Ever since I was a smol hifi-afficionado, I was in love with the design of the big hefty Denon CD-Players in the record stores. You could bring your own headphones, plug them in, and listen to CDs before buying them, or just sit there for a while to listen to some great music on a free...

Heya My Creek OBH-15 is being a little... tricky.. (Horrible PSU noise) that's only present with MC gain setting but inaudible with MM gain.. While I am still contemplating getting a linear power supply (some printer PSU or a labgrade one putting out 24V DC) to get a grip on that issue, I also...

TLDR: I'm looking for an affordable (i.e. 100-200 bucks or less, ideally, used is fine) solution to stream music from Tidal (on phone) to my stereo system in the living room, ideally via Wifi (Tidal connect), I guess. Stereo Setup: an old-ass Pioneer AVR (Pioneer SC-LX57, 10 years old)...

hiya Over the years, I've collected tens of thousands of files of music of various styles, quality, and file formats. Chaotic me has created multiple folders over multiple hard drives, ignoring the fact that some songs probably exist three or four times on my drives. Is there a tool that would...

Hey there I've had my Yamaha speakers for over 10 years now (added more with time and cannot remember where I have my HS50 and the newer HS5 set-up anymore..). For about 8 years, everythin was fine and I was the happiest customer. Then I had some issues with ground loops on my desktop setup...

Now, I guess the title sounds like a trick question... I'm looking for a DAC (not portable) with USB and Line In (Coaxial) that offers both RCA phono outputs as well as balanced XLR outs. If it also has a built-in Headphone amp, I won't complain, but I actually don't need that feature. I need...

I'm looking for a replacement for my trusted and beloved Cowon J3 for travelling. I do own a FiiO X5II, but I don't really find much of an audible difference when riding in a train/plane. It does, however, fail to last a single day, which is a real buzzkill for me! What am I looking for: - A...

Looking for a solution to stream to my Zeppelin Air and active studio monitors. First system is a HTPC in the living room (no dedicated soundcard), with a pair of active Yamaha HS5, using an Art DTI to filter the ground hum and beeping and screaching from the computer. Second is a B&W Zeppelin...

Hey all I'm looking for affordable in-ears that I can use for lightweight travel (trekking, backpacking, etc.) and maybe even for workouts. I mainly listen to music with guitars, from singer/songwriter stuff (e.g. Jack Savoretti) to Blues rock (Joe Bonamassa, Aynsley Lister) and rock (Dire...

I have had this issue for a long, long time! (Technically speaking, it's been there with 2 different motherboards, 3 different dedicated soundcards and onboard sound, 3 different mice and 3 different versions of windows (7, 8.1 and now 10) and no change..) Using my Yamaha hs50m connected via...

Hi   I just recently got a pair of Beyer DT990 (Edition, 250Ohm) and have been eyeing the DestinY Audio Aristaios for years now.. (It's 329€ brand new)   I already own a DestinY Audio EL34 Classic Tube amp and love it!       There's only one review and it gets off very nicely...

I just got my 990 "edition" and had the 770 "Manufaktur" (black/silver instead of grey) for eight years. Since I want to part with the 770 but don't like the grey on the 990, I was wondering if it's possible to swap the grey parts for black ones? I know that the small ones fixing the clamp to...

I will get a FiiO X5 gen 2 in 2 weeks time and started to look for new headphones today.   I've been listening to a pair of Sennheiser HD25-1/II for the past 8 years.. Really love the precision and punchy bass they deliver. They are on their fourth cable and x-th set of pads and seem kinda...