Wonderful, can I also change specifications to 2.5mm cable termination, instead of 3.5mm one? As seen here: https://www.null-audio.com/collections/universal-in-ear-monitor/products/project-4-2-electrostatic-hybrid-in-ear-monitor

Where? Haven't seen them (yet) at https://thecustomart.com/ :)

Are these available for purchase in EU, possible with VAT reverse charge? :)

RME ADI-2 DAC FS is a good match with HeadAmp Gilmore Lite Mk2 as well. Very neutral and powerful amp, yet cheap (US$ 500). Internal amp is good, excellent for IEMs, but to me HeadAmp can deliver slightly better dynamics / punch with bigger phones.

There is no new driver or firmware: https://www.rme-audio.de/adi-2-dac.html

Everything is not 44.1, some tracks are 48, some others (w/ MQA) 88,2 or 96. Anyway, RME with stock Windows 10 drivers should autoswitch frequency, but it does not :frowning2: Maybe resampling to 352,8kHz would be smarter, most content is in 44.1. I asked the question also here...

Well, with some A/B testing I've found I cannot hear difference between bit-perfect ASIO playback from Audirvana vs Tidal and WASAPI resample to 384kHz anyway, so ended-up using stock Tidal app. But somewhere in my head I'm not happy with this solution :-/

Tidal (WASAPI) cannot switch frequencies on RME, does not matter if RME drivers are used or default Windows 10 ones. "VB Cable" is a hack that translates WASAPI audio to ASIO, RME auto-switches with ASIO, but this bridge introduces stutter. So, the only 100% reliable solution for Tidal and...

Anybody using with success https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm WASAPI to ASIO wrapper? This is a way to force Tidal play bit-perfect, even via WASAPI, without need to use Audirvana or Roon (I really like Tidal interface). However, I am getting occasional stutters, even on high-end...

Loudness is too brutal change for my taste, and not neccessary for louder volume levels. But I'm using crossfeed, for my IEMs. First time in many years I've found it beneficial, with RME...

500Mbps download, 10ms latency, should be fast enough to stream a song :) Drop-outs could probably be solved by different / updated S2 firmware, but that will never happen, as chief designer is long gone. Anyway, still do not see any better DAC for €400 :)

I don't think MQA drop-outs (maybe 2 - 3 per hour) are "issues" with the device, more with Tidal itself. Mytek Digital Liberty DAC, twice as expenive, is having similar problems. Anyway, using MQB is 100% working solution. And while you don't need DAC support for SW unfolding, for rendering you...

Ahoj :) Pro-ject S2 is the best DAC around € 400. Regarding MQA, it can both unfold (1st pass) and render (2nd pass) MQA, or accept software unfolded MQA (by Tidal) and render it only (=MQB). Sound should be exactly the same in both cases. I'm not sure why, but direct stream seems to be very...

Drop-outs are still there, when doing full hw unfold & rendering. Using it in MQB mode (unfold done by Tidal) helps though.

Using MQB does help with stutters, and I cannot distinguit it (sonically) from MQA. Ie. letting Tidal do the first unfold, while S2 does second. Rock solid, no stutter. Jitterbug and/or better USB cable does not help at all.

I'm loving Cobalt as well, wonderful little DAC/amp for my Custom Art Harmony 8.2. And not only when using USB Player Pro, but also Tidal stream resampled by Samsung to 192/24 sounds much better.

I've got Pro-Ject S2 which shows bitrate. Samsung S10, when using Tidal, is resampling everything to 192kHz. It's not ideal, it's definitely not bit-perfect, and there is no MQA (second unfold), but it does sounds pretty good. Reason for using Tidal and/or Qobuz is getting at least 44/16, true...

How would you compare Fibae 7 to Harmony 8.2?

Neither do I :) I can return the product within 14 days, but it does seem to help in my particular case. 13 more days to decide..

If you are having problems with MQA music dropouts when using Tidal / Windows 10 / Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 combo, Audioquest Jitterbug might help ( https://www.audioquest.com/jitterbug/jitterbug-usb-data-power-noise-filter/usb-data-power-noise-filter ). No more dropouts for me after several hours of...

Great choice at 42 GBP: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyAcc-26000mAh-External-Battery-Portable/dp/B016DA61V2 Thanks. Anyway, Power Box S2 is non-switching: https://www.avforums.com/news/pro-ject-announce-power-box-s2-and-accu-box-s2-power-supplies.15901

I'm going to try Power box S2. A linear power supply, that can run 24/7. Curious about improvements and how it could compare to Accu box. https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/power-box-s2/

Wonderful. :) I was having random music dropout problems when using HW unfold with Tidal. Sometimes music stoped for 1/2 second, switched to non-MQA, went back to MQA soon after. It was hard to reproduce, sometimes it did this 20 times per 5 hours, sometimes not at all for whole listening...