Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 9950x / AMD Epyc 7773x |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte B850 Gaming X/ ASROCK ROME |
Cooling | Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4(Custom) / Custom Air |
Memory | 64GB Crucial Pro 6400 / 384GB |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX5070Ti(Temporary)/ 4X RTX3090 |
Storage | Adata SX8200 1TB NVME/WD Black 1TB NVME |
Display(s) | Dell 27 Inch 165Hz |
Case | Lian Li A3 Mini |
Audio Device(s) | IFI Zen Dac/JDS Labs Atom+/SMSL Amp+Rivers Audio |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x |
Mouse | Logitech G502 SE Hero |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2 |
VR HMD | Samsung Odyssey Plus/ Quest 3 |
Software | Windows 11 |
They just know the target market for these namely delusional Audiophiles will buy anything with fancy words that improve audio qualityPurer materials for a purer sound
The NW-WM1ZM2 has a 99.99% purity (4N) Gold-plated Oxygen-Free copper (OFC) Chassis. This realizes a stronger digital ground and higher rigidity, enabling clear, expansive sound, so the listener can experience each instrument as if it were performing live.
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Has someone at Sony been smokin sushi again
System Name | Hotbox |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6), |
Motherboard | ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax |
Cooling | LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14 |
Memory | 32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15 |
Video Card(s) | PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W |
Storage | 2TB Adata SX8200 Pro |
Display(s) | Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary |
Case | SSUPD Meshlicious |
Audio Device(s) | Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3 |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech G603 |
Keyboard | Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
I would say they both are able to play music, though one probably sounds better than the other, supports more codecs and has more features - though nowhere near enough to justify its 100x-300x price increase. 10x? Sure. Maybe even 20x.And how do you think this would compare against the Sony?
System Name | Step_Sis Rodeo |
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Processor | AMD R9 9900X @ PBO |
Motherboard | Asus Strix X670E -F |
Cooling | Thermalright FW PRO 360, 3x TL-H12-X28-S, 3x TL-P12-S |
Memory | 2x 16GB Lexar Ares @ 6400 30-36-36-68 1.55v |
Video Card(s) | Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC @ 3045/1500 |
Storage | WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, 3x SN770 1TB |
Display(s) | LG 50UP7100 |
Case | Asus ProArt PA602 |
Audio Device(s) | JBL Bar 700 |
Power Supply | Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Hero |
Keyboard | Logitech G213 |
VR HMD | Oculus 3 |
Software | Yes |
Benchmark Scores | Yes |
System Name | Compy 386 |
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Processor | 7800X3D |
Motherboard | Asus |
Cooling | Air for now..... |
Memory | 64 GB DDR5 6400Mhz |
Video Card(s) | 7900XTX 310 Merc |
Storage | Samsung 990 2TB, 2 SP 2TB SSDs, 24TB Enterprise drives |
Display(s) | 55" Samsung 4K HDR |
Audio Device(s) | ATI HDMI |
Mouse | Logitech MX518 |
Keyboard | Razer |
Software | A lot. |
Benchmark Scores | Its fast. Enough. |
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, stuff like this isn’t for everyone. As noted this would be for the professional or the enthusiast. Would I buy one? If I had more money than sense sure.. but at this point in time? Negatory.
System Name | Step_Sis Rodeo |
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Processor | AMD R9 9900X @ PBO |
Motherboard | Asus Strix X670E -F |
Cooling | Thermalright FW PRO 360, 3x TL-H12-X28-S, 3x TL-P12-S |
Memory | 2x 16GB Lexar Ares @ 6400 30-36-36-68 1.55v |
Video Card(s) | Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC @ 3045/1500 |
Storage | WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, 3x SN770 1TB |
Display(s) | LG 50UP7100 |
Case | Asus ProArt PA602 |
Audio Device(s) | JBL Bar 700 |
Power Supply | Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Hero |
Keyboard | Logitech G213 |
VR HMD | Oculus 3 |
Software | Yes |
Benchmark Scores | Yes |
It’s just a toy, like our fancy computers..I totally get it for the fashion/art aspect. Its why hot cars, hot women, and cool computers make a lot of people feel good. If they had some measurable validation that then didn't depend on headphones that make it sound different to justify it.
