[povidlo]

Hope to see you back at it soon, Andy!

FYI, some of Andy's work is still available here (author Andy.EF):
https://hifigo.com/blogs/review

 

[rayliam80]

This is really sad. This list was really helpful to give everyone a good starting point for researching all these numerous dongles that have been popping up on the market in the last few years.

 

[Santojob]

Hi @OspreyAndy

I have read the post from the beginning and I want to thank you for the excellent work you have done. It has helped me decide when to buy some equipment and tell you that you have been completely right (S9 Pro). I want to encourage you and ask you to continue with your hobby and above all to share it with the hobbyists who follow you.

The world is made this way and you can never avoid people who are envious, who instead of adding only want to subtract and create problems, do not give up ...... and continue with what you like. You have done no harm to anyone

A hug and best wishes

 

[boredbuyingstuff]

.

 

[h1a8]

Wait! You let a comment from someone who doesn't matter to cause you to take down all your work and make all of those who followed it suffer?

I brought the s9 pro from your recommendations and it is awesome. I, like many others, didn't know where to start. There are just too many choices.

And I disagree with that fool. Price isn't correlated to sound quality. That's just the placebo effect on him. So someone makes a dongle and gives it a price based off how they think it sounds? But what if it sounds worst to someone else? I can sell crap and charge a lot for it and he wouldn't know the difference.
I'm sorry, but you don't always get what you paid for.

I returned the clairvoyance iem and kept the ikko oh10. Why? Because they were equals in sound quality to me (did things better than the other) but the clairvoyance was uncomfortable as hell and a pain to get a permanent seal and several times more expensive.

 

[Sunstealer]

@OspreyAndy Everyone is entitled to their opinion - why is yours less valid than this other persons? Your postings have helped a lot of us narrow down a large field into a number of contenders. I take anyone's review with a pinch of salt. That's a given!

 

[dw1narso]

I have decided to withdraw all of my impressions from this thread and anywhere else.
This comment from the moderators of https://www.audioreviews.org/ made me realized that I am indeed seeking popularity.


I did this for fun and this no longer feels fun to me.
For proper audio recommendations, you guys can get expert advises from the folks of www.audioreviews.org

Thanks for your support. I had fun with my adventure and I have found the dongles I wanted. Cheers

I'm no one... but even if it worth nothing... You got my highest respect, Sir...

 

[nhumdorn]

Solute to Andy with this picture. Thanks for your effort. I can prove your review now.

 

[Tooros]

Got my x1. Unfortunately the cable iOS is faulty. Dead. Two phones. Nothing. Not even register for the phone that something is plugged in. Luckily I have an alternative. It’s pretty good. It’s a shame there is nothing to indicate the bitrate. Sounds good though. Now I have the pain of going back to the seller for a replacement cable. Seems to be getting a little warm at the lightning port. Hopefully it’s not an issue. Time will tell.

edit. It’s so loud. I can only use it at the lowest phone volume. I need to try out some others but my S8F are really REALLY loud.

 

[Tooros]

Ok. Another short update. Listening to Apple lossless on iPhone. Using the X1 -> ifi iematch > Fearless S8F and I’m absolutely blown away by what my phone is doing today compared to a month ago. Bravo.

 

[Otto Motor]

On the other hand...when somebody exposes himself like we reviewers do, we have to take a lot of criticism, some justified, some not. We even have to take abuse.

I don't understand quitting when a single guy acts crazy.

 

[AlexCBSN]

@OspreyAndy went in and got A&k, cspro and went on and experiment with another dongle thanks to you. What was the A&k flaw? Did you got to use it with your iPhone? I got ddhifi tc28i though I don’t know if it will fit… did you end up pairing the 2? I wish you tested orb’s lightning adapters and ddhifi coming series…

 

[Vladimir 198]

(C) OspreyAndy , my respect.
"Manuscripts don't burn." (C) M. Bulgakov
Andy, come back again. I want to hope.

 

[Otto Motor]

I have decided to withdraw all of my impressions from this thread and anywhere else.
This comment from the moderators of https://www.audioreviews.org/ made me realized that I am indeed seeking popularity.


I did this for fun and this no longer feels fun to me.
For proper audio recommendations, you guys can get expert advises from the folks of www.audioreviews.org

Thanks for your support. I had fun with my adventure and I have found the dongles I wanted. Cheers

Not sure whether I said it before but Larry Fulton/KopiOkaya is NOT an admin/mod at https://www.facebook.com/groups/audioreviews, the site where the offensive post had been placed. He has not been for quite a while. And, like Andy, Larry has withdrawn from all groups.

I have removed the offensive post in the meantime as it was highly inappropriate.

Coincidentally, I had posted that red banner below in the group 2 days before this "dongle crisis".

I am reviewer myself and am aware that one needs thick skin to prevail. Some students at Leeds University had a sign on their door: "It is never too late to quit".

Not sure whether quitting is the right philosophy.

I hope Andy has saved his work and will repost it after having gained strength again.

Anyway, https://www.facebook.com/groups/audioreviews is unjustly attacked in this thread, which led to 150 new members in 3 days.

Fine with me as we are cool dudes .

 

[PhonoPhi]

Not sure whether I said it before but Larry Fulton/KopiOkaya is NOT an admin/mod at https://www.facebook.com/groups/audioreviews, the site where the offensive post had been placed. He has not been for quite a while. And, like Andy, Larry has withdrawn from all groups.

I have removed the offensive post in the meantime as it was highly inappropriate.

Coincidentally, I had posted that red banner below in the group 2 days before this "dongle crisis".

I am reviewer myself and am aware that one needs thick skin to prevail. Some students at Leeds University had a sign on their door: "It is never too late to quit".

Not sure whether quitting is the right philosophy.

I hope Andy has saved his work and will repost it after having gained strength again.

Anyway, https://www.facebook.com/groups/audioreviews is unjustly attacked in this thread, which led to 150 new members in 3 days.

Fine with me as we are cool dudes .

Is this some sort of a promotion of that "misfortunate" group and your resource here??

Enough harm was done already by the hyperoverinflated egos and pretense...