General Headphone Audio

On the subject of Spotify, is there a way for the cursor to follow the playlist? As in once the playing track is no longer visible, it will automatically scroll to the current song without needing to scroll down to find it?

edit: Found a workaround. Not automatic but better than nothing.
Shift + al;alt + J is the KB shortcut to jump right to the playing cursor wherever you are in Spotify. I mapped that key combo to the thumb button on my mouse when focused on the app so it does it with a single button press, you could map it to a keyboard button if you have a modern keyboard that has programmable buttons etc.

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Had no issues with the QX13, the only little niggle is requiring the Fiio driver to get certain sound formats like the 24bit range, but that is a minor thing.

I've been playing with it in 32bit mode anyhow lately and so far no issues, so far, unlike my Windows 10 and older setups where it there were some edge cases where it would result in screechy audio or other glitches.

More Fiio goodness

Like with the nVidia 3000 series Founder's Editions pictures do not do justice to how premium the QX13 looks and feels in the flesh.
 
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On a Fiio related note - I'm finding the FF1s weirdly have blown just about anything else out of the water for me - aside from the HD600s, they have just enough detail and extension I don't miss the extra offered by other headphones and while the bass is a bit "monochrome" there is bass there which these kind of headphones usually lack and the mid-range can be a bit raw textured but something about the tuning just works for me and I enjoy listening to music on them more than anything other than the HD600s and completely killed my itch to try out some other headphones which I've been keeping an eye on for deals, except maybe the Fiio FF5 though opinions are mixed on those - some think they are an upgrade to the FF1 basically the same but with more soundstage and better detail but others say they have a different sound signature and are more like a lesser HD600 which would be a bit wasted on me as I'd just use my HD600s in that case.
 
Lots of Fiio stuff. I will say this, if and when I do change to a K13 R2R, or K15 I'm going to miss the K7 form factor (which is an argument for keeping it). The large volume wheel is perfect for speaker pre-out.

On a Fiio related note - I'm finding the FF1 weirdly have blown just about anything else out of the water for me - aside from the HD600s, they have just enough detail and extension...

I read this a typo on the FT1. But I take it you mean the £25 earbuds? Have you tried any gaming on them?
 
I have been using the Dunu Titan S2 for the past week now at my desk. Low gain on the DX5II, -65 db !. That is so easy to drive. Using the 4.4mm connector too so to keep everything at my desk the same plug.

Much more comfortable than any over-ear headphones I think. Definitely over the i5 for comfort.
 
I have been using the Dunu Titan S2 for the past week now at my desk. Low gain on the DX5II, -65 db !. That is so easy to drive. Using the 4.4mm connector too so to keep everything at my desk the same plug.

Much more comfortable than any over-ear headphones I think. Definitely over the i5 for comfort.
Yeah IEMs rule for comfort. I barely use my cans as there's hardly any gains to be had if any.

Though it is nice to switch it up once in a while just for a change.
 
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I have been using the Dunu Titan S2 for the past week now at my desk. Low gain on the DX5II, -65 db !. That is so easy to drive. Using the 4.4mm connector too so to keep everything at my desk the same plug.

Much more comfortable than any over-ear headphones I think. Definitely over the i5 for comfort.

I've been enjoying the Titan S2 on my DAP, definitely worth trying all the tips out as they massively change the sound profile, I didn't like the Red's that were installed by default, very mid bass heavy, I've settled on the blue candy tips for now, a bit leaner tighter bass, wider sound stage.

They really are a bargain IEM, especially with the modular cable and all the tips, case etc.
 
I've been enjoying the Titan S2 on my DAP, definitely worth trying all the tips out as they massively change the sound profile, I didn't like the Red's that were installed by default, very mid bass heavy, I've settled on the blue candy tips for now, a bit leaner tighter bass, wider sound stage.

They really are a bargain IEM, especially with the modular cable and all the tips, case etc.

They are indeed. They have gone up in price though, cheapest one is £60.99 with £7 discount code so £54.
 