Agreed, for a long time i always told myself these audophiles cant be that stupid to fall for these scams since the dawn of time, audio equimpent are outwordly expensive for no plain reason, sure there has to be something am missing hear,.... 1 until they anounced the audophiles ssd, it being sold out was the moment i relized the audophiles market is an ironic comedyThey just know the target market for these namely delusional Audiophiles will buy anything with fancy words that improve audio quality
System Name | AlderLake |
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Processor | Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36 |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 |
Display(s) | 23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p |
Case | Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window |
Audio Device(s) | Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533 |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W |
Mouse | Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless |
Keyboard | RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless |
Software | Windows 11 |
Benchmark Scores | Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock |
System Name | The Little One |
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Processor | i5-11320H @3.4GHZ |
Motherboard | Beelink/AZW SEI |
Cooling | Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents |
Memory | 64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB) |
Video Card(s) | Iris XE+ |
Storage | WD Black SN850X 8TB m.2 + Seagate 4TB SATA SSD + 8TB SN850X x2 in an external USB-C enclosure |
Display(s) | 2x Samsung 43" + 1x 32" |
Case | Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front ! |
Audio Device(s) | No-name compact bluetooth speakers |
Power Supply | 65w brick |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G613 mechanical wireless |
VR HMD | Whahdatiz ??? |
Software | Windows 10 pro, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF ! |
Benchmark Scores | PDQ |
Well, they've been weened off da raw fish, and are now only allowed to take a puff (or 12) of da absolute highest-quality pharma every few minutes !Has someone at Sony been smokin sushi again
Never forget this one: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...music-streamer-reviewed-on-stereophile.27005/Don't forget to buy an audiophile network cable to go with it...
It never ceases to amaze me - these type of products are loaded with top tier audio stuff top to bottom yet when it comes to UX, the guys designing them are 'Yeah, put some old, slow Android that is not much good for anything.'I have the FF7 Remake edition, the sound quality is amazing but the OS is slow as hell and it's Android 9 ?!! not worth it
System Name | main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S25/Ally |
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Processor | Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Elite/Ryzen Z1 Extreme |
Motherboard | MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus |
Cooling | Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one |
Memory | 64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/12gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400 |
Video Card(s) | Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 830/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5 |
Storage | 250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/512gb/4tb SN850X |
Display(s) | X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/LTPO AMOLED panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz |
Case | Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent |
Audio Device(s) | Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/CVJ NightElf/Moondrop Chu II+BT20S/Nekocake GfL QBZ-191 |
Power Supply | Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w |
Mouse | Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch |
Keyboard | Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual |
VR HMD | Medion Erazer |
Software | Win11/Win8.1/Android TV 8.1/Android 15/Win11 |
Benchmark Scores | bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o |
1800$ a M17.... tsk tsk small time playerOh, they get much more expensive...
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System Name | Pioneer |
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Processor | Ryzen 9 9950X |
Motherboard | MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans... |
Memory | 64GB (2x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6200(Running 1T no GDM) |
Video Card(s) | PNY RTX 5080 OC |
Storage | Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, 1x 2TB Seagate Exos 3.5" |
Display(s) | 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display |
Case | Thermaltake Core X31 |
Audio Device(s) | TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W 80Plus Titanium PSU |
Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless |
Keyboard | WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps |
Software | Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise (yes it's legit) |
It wouldn't sound like much I picture, but technically oxidation does slightly raise resistance and thus impedance.Can you imagine if there was oxygen in your copper, and what that would sound like?
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 7600 |
Motherboard | MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston KC3000 1TB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | AuraSound AS42 Soundbar | Plantronics 5220 | Sony WH-1000XM3 | Nektar SE61 | Behringer XR18 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Dell SK3205 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
I'm getting Zune vibes from this. I'm not sure what the market is for these. My phone is perfectly capable of delivering high-resolution digital sound and if I wanted quality analog sound there are plenty of DACs out there.
Processor | Ryzen 5 5700x |
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Motherboard | B550 Elite |
Cooling | Thermalright Perless Assassin 120 SE |
Memory | 32GB Fury Beast DDR4 3200Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte 3060 ti gaming oc pro |
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB, WD SN850x 1TB, plus some random HDDs |
Display(s) | LG 27gp850 1440p 165Hz 27'' |
Case | Lian Li Lancool II performance |
Power Supply | MSI 750w |
Mouse | G502 |
I'm getting Zune vibes from this. I'm not sure what the market is for these. My phone is perfectly capable of delivering high-resolution digital sound and if I wanted quality analog sound there are plenty of DACs out there.
~$1399.99 USD,….??? Are we sure that we aren’t talking about the Japanese Yen instead of USD,……???
