any knows any good audio stores around San Diego or Washington DC? I’m looking for a place to try out some new cans. Lots of thanks to anyone who replied in advance.

My fellow friends at Head-Fi, It seems to me that balanced audio connector has three widely used standards right now in the market—2.5mm (Astell&Kern and many others), 4.4mm(primarily Sony), and 4pin XLR. Obviously 4 pin XLR is pretty much only for desktop and that leaves 2.5 and 4.4 as the...

I am rather new to this hobby and I am confused about somethings regarding headphone amplification. I am not sure if some of these questions have been answered so even pointing me to another thread would be extremely helpful. Thank you guys so much in advance! 1. What does the "watts" as a...

Is there a sound difference between a dedicated digital music player and iPhone with an external DAC/AMP? I am just confused. If I connect my iPhone to a Chord Hugo using the camera connector and I'm running IEMs, is there a sound difference between using iPhone as the source or DAPs as...

I am pretty new to the head-fi community and this is my first post so please excuse me if I made any mistake. I am looking for a headphone recommendation in the upcoming thanksgiving and Christmas holiday. Here is my preference: Most important: detail and clarity of the music, imaging...