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[TheHighFlyingBirds]

I saw those. But chromecast audio use to be like 20. I think they would do what I want. Just price issues. And I know you get what you pay for in the audio world.

Have a look for a 2nd hand one? Depending where you are based, you could look on hifi forums, as people seem to upgrade a lot so you can sometimes get a bargain.

How you wanting to play music? Stream from a phone or device or have it connect to a service (e.g. Spotify) and you just control with phone? If its the latter you could get a raspberry pi with LMS on it, as this allows for streaming services (normally need paid subscription though). If you have a load of digital music stored local, will also manage that for you.

 

[CLW]

Hey guys looking for a pair of active/powered bookshelf speakers for a Christmas gift for my mom

Needs HDMI arc for tv and Bluetooth for streaming audio from her phone

Budget sub $1000

Looked at

KEF LSX II LT
SVS Prime Wireless Pro
Klipsch The Fives
Kanto Ren

Any advice/picks would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

If someone is curious Dual 604 2x anti resonance mechanicsm - and counterweight.

I started to repair it because it was loose and the turntable just sat there not used - since I bought it with my Grundig speakers.

The tin plate / metal strip thingie cost me like 2h to set up. I thought it wasn't bent that much. But it was anyways bent in a few points and wasn't holding stuff at a level at all. It does now.


MP-110 on 604




.

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

My Ultrasone's headphones are malfunctioning, right driver has started to distorting at low frequency, and in pretty high trebles. I don't like the look of new Ultrasone headphones, some Signature Pro series are only popping up and they look pretty cheesy with a big signature on ear cups .

Was eyeballing Sennheiser's Momentum since my friend has them and I heard them and... Well, there's a new model also and they changed the design - doesn't scream quality at all. Looks like a step-down from earlier models.

I have always used closed headphones.

What you guys can tell me about FiiO FT1? They popped up in the price range of Momentums, look sturdy as f, wooden or wood-like cups, drivers look like actual loudspeaker drivers... And it looks like ear cups are hold by a piece of metal, not plastic. I always didn't pay much attention to FiiO, seeing their toy like DAC didn't spawn any confidence in the brand at all. But I'm ready to change my mind.

FIIO Closed-Back Headphones .-FT1

Guangzhou FiiO Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.

www.fiio.com

 

[navii]

For the price I wouldn't scrutinise the FT1 too much... But if you must:

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

For the price I wouldn't scrutinise the FT1 too much... But if you must:

Apparently they've changed the design from a screws to flat (nail head) solid head rivets.

Have you heard something about Meze 99 Classics?

99 CLASSICS WALNUT GOLD

Order Now Meze Audio 99 Classics Walnut Gold - High-Fidelity Premium Closed-Back Dynamic Driver Headphones for $309, Buy Now! Meze Audio 99 Classics Walnut Gold - High-Fidelity Premium Closed-Back Dynamic Driver Headphones, Buy Now!

mezeaudio.com

That's top end of my budget, honestly more than I'm willing to go for headphones. But build quality seems there and apparently they have a pretty warm sound.

 

[AJUMP23]

Receiver have chrome cast or airplay? I use either my AppleTV or just airplay to my receiver.

I bought the S.M.S.L RAW DAC 1 after reading and seeing quite a few reviews, i love it, it was better than i thought it would be, especially given the price. and it has so many connections.

Wiim mini or pro?

Update I did solve this with a little hdmi converter.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

For you freaks out there

Koss: Porta Pro Wireless 2.0 Bluetooth Headphones

Buy Koss: Porta Pro Wireless 2.0 Bluetooth Headphones at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

 

[killatopak]

I’ve been getting into IEMs lately.

Is there a qualitative difference between normal 3.5mm jacks and DSPs(usb-c) ones?

As far as I know, you can tune the DSPs but is there more to it other than phone companies ditching the analog audio jacks?

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

For you freaks out there

Koss: Porta Pro Wireless 2.0 Bluetooth Headphones

Buy Koss: Porta Pro Wireless 2.0 Bluetooth Headphones at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

I'm craving. The munchies.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I haven't subscribed to Spotify in years but their shift to podcasts and video probably would have been enough for me to jump ship. Now these generic covers and pushing musicians further out from profitability are genuinely sad. I don't want music to be a commodity. This video specifically inspired me to make a trip to my local record shop and pick up a few records.

I’ve been getting into IEMs lately.

Is there a qualitative difference between normal 3.5mm jacks and DSPs(usb-c) ones?

As far as I know, you can tune the DSPs but is there more to it other than phone companies ditching the analog audio jacks?

DAC would be your biggest concern if the sound quality is solid. I would highly doubt it would be audible, especially if you're out in public.

