I used to have tidal in the past but recently picked up a subscription again. I've been noticing inconsistent quality between albums. For example, this evening I was listening to a Norah Jones album via Tidal, and it sounded like lossless quality to me. I then went and played Bill Evans A...

Alright, I know many of us have heard this piece before, but I heard it in a commercial two days ago and have been trying desperately to find out who the composer is, and the name of the piece.  I recorded the theme of it on my piano:  ...

I attended Capital Audio Fest this past July 13 in Rockville, Maryland (D.C. area) and had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Jack from Woo Audio.  While in the Woo Audio room, I listened to all of their systems, including the top-of-the-line WES amplifier powering the STAX SR-009...

I'm finding this hard to believe, but these new HD650s I picked up recently are just so much more engaging to me than my D7000s.  The sound just seems to envelop me.  Bass and midrange textures are outstanding; they just wrap me in a pillow of sound, but somehow maintain excitement and bass...

I recently picked up a set of HD650s and am curious about aftermarket cables.  However, at this point I think it's a bit ridiculous to spend an amount on a cable that equals the cost of the headphones.  I have a few sets of Kimber interconnects laying around that aren't being used (one set of...

I've had my D7000s for about 2 years now, and I'm in the mood for a change.  Prior to owning the D7000s, I tried the HD650s, but didn't care for them.  For some reason, I'm having this crazy urge to try them again.  I know that HD650s won't be superior to the D7000s, so I'm wondering why I can't...

Do any other D7000 owners out there have issues with their ears getting hot?  I love these headphones to death, but listening for long periods during the summer is difficult due to how hot my ears get.  Are there any possible remedies for this?

I'm curious to see how many linux head-fi'ers are out there, and what they are using for playback. I'm using Ubuntu 9.10, and all I had to do was go into the volume preferences and select the USB Codec for output to my PS Audio Digital Link III. I'm using Rhythm Box as my media player. Is this...

I've been shopping around for a new set of AH-D7000s, and found one place that was selling them for $550. The site looked a bit rickety, so I called them to ask if they were an authorized reseller of Denon products. He of course said yes, but before I could ask how I would know that for sure, he...

I'm currently considering either the D5000 or D7000, but I'm trying to determine if the D7000s are worth the extra cost over the D5000s. I recently purchased the DT990 250 Ohm, but they have a bit too much treble and sibilance for me, so they will most likely be going back. Who here has...

I'm trying to decide between these two earphones (I currently own them both) and I'm having the hardest time. I love the clarity of the super.fi 4's...they sound very fast, clear, and extended; my only complaint about them is the lack of bass extension. They are not TOTALLY void of bass, but...

I've had my HD650s for about a month now, and ever since I've had them, they have sounded analytical and bright to me. Thus far I've been assuming that it's my other equipment that is generating this bright sound. First I started with an Audio-gd Compass, which I recently returned because it...

From my understanding, a "balanced" connection typically exists between two powered components, in which each channel has a total of 3 pins/wires: one ground, two hots. One hot carries the signal, and the other hot carries an inverted signal of the first one, which somehow provides the ability...

I recently purchased a Denon DL-103 as a replacement cart to use while my Virtuoso is away for repair. I somewhat foolishly neglected the concept of cartridge/tonearm compliance and learned that the DL-103 has a low compliance, meaning that it is best matched to high mass tonearms. The Satisfy...

Hey everyone. I'm looking for an MP3 player around $100 that has decent sound quality. It's going to be a Christmas gift for someone else. It looks like there are a lot of options out there in this price range, but I'm not sure which one to get. Can you help me out here? Thanks

Has anyone had this before? I've recently been listening to my new Yulong DAH1 Mark dac, and the high pitched frequencies it makes make my head feel like it's about to shatter. I then later noticed that I have a constant high pitched ringing in my ears. Weird thing is, I had the dac for about a...

I'm waiting for this unit to show up and already I'm thinking about modding it. Do any of you own this unit and have any ambition to modify it? It looks like in the pics that the op amps are soldered in, but that could be upgrade number 1. What else...maybe replace some of the caps? New RCA...

I just purchased a Yulong DAH1 Mark DAC and realized that I now need a good digital coax cable (even more $$$...sigh.....). Can someone recommend a good digital coax cable that isn't going to set me back TOO much? Thanks

I'm using my D2 Boa with both my work laptop and my personal desktop computer at home, and when hooked into USB with both computers I hear clipping when the music gets loud. Has anyone else had this problem?

Is it possible to hook the D2 up to a stereo preamp/integrated amp? This thing sounds so good through headphones, I'd like to hear what it sounds like on a regular stereo. I know the D3 has a "line out" ability, but what about the D2? I'm not going to try it until I get some answers because I...

I just got my D2 in the mail today. Sounds great out of the box, but I expect it to only get better with burn in. My question is, if I plan on using this with my laptop 98% of the time, what state should I leave the battery in? I left the charge switch set to on when I first turned it on to...

I have a few albums ripped from vinyl as 24 bit FLAC. Can the D3 accept this kind of stream?

I usually just wind up the chord by hand, and then use 2 twist ties on both sides of the wound up spool. I then put them in a plastic bag to carry to/from work. It looks so ghetto. I think I need a better carrying bag...

I've been toying with the idea of getting an entry-level amp, and use the LOD on my iPod 5th gen 30 gig. I like the sound of these Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro-80s, but it seems like they could benefit from using an amp and bypassing the iPod's output stage. Is this true?

I haven't seen any recent threads about this so I had to ask the question: how man of you love the sound of vinyl? Along with the very nature of head-fi comes the need for portability, so I imagine many of you lean towards the convenience of digital media. I still love my iPod/DT770 Pro-80s for...