Has the new server ever been up?

Probably, but I'm in the does it really matter camp. I could talk about batteries but suffice to say there will be a R4 ii long before anyone's R4 batteries, charged to 100%, lose 20% of their original capacity so why cripple it to 80% now? Just don't leave it charged to 100% too long.

For those people wanting to charge the battery to 80% I have a simple solution. Take the battery out and replace it with a battery that has 80% of the capacity of the original then its guaranteed to always charge to 80%.

What kind of nail is that you are hammering into the coffin. :)

I have no issues either, one of the more comfortable IEMs for me and my ears can be fussy, I thought I'd have to stick with custom's but this works great for me.

True, I hope yours always continues to work and if not I suspect Chord have lost a customer. This continuing disregard for customers must be damaging Chord, but as long as they are selling stuff everything is good. I hope you are reading this Chord.

Are you happy with the ie900? I have the Moondrop Variations and my opinion is it doesn't beat the ie900 at all, to me it sounds like its trying too hard, the ie900 just knows what it is and simply gets on with the job of delivering the best possible sound effortlessly. Of course all of the...

Chord changed the servers to save money, clearly it didn't work but they are saving money so objective achieved. Just another way to annoy customers, I expect support know exactly what the issue is, will they go back to the original server, no, so support are now stuck in the middle of the...

It would but it will never happen. Those two don't have support in any apps. There is a tiny chance for Qobuz or Tidal though which I'd settle for. Personally I can't see any major new features, I'd happily eat my hat if it happens. :)

I tested the Azla SednaEarfit ORIGIN tips, I got the "M" size. They fit the nozzle of the IE900 and stay put both on the nozzle and don't slip out of my ears. Comfort for me was great I barely know I have IEM's in my ears. I got a good seal and sound quality was good too. If it wasn't for the...

It happens. In GoFigure "Refresh Current SD Card Database" and in Rigelian "Update DB" if that doesn't fix it try deleting the files in the root of the SD card and build the databases again. If that doesn't fix it copy all your music off the card, reformat it and put the files back a few at a...

That isn't a problem the extra 8 bits are simply padded with zeros.

I've ordered some AZLA SednaEarfit Origin tips, should be with me tomorrow, I'll update with my comments when I've tried them.

For Tidal you could install USB Audio Player Pro and add your account info into the Tidal streaming section. Offline playback isn't available but it should stream OK. Perhaps try before you buy as I don't use Tidal with UAPP so I have no idea if it will actually work. Apple Music, nope that one...

Plenty of portable devices are more than good enough to drive most full size headphones. Would you consider the Focal Stellia a full-size headphone, it certainly has a full-size price and can even be driven from a smartphone, assuming it has a headphone socket of course. :wink: