HiFi/Audio/Video equipment on Ali/eBay/whatever

[Like Ra]

I've just read a review on Tronsmart Encore S6 Bluetooth Headphones with Active Noise Cancelling and I'm interested.

   

At 60 euros they are several time cheaper than Bose, but soundwise I've heard no complaints. Of course, do not expect a high-end sound quality, but for watching youtube, listening for music in a noisy environment, or enjoying an unpredictable hypno session while walking handcuffed through a forest they should be perfect.

[Like Ra]

Just bought highly praised audio stuff from Ali. Let's see if they meet the expectations:

Topping DX3 Pro DAC + phone amplifier
Optilink 5 toslink GLASS(! not plastic!) fibre cable
Colleimage QED replica USB cable

I wonder if the DX3 can lock at hi-rez (24 x 192kHz+) via the TOSLINK cable.

Just bought highly praised audio stuff from Ali. Let's see if they meet the expectations:
Topping DX3 Pro DAC + phone amplifier
Optilink 5 toslink GLASS(! not plastic!) fibre cable
Colleimage QED replica USB cable
I wonder if the DX3 can lock at hi-rez (24 x 192kHz+) via the TOSLINK cable.

Is the TOSLINK specification that high? Cannot remember...

[Like Ra]

Is the TOSLINK specification that high? Cannot remember...

Exactly! As wiki says:

Audio signal Digital audio bitstream. Originally limited to 48 kHz at 20 bits. Extended to support all modern formats (Depending on manufacture and specification)

Bitrate Originally 3.1 Mbit/s; now 125 Mbit/s

[Like Ra]

I'm looking for a decent pair of headphones. Having Audiophilia Neurosa in the anamnesis I do not to spend "too much" on them as I would some years ago. I'd like to have closed phones (goodbye planars 😟 and 80-85% of all models) with replaceable a cable (goodbye Beyerdynamic 😉 ) without any noise cancelling, Bluetooth, etc. I was thinking about eBay: Meze 99 Classics, but stumbled upon rave reviews (e.g. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/takstar-...ad.849965/) for Chinese Takstar Pro 82 v2. They cost around $60 and (according to the reviews) should be considered if you are going to spend upto $300. Thinking ... 🤔

I'm looking for a decent pair of headphones. Having Audiophilia Neurosa in the anamnesis I do not to spend "too much" on them as I would some years ago. I'd like to have closed phones (goodbye planars 😟 and 80-85% of all models) with replaceable a cable (goodbye Beyerdynamic 😉 ) without any noise cancelling, Bluetooth, etc. I was thinking about eBay: Meze 99 Classics, but stumbled upon rave reviews (e.g. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/takstar-...ad.849965/) for Chinese Takstar Pro 82 v2. They cost around $60 and (according to the reviews) should be considered if you are going to spend upto $300. Thinking ...  🤔

I got a pair of these recently.... really quite impressed with them for £28...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081JP...aa58f7e458

[Like Ra]

I got a pair of these recently.... really quite impressed with them for £28...

A bit cheaper on Ali: OneOdio headset

[Like Ra]

Just bought highly praised audio stuff from Ali. Let's see if they meet the expectations:
Topping DX3 Pro DAC + phone amplifier
Optilink 5 toslink GLASS(! not plastic!) fibre cable
Colleimage QED replica USB cable
I wonder if the DX3 can lock at hi-rez (24 x 192kHz+) via the TOSLINK cable.

Everything has arrived! Burning in now. One problem - I can't get optical output from my Linux box... Pffff......

[Like Ra]

I'm looking for a decent pair of headphones. Having Audiophilia Neurosa in the anamnesis I do not to spend "too much" on them as I would some years ago. I'd like to have closed phones (goodbye planars 😟 and 80-85% of all models) with replaceable a cable (goodbye Beyerdynamic 😉 ) without any noise cancelling, Bluetooth, etc. I was thinking about eBay: Meze 99 Classics, but stumbled upon rave reviews (e.g. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/takstar-...ad.849965/) for Chinese Takstar Pro 82 v2. They cost around $60 and (according to the reviews) should be considered if you are going to spend upto $300. Thinking ... 🤔

I'm getting the Meze 99 Classics. Let's see if they beat Sony XM3 or Sennheiser 4.50 😁

[Like Ra]

Topping DX3 Pro DAC + phone amplifier

After 100+ hours of playing the burn-in track the sound has clearly improved from no difference from my (aeady good) built-in computer DAC+Amp to much more transparent, controlled and with a good channel separation.

Optilink 5 toslink GLASS(! not plastic!) fibre cable

24-192 - no problem.

I was thinking about Search eBay.com: Meze 99 Classics,

Just received the Meze! Excellent right out of the box! No time to properly test - stuck on a conference call.

BTW, DHL delivered them (again!) to a completely different address on another street 😟 Good girls brought them to me. But I did complain to DHL. Terrible situation - basically you can't prove anything. They are officially delivered.