Hello, I want to buy a smartphone with Android which is not too expensive. I'm wondering if there are budget rigs you can recommend consisting of a basic smartphone and an external DAC with integrated headphone amp. I feel that the cheap smartphones' headphone outputs are always too noisy so a...

Hello, I have used my Stax SR-5 with SRD6/SB connected to a Technics SU-600 Stereo amplifier after a longer period of not using them. Unfortunately, the sound is distorting, like heavy noise on vocals and bass (sounds like really bad/loud mastering X 10). I do not think that it's happening in...

Hello!   My main rig consists of a Stax SR-5 with an SRD-6/SB and sometimes I'm wondering if there is something in the bass or "punch" department that I'm missing.   I'm looking for dynamic headphones that have that punch but still not overpowering bass. The music I listen to is from...