So the upper part of the cable that came with the headphones doesn't have much shielding like the lower part which is fully cloth covered. It has totally been ripped apart inexplicably, and I'm not even sure what tears it. I just start to notice that it's fallen apart. Does anyone know a good 8...

I don't know whether it's my dac or the computer. The DAC is the Modi 3. The Schiit Wyrd which is called a "decrapifier" which is supposed to clear up this noise does not clear up the noise, and the optic cable doesn't clear it up either. The Wyrd actually makes it worse than the optic cable...

Color me perplexed. The Qutest is just as big as the Modi, but it costs more than the gumby. Why is the Gungnir so big, and why is the Qutest so small?

I see this everywhere I look. Almost nobody accept Schiit has standalone DACs. Every other DAC has some tacked on headphone amp which I have no use for. I have the Sennheiser HDVA600, I have no need for this cheap extra amp. I plan on getting an audiogd R1 DAC, because it is featured on this...

There's one person on this forum who highly recommends them, and so does the music reviewer Anthony Fantano, AKA "The Needle Drop". I want a wider consensus though. Here are my questions. - Are there comparably priced amps with better components and sound today? - Are old school amps mostly...

I just need a DAC, I'm tired of looking. I currently use the Modi 3. I have Sennheiser HD800 headphones and Sennheiser HDVA600 amp. I've been messing around with self powered studio monitors and passive loudspeakers and I'm thinking of getting a vintage receiver for my passive loudspeakers. Your...

So I already have the Sennheiser HD800 and HDVA600, as well as HD650 for when I feel like them. What I want now is a really nice receiver for bookshelf loudspeakers, for a hifi setup. I got a pair of Neumann KH120 A speakers, and while for some songs they sound magnificent, for other songs they...

I need, specifically, a DAC with balanced inputs and outputs, which is only a DAC, not a DAC/AMP, which is tonally neutral. The last DAC I had, the Gungnir, literally made every piece of equipment burn my ears after prolonged periods of use because it was so bright. Whatever I have needs to work...

I need, specifically, a DAC with balanced outputs, which is only a DAC, not a DAC/AMP, which is tonally neutral. The last DAC I had, the Gungnir, literally made every piece of equipment burn my ears after prolonged periods of use because it was so bright. Whatever I have needs to work...

I saved about 250 dollars on buying a used Gungnir. It's not the multibit version, and it has a gen 2 USB port. I have a de-crapifier, so I don't think not having the gen 5 USB port will be a problem. I learned that the newer Gungnirs have a different "Analog output stage". That apparently can't...

I have been wanting a good dac for some time. I recently purchased the Neumann speakers, because they are supposed to be as accurate and neutral as speakers can be. I have been using a Schiit Modi for some years now, and I really love what Schiit makes. I want to upgrade to a new dac, and my...

I nothing about microphone brands. All I know is that some are USB, and some hook into an audio interface, and are used for different recording scenarios. I have the standard Focusrite audio interface, and I'm looking for a non-USB microphone for my desktop computer. I want to be able to stand...

Being a nerd, I find things which most people wouldn't find troubling very troubling. The Sony and Bose headphones that I see have several major problems. Sony WH-1000XM2 & Bose QC 35: They are only bluetooth. How am I supposed to play them on my Fiio x5 ii? Bose QC 25: The QC 25 is wired, but...

The Mr Speaker ÆON Flow Open Back, Tyle ranked it above the Sennheiser HD800... is it really better? Tyle did say that he is going to be bringing the Aeon Flow with him in his RV, so it's kind of the one he likes the most I guess. But what does it have over the HD800? What does it have over the...

I have my speakers and headphone amplifier hooked up to an RCA splitter which runs out of my schiit modi and schiit loki. I was wondering if this would do anything to degrade the sound quality. If it's of interest, the amplifier is the HDVA600 and the headphones are the HD800. The speakers are...

What does an expensive DAC actually do? Apparently a DAC changes the signal from a digital to an analog sound. I have no idea what that means considering it's just electricity going through a chord either way. Idk how a more expensive DAC would actually make things better. I have a Sennheiser...

I went ahead and ordered this amp because it was half off and it's supposed to pair well with the HD800. I've wanted a nice amp for a while. If you think I could do better or think this amp just isn't worth it, please let me know. Thanks.

So, I am once again in a position where I am thinking about upgrading from my 650, as I have been thinking about doing for years but have never had any success. Limiting factors are my amplifiers (or else I would have probably already upgraded to the Hifiman HE500 years ago), which are the...

I look at the headphone and in ear monitor ratings and I am seeing headphones with one review at the top of the list. It has been this way for years. I'd like to think that this isn't purely because the site owners of this site just don't care about the site anymore. The rating list used to be...

I look at the headphone and in ear monitor ratings and I am seeing headphones with one review at the top of the list. It has been this way for years. I'd like to think that this isn't purely because the site owners of this site just don't care about the site anymore. The rating list used to be...

So, I know that to an extent I believe that quality matters. I own a Sennheiser HD650, and I flirted with getting higher end models of headphones before, and I've poured over countless reviews. The difficult thing about headphone purchasing though, is that a lot of what you base your purchase on...

I recently got into EDC pens when I realized all my crappy consumer pens were breaking when I accidentally stepped on them, they would never write when I needed them to, and they don't write if the pen is upside down (which is a pain as a philosophy student because I am often laying on my bed...

I need some cables that won't break, because this is so ridiculous. I am tired of paying a couple dozen dollars on new cables every year or two. I don't do anything ridiculous to them, I just wear them like usual and then the point near where the cable connects the headphone goes loose, and...

Here's some stuff I own -Blue Yeti Microphone -Brown switch mechanical quick fire cmstorm keyboard -Bernie Sanders action figure -Hatsune Miku, Kasane Teto, Yawane Haku, Felix Argyle, Chen, Cirno, Lain Iwakura, Doom Guy and Cacodemon plushies, as well as a few other non character plushies...

What the heck is the point of that? I want to go in and change some of the info that was on my old profile, but it somehow transferred the amount of old characters onto the new platform, so if I go and change it I can't change it back. There's no point to this nonsense. I know that it's a site...