After a few years of only using headphones, I recently bought some active/amplified desktop speakers. Needing some advice on setting volume levels of 3 components in a connected chain. Any help/explanation would be greatly appreciated. PC/Windows 10 JDS Labs El DAC II JDS Labs El Amp II...

I've spent almost a month now, trying to decide between subscriptions to Amazon Music HD or Qobuz streamed through Audirvana. I really should make a decision as to which one to keep because paying for both seems pretty silly. That acknowledged, to me there seems to be a noticeable audio quality...

I had a case of budget constrained "upgradeitis" recently and sold some audio gear to purchase a new headphone and JDS Labs' Atom Amp and El DAC II. This very enjoyable combination sounds terrific but I'm wondering if, besides build quality and appearance, there would be any audio benefit to...

I've spent the better part of 3 hours trying to install/replace the pleather ear pads on my new DT1770. I can get the velour pads off and on but am having zero success with the pleather pads. Does anyone know of a link or discussion related to this? Any help would be hugely appreciated! I may...

I have a Massdrop X Beyerdynamic 177X due to arrive Monday. I’ve never had a headphone fail from a defect but just today realized that in my eagerness to get a 177X, I hadn’t stopped to consider warranty questions. Does DROP offer any type of warranty on their headphones, other than the 30 day...

I have a Beyerdynamic DT177X headphone scheduled for delivery tomorrow. I've read quite a few comments where some owners are a bit disappointed in their lack of sub bass. I'm coming to the 177X from a Beyer DT770 pro 80 ohm, which seems to have a good sub bass response. Of the DT770 headphones...

I am considering the purchase of new Beyerdynamic HT1770 Pro headphones. Very good pricing! I most recently came from Audio Technica 50x to using for a few weeks the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 ohm. Liked the DT770 Pro a LOT. In considering the DT1770s, there have been very mixed reviews on...

Sorry, mis-titled previous similar post... I read that FiiO apparently has only a 6 month warranty on the A5 battery. I’ve ordered an A5 and am wondering if anyone knows what to expect in terms of battery life span? I can foresee charging the A5 every 1 to 2 days. Any suggestions/tips to insure...

I'm about to order a FiiO A5. One concern that I have, given that the battery is not user replaceable, would be battery life span. I understand that many factors will influence this but given daily use, are there any estimates or experiences related to life span? I'm guessing or more accurately...

I have an iPhone 8 plus, connected to a Dragonfly Red, using Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 ohm headphones. I mostly listen to music streamed through Tidal. What I am finding is that often to get a decent volume level, I need to set the volume indicator at 3/4 or more. I am pleased with the audio...

I have an iPhone 8 plus and use a Dragonfly Red DAC. My headphones are Beyerdynamics DT 770 Pro 80 ohms. Everything sounds great but to get adequate volume, I need to have the iPhone's volume indicator at 2/3 or higher. At 50%, the sound is way too low and this was the case with my Audio...

I've had my Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones for a few days now, also owning the Sony MDR-7506s and the KRK KNS-8400s. So far I'm very satisfied with the ATH-M50xs, currently preferring them to the others for listening enjoyment. Love the bass, especially as compared to the KRKs which are...

I've had my E17 (my first headphone amp/DAC for less than a week and using this helpful forum, have been able to learn about computer and device settings. I'm fairly sure I have the settings configured correctly, including having downloaded the WASPI plug in for Foobar, which I am using as my...