System Name | PC. |
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Processor | i7 2600K 5.0Gh,i7 3770K 5.00Gh. EK, Liqed Coooleng |
Motherboard | P67A-UD7-B3 Gigabyte T.,ASUS,P8Z77-V PREMIUM,MAXIMUS V EXTRIME.. |
Cooling | Liqed Cooleng ,EK Suprime LTX Nickel,EK for Motherboard,Aqua computer (WGA), Thermaltake .... 0i, |
Memory | G.SKILL F3-17600CL7-2GBPISG. 16GBSkill Sniper F3-17000CL94GBSR on 2400Hz 10-12-11-29 1 |
Video Card(s) | GTX590 ,SLI ,POV TGT best 691Hz ,LiqedCoold,GTX480.....GTX1080MSI SeaHawkEK SLI |
Storage | OCZ-REVODRIVE 3-240GB,2xCrucialMX100.512.R-0,1x LMT-32L3m,3x 1TB-WD,1x;1x2TbSEAGATE1x2Tb Seagate |
Display(s) | DELL-U2412Mb,Samsung Synkmaster245B,HP ENVY 34c |
Case | Thermaltake, NZXT SWITCH 810SE |
Audio Device(s) | CREATIVE BLASTER X-Fi Titanium HD , AUNE T1MK2 TUBE USB |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Platimax 1500W,Thermaltake 1500W |
Mouse | VIPER V560,FUNC MS-3, Prestigio, R.A.T.E.7 and 5,LogitechG502,RAZER,Inperator.,dead...a.s.o. |
Keyboard | Trust ....LogotechG410 |
Software | Windows7 64.... |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark Fire Strike 21.385 (37.234,11.828,7.176) |
Processor | i5-6600K |
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Motherboard | Asus Z170A |
Cooling | some cheap Cooler Master Hyper 103 or similar |
Memory | 16GB DDR4-2400 |
Video Card(s) | IGP |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB |
Display(s) | 2x Oldell 24" 1920x1200 |
Case | Bitfenix Nova white windowless non-mesh |
Audio Device(s) | E-mu 1212m PCI |
Power Supply | Seasonic G-360 |
Mouse | Logitech Marble trackball, never had a mouse |
Keyboard | Key Tronic KT2000, no Win key because 1994 |
Software | Oldwin |
Some people see, hear, or think about the semiconducting properties of copper oxide.It wouldn't sound like much I picture, but technically oxidation does slightly raise resistance and thus impedance.
Pretending you can hear that is pretty special though.
System Name | 3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher |
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Processor | R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X |
Motherboard | Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE |
Cooling | Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler |
Memory | 32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard) |
Storage | mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd |
Display(s) | Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x |
Case | mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L |
Audio Device(s) | onboard/onboard/onboard |
Power Supply | 3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing |
Mouse | various/various/various |
Keyboard | various wired and wireless |
VR HMD | - |
Software | W10.someting or another,all 3 |
System Name | Hotbox |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6), |
Motherboard | ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax |
Cooling | LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14 |
Memory | 32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15 |
Video Card(s) | PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W |
Storage | 2TB Adata SX8200 Pro |
Display(s) | Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary |
Case | SSUPD Meshlicious |
Audio Device(s) | Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3 |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech G603 |
Keyboard | Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Yes, the few mm of wiring between the board and the headphone jack makes such a huge difference on audio quality...Weird for Sony to use 4N wiring from American company Kimber, thinking they should have gone with higher purity 7N or 8N Oyaide or Furutech wiring or any wires using Ohno continuous casting process considering the high price.
Processor | i5-6600K |
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Motherboard | Asus Z170A |
Cooling | some cheap Cooler Master Hyper 103 or similar |
Memory | 16GB DDR4-2400 |
Video Card(s) | IGP |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB |
Display(s) | 2x Oldell 24" 1920x1200 |
Case | Bitfenix Nova white windowless non-mesh |
Audio Device(s) | E-mu 1212m PCI |
Power Supply | Seasonic G-360 |
Mouse | Logitech Marble trackball, never had a mouse |
Keyboard | Key Tronic KT2000, no Win key because 1994 |
Software | Oldwin |
Each wire has two ends, so the sound has an opportunity to cross twice as many soldered joints. The solder, as you already know, contains gold.I guess this begs the question: why is the jack not soldered to the PCB?
System Name | Hotbox |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6), |
Motherboard | ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax |
Cooling | LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14 |
Memory | 32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15 |
Video Card(s) | PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W |
Storage | 2TB Adata SX8200 Pro |
Display(s) | Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary |
Case | SSUPD Meshlicious |
Audio Device(s) | Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3 |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech G603 |
Keyboard | Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
... so you get twice as much chance of signal degradation through material transitions? Wonderful idea, seems perfectly in line with the "I can hear the shape of the bits" approach to sound fidelity.Each wire has two ends, so the sound has an opportunity to cross twice as many soldered joints. The solder, as you already know, contains gold.