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...

Hello, I just got my gustard h16 amp with my topping e70 dac (its my first stack). The dac seems to work as I can see in the volume mixer on pc its playing sound but I just cant hear anything out of my amp. both output and input of my dac/amp is rca. I got the rca cable from ifi when I got my...

Hi everyone, I've got the following audio chain playing on my secondary (bedside) system and it makes a loud pop each time playback starts or stops. I'm trying to diagnose it and would appreciate help. Questions are: (1) any guesses how to stop the issue, and (2) is this likely to damage my...

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Hi, here I am again. These days I've noticed every 15 minutes or so I hear a crackle in my earphones, which otherwise have no problems. Searching I found it might a problem caused by high latency, and leaving LatencyMon running after various troubleshooting (still in course btw), it always comes...

Hey guys! I've had this pair of HD600s for a little bit and I've had the same issue for the whole time. The left side continuously stops working. I used to think it's an issue with the cable but the fact that it's been happening every time makes me wonder if it is. I've bought cheap cables...

I've had help from 2 members here before but the last one I was corresponding with hasn't responded to an email I sent them over 2 months ago (even though the last time we spoke was less than 2 years ago). Basically the problem is it skips songs when a new one is about to start (and sometimes...

Hello all. I recently aquired the Hidiz S9 Pro and have to say I am very happy so far. I bought it though to be a portable and travel USB-C dac for home office and work office. The work office is where I seem to be having the issue. With all other sources; Samsung Galaxy S20+, Galaxy tablet...

Not sure where else to post this, but my SRM-1 Mk2 Pro has developed an infernal left-channel hum/buzz (sounds like a very quiet 60hz sawtooth wave) that is dependent on position of the volume potentiometer. I Thought it was a problem with a filter cap at first (electrolytic, installed a few...

Hey there! I recently purchased as second hand DA-310usb, but it seems that I have run into a problem. During the instalation process of the drivers on my Windows 10 PC, it does not appear that the firmware file is being copied into the program folder for the drivers. Is there anyone out...

Some time ago I noticed the highs on my left ear started sounding weird. I noticed it after getting my Fostex T20RP-Mk3, so at first I thought it was them but was too lazy to actually make sure it was the phones and nothing else, for warranty sake. It's not a super obvious problem, it comes at...

I bought a modi magni stack and set it up. Comparing the sound to my onboard audio i can't tell any difference. I plugged the modi via usb to my pc, via digital output to my soundblaster z and via digital output to my mobo to compare, it didnt make a difference in sound, then i plugged my...

I have this bizarre problem, and after a lot of trial and error I’m not sure how to fix it. Basically on only the right side of my Focal Elegias, at high frequencies, the sound distorts the higher you crank the volume. This only happens on my Windows 10 computer, and not on my iPhone or laptop...

I just got the FiiO M11 Pro in the mail today and, I'm not going to lie, I'm somehow a mix of excited and underwhelmed. This is my first DAP, I did hours of research and narrowed it down between the M11 and M11 Pro. Go big or go home, right? Long story short, I've got this $650 DAP and I'm...

Hi I bought my trusty d12 from the classifieds a few years ago and I love it, but I'm having trouble running it as a dedicated dac for the optical out of my tv. I think my battery is shot. It doesn't seem to hold a charge, and I can't hear any switching inside the unit unless it's on charge...