Let us know about your impressions after listening. When listening to DALI iO-12, make sure ANC and bass mode are disabled. In order for the choice to be correct, you need a clear understanding of your priorities. Good luck!

Roon! I got the best sound from the DALI iO-12 with a direct USB connection to the Lumin U2 (Roon Only mode) and from Roon Nucleus Plus (Qobuz) => USB => DALI iO-12 (direct DSP settings) I rechecked the SQ again. In my SQ testing conditions, DALI iO-12 connection via USB (priority) 1. Roon...

I would like to draw your attention to Bluetooth headphones Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro. They have very good sound quality. You need a source with SSC support (Samsung Seamless Codec).

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I confirm the post angelom. This is indeed true. The DALI iO-12's bass is not bloated, it is well structured. Perhaps the pair of headphones you were listening to is new. DALI iO-12 must be given time to work, at least 70 hours.

I have questions for the discussion participants. You use to listen to HD Audio music | Hi-Res Audio? What do you think about Direct Stream Digital (DSD)?

GREAT! I have cognitive dissonance. There are many interesting thoughts. I need time to think about it. I have a question for you. Do you listen to stereo music? And yes, I am now satisfied with our discussion and grateful to all who are involved.

What do you mean by: 1) doing a line level matched 2) direct A/B switched Will the test be valid if a number of conditions below are met: 1) the same file is tested 2) the same equipment and its settings are used 3) a blind listening test is carried out (several times) 4) before each audition...

Yes, it may be related to the software/hardware.

Interesting and useful information for me. You can be very persuasive. Thank you, I am very grateful to you.

I understand correctly, the codecs don't cause dynamic compression, and therefore cannot influence the deterioration of the dynamic range of the recording. And it is precisely because of this that “spears break” in our discussion?

Did I miss something somewhere? Where is this useful information for me that gives me a clear and precise answer? Why do I hear a difference in sound quality when changing codec? I don't see the answer to this question?

Again cliches and labels, instead of logical justifications.

When listening, only the codec changes, and as a result, the sound quality changes. A clear cause-and-effect relationship. All other variables do not change during my listening.

I also adequately perceive information, but in this case, they are trying to convince me that I cannot hear what I really hear. This is already more like Orwell's story Animal Farm.

Is this the only hypothesis or are there other options? To do this, it is necessary to create a number of favorable conditions. Things also break. Everything is relative!

I do not see in the answers useful for me information. The contradictions that have arisen are not resolved. There are no reasonable recommendations for their improvement. Instead of constructive discussion, accusations of bias and audio-philia. And as a cover, the authority of the...

It is possible that the results of my audition do not correlate with your research (expectations) and it may even cause cognitive dissonance, but with all due respect to you and scientific research, I trust my ears more. Nothing personal, just an audition and a comparison. I assume that in this...

And the most important thing. I want to thank you personally for this discovery for me. Despite many facts I already know, for me LDAC lossless produces the best sound quality. This is a mature sound, when you hear it you get a lot of pleasure. Thank you very much!

Yes exactly. Once again I tested three codecs SBC, AAC and LDAC (lossless). Source was Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (Settings). RSSI of -50dBm. Listened to it on the TIDAL app. Track on TIDAL here. I listened to it on a Sony wf-1000xm5 (noise reduction and equalizer disabled). LDAC (16 bits / 44,1...

Okay, but why is there a difference in sound quality between Tidal and Qobuz when you listen to them through Roon (the song master is the same, the codec is the same).

Yeah, that’s probably two, three.

Processing (2), Bitrate (3) - this is possible, the rest is unlikely.

Example. We listen to music in DALI iO-12 headphones (via Bluetooth) using Qobuz or Deezer streaming services. When listening, the difference in sound quality between Deezer and Qobuz (clearly better sound quality) is clearly heard. I think in both cases (Qobuz or Deezer) I get these 128kbps...

I see another reason-hypothesis here (possibly an agreement). Apparently this could collapse the huge audio market of the wired industry. There is only one argument that immediately pulls the rug out from under an audiophile’s feet: the question of whether there are technical losses during sound...