There is no one right way to pronounce a word; excepting for proper nouns. Language is not fixed, it is plastic and continually changing across time and distance. To tell a person that he cannot pronounce his own name correctly, it being a proper noun, is ethnocentric, arrogant, and in this...

When using this with a DAC with balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA outputs, I immediately noticed a shocking difference in the sound quality. While the BiPolar will “convert” unbalanced source signals, its magic is in what it can do with a higher level differential signal. It is pure magic. Bar...

Agreed. Honestly, I’ve never heard a headphone amp that could touch it! :hearts::hearts:

Ha! Good to know. So, ajreynol & Slim1970, it looks like you have a couple options. Being in engineering myself, it wasn't such a big deal to get it worked on by someone I trust. I also specifically wanted a splice, rather than an out-and-out swap, because although all of my gear is...

I just did an image search for Audeze Balanced Diagram. I gave him the image below because everyone has standardized on the "HiFiMAN" pin-out for balanced amplifier connections. It is worth reiterating that the MALE connector terminates the headphone side of the cable and the FEMALE connector...

It wasn't so bad. I basically walked into the store, showed him my cable and the pin out diagram. He gawped and made the O_o face because, as it turns out, he's a big headphone audiophile, too. He charged me twenty bucks and used silver eutectic solder. This is his handiwork: Also, note that...

Doesn't the LCD-4 ship with the braided Kimber-cable style Audeze cable now? That's what mine came with. I had my local electronics repair guy* splice in a male-female pair of 4-pin balanced Neutrik connectors about a foot from the end. That way, I have the balanced cable and an 8-inch long...

Since we are talking about monster amps for these beautiful monster Audeze cans, I can report that the Mjölnir Audio Pure BiPolar absolutely adores the LCD-4. It pairs nicely with the MrSpeakers Aeon Flow Closed, as well. I read Bob's post "Icelandic Wonder" over at Katz' Corner (Inner...

Okay, so basically we have two pages of bickering over terminology and whether this technique is novel or just a brand name for yet-another-binaural-recording-technique. Fine. Who cares? It may be proprietary, but as mentioned little is shared in the sense of technical information. Since it's...

It sounds like you no longer have it. Pity!

Wish you could offer a W1-chip version for the Apple crowd. Even as a paid upgrade; I backed the Kickstarter forever ago! I really love the convenience of moving seamlessly between my iPad, iPhone, Mac Mini and work MacBook Pro. It really makes portable audio a continuous experience. I know, I...

I’m strongly weighing a Pure BiPolar. Any chance you could give a detailed review of this now that you’ve lived with it for 3/4 of a year? I think this really might be the one for me but I want to hear a variety of opinions before I commit this kind of money.