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Need to build a headphone system
@larsman I too have oticon behind-the-ear aids.  I see your point about in-ear aids.  That's going to be expensive.  My oticons are 6K.  What are you using for in-ear?  It might be worth the investment for me because the headphone system will be m... 
Need to build a headphone system
Thanks for all the suggestions.  I've listened to a number of headphones so far.  I have not been able to hear the RAAL's, so I guess I will contact them directly.  Focal's don't play well with my hearing aids.  Sennheisers do.  Audio46 was not mu... 
Need to build a headphone system
Thanks for everyone's help.  I'll be at Audio46 on Friday, then seeing what else I need to listen to and where I can find it.Reporting back soon, I hope!  
Need to build a headphone system
Thank you all!  This is is all really helpful.  I'm in New York.  Does anyone have experience with Audio46?  Although I expect there will be lots of home trials, a good store would be helpful.  (And FWIW if I find what I want in a store, I'll buy ... 
Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig?
I'm a step down:  Innuos MKII, Auralic DAC, decent but not great cables and no switches.  Scheu turntable into the onboard phono section of a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III.  New and well-cared-for vinyl often sounds better but by inches only, not ... 
What is the current retail cost of your reference system?
Three observations: 1. For costing out a system, MSRP is an irrelevant number.  I am encouraged by how many people have bought used or at a model closeout, as I did in assembling my systems. 2. No matter whether the system is 4 or 6 digits of ex... 
Classical music newbie needs your suggestions
Schubert’s C major string quintet may well be the most powerful, absorbing, ..., piece of chamber music ever published.  It is tops on my desert island list.  
Innuos Zen MK3 won’t transcode DSD to FLAC
My pleasure.  Floating point encoded pcm is new to me.  Must be pretty rare. Glad you’ve got a solution.    
Innuos Zen MK3 won’t transcode DSD to FLAC
Sorry for the delay - a weekend full of meetings.  A guy whom I regard as being knowledgeable writes:   Tell him to go to system, audio, then select his Zen mk3 and finally select No DSD Support. It should then play DSD files as FLAC files. Go... 
Innuos Zen MK3 won’t transcode DSD to FLAC
Will do.  
Innuos Zen MK3 won’t transcode DSD to FLAC
My experience with Innuos support has been pretty good.  I had connection issues.  After two or three emails I had a live session with a tech.  He diagnosed that the problem was with another device of my network, and figured out which one!  Innuos... 
Innuos Zen MK3 won’t transcode DSD to FLAC
I don’t know the answer, but Innuos have an active user group on facebook, and Innuos staff frequently check in.  
Electrostatic headphone amplifier recommendation
Can anyone share their experience with the LSA's? Walter is so skilled at copywriting that I'm simply skeptical. But perhaps it's an excellent deal for the price. 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Primephonic shoots itself in the foot by limiting the devices it can stream to.  There's not a lot of point to streaming hi-res to a phone or even a desktop computer. 
What Integrated Amp do You use
Rogue Cronus Magnum 3.  I'm very happy with it.  It's an upgrade, and the guys in PA were great.