Hi , looking for some guidance. I have finally decided to get rid of one of my headphones. I will look to sell on here first then EBay if I have to. I am in the UK , how do you guys send expensive and heavy items? I would need to insure them for about 1K I think in the UK the postage rates...

Always seek the advice on Head Fi before I purchase so thanks in advance So I am looking to replace my 4 year old Sony WHXM2. The obviuos choice is the XM5 but I am considering others as I may have a bit more cash to spend. ANC is nice to have but it does not have to be brilliant , although i...

Looking for some guidance on the above. After a spur of the moment 1266TC purchase it got me started off on building a really decent HP set up. So now I have the Qutest and the Niimbus US5 Pro , and these are being fed by a Raspberry Pi4 using Roon. This is connected by Ethernet into a BT Wifi...

I am considering buying a product from Europe. I have been told the courier will apply the VAT. So yes this will push the price up by 20%. Are there any other charges. I vaguely remember someone saying that they got a handling charge too. Can anyone shed any light on this please

Hi I am looking for guidance again. Since I got my 1266TCs I am blown away. They are such a massive step up from the HEK I was previously using. I stream Roon mainly Tidal now from my Phone or lap top at present and I am waiting to set up a Raspberry Pi to take over the streaming duties. I...

Ok after a headphone upgrade I got to thinking about a whole lot of other things to improve my set up and I would love some guidance. Its nigh on impossible for me to audition gear so I usually buy blind after a lot of reading and research, whilst this is not ideal it has served me well over...

Hi After posting for some help on here about an upgrade to my HP gear I have decided after a lot of reading that a change of headphone will probably be the best way to start. The Burson amp is only a year old and for now it will stay in the set up. I apologise for the length of the post but I...

First of all forgive me if this is a basic or stupid question. I love my music but all of the gear possibilities can get me confused At present my head fi set up is the Burson Conductor 3 reference . The headphones are the HD800S and the HiFiman HEK . The source is my iPhone connected via USB...

First I aploegis for what may be a long post. I currently have an Auralic Taurus MK2 and it’s a great amp and has served me well over the last 5 years, however I am using headphones a lot more lately so I am curious as to whether I can improve my set up. I have a Roon Nucleus which feeds my...

I could do with some guidance please . My desktop amp the Auralic Taurus has stopped working.. I am moving house soon and my headphone use will be a lot less so I will probably not replace it . So I am looking for a good portable amp that I can use with my Apple XR phone . This is where the...

So it appears that I am using my headphones more and more. I am curious as to what the Devialet amp does in my set up. So I use roon, the core of which is on my lap top at present I have the Devialet pre outs configured for HP use as per the Devialet guidelines. I then have the Auralic Taurus...

Hi I am seeking some guidance please. I have been using an IBasso DX200 for my portable use, however I am unhappy with how Tidal works with it especially offline. There are other reasons why I am now looking to combine my DAP with my phone but I will not bore you with the details. So I am now...

Hi guys, I am looking for some guidance as I do not get the chance to audition my HP purchases. So I tend to come on here and try and soak in a lot of knowledge and then make my mind up. Not ideal I know but it has worked in the past …..well most of the time. A couple of years ago I went from...

I am considering a new set of in ears and would really appreciate any guidance. I currently own the CA Lyra2 and they are excellent at what they do. I have recently bought an IBasso DX200 and for portable use the Lyra 2 will be used. At home I have my main rig and I will not use the DX200 that...

Hi first of all my apologies for trying to hijack a couple of other threads. I have now found this section and will post here my questions I have owned the AK300 DAP for 6 months now and since then I have listened mainly through Tidal. I would now like a DAP that works well with Tidal offline...

What can I say? TIDAL has totally transformed the way I listen to and ultimately buy music. Its simply the best £20 per month I could ever spend. Talk about value for money. It all started 6 months ago as I give up on the AIR software for the umpteenth time. I purchased the AK300 DAP and a pair...

Hi there I am looking for some suggestions for a possible in ear headphone upgrade. I have recently purchased the AK300 DAP and it has amazed me how much better it is than my Sony NWA15 player. So of course this has got me thinking that if I spent similar amount of cash on a pair of in ears...

I am looking for a pair of portable headphones. To be used with my Sony NWA15 DAP.  Wont spend a lot as used only occasionally. Must not leak sound.  I have a pair of Grado SR80s at present but wont wear them outside as they leak sound. The two above are on deals right now at £80 and £95...

I am looking for a little guidance. I currently have a Devialet 200 as my amp and streamer in my main system and use this to feed a musical fidelity H1PAP headphone amp with AKGQ701 headphones. I used to enjoy HP listening but now after hearing how good the Dev200 is with my PMC speakers they...