I moved into a new apt and don't wish to disturb others at night with my music/tv/movies...esp the bass. so am thinking of going either wired or wireless headphones and wish to hear of other's setups and experiences please. wired: using optical out to chord mojo 2 and getting a pair of wired...

looking at a setup for late night tv watching/music listening alternative to chord mojo2 under $500? thanks

hi gang: looking for sub $500 (maybe even 1k) headphones for tv watching/music (open or closed) this is one set i'm considering....Philips Audio Fidelio X2HR would probably hook it up to a chord mojo 2 or other

Hi gang: ...thinking of getting back into audio but on a more scaled down version. not interested in a desktop dac/amp setup or such...just thinking instead of buying the new chord mojo2 to be used from my phone/ipad/computer with a great set of cans that are versatile for all music genres (but...

https://ifi-audio.com/products/spdif-ipurifier/ i am trying to figure out how to best use this. currently using optical out from LG Oled tv to my chord mojo with my cans for late night or loud listening. also supposedly works well with apple 4k tv which i also have. has anyone used this with...

hey guys. i just got an LG Oled tv and it does offer bluetooth pairing (LG sound synch). so originally i was to use the optical out to a chord mojo and then to my massdrop fostex ebony wired cans. but my friend suggested looking at some wireless options. on my list so far is the Sony 1000xm2...

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hey gang: need your help please with first possible customs: trying to decide between the 2 models, please....seeking a detailed balanced sound sig with great bottom end when warranted...while i love tight controlled bass it can't overbloom into the other sound sigs. (my motto: while i love...

hi everyone...i have a friend who recently switched from grado gs1000e to the hifiman 1000... now he feels that planars sound 'more real' and are superior to dynamic drivers..... i did counter to him: if so superior then why didn't focal make the utopias with planars? hoping to better assess...

hi currently have the FLC 8S with my chord mojo for portable use. considering stepping things up: AK Rosies or AK T8ie mkii....(both on sale at my local vendor) I love detail, a good soundstage, balance and great quality (but not overly done) bassslam. I was thinking of awaiting the upcoming...

Hi guys..using my mojo and ipod touch 6...since the apple ios update (even the latest ios update that was supposed to fix the bug on non apple devices) i still get frequent cck cable dropouts and a message 'this device not compatible'. plus the brick is cumbersome. so what sort of DAP would...

hi just trying to get more options here for nice DAC for my computer audio in the $2-3K range. (using microrendu, lps1, Roon, Tidal streaming, some 24/192)... for DAC using iFi micro iDSD of course there are the well known models: Chord Hugo 2 (still awaiting more pro reviews), the Schiit...

Hi guys....my bud so wants me to get back into 2.1 for the living room (he once had a $70k system)...i've now got him into cans/hp tube amp .   anyone else spending post $1k on speakers for a nice desktop rig? I'm also listening to music on my headphone amp and cans/iems at my desk much of...

hi guys using 1 of 3 DACs to drive desktop powered speakers: chord mojo, dragonfly red or ifi micro idsd  (will use a 3.5 to rca adaptor for mojo./dragonfly)   but wow cables can be soooo expensive: morrow ma4, or toxic cables. you get reputable companies like blue jean and on some sites...

hi guys...does any sort of reliable EQ software exist to download to one's computer/laptop, to tweak the sounds on one's desktop speakers at all? i'm using audioengine A5+ and a iF micro idsd dac.   or does one have to buy some control board with EQ software and hook it up that way?  ...

Hey guys seeking a good quality 3.5 to dual RCA cable run from either my dragonfly red or chord Mojo to my as a DAC preamp (laptop to DAC to powered speakers to play my ripped music)... I know this whole area of cables can be a wormhole into Voodoo science, but hoping that I can get some...

your choices for the best sounding, most balanced headphones (closed or open) it the $800-1500 range?   just asking...i have the senn hd650s and sony 7520...thinking of mixing it up a bit. love tight bass slam (not overpowering basshead bass slam, however) and the senns don't do it for...

edited thread title: finding nice speaker sound is luring me out of cans/iems..or at least wanting more balance.   my background: for the last yr or so I was only into portable audio: cans and iems. (sold off alot of my room ht 5.1 gear years back due to all the wires and such.)   over...

hi guys...finally have some live sound at my desktop, by buying a used pair of a5+....nice to have sound in the room, not just from cans.iems.   anyway, seeking a nice sounding sub for it, too...don't mind paying a bit more for accuracy for music. but then again i'm all into great bang for...

http://www.chesky.com/content/binaural-series   i'm trying to experiment buying better quality music (not just streaming) and know chesky has a good reputation...this new binaural series interested me...but it seems the flac downloads are only available via hdtracks...and yet sometimes when...

  hi ...just trying to garner more choices for those of us who are looking for a good solution for walking around using our portable gear...esp with the new mojo extender that came out.   below are some suggestions i came up with,,,but unsure if van nuys in japan ships to north...

hi guys...starting to purchase flac...as well as quality cds again.... (will start ripping then with either eac, dbpoweramp, foobar or other to my windows laptop then to my ipod touch 6.)   so i know there are various products out there to clean and enhance them.   some cd cleaners and...

hi guys...i know this is not headfi related but can anyone kindly suggest a great sounding tabletop unit i could use from my laptop...either wired using dragonfly red, iFi, chord mojo..or even bluetooth?   you know something really nice sounding while i'm busying around in the kitchen...

edited to include iems, too   Your favourite set of cans or iems...also if you could have 3 pairs which ones?   thought it'd be fun to find out what is in people's inventory (which actually gets the most use) as well as what is on their wish list.   my current setup (i'm less experienced...

edited thread:   wide price range i know...but due to the following review by hifi below ;) audeze lcd xc do look interesting...but so do the newly released sony mdr 1A   sorry but my headphone exposure is limited and i thought maybe time to have a look at other cans out there after...