I have got an used Wireworld Silver Starlight S-Video cable – saw it on Mercari and couldn’t resist ordering. I don’t use S-Video however, and my idea was to convert it to coaxial. I have a spare set of Audio-Technica BNC terminals, which I bought for another reason but eventually didn’t...

Does anyone know anything of these obscure electrostats? It is also interesting to know which old electret drivers are compatible across brands. For example, I have a bunch of Audio-technicas (ATH-7, ATH-8, ATH-80, ATH-9000). Can I use some other electret headphones with them?

Based on my admiration of Airbow electrostatic system, I decided to get their upgraded version of CEC HD53N (which is a great amp on its own) – Airbow HD53N Special. I can say I am totally happy. Looks like this will be the only headphone amp I gonna be listening regularly to. While I have not...

Any owners of Esoteric D-30 here? I would like to know which input sounds better and whether taking pain with ST is worth. If the answer is positive, then which DDCs have ST out? I know about M2Tech Evo (old version), but not sure if its clock haven't deteriorated – well, it's an old device...

I know that old M2Tech Evo has ST output and two Wadia's Digitallinks. Anything else around with it?

I use XLD and in 99.9% of cases it does the job, however once in a while I encounter a weird CD rip as a simple lumped file which cannot be opened by XLD. Any alternative? P. S. Amadeus Pro doesn't help either, as it doesn't support cue files (and there is no utility in converting it to an...

My DAC has BNC connector, while all SPDIF converters use RCA. And apparently no one is selling ready-made BNC–RCA coaxial cables. If I get a regular RCA–RCA 75 ohm coaxial and change the plug to BNC on one end, is it a good solution or it will screw up the sound? Or is it better to get BNC–BNC...

Anyone had experience using car audio hi-fi in home set up? I am thinking to get USB to Optical converter, but surprisingly they are very rare. I do not trust Chinese budget-friendly stuff (Gustard and alikes), and they actually measure quite poorly. At the same time buying something that costs...

Any currently supported bitperfect converters? I have only found Edirol FA-101 and few alike, but may not work with current version of Mac OS. USB may be acceptable too, but output has to be Optical, not Coax.

What is the better way to connect driver unit of Audio-technica ATH-7 to a headphone amp? Driver unit does not have RCA inputs, only speaker wires (non-detachable). 1. Use an adapter plug? Seems easy and cheap, but I have only found a very low quality Chinese plugs of this kind. 2. Attach RCA...