 

[reezoo]

Hi audiophile GAF, any recommendation for in ear earbuds for workout which are really tuff? I had wf-1000xm4 but my issue is that I sweat a lot + my skin is very oily, i literally used to squeeze my earbud tips to take out the oil and for obvious reasons they got spoiled within couple of year just after warranty expired. Earbuds need to sound as good as sony stuff but needs to really really durable given my condition, my wife has airpods which I tried but they are not very sturdy and fell off during run (might be due to oil).

After wf-1000xm4, I am hesitatnt to spend more then 250 CAD on the new pair.

 

[navii]

I’ve been getting into IEMs lately.

Is there a qualitative difference between normal 3.5mm jacks and DSPs(usb-c) ones?

As far as I know, you can tune the DSPs but is there more to it other than phone companies ditching the analog audio jacks?

I'm having a little trouble understanding your question so please excuse me if my answer is not right.

Basically both connections work the same, they connect your IEMs to a DAC/AMP, the USB cable you mention would have that DAC/AMP built into it while the 3.5mm jack cable would need to be plugged into a DAC/AMP, this could be a phone (if it's got a 3.5mm female jack, it's got an AMP/DAC), or, and this would be getting into the "qualitative differences" territory, it could be a DAP, or another fancier USBC dongle, or a Bluetooth player, or you could have a seperate AMP and DAC, just depends how hardcore you want to be (and how much you wanna spend).

Regarding the DSP, which is just an EQ. You can also get EQ on the other solutions I mentioned.

I think the USBC cable you mention is a convenient way to listen to wired IEMs. But it limits you to only using whatever the quality of the built in DAC/AMP that is in that cable. If you have super expensive IEMs you probably want something better than a $10 USBC cable with an in built AMP/DAC solution.

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

I haven't subscribed to Spotify in years but their shift to podcasts and video probably would have been enough for me to jump ship. Now these generic covers and pushing musicians further out from profitability are genuinely sad. I don't want music to be a commodity. This video specifically inspired me to make a trip to my local record shop and pick up a few records.



DAC would be your biggest concern if the sound quality is solid. I would highly doubt it would be audible, especially if you're out in public.

I'm still on Tidal + CDs + Vinyl.

Tidal merged tiers so its like 22 PLN for HiRes FLAC vs Spotify Premium (formerly Spotify HiFi) which was supposed to launch in Poland with HiRes FLAC tier for non other than...



80 PLN per month.

Long story short, I'm staying on Tidal.

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

I'm still salty we don't have Qobuz here, since apparently they have pretty large music database, download store for FLACs and whatnot. A few months back when Tidal didn't jump ship to HiRes FLAC it had better sound quality according to my friend in Germany dunno about how it is now.

I would absolutely test the shit out of it during cancellation process, if it was available. It's like they don't want any PLNs. A bummer.

The only good streaming services in Poland are Tidal and Apple Music.

Their tiers are priced similarly here but to use HiRes FLAC in AM you have to be on Mac and iPhone ecosystem - which unfortunately I am not.

But Apple Music database is as large as Spotify, if not larger. Definitely bigger than Tidal.

 

[Laptop1991]

Hi audiophile GAF, any recommendation for in ear earbuds for workout which are really tuff? I had wf-1000xm4 but my issue is that I sweat a lot + my skin is very oily, i literally used to squeeze my earbud tips to take out the oil and for obvious reasons they got spoiled within couple of year just after warranty expired. Earbuds need to sound as good as sony stuff but needs to really really durable given my condition, my wife has airpods which I tried but they are not very sturdy and fell off during run (might be due to oil).

After wf-1000xm4, I am hesitatnt to spend more then 250 CAD on the new pair.

I'm not sure any earbuds will stand up to your condition when you run alot after a couple of years, but i bought some earbuds 2 months ago and after seeing some reviews, i bought the Nothing X pair that cost about a 100 quid, but i don't use a streaming service, i use Sony's LDAC HI RES Bluetooth codec from either my Audio file player or my phone using an SD card for my music and they sound really great, no interruption and are noise cancelling as well, i can't go back to just normal codecs after hearing it

Son'y's Hi Res LDAC earbuds were too expensive for me at over 200 or upto 300 quid, so i can understand where your coming from with the price, but i'm really happy with mine, it depends on your listening enviroment and as far as i'm aware Spotify and Apple don't stream Hi Res LDAC audio so they might not be any good to you if you stream music from them,

any good sounding pair would do for you as you know they won't last long.

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

Redid my other set properly. Woofers with original coils. They play higher, with midrange even. Proberly like they should.

That apparently translates to more dynamic sound.

Ditched plastic dustcaps, used the same material that is on cones.

$48 total cost.