I use a non-mainstream streaming app on MAC to play music. HQPlayer is said to be very good at oversampling and the DAC I just ordered doesn't do OS (Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE). Will HQPlayer (or other software) be able to OS the music I play through the 3rd party app on MAC? How would I set it...

I wonder how laptop streaming compares to dedicated higher-end streamer in terms of sound quality via for example Tidal. I hear a lot about computer being a poor source of music. Some DDC like these https://www.denafrips.com/ddc are supposed to clean up the source, though some DAC manufacturers...

Coming from mostly speaker listening, I just started exploring headphone/iem and wonder around $200-350, which would give better sound quality. From what I researched, On the headphone side, there’s HD6xx at 200 and Sundara at 350. Iem has moondrop blessing 2/dusk at 320. And probably some...

I'm talking about sound quality up to/around Sennheiser HD650 level. Which gives more bang for the buck, IEM or full-size headphone?

I'm looking for a DAC/amp combo for desktop use when working from home. The headphone will likely be the Sennheiser HD 650. Budget is around $200, may be up to $300. I'm not a headphone person so not sure about my options. I do have a dedicated main floodstanding stero listening setup, and a...

I'm looking to add mic-in and headphone-out capability to my computer desktop 2-channel system. After some research, audio interface seems to serve my needs. Its mic-in part should have very good audio quality, but what about its headphone-amp and DAC part, how do they compare to similarly...