Is there a baseline of equipment (amp, headphones, etc.) that is required to adequately audition DACs? Any recommended equipment or test methodology? Awhile ago I posted this thread about whether or not most people thought they could hear a difference between DACs. I could not with the two...

After extensive experimenting, there are many things about the NOS DACs that makes it more appealing for me. If you had the chance to compare/test please share your thoughts - I wish I could listen/test before buying, but they are quite rare and sometimes expensive and not easy to source - thanks!

Hello, I was working on a song when I had the idea of switching the all-MIDI production from 44.1 khz sample rate and 16 bit depth in the project and the file to 64 bit depth and 96 khz just to see what what would happen, if there would be any noticeable difference. I have tried comparing...

Hello everyone, I am looking for some nice closed headphones for music and maybe sometimes with gaming, but mainly music. I listen to a wide array of genres so I wold want something more well rounded and closer to neutral but not sterile and boring, maybe a bit on the warmer side with good...

2 minutes of same source audio in DXD, DSD, PCM and FLAC: http://www.soundliaison.com/all-categories/6-compare-formats