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I mostly listen to pop music and like slightly stronger bass (but not the heavy rock type). I also listen a lot to sentimental female vocals. I can’t make up my mind which combination below to choose: （A）Simgots EA500LM + Simgots DEW4X dongle + Calendula 24-Core 4.4mm 0.78mm Balanced Cable + Honor Magic 8 Pro smart phone (on Spotify) （B）Truthear Zero: Blue2 + Dunu DTC480 Pro dongle + Calendula 24-Core 4.4mm 0.78mm Balanced Cable + Honor Magic 8 PRO smart phone (on Spotify)

Eversolo has teased a new product at the Shanghai International Smart Home Exhibition last week. It's a Class D power amplifier and if I can read it right the model name is AMP-F2. This will be the first amplifier from the company, which is a subsidiary of Zidoo. Their first few products, digital-analogue converters DAC-Z6, DAC-Z8 and the versatile streamer DMP-A6 have created a storm in the hi-fi scene for their excellent performance at very affordable prices. Stay tuned for more info... Read more

Ai Signal Flow Photograph your hi-fi rack and AI builds the signal chain — then an AI consultant analyzes it: the weak link, mismatches and budget-aware upgrades. aisignalflow.vercel.app Give it a photo of your hi-fi rack or just describe your gear in text, and it builds an editable signal-flow diagram. Two free AI engines do the work, both on Google's Gemini free tier: a VLM reads your photo and identifies the gear, and an LLM builds the chain from a text description and acts as a consultant that reasons about your actual setup. The structured diagram is what lets the AI understand your specific signal path instead of guessing... Read more

Hello it appears left side of my Zeros broke . At first it only lost its bass compared to other earphone but now it is completely dead . It appears that the plate to which cable is soldered became loose . Any idea how to open this iem ? It was used very sparingly

This is a review, detailed measurements and listening tests of Fosi Audio DS2 portable DAC and balanced headphone amplifier. It was sent to me by the company and costs US $55. Well, it looks like a dongle. The LED seems to indicate the sample rates. What I like is inclusion of 4.4mm balanced drive and hard button volume controls: Let's measure it and see where it stands. Fosi Audio DS2 Measurements Let's start with the balanced output: Wow... Read more

Midiman/M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sound Card Review Login Login www.oldschooldaw.com i had both these cards... there were something like $150 to $250 usd back then this was when Soundblasters were all there was (and maybe Gravis Ultrasound is your were a bit arch) back then these cards were 98 or XP and they worked fine... even in games... they lasted a long time... I seem to recall I was still using these cards when Win7 came out in 2009 the... Read more

La Noire V1.06 Beta version audio player. build 1.0.3 Tauri Rust Vue3 Who i am : iam jul23 ( 48 years old, french , actually live in Tel-Aviv, architectural designer) come from foobar2000 and made theme La Noire for F2K. i wanted to create my own player and found what i think as a good platform with Vbcode and rust. full css , C++ and a lot of crates . and of course wGPU for special effects and acceleration. link ... Read more

I bought one speaker out of curiosity. I wanted to see the value the speaker delivers for just $199. What a great first impression unboxing and taking it apart! These things are designed (thanks, Genelec!) and built (thanks, Behringer!) really well: the cabinet is dense and solid, the driver frame is cast, the circuits have good layout and soldering. Speaking of circuits: 3 TDA7293 chip amps power it, fed by a toroid transformer. At the +/-42V supply voltage, the power these... Read more

I wasn't sure which area to post this in. The work is applicable to a wide range of signals, but the one they tested most was for listening in on audio signals from headphones and phone handsets. I could see it being used in arguments about cables having an effect too, since that's an area they call out as influencing the effective range of the attack. In short what they're doing is pointing an RF signal at a device, rely on the device to intermodulate that RF signal with the signal they're... Read more

Looking for a simple,yet high end, modern 2ch ADC with aes out. Something like discontinued Mytek ADC but modern.There is Sonosax and RME-ADI2 ex both are a bit expensive for my needs. Havent been able to find others on the market yet, maybe Im missing something out?

This is a review, listening tests, EQ and detailed measurements of the MAG Theatron M12-C center speaker. It was kindly drop shipped to me by a member and costs US $2,299. As you probably can tell, this is a very large speaker. I can imagine it has to be mounted behind a projection screen. The woofer is inset, likely as an attempt to "time align" it with the very deep tweeter (or is it to control its directivity?). Oddly the speaker terminals are on top and are the screw... Read more

With the D200, SMSL has released a new ROHM DAC based on the BD34352EKV chip. D200 ROHM BD34352EKV Chip SMSL appears to have listened to customer requests this time, not only those of ASR users, but also those of the audiophile community, as can be seen from the features. Notable features include a linear power supply, MQA (CD) support on all inputs, and a 10 MHz clock input. The 10 MHz input can be useful in a professional environment or for active systems. Useful features include... Read more