https://i.imgur.com/cT2MN62.jpg The Questyle M12i did not take long to arrive and connected to my Beyerdynamic Avetho closed headphones which I use for out and about it is a revelation. It sounds better than the AQ DF Red and Cobalt which cost more and wipes the floor with the cheaper DF Black. Wha...

Got my ticket to see Saxon next November. They will be playing their breakthrough album Wheels of Steel in full on its 45th anniversary.

How many boxes in your home network / streaming set-up? If I gave the number someone might send for the men in white coats. :lol: From what I have picked up on other forums I am not alone. Hifi was far simpler decades gone by, TT, amp and speakers. A complete system was Turntable, Tuner, Tape Deck,...

savvypaul wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 10:12 am

How many boxes in your home network / streaming set-up?

If I gave the number someone might send for the men in white coats.


From what I have picked up on other forums I am not alone. Hifi was far simpler decades gone by, TT, amp and speakers.

With WiFi there is less need for hi res bluetooth in the home than the more challenging environment outside. I do not find a wired connection outside much of an inconvenience providing the DAC headphone amp is small. My Chord Mojo is fine for the garden and picks up the WiFi from the house. Out walk...

https://darko.audio/2024/03/cd-quality- ... -worth-it/

I think CD quality bluetooth is a long way off.

Geoff.R.G wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 11:53 am

In tend to think that the younger generation have it right, they don't worry about "fidelity" they worry about the music not the hardware.

Fidelity is not so important with modern mastering of most of today's popular music. The situation was very different 40-50 years ago.

A very valid point in the article is the mastering of most popular music today. While it can sound good on a decent hifi system it could sound far, far better if the target audience was not those listening through ear buds, sound bars etc. The main problem is far to much compression. Although studeo...

https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/09/au ... gone-soon/

I think there is a lot of truth in this and it is a similar age profile with the gigs I attend.

Questyle M15i Review https://www.headphonedungeon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5_1-M15i-in-hand-450x600.jpg I was not aware of this review, though I have read and viewed quite a few. One said that the M15i is superior to the AQ Cobalt. My interest is in the M12i , which apparantly runs it close f...