lets just say I've 2 different DACs, DAC A and DAC B. When plugged into the same amplifier, same volume settings for dedicated Amplifier, Max Volume setting for music player + Windows + DAC. DAC A Setup sounds louder than DAC B. What Does this mean? Is DAC A better than DAC B? Is there...

As above, is it better to use sensitive low impedance IEMs without an amp? Coz these are really easy to drive and I've no idea why my dunu titan 5 (32 ohm and 108dB SPL) is sounded better from line out than headphone out of my DAC. There's very high noise floor when I used headphone out. Not...

Does this amplify the signal, twice? DAC LINE OUT > Active sub RCA in > Active sub RCA out > Active speaker RCA in If it is, is there a correct way to approach this? Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk

Hi guys so today I was really excited in getting the new fiio k1. But to my dismay, when I paired it with my dunu titan 5, there's this noise sound coming out from my iem, it's like as if the fiio k1 is 'over amplifying' my iem. There's no noise sound when I plugged my iem into my smartphone...

Hi guys! I'm planning to get a new headphone for classical music. I was recommended hd681 by someone but not sure if I should get hd681 or hd681 evo. Is superlux website down or something since I can't access it for some reason. www.superlux.com.tw   The hd681 evo cost usd30 while hd681 cost...

So I've multiple playlists, like tons of them. I always use WMP to edit my playlist but it's a bit laggy. What I really want is multiple playlist windows so I can edit my playlist efficiently. Winamp has that but it lacks the feature to drag a song from one window to another window.   So...

Suppose a singer releases the an album but with 2 CDs in different formats, mp3 and tta/flac. They don't sell both separately so I've both CDs.   Should I rip the CD with flac and convert to mp3 or just use the cd that came with mp3? Which option has better quality?

Just asking before I throw in my money for high end equipments. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk

hi guys, I'm planning to buy a new amp so please don't laugh because there's a probability that I'm going to ask a stupid question.   Will an amp that's capable of driving 600ohm headphone, destroy a 38ohm headphone/ 16ohm IEM?   Or Will an amp that's capable of driving 600ohm headphone...

Anyone here knows who the real maker of piston   I heard piston is designed by 1moredesign and some claimed these were made by Dunu.   Dunu - http://www.head-fi.org/t/684159/chinese-asian-brand-info-thread-headphones-iems-amps-dacs   1 more design...

Aye guys have been seeing headphones and DACs but never come across with speakers. Anyone have any idea what price range for speakers deserved to be in summit fi? Thanks

20 years ago, A computer that has core i3 cost around $2000[This is just a guess] and now a computer with core i5 cost around $1000   So lets say, 20 years later,  as technology advances, will audio gears such as speakers be cheaper? 

Hi people, I've been researching about sampling rate and bits audio but unfortunately, I really got mixed answers. Some says 24 bit audio is better. Other says 24 bit audio is a myth. Some says there's audio quality loss if you upsample. So what settings am I supposed to use? 44.1khz/48khz ...

Hi guys I'm trying to repair my xiaomi piston iem with mic.   It has One blue wire, One red wire, One red and copper wire and lastly one white wire with copper surrounding it.   I tried to read guides, but they all have green wires and their connection are completely different,causing me...

About the term audiophile, can one calls them one if they do not know anything about hi-fi or high quality sound but solely loves listening to music? Because When I told everyone I'm an audiophile and I had built a home theater setup. Then this one guy came up and said he's an audiophile too...

Hi guys My Powered speaker is supposed to be at the right side of my tv, but the power cable isnt long enough so i decided to place my right speaker at the left side of my tv. And the right audio channel is at my left! To solve this, i simply invert the rca cable connectors and it works like a...

I'm currently interested into ud120,fiio e10k and audio-gd nfb-11 and my speaker is hivi swans m200mkiii.   When I got this set of speakers, I didnt know how much I should spend on dac. I heard many people is recommending audio-gd nfb-11 for m200mkiii but it cost $330bucks! Whereas dacs like...

I was intended to buy one of these dacs but have been shockingly seen people recommending expensive dacs that cost around $270...which is out of my budget for now..

Hi guys i just bought hivi m200mkiii. To my disappointment, i have been hearing buzzing sound from both tweeters. Actually, it isnt that loud, it requires my ear to be about 10 cm away from the tweeters to hear the annoying buzzing sound. When I turn up the volume knob, the buzzing sound will be...

Hi all. My cousin ask me to recommend a pair of headphone for her. She is not an audiophile and priortize fashion a lot. She wanted something pink so I recommended ath m50rd to her and she say she will consider abt it.  Am I doing it right? Should i recommend skullcandy(Fashion) to her since she...

Hi all. My cousin ask me to recommend a pair of headphone for her. She is not an audiophile and priortize fashion a lot. She wanted something pink so I recommended ath m50rd to her and she say she will consider abt it.  Am I doing it right? Should i recommend skullcandy(Fashion) to her since she...

Hi all I'm having trouble in decision-making. Is it wise to get a used set of speakers? I'm looking for bookshelf 2.0 speakers and will add a sub in the future. I found 7 months old used m200mkiii under warranty selling for usd320 while a new set of d1080-iv retails for usd183. I wonder which...

Does dac prevent static noises

In placement #1,the angle from speaker is about 45 degree while placement 2 angle is about 20 degree. Placement #1 is 8cm higher than my ear level while placement #2 is 22cm shorter than my ear level.   There are windows beside my desk, not sure if this is a bad or a good thing.   The...

Ignore the price tag since I'll only be able to get both at the same price point. So in terms of audio quality, which one is a better option?