suppose...- mackay maus
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Futureproofing of Android DAPs
Thanks noknok. My wife is from Friesland. Dag! :-)- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Futureproofing of Android DAPs
Thanks for the quick reply. That makes sense and I had no idea that Android was on 10. Makes 7 sound ancient. Merci from Canada! :-). Have a good weekend.- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Futureproofing of Android DAPs
Hi all; I'm not familiar with the Android operating system and am considering moving to a DAP from my ipod/Dragonfly. My question concerns the useable life of the OS. I want to stream Tidal, which I can still do on my ancient ipad mini2, but not on my ipod 5. Is something like the fiio M11...- mackay maus
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Will Fiio M11 be able to use future versions of Tidal etc.
Hi all; I've searched threads trying to figure out if I should be concerned that that the M11 runs an older version of Android. I know nothing of Android-I'm Mac based-but was interested in trying a dedicated DAP, and the M11 seems to have a great price/features ratio. I'm not concerned about...- mackay maus
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Monolith tube amp as DAC?
Thanks starence. I did check the site (on my phone-no useable internet out here)-and missed that entirely.- mackay maus
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Monolith tube amp as DAC?
Hello all; I've been looking at DACs, and noticed Monolith has their tube amp w/Dac on sale for under $200USD. What little I could find on this unit seems to point to design and quality issues, but I was curious if any of you have a recent unit. I'd mainly be using it as DAC into my MicroZOTL...- mackay maus
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My thoughts on the Neko Audio D100 Mk2 DAC
Review of Neko Audio D100 Mk2 I recently had the pleasure of auditioning the Neko Audio D100 Mk2 DAC. I’ve called myself an auditioner-not a reviewer. I feel ill equipped to review this DAC simply because it was light years over what I have listened to in the past. My current...- mackay maus
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Portable Source question
Hi all; My imod died (no fault of RWA-I screwed up replacing the battery). I used it with the headroom desktop portable amp. I'm not sure what the best route for a replacement would be. A new imod, or would I be better with an old PCDP and use the DAC in the amp? I have nothing to base...- mackay maus
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2007 HeadRoom Portable Desktop Amp - where are the reviews?
I upgraded from a microstack to the DTP. Was it worth the extra money? It was to me, but its an individual judgement call. I wanted the best portable amp/DAC i could find for a very specific occasion. (Smoking cigars on my deck) I see you have 701s-the DTP drives them very nicely. While...- mackay maus
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Those who waiting Xin amp, post and get your date of arrival !
I feel your pain. I ordered my reference when the CAD dollar was at par with the USD. Now its less than 80 cents.- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Is Headroom's astrodyne a stock astrodyne?
Hi all; I'm in Canada, and have the chance to buy a used astrodyne from a fellow canuck. The specs are the same as Headrooms product-would this work on an ultra micro amp? There is little difference in price, but shipping is simplier and customs is avoided. Thanks M- mackay maus
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Those who waiting Xin amp, post and get your date of arrival !
"Funny the path events take as they push their own way forward around and through our intentions and designs." So true-maybe amps are a metaphor for life! M- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Those who waiting Xin amp, post and get your date of arrival !
Appreciate the info! Looks like the 15 month wait is almost over.- mackay maus
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Those who waiting Xin amp, post and get your date of arrival !
"If you go to his site you will notice he updates the order being shipped on a daily basis." I checked the site, but could not find this page-would one of you post a link? thank you M- mackay maus
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Aftermarket cable for UE10 from Korea
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Aftermarket cable for UE10 from Korea
Quote: Originally Posted by graphis_7 can we have the link too? thx Sure-its HK, not Korea, but the ebay link is ULTIMATE EARS IN-EARPHONE UPGRADE CABLE - eBay (item 300271203973 end time Nov-11-08 17:07:10 PST) AW Audio accessory I'd heard there was a guy in Korea...- mackay maus
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Aftermarket cable for UE10 from Korea
Found it-thanks everyone for the useful (and useless ) comments! Matthew- mackay maus
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Aftermarket cable for UE10 from Korea
Found it-thanks everyone for the useful (and useless ) comments! Matthew- mackay maus
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Aftermarket cable for UE10 from Korea
Hi all; Do any of you know the site for this cable maker? I've googled and searched head-fi to no avail. thanks Matthew- mackay maus
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Those who waiting Xin amp, post and get your date of arrival !
Quote: Originally Posted by Quaddy My 15 month anniversay for the reference. *pours out a little liquor* me too-a toast to all us audio-fools. Clink! Which reminds me, just finished a bottle of Talisker last night and must pick up another. All of a sudden, hi-fi doesn't seem...- mackay maus
- Post #3,236
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps