Portable Audio, Headphones and Desktop Audio

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1. Pinned topics

2. General Headphone Chat 1 2 3 4 18

   By Bengineer, May 15, 2019
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   • Yetiman
   • 4 hours ago

4. Post Pictures Of Your Headphone Setup 1 2 3 4 39

   By ~Samuel~, December 26, 2010
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   • Odyssey
   • January 8
5. Other topics

6. Seeking advice on PC desktop setup

   By chewstation, 7 hours ago
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   • 56 views
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   • chewstation
   • 7 hours ago

7. Seeking advice on connecting headphone amp

   By Kinsella, 16 hours ago
   • 1 reply
   • 60 views
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   • Bengineer
   • 16 hours ago

8. Entry-level headphones (approx .$200)

   By MarkR_22, Thursday at 11:48 PM
   • 7 replies
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   • blakey72
   • Friday at 07:00 AM

9. Audeze LCD 3 or STAX SRH 007 mk2

   By seadog, January 9
   • 12 replies
   • 358 views
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   • seadog
   • Friday at 06:55 AM

10. Which DAP Sony wm1a, fiio M11 pro or ibasso dx220 1 2

    By sly_bastard, November 20, 2019
    • 49 replies
    • 8.7k views
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    • peppy
    • Thursday at 08:45 PM

11. Bassy Headphone to compliment HD800s

    By peppy, December 31, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 487 views
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    • peppy
    • Thursday at 11:27 AM

12. Devialet Gemini IEM

    By Yamaha_man, December 20, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 338 views
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    • yeahpetrus
    • Wednesday at 07:42 AM

13. best closed headphones better than Sony Z1R 

    By Mason Safari, July 9, 2020
    • 31 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Tarzan
    • Wednesday at 04:09 AM

14. Grado Lovers - Show yourselves 1 2

    By Bengineer, December 26, 2020
    • 41 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Bengineer
    • January 9

15. Headphone cable - is 5M too long?

    By Hifigoose, January 7
    • 5 replies
    • 189 views
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    • Bengineer
    • January 7

16. Sporty (running/cycling) IEM’s for a 15yo using iPhone ~$150

    By Mat-with-one-t, December 5, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 431 views
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    • Mat-with-one-t
    • January 6

17. Pinnacle of Desktop Speakers? 1 2 3

    By Bengineer, November 11, 2020
    • 113 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • odb123
    • January 3

18. Low cost solution for repairing frayed HD800 headphone cable

    By MLXXX, February 8, 2019   

    • hd800
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • WillCloudX
    • January 3

19. Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo - installation with computer

    By Chris2468, December 15, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 276 views
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    • Chris2468
    • January 2

20. Lawton Chambers for TH610!

    By Hilton, November 11, 2020
    • 22 replies
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    • Hilton
    • January 1

21. Recommendation on a DAP around $1000

    By cafe67, December 24, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 273 views
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    • digitalhome
    • December 31, 2020

22. McChanson Micro Headphone Amp

    By Digital Man, November 15, 2020
    • 12 replies
    • 709 views
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    • Digital Man
    • December 24, 2020

23. Stax Owners - HELP ... ! Energiser for L700MKII

    By peppy, November 18, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 622 views
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    • sir sanders zingmore
    • December 23, 2020

24. Re-Head - Anyone else tried it?

    By BugPowderDust, December 21, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 285 views
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    • Niktech
    • December 22, 2020

25. IEM recommendation

    By JN*, October 11, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 669 views
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    • RePete
    • December 20, 2020

26. Apple airpods MAX (APM) - the over ear metal wireless cans

    By TDX, December 8, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 440 views
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    • alistairm
    • December 19, 2020

27. New LCD Xs or 2nd hand utopias?

    By Weks, August 23, 2020
    • 17 replies
    • 737 views
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    • Sabercat
    • December 19, 2020

28. Sony 360 reality audio

    By DdDesign, December 18, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 167 views
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    • DdDesign
    • December 18, 2020

29. Looking for true wireless headphones that sound 'good' ?

    By blakey72, May 27, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 719 views
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    • odb123
    • December 18, 2020

30. Blue Tooth ear bud's.

    By Wimbo, December 16, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 166 views
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    • Wimbo
    • December 16, 2020

31. Advice: what bluetooth dongle to connect Senn cans to older TV?

    By ThirdDrawerDown, December 11, 2020   

    • bluetooth connection
    • 1 reply
    • 219 views
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    • aussie43
    • December 13, 2020

32. Crack / split on HD800 cable above Y-spilt and possible fixes?

    By eLicky, December 8, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 370 views
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    • bruc3
    • December 9, 2020

33. Apple Airpods Pro released. 1 2

    By Sime, October 28, 2019
    • 56 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • odb123
    • December 9, 2020

34. Headphone matching for McChanson amp

    By Marmontoast, December 8, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 256 views
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    • Bengineer
    • December 9, 2020

35. Fixed Faulty XLR's

    By Yetiman, December 4, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 367 views
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    • Niktech
    • December 7, 2020

