Looking for suggestions for a DAP that can stream Spotify costing less than $300. My granddaughter turned 13 and am thinking of getting one for her. Any recommendations? Thanks.

Question: For those who’ve listened to the inexpensive up to the $4k range or more, at what price point do you feel dismissing returns rears its huge, beautiful head? My guess is that nowadays (c 2024) it really doesn’t cost much to get within about 95% of the stratospherically priced IEMs...

Question: I’ve been looking into a few wireless, bluetooth IEMs (Denon Perl Pro, Hifiman Svanar, Devialet Gemini II, + others) and in most of the reviews the reviewer has a caveat, and says something like, “Good for BT, but not as good as wired.” Does this mean the IEM has to be wired to the...

Has anyone had a chance to compare these two? If so, thoughts? Thanks.

I've been out of headphones for a bit, and have only visited occasionally over the the last years. With each visit there seems to be a proliferation of all things headphone. Sort of crazy! And the prices? Just wowza!!! Feels kind of like I went to sleep in the '50s and just woke up today...

Is shipping from Germany to the US really that expensive? I’m trying to get replacement ear pads for a pair of Ultrasone headphones and I’m quoted 102 euros for the pads and 70 euros for the shipping. 172 euros for just a set of replacement ear pads for the Edition 10s. This. seems. Crazy...

With a wireless IEM, does the quality of the source make much difference? Example: Is there much difference in sound quality whether you're using your phone to stream Qobuz or a mega-thousand dollar DAP streaming Qobuz? Or are you limited pretty much by how good the receiver is on the IEM, or...

Need the help of the experts. I do most of my listening via streaming (Roon with Qobuz and Tidal thru a PS Audio Perfectwave DAC with a Bridge II) and think the rig sounds pretty wonderful. But at the same time I realize that the technology I'm using is probably 10 years old, if not more. I...

I've got an amp that uses three 6SN7 tubes. One driver and two output. My question this: Are the output tubes one per side (left/right) or does each output tube have a left and right channel within it? Obviously, the driver has a l/r since there's just one tube, but there are two output...

Curious about Stax. But, having never heard them and being a bit intimidated with the various models and energizers and whatnot I have no idea where to begin my search for a decent entry into what they’re all about. I also don’t want to spend the big-boy dollars. Can one get the Stax...

Like any elder Head-Fi member I've had the HD600 and Hd650 in my arsenal for a while. But since I had pretty much quit with headphone listening except for on rare occasions, and my granddaughters were learning piano on 88-key keyboards, I sent them both the cans to them so they could practice...

If so, a question: Do you hear any slight humming noise coming from the unit when on? Nothing through the headphones, but more like a slight transformer hum auidinke from a few feet away. Thanks.

Hi, all. Question for the folks who use JRiver: I have a Windows based computer and want to use JRiver; however, I want to be able to control it in another room using an iPad and JRemote. When I make the purchase on the JRiver, do I need to buy the Master one that allows for use on both a...

I'm currently ripping music using dbPoweramp and playing back with Sony Music Center (since I recently picked up a used Sony ZX300 here) and am having some issues with the Sony Music Center. Some tracks will chirp, skip or make other distortion-like sounds which caused me to think it was in the...

My understanding of a balanced cable is that the cable has separate ground for both left/right channel running from the plug to the iems. Am I correct? I ask this question because I see some iem replacement cables selling as "balanced" and there are only three strands of wire going into the...

And which numbers of the specs would tell me that? I thought it was just the ohms. Higher the ohm, more difficult to drive. But my AKG K501 has low ohms rating but requires lots of power to drive properly Is it also the sensitivity? Thanks

Weird,a search brought nothing. Per the title, which brands have the largest eartips diameter-wise? Was considering picking up the Etys again but then remembered I had a hell of an issue with the fit of their tips, with their large triple flanges being too small. Don't like the foam route...

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Not really wanting to open up this can 'o worms, but am curious to see if anyone is still using their amps or if they've all been retired and buried deep in the backyard. I have an MPX3 that I just started using again (was out of headphones for a number of years and got back into it recently)...

For those with upgraded cables, do you swap them with a variety of different iems with the same connector type? Wondering as I now have a few of the two pin type of iems and am considering upgraded cables but don't want to buy one for each iem. But then it seems routinely putting them on/off...

This came with a FitEar iem and while they do sell these, it's like, $25 from Japan and I am way too cheap to spend that kind of money on a shirt clip. Thanks.

Hello. Is there a product that can bypass an iPod`s internal DAC? Or would I have to get the newest Touch to make that happen? Thanks

With all the selling of CIEMs to be then, presumably, reshelled by the new owner, does anyone know if a reshelled CIEM will sound exactly like the original if it's not reshelled by the original manufacturer? Has anyone here, for example, bought a JH13 from the maker, bought a used JH13 from...

Been a while since I last had a Westone W4 and don't recall which tips worked on them. Just picked up a used pair here (en route) but it comes with zero tips. Please advise. Thanks.

Is there such a thing as a wireless CIEM?