Recent content by PieterG

We had at least 3 ipod classics that bricked themselves within a couple of years. I still have an ipod nano (local storage only) but it doesn't see much use. The bottleneck for me is iTunes. Apple insists on pushing their ALAC format by not supporting FLAC. That means i first have to convert...

Weird... that Touch Controls toggle is right there in the app. No idea why i didn't find it before. (Maybe it's different on the tablet. Looking at the phone now.) So i can confirm this setting is available on the WiiM Pro. The Pro Plus has the same capacitive buttons as far as i know.

The app has a way to submit a feature request, i believe. This would qualify in my opinion. (Disabling the buttons, not the child.) In the meantime, try a small DIY hack: matte black electrical tape over the tactile surface. Unlike transparent or paper tape, electrical tape can be very...

Ripping to