36. Dragonfly Cobalt to Apple Lightning

    By BigAlHIFI, November 26, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 621 views
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    • BigAlHIFI
    • December 7, 2020

37. Recommend me a $2k headphone 1 2 3 4

    By bruc3, October 22, 2020
    • 126 replies
    • 5.6k views
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    • Tarzan
    • December 6, 2020

38. Which do I upgrade?

    By legselevens, July 23, 2020   

    • headphone amp
    • keces
    • atom
    • 14 replies
    • 863 views
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    • legselevens
    • December 4, 2020

39. Focal Elex headphone warning to interested buyers

    By Tarzan, September 1, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 724 views
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    • gator2310
    • November 23, 2020

40. Found a great DSP plug-in option to EQ headphones with foobar

    By eLicky, September 5, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 490 views
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    • Niktech
    • November 20, 2020

41. 2.5mil Balanced Cable with 2 pin ends

    By cazzesman, September 23, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 558 views
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    • cazzesman
    • November 19, 2020

42. Headphone upgrade options

    By shadroth, July 18, 2020
    • 37 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Mach3
    • November 18, 2020

43. Has anyone tried Focal Utopia 40th Anniversary headphone?

    By Seraphine, October 28, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 472 views
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    • Mach3
    • November 18, 2020

44. Sennheiser HD800 owners - is the HD800S better?

    By Tassie Devil, July 19, 2016
    • 37 replies
    • 9.2k views
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    • JamesRF
    • November 12, 2020

45. xDuoo TA-20 with HD800?

    By Tomekkpl1, November 9, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 279 views
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    • Tomekkpl1
    • November 11, 2020

46. HiFiMan HE400S vs Sennheiser HD600

    By Digital Man, November 7, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 400 views
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    • HdB
    • November 10, 2020

47. Sony MDR-SA5000

    By Yetiman, October 11, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 325 views
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    • Yetiman
    • November 8, 2020

48. Recommendation for upgrading desktop setup

    By xtiva2000, November 3, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 943 views
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    • xtiva2000
    • November 7, 2020

49. Best options for Headphone Amp/DAC for 2-3k.

    By Ray H, November 7, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 433 views
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    • Bengineer
    • November 7, 2020

50. Dac Amp stack.

    By Yetiman, October 29, 2020
    • 21 replies
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    • Yetiman
    • November 1, 2020

51. What are your favourite Bluetooth headphones?

    By Jensway, June 23, 2020
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    • 08Boss302
    • October 23, 2020

52. DROP + JVC HA-FDX1 thoughts

    By Atjan, October 19, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 528 views
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    • Atjan
    • October 22, 2020

53. Open back over ear BlueTooth headphones ?

    By Quelch, October 21, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 268 views
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    • lycos
    • October 22, 2020

54. Portable Closed Back headphone suggestions

    By elmura, September 27, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 539 views
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    • DrTobiasFunke
    • October 20, 2020

55. headphone re-cable

    By Edwardw71, October 6, 2020   

    • headphone
    • cable
    • 7 replies
    • 617 views
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    • Edwardw71
    • October 20, 2020

56. Sennheiser HD580J refresh

    By Steam, October 16, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 330 views
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    • bruc3
    • October 17, 2020

57. Audio-gd - Master 9 arrived yesterday

    By Tassie Devil, September 30, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 991 views
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    • Tassie Devil
    • October 16, 2020

58. Portable inline DAC / Amp - Dragonfly?

    By JN*, October 15, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 503 views
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    • Luc
    • October 16, 2020

59. SoundMagic E11 Earphones

    By pcking, October 1, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 348 views
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    • eLicky
    • October 7, 2020

60. Cables for Sennheiser HD600?

    By Quady2, September 1, 2018
    • 23 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • Andre28
    • October 1, 2020

61. Sennheiser HD560S

    By Bengineer, September 28, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
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    • StereoNET
    • October 1, 2020

62. balanced cables for he 1000 v2's advise??

    By grorr76, September 26, 2020   

    • advice saught re cables
    • 9 replies
    • 474 views
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    • Bengineer
    • September 28, 2020

63. Topping D90 + A90 stack

    By ifcowscouldfly, July 30, 2020
    • 14 replies
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    • elmura
    • September 27, 2020

64. What are the current suggestions on tube/valve headphone amps? 1 2

    By markm1111, August 27, 2020
    • 56 replies
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    • Tarzan
    • September 26, 2020

65. The Weakest Link in the Headphone Audio Chain with Digital Sources on HDD

    By Tassie Devil, September 23, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 512 views
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    • Bengineer
    • September 23, 2020

66. FiiO X5iii + FiiO A5 should I sell for M11

    By Tin Man, January 19, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • cazzesman
    • September 23, 2020

67. Melbourne Cable Termination Service

    By notchasingrainbow, September 19, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 427 views
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    • HdB
    • September 19, 2020

68. Y es, Headphone Amplifiers DO make a difference

    By Tassie Devil, September 19, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 515 views
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    • Tarzan
    • September 19, 2020