Portable Audio, Headphones and Desktop Audio

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2. General Headphone Chat 1 2 3 4 39

   By Bengineer, May 15, 2019
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   • Bengineer
   • 12 hours ago

4. Post Pictures Of Your Headphone Setup 1 2 3 4 47

   By ~Samuel~, December 26, 2010
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   • Bengineer
   • Monday at 09:43 PM
5. Other topics

6. SUGGESTIONS: Replacement cable for HiFiMan Sundara

   By Little_Joe, April 10
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   • Little_Joe
   • Sunday at 01:08 PM

7. Sennheiser HD800 owners - is the HD800S better? 1 2

   By Tassie Devil, July 19, 2016
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   • Dr_Kevy
   • Sunday at 05:53 AM

8. Considering a Topping D10s/L30 stack

   By MarkisTaco, April 6
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   • Dannygx
   • April 9

9. AutoEQ For Headphones

   By BugPowderDust, February 5
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   • BugPowderDust
   • April 2

10. HD800 pads

    By markm1111, March 30
    • 1 reply
    • 257 views
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    • Bengineer
    • March 30

11. $8 Headphone Stand

    By michaelp2, March 29
    • 1 reply
    • 211 views
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    • DrTobiasFunke
    • March 29

12. Bluetooth speakers, are any capable?

    By Ratbob, March 21
    • 30 replies
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    • Ratbob
    • March 28

13. What price & When would THX AAA 789 listed with the lowest price in Massdrop?

    By Phil PENG, March 26
    • 11 replies
    • 372 views
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    • Bengineer
    • March 26

14. Bluetooth headphones to connect to Chromecast with Google TV

    By 2LOUD2OLD, March 24
    • 1 reply
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    • 2LOUD2OLD
    • March 26

15. Anyone recognise this logo?

    By markm1111, March 22
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    • Bengineer
    • March 22

16. Advice for upcoming Elekit 8200R review

    By PassionForSound, March 14
    • 33 replies
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    • wen
    • March 19

17. ZMF Atticus questions

    By Jman456, March 15
    • 11 replies
    • 378 views
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    • Bengineer
    • March 16

18. Focal Elear Headband Broken: NEED HELP!

    By Intercept, June 8, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • Bruno28
    • March 14

19. Recommendation on a DAP around $1000

    By cafe67, December 24, 2020
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    • 613 views
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    • APOM
    • March 13

20. Massdrop x Sennheiser HD8XX

    By Bengineer, February 18
    • 35 replies
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    • midnightfox
    • March 11

21. PowerAmp for Android MP3 players

    By Yatto, March 3
    • 3 replies
    • 355 views
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    • aussievintage
    • March 5

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

    By TDX, December 8, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 680 views
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    • akqrate
    • March 5

23. Where to find an affordable balanced cable for Focal and Hi-FiMan (possibly Sydney)

    By Marco79, January 18
    • 11 replies
    • 529 views
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    • akqrate
    • March 5

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

    By MarkR_22, January 14
    • 16 replies
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    • allthumbs
    • February 26

25. Lawton Chambers for TH610!

    By Hilton, November 11, 2020
    • 27 replies
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    • Hilton
    • February 23

26. Melbourne Cable Termination Service

    By notchasingrainbow, September 19, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 692 views
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    • GiullianSN
    • February 22

27. New Audeze Closed Back IEM 'Euclid'

    By aasza, February 6
    • 1 reply
    • 216 views
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    • GiullianSN
    • February 22

28. 4.4mm Balanced Headphone Connection

    By durga001, February 7
    • 2 replies
    • 290 views
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    • GiullianSN
    • February 22

29. Bluetooth question, TV to earbuds

    By Chrispy, February 20
    • 2 replies
    • 430 views
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    • Chrispy
    • February 20

30. Meze Classic 99 mods

    By GregWormald, February 20
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    • GregWormald
    • February 20

31. Withdrwan, ANSWER RECEIVED KEF Muo, HELP needed from another owner

    By Ratbob, February 18
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    • Ratbob
    • February 18

32. Sennheiser looking for a buyer?

    By Marc, February 16
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    • Marc
    • February 16

33. Tube amp for the hd600

    By Clint37, February 15
    • 13 replies
    • 418 views
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    • Tarzan
    • February 16

34. Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Open - Thoughts

    By qik_shift, February 13
    • 2 replies
    • 286 views
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    • qik_shift
    • February 14

35. Sennheiser IE80 S BT In-Ear Headphones or Sony WF-1000XM3 Bluetooth Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earphones

    By steffanth, February 11
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    • steffanth
    • February 11

36. Pinnacle of Desktop Speakers? 1 2 3

    By Bengineer, November 11, 2020
    • 115 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • elisix_
    • February 7

37. New Headphones Day - Hifiman Arya

    By ifcowscouldfly, July 21, 2020   

    • hifiman
    • arya
    • headphones
    • 8 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Marco79
    • February 6

38. Dac/Headamp headphone matching advice

    By markm1111, February 4
    • 7 replies
    • 344 views
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    • Bengineer
    • February 4

39. New Desktop layout... and more

    By Hilton, February 2
    • 5 replies
    • 330 views
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    • Hilton
    • February 3

40. Devialet Gemini IEM

    By Yamaha_man, December 20, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 794 views
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    • yeahpetrus
    • February 1