I wish I got on better with IEMs, there is so much good stuff around for very little cost (relatively) but they irritate my ear canals and they get sore after a couple of hours, whereas I can wear my headphones for twelve hours or more comfortably - although by that stage my ears are shot and I need a rest anyway :D
 
I wish I got on better with IEMs, there is so much good stuff around for very little cost (relatively) but they irritate my ear canals and they get sore after a couple of hours, whereas I can wear my headphones for twelve hours or more comfortably - although by that stage my ears are shot and I need a rest anyway :D

Personally I prefer what I found out recently are referred to as "flathead" earbuds, full size headphones even when not heavy I find tend to be tiring after 1-2 hours and/or the pressure on my ears eventually starts to feel uncomfortable even if it doesn't make them hot and I'm not overly a fan of earphones which go into the ear canal. It is a compromise on sound quality especially bass but I've found some over the years I enjoy.
 
I've been enjoying the Titan S2 on my DAP, definitely worth trying all the tips out as they massively change the sound profile, I didn't like the Red's that were installed by default, very mid bass heavy, I've settled on the blue candy tips for now, a bit leaner tighter bass, wider sound stage.

They really are a bargain IEM, especially with the modular cable and all the tips, case etc.

btw, which one is the blue candy tips? Or do you mean the teal green ones?
 
I wish I got on better with IEMs, there is so much good stuff around for very little cost (relatively) but they irritate my ear canals and they get sore after a couple of hours, whereas I can wear my headphones for twelve hours or more comfortably - although by that stage my ears are shot and I need a rest anyway :D

Agreed. Said it before a few times, but I think IEMs are probably better for gaming. Like you my ears hurts very quickly and they are sore the next day if I try them again. Had this with a few IEMs so it's not model specific either.
 
Really good chat about Spotify and lossless and why beyond 16-bit is a fruitless affair for the listener for the most part.


If you have the same master*, there is no audible difference between 16 bit and 24 bit. That is to say, it doesn't matter. In fact, a lot of "24 bit" files were ripped from a 16 bit source anyway, since that is the standard for CD-quality audio.

There is a lot of misinformation about this online, since people just think "bigger number better". But bit depth only affects dynamic range and noise floor, with 16 bit giving you 96dB of dynamic range and a noise floor that will be inaudible at normal listening levels (you would have to turn up the volume to extreme, ear damaging levels to hear the noise floor).

*to be clear, streaming services pretty much always have the same master for any song, since the songs are distributed by third party companies to all platforms.
As said before, bigger number = better peace of mine, but not better quality, you can't get better quality than the original file given to platforms by studios (the third party actually that distributes music to streaming platforms on behalf of studios etc). You can change the sound via autotune or pitch correction etc, but that's not true to original at its core anyway, and bearing in mind also that vinyl has a bit depth of around 10-bit, analogue tape up to 14-bit. As the thread goes further into discussion, the noise floor of speakers/headphones will be higher than actual CD quality 16-bit once you crank up the volume when idle to what would otherwise be deafening levels.

It's amazing how people have been misinformed through clever marketing all these years to sell "hi-res" gear.
 
I was listening to an album last night and some reason some songs are 24bit 48khz and then next one is 16bit 44.1khz. It's a bit annoying because the Mac doesn't auto switch between the 2 and I need to pick one...

Whichever one I pick some things will get resampled by the OS.
 
Can you hear any difference between the two though, if not (the likely answer) then I guess it really does not matter. With Windows there's no real audible difference, just peace of mind. When playing using an application that doesn't have ASIO?WASAPI you're outputting at whatever Windows is set to, so in my case with Spotify right now, 32bit 48KHz even though the source audio in the app is either 16/44.1 or 24/44.1.
 
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Can you hear any difference between the two though, if not (the likely answer) then I guess it really does not matter. With Windows there's no real audible difference, just peace of mind. When playing using an application that doesn't have ASIO?WASAPI you're outputting at whatever Windows is set to, so in my case with Spotify right now, 32bit 48KHz even though the source audio in the app is either 16/44.1 or 24/44.1.

It's just annoying that it doesn't...You should know the feeling of "i am getting the maximum performance out of the gear" feeling.

I simply want the computer to pass through the same bitrate that it is receiving.
 
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