I use Audirvana with the Goodherz can opener studio crossfeed plug in.

I must be odd. I only listen to classical music. I much prefer it over headphones rather than speakers because a) the equivalent quality speaker set up would be far more expensive and far more bulky requiring a large room and b) the sound level would annoy the rest of the household and the...

Yes. Playing qobuz through Audirvana sounds better to me then qobuz through Roon. Just all round better SQ. Others may hear things differently but there are many similar opinions to be found in these threads. (Also Audirvana allows you to use the Goodherz crossfeed plug in if you like that...

The problem with Roon is that for all it's convenience and great user interface it doesn't sound as good as Audirvana. It is a question of priorities. I was a Roon + HQplayer user for years until I heard Audirvana.

I agree with your approach. My HD800S is back in it's box since I bought the AA Composer.

It seems to match well with dacs/amps that suit the HD800S.

Why are the absorbtion pads wedge shaped?

I do own the amp having replaced a Violectric V281 with it and yes I love it. As for unity gain - I have no idea what it is but just plugging my DAC into the Artemis works just fine the same as any other head amp . HD800S, AA Composer, Hifiman HE1000SE all sound great. For those interested - why...

I have the original. I asked the dealer about upgrading. He said the changes were minor and not worth it.

It sounds very well out of my Artemis amp which is SS but pure Class A warm.

We need a Composer 2 with better staging/depth.

HD800S with warmer mids and better bass is about right. There are other things however: on my system the sound is very upclose and present, more so than some people will like who prefer something more laid back. That also means there is little sense of depth, something that the HD800S has very...

I am trying mConnect. How do you get it to play gapless on the SE300? Gapless to app and gapless to renderer settings don't seem to make any difference. I have gapless turned on on the SE300.

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