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How much power do headphones need? – Myths about amps and power

25th March 2023 by Golden One

How much power do your headphones really need? Do you need an amp? And common misconceptions about hard to drive headphones.

Categories Audio Science Tags headphones, misc, video Leave a comment

Reviewer Roundtable Podcast – ‘As the Artist Intended’

25th March 202320th January 2023 by Golden One

What does ‘As the Artist Intended’ really mean anyway? Do audiophiles use their gear to listen to music or their music to listen to gear?

Categories Audio Science Tags headphones, misc, podcast, video 2 Comments

iFi Zen Stream Review and Introduction to streamers

25th March 20235th January 2023 by Golden One

The iFi Zen stream is a fantastic bit of kit. Here’s an explanation for how a streamer like this can be an improvement to your system!

Categories Audio Science, Reviews Tags DDC, digital, ifi, source, streamer, zen stream 5 Comments

Tidal ‘HiFi’ is NOT lossless

29th November 202129th November 2021 by Golden One

It seems that TIDAL’s new ‘HiFi’ tier does not actually offer true lossless music for many tracks. I do some testing to show this.

Categories Audio Science Tags mqa, platform, qobuz, service, streaming, tidal 64 Comments

Singxer SU-1 modified with SoTM sCLK-EX clock board measurements

10th August 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the ‘Magnafied’ Singxer SU-1, a modified version of the SU-1 DDC with a new clock board, and ability to accept external power supplies. The Farad linear PSU and the Uptone ultracap are tested.

Categories Audio Science, Measurements Tags DDC, di-20he, di20he, farad, jitter, measurement, measurements, singxer, sotm, spdif, su-1, su-6, su6, ultracap, uptone, USB, zen Leave a comment
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Latest Posts
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Latest Comments
  1. Francisco on Holo Bliss KTE Measurements31st March 2023

    How is it as a speaker pre-amp, compared to the Serene.

  2. Joenetic Chan on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements31st March 2023

    Hello Golden Sound, here is the link https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-allo-digione-rpi-s-pdif.5418/

  3. Golden One on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements31st March 2023

    Can you link the measurement you found?

  4. Joenetic Chan on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements31st March 2023

    I found Allo Digione (not signature) has very close measurement result to Holo RED, but it just cost USD110, I…

  5. JTrin on Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements28th March 2023

    How is the user interface when Qobuz is used?

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