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    DAP discussion thread

    Yh I hear you have to go for the Japan releases or use some rockbox editor to change it to a Japanese version. It's the firmware which limits it
    Post by: taisserroots, Apr 5, 2020 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    The floorstanders and some of the bookshelves are the best brit-fi you'll get aside from ATC. Actually competent standalone stuff. My only worry...
    Post by: taisserroots, Apr 4, 2020 in forum: Speakers
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    Iirc it's more the da11 being compared. The da10 is very old
    Post by: taisserroots, Mar 29, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Impressions of HEDD headphones for your head thread

    "We used a measuring stand Brüel & Kjær 4153 - Artificial Ear / Ear Simulator (IEC 60318-1)," [IMG] Measurements from the Russian "prosound"...
    Post by: taisserroots, Mar 26, 2020 in forum: Headphones
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    USB Nervosa Thread Decrapifiers, pro interfaces, and bears oh my

    I've always held some skepticism of usb to spidf converters and decrapifiers, since unless the input is bored I don't see how relocking and...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 28, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    afaik DCS have their special ring DAC which is their own take on FPGA DACs like ps-audio and chord
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 18, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    The adi-2 dac. I haven't heard the pro. They had a few bartoks at the show and I heard 2 different examples. I wouldn't call it compressed, it...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 18, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. taisserroots
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    I got to try these at canjam London I tested these with my hd580, mainly because I know how they sound on different sources and it's an easy...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 17, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    Antelope depreciates hard like psal said, the old DACs are considered competitive at the used market prices and nowhere near msrp
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 17, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    DAP discussion thread

    I'm personally not a fan of what android does with the audio stack, I find it worse for the music than wdm on foobar instead of asio. Aside from...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 8, 2019 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    IEM general discussion thread

    Hs1695ti Fit much better than old stuff Bumped presence region, Have a hollow sort of presentation, lower mids sound dipped Dynamics are kind of...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 4, 2019 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Sony's new IEMs

    Pretty good dynamics and resolve for an iem, Warm with alright bass clarity, there is a clear slam and it can get slightly muddy, despite being...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 4, 2019 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Campfire Audio IO - New Dual BA IEM

    lower treble bump, with a bump in the upper mids for more energy. Alright sounding Don't see much of the the strength of the Polaris over this...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 4, 2019 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Schiit Ragnarok 2

    Show impressions of the raggy 2, electromod was using the ifi hybrid thing as a dac Most resolving ss amp I have heard. Can tell the burrbrown...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 4, 2019 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    RAAL requisite audio SR1a Review: HOLY MOLY! Buy this now!

    Show impressions from canjam Pretty comfy, weird fi Hedd produces more realistic notes due to the timbre and dynamics, they decay faster than...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 4, 2019 in forum: Headphones
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    Impressions of HEDD headphones for your head thread

    The low level detail and dynamics out of these are terrifyingly realistic Kick drums smack and then move into decay consistently, easy to tell...
    Post by: taisserroots, Sep 4, 2019 in forum: Headphones
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    Campfire Audio IO - New Dual BA IEM

    Should take a look at the acoustune hs1551s or the newer models. Fit the iron man look a lot better and are single DDs which get timbre and a few...
    Post by: taisserroots, May 24, 2019 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Sennheiser HD 820

    I just personally think it's not marketed to audiophiles but people after high end audio. The same people who see the ls50 wireless as the best...
    Post by: taisserroots, Jan 29, 2019 in forum: Headphones
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    Muse - Map of the Problematique I know this song has a lot of intersample overs From what I've seen on Reddit, odac is susceptible...
    Post by: taisserroots, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    I mean I can see why people call it midrange bloom, since a lot of fundamentals still come from here, especially with deeper vocals.
    Post by: taisserroots, Jan 25, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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