Looking for a DAP with a nice built in amp, I recently acquired a new overstock LG V20 on eBay. The few negative reviews I've read of it talk about the ESS Sabre "glare", describing it as either a bright (specifically sharp) frequency response or a sort of digital or unnatural sound. The only...

I often read about how headphone X (e.g. HD 600) "scales" with better amplification. I've been trying to objectively establish whether I'm able to discern such differences either through measurement or listening tests. I've now failed to discern such differences often enough that I've concluded...