Thanks for the link to the moon audio adapter warning...Moon is clearly warning against taking single ended and converting it to balanced... However, I believe I am taking balanced and converting to single ended if I use a 4 conductor TRRS female to stereo RCA adapter. Here is what Moon audio...

Hi. What kind of adapter cable do I need to connect my Bluemini R2R Dongle to my stereo speaker amp? I think I might need female TRRS to stereo RCA...but that appears to be a very rare adapter...like I only see one company on the entire internet (My Cable Mart) selling a 4 conductor TRRS female...

Does anyone else get static noise when turning the Piety volume knob?

Hi guys, I want to connect a Magni + to my subwoofer single RCA line input using pre-out on Magni +....but Magni + pre-out is already going to Rekkr power amp....so can I just use a RCA splitter on my Magni + pre-out? If so, does it matter if I do the split on the left or right side of Magni +...

This DAC is going to raise eyebrows over at Schiit....with Modi at $129 plus shipping....so like $60 cheaper. I'm seeing the pre-Covid prices starting to return for a lot of gear.

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Listening to Gjallarhorn today and yesterday....way more powerful than expected. My hardest to drive speakers are ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 Slim 4 ohm/85dB...G-Horn drove them louder than needed in a fairly large room that opens up to another large room...case was warm and heatsink fins got hot but not...

Danny can easily exploit the issues that bookshelf speakers under 1k all seem to have for budget reasons. The KEF Q150 and Q350 are perfect examples. Those speakers have very very cheap 1st order crossovers that are bringing down the performance. The boxes also probably ring so he can sell you a...

Hahah...maybe "I got a pair of Schiit Horns right here baby!" :deadhorse:

Has anyone figured out a nickname for the 10 watt amp? I will never remember that long Viking name....something simple like "horn amp"?

Question, I'm looking at the Audio Precision report & I see SINAD & THD....but I'm not smart enough to calculate SINAD (AmirNad) @ 5 watts 1Khz and 4 ohms....looking for the ASR score for petty reasons. ;-) PS. My 10 watt Schiit amp arrives Monday. Will compare to Aiyima A07 & Van Alstine SET...

Nobody will be getting mine. :L3000:

The Modi 3E must not be a money maker. It doesn't look like they sent out any review samples. This product has been crickets outside of this thread and a somewhat inactive thread over at SBAF.

It is glorious. Heavy, smooth, solid, matched at low volumes. Like something you would expect on a 2k amp. I had same issue with N22 amp.

Ironically it's usually the little inefficient bookshelf speakers that are hardest to drive. Such as 4 ohm average impedance with 83dB efficiency to get the most bass possible out of a little box. Large box speakers with multi drivers are usually much more efficient and easier to drive. It's a...

Great review! No speakers at your desk??? blasphemy!! You would think I was at at a headphone forum...wait a minute

Fo sho dundee! looking forward to your review

I currently own the Funk...have owned the NR22 and NR1504. I did not like the 1504...it had this coloration that made all music sound like it was recorded in the same studio. USB was worse than optical. The NR22 is pretty good for a desk setup at its price, but the bass is weak and sound is a...

Hi guys. This thread is a firing squad. Insulting someone is not a good way to get your questions answered or to promote sharing. I treat people online the same way that I do offline and I respond to others in the same fashion. I'm unsubscribing to this thread as the overall attitudes and...

I decided to stop responding as so many seem to have an axe to grind on this topic. BTW, I never said or implied that more expensive sounds better. An interesting observation during the tests was that female friends tended to score a bit higher than males. Also, the lowest scorers were techie...

Blind level matched ABX box.

Yes, I can tell the difference when using my Magnepan speakers...but it becomes difficult to tell the difference with my cone and dome speakers. Some folks find that 128k MP3 sounds the same as FLAC. I believe them....it's their gear and their ears in their room.

All the tests that I have seen were in situations where listeners were in an unfamiliar room with unfamiliar speakers and music. It's not difficult to change the sound of an amp. Adjusting the bias and negative feedback will change the sound for example.

Older gear is somewhat more similar than different. Today's systems have a lot more resolution, for better or worse. When you get into the Electrostat or Planar speakers, even differences between DACs become noticeable....assuming that everything else is familiar.

When I am at an audio show, at some point all the rooms start to sound very similar....I would most likely not be able to tell amps apart in an unfamiliar room, with unfamiliar music, speakers, etc....but if somebody tried to slip a new amp in my system at home with my music, it would not be...