I'm wondering how far people insert their iems into their ears. Apparently the tip and the nozzle is supposed to be inside your ear canal, which feels a little weird to me and I have concerns over ear ringing and possible damage. So at what depth do you insert your iems? Do you feel them inside...

I'm wondering how much daps affect sound. I'm currently trying a Campfire Audio Solaris iem and without a dap or desktop gear the sound is underwhelming, which I understand. What exactly do daps do that makes them and the iems worthwhile? I'm eyeing the Fiio M11 and am wondering if I should aim...

Those of you who don't know what asmr is, you don't need to. Anyway, I use sensitive LCD-X headphones. I need to turn the volume way up to get satisfactory sound (using a Jotunheim balanced), which I would imagine increases the power as well. I can feel the membrane/diaphragm vibrate. Should I...

I think I used to experience some with a Hifiman Edition X v2. Then I switched to an Audeze LCD-X and have not been noticing it, at least to a concerning degree. Now I'm using an HD 800 S and it's back. I might be compensating for softer or leaner sound by turning up the volume. Seems strange to...

I need to find out the name of a particular song played during the World Cup. If you were watching Portugal-Uruguay today it was played right before kick-off as the formations and starters were being shown and was the second song played after the match. It's not one of these corny half-pop songs...

What non-insane power strip would you recommend to plug a separate DAC and amp in to try to minimize or prevent background noise? Do power strips make any difference? US, by the way.

I'm experiencing some excessive ringing and feel some pressure in my ears so I must be doing something wrong. The thing is I don't think I can properly put on IEMs without to some extent pressing them in, plus when I'm being very gentle I can tell there's no seal or there's too much distance...

I've been wondering quite a bit about whether there are sound differences between low and high gain beyond volume level. I encountered a thread on this forum where multiple people claimed that high gain made their music sound fuller, with volume level accounted for most likely. Other times I've...