Howdy all, I've got a dedicated NUC10i7fnh running win10 exclusively for music playback. I've done a whole bunch of tweaks on it so it sounds as good as ever. During playback I only got 26 processes to run, so it's pretty stripped down. I'm thinking of buying Processlasso but I can't seem to...

Morning folks, I hope it's ok if I start a new thread for this one. I have got a new NUC which I was planning to use for music playback through JRiver. Anyhoodle, ever since I inserted the ram disks and fired it up, it has been been giving me issues, namely, freezing up, blue death and...

An interesting concept indeed, these things weigh only 50 grams and can be used cordless, too. I hardly think it will yield audiophile quality but the concept and design is worth mentioning. Maybe down the road this design can compete with the K-1000 type "headspeakers." Naturally, these are...

I just received this 4pin XLR to 3.5mm adaptor. https://www.amazon.com/Sukira-Balanced-Headphone-Amplifier-Equipment/dp/B073PV8612/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 This is my first such item and I hear sound only on the right side of the headphones (HD800 with 4 pin XLR cable) I hooked...

"High fidelity” -> being faithful, accuracy in details; “the degree to which an electronic device accurately reproduces sound”   As you can see this definition in my signature, it is safe to say that this is my lodestar based on how I approach this hobby; it is the backbone of my concept of...

I just got ahold of a digital version of an album produced by a very respectable "native DSD" label. The initial format is DSD256 which my DAC cannot handle so I have downconverted the files to 24/192 to experience "TRUE DSD Recordings" at 24/192. I did the downconversion with Foobar 2k. After...

Here I am on this Saturday night reading about sound science and just bumped into this article on The Economist. As a regular reader of it I'm not surprised this article has appeared. Use their search bar to find many nice articles on headphones. This one, however, is just worth to open a new...