41. Advice on Audeze LCD-4

    By paul30d, January 25
    • 1 reply
    • 262 views
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    • BlueOceanBoy
    • January 31

42. Recommend HP?

    By billy170468, January 26
    • 14 replies
    • 574 views
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    • Bengineer
    • January 29

43. Budget headphone DAC/amps

    By nowallet, January 18
    • 7 replies
    • 508 views
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    • pmac04
    • January 26

44. Seeking advice on connecting headphone amp

    By Kinsella, January 16
    • 2 replies
    • 206 views
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    • GregWormald
    • January 24

45. Seeking advice on PC desktop setup

    By chewstation, January 17
    • 28 replies
    • 567 views
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    • h2oxide
    • January 19

46. Audeze LCD 3 or STAX SRH 007 mk2

    By seadog, January 9
    • 12 replies
    • 657 views
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    • seadog
    • January 15

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

    By sly_bastard, November 20, 2019
    • 49 replies
    • 10.5k views
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    • peppy
    • January 14

48. Bassy Headphone to compliment HD800s

    By peppy, December 31, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 721 views
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    • peppy
    • January 14

49. best closed headphones better than Sony Z1R 

    By Mason Safari, July 9, 2020
    • 31 replies
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    • Tarzan
    • January 13

50. Grado Lovers - Show yourselves 1 2

    By Bengineer, December 26, 2020
    • 41 replies
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    • Bengineer
    • January 9

51. Headphone cable - is 5M too long?

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

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

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

53. Low cost solution for repairing frayed HD800 headphone cable

    By MLXXX, February 8, 2019   

    • hd800
    • 7 replies
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    • WillCloudX
    • January 3

54. Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo - installation with computer

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

55. McChanson Micro Headphone Amp

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

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

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

57. Re-Head - Anyone else tried it?

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

58. IEM recommendation

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

59. New LCD Xs or 2nd hand utopias?

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

60. Sony 360 reality audio

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

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

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

62. Blue Tooth ear bud's.

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

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

    By ThirdDrawerDown, December 11, 2020   

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

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

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

65. Apple Airpods Pro released. 1 2

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

66. Headphone matching for McChanson amp

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

67. Fixed Faulty XLR's

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

68. Dragonfly Cobalt to Apple Lightning

    By BigAlHIFI, November 26, 2020
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    • BigAlHIFI
    • December 7, 2020

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

    By bruc3, October 22, 2020
    • 126 replies
    • 6.5k views
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    • Tarzan
    • December 6, 2020

70. Which do I upgrade?

    By legselevens, July 23, 2020   

    • headphone amp
    • keces
    • atom
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • legselevens
    • December 4, 2020

71. Focal Elex headphone warning to interested buyers

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

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

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

73. 2.5mil Balanced Cable with 2 pin ends

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

74. Headphone upgrade options

    By shadroth, July 18, 2020
    • 37 replies
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    • Mach3
    • November 18, 2020

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

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

76. xDuoo TA-20 with HD800?

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

77. HiFiMan HE400S vs Sennheiser HD600

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

78. Sony MDR-SA5000

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

79. Recommendation for upgrading desktop setup

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

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

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

81. Dac Amp stack.

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

82. What are your favourite Bluetooth headphones?

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

83. DROP + JVC HA-FDX1 thoughts

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

84. Open back over ear BlueTooth headphones ?

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

85. Portable Closed Back headphone suggestions

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

86. headphone re-cable

    By Edwardw71, October 6, 2020   

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

87. Sennheiser HD580J refresh

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

88. Audio-gd - Master 9 arrived yesterday

    By Tassie Devil, September 30, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Tassie Devil
    • October 16, 2020

89. Portable inline DAC / Amp - Dragonfly?

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

90. SoundMagic E11 Earphones

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

91. Cables for Sennheiser HD600?

    By Quady2, September 1, 2018
    • 23 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • Andre28
    • October 1, 2020

92. Sennheiser HD560S

    By Bengineer, September 28, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • StereoNET
    • October 1, 2020

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

    By grorr76, September 26, 2020   

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

94. Topping D90 + A90 stack

    By ifcowscouldfly, July 30, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • elmura
    • September 27, 2020

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

    By markm1111, August 27, 2020
    • 56 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Tarzan
    • September 26, 2020

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

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

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

    By Tin Man, January 19, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • cazzesman
    • September 23, 2020

98. Y es, Headphone Amplifiers DO make a difference

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

99. Bose QC35 any good

    By Sean Perth, September 16, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 810 views
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    • SL1200
    • September 18, 2020

100. Sennheiser HD800 S Anniversary Edition Headphones

     By StereoNET, September 16, 2020
     • 0 replies
     • 434 views
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     • StereoNET
     • September 16, 2020

101. Bowers & Wilkins Announces PX7 Carbon Edition Headphones

     By StereoNET, September 16, 2020
     • 0 replies
     • 386 views
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     • StereoNET
     • September 16, 2020

102. Headphone amp with two ins, one out, no dac

     By RankStranger, September 11, 2020
     • 27 replies
     • 1.2k views
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     • Brewbie
     • September 15, 2020

103. PEQ app for the phone

     By jeromelang, September 15, 2020
     • 0 replies
     • 214 views
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     • jeromelang
     • September 15, 2020