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Hey folks, looking for recommendations on a new or used desktop dac for use with headphone amp. Budget is something like $300 but could be pushed either way if there's something good value above or below. Edit: to add I'm up for DIY Kits too if it's easy enough to source everything.

Hi everyone, I'm completely new to high-quality audio and could really use some guidance on choosing an AMP/DAC for my headphones. My Setup: I’m currently using the Audeze LCD-2 Closed-Back, which has the following specs: Type: Over-ear, closed-back, planar magnetic Impedance: 70 ohms...

Hi folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I'm getting a buzzing sound from the Soundblaster X5 with the PS5 Pro. Nothing I seem to do appears to be able to get rid of this. I don't believe this issue is unique to the soundblaster, but a ground loop with the PS5 USB setup. The same buzzing...

Hey All, i am new here, and to the whole hobby. i have had the Grado SR325 for a couple of years and its time to upgrade, however, i don't have access to any headphone store in my country. So i have to buy blind. i liked the Grado's forward vocals and details, but found it to be too fatiguing...

Hello friends! I recently bought the ATH M40X and it called my attention that the box wasn't the same that I saw in the reviews and unboxing. Did Audio-Technica change their package? Any comment helps.

Looking for a short adapter TRRS 3.5 female to 3.5mm male that a headset with a mic that has no mute button. That can be muted with a toggle switch on the adapter, like a on/off slider type toggle on the wire. Like 3-5" wire so it can bend a little when moving around. Is this possible to be...

Hi everyone! I'm currently putting together a Christmas list and would like to break into or at least experience music through over ears as a change to my preference, in ears. I started at the KZ ZSN Pro 2's, a budget V-Shape tuning, then went to the Tripowin Piccolo, A budget Harman Tuning...

I'm using the same DAC + amp dongle and the same KZ PR2 IEM on both platforms. On Windows (with EqualizerAPO), the sound is clearer and more dynamic, but on Android (using Poweramp's EQ and player), it feels more 'mushed.' Can anyone confirm if this is true and how to fix it if so?

I recently got a Stax SR-202 with an SRD-X driver. My setup is powerboard -> power adapter -> SRD-X. When I listen to this setup plugged in to my phone it sounds perfect, but when I plug into my PC (back and front audio the same, though front is a bit worse) I get this strange noise. A sample...

I recently got a pair of Stax SR-202 Earspeakers with a SRM-2050A driver from Japan. It has been a few weeks now, soundstage still blows me away every time. Sadly though, there is a problem with the left earspeaker. When I tilt my head I can hear a slight sound, almost like something is loose...

Hello everybody I know it is an impossible task to find anything 'endgame' and that usually instead of headphones professional monitors are being used in the studios but still I am looking for something that can be used as neutral headphones for sound mastering/mixing alongside my 600s but...

I feel like getting an endgame IEM this year, but like, I'm only 17y. I find that's a little young and already getting endgame gear would more be like starter gear. So, my question is: Should I get an endgame IEM this year or wait till I maybe get a full job and around my 20s? If I should get...

I've had these for a few years in my closet and don't remember what it is that's special about these. Note that the driver housing is completely wooden, and the wood color is darker than the bamboo (just looks strangely light in these photos). Everything I see online has a wooden housing up...

Hi everyone. I am looking for my first set of desktop speakers. So, I searched the web for over 100 hours looking for desktop speakers and decided to go for the Swans OS-10. However, while offering a very clear sound, they are too boring for my taste and I will have to return them. Also they...

I haven't ordered the sparkos ss3602 op-amp yet, because I don't know how to fit it into the Xduoo XD05 Pro. I guess this is a third party op-amp, so you have to make modifications to get it to fit inside the XD05 Pro. I've read about people "trimming" and "filing" down the "legs" or "solder...

long story short I was going to clean hair off of some used hd580s I bought after having my HD600's die and the Membrane got damaged on the left side and somehow the right side became distorted because the foam in the spider cage disintegrated and one thing (one thing) led to another and here I...

I bought them around a month and a half ago and they were great until I noticed this happening. Is there a way to fix this? I've tested it on multiple devices and I'm certain that it's the IEMs that are causing this. Should I contact Amazon or Moondrop directly in the case of a refund? Thanks!!!

Issue: Many songs sound blown out, as if volume is maxed out and is clipping or songs have a raspy crackly sound. I hear it on multiple pairs of headphones. I’ll include the chains I’ve used below. It’s more prominent on the Monarchs, I assume because they are more detailed than the Bathys It...

I used my IEM's by mistake with the cables plugged in the to wrong pieces. The left cable went into the right pair and the right cable was connected to the left pair. It was used like this for 3-4 months. Is there any possibility of this damaging the earphones?

Hello I recently got some KZ ZSN Pro IEM's (0.75 2 pin); however, I don't want to have to have a dongle to use them on my Android phone I need some help finding a USB-C cable that would work well with them I have tried both the: CVJ V6...

Hi there! Been reading Head-Fi and following classifieds for a while, but never made an account (well, I had an old one under another email that I never used). I thought I'd test the waters and see if anyone had good advice for me! Thank you SO MUCH in advance if you read this and offer...

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Hello all. I want to buy a new portable dac/amp. I have an iPod touch version 6 for my car. I have an old apple click wheel that works hooked up to an amp, cant rember the name. The click wheel is so old its blocked. So, i still use it but cant add music to it. I cant believe it still runs...

I'm looking for some headsets, and I realized that not many sites post the earpad size/dimensions. I did want to know this information for a few headphones, especially the Sennheiser HD800 and HD800S. This being said, would anyone have access to both the external and internal dimensions for the...

Hello. Today I put my Arya's down to go get some water, and when I put them back on my head, the right channel was no longer playing. After some trial and error I discovered that the cable is fine, the driver is fine, the amp and dac are fine, but the jack seems to be damaged. If I only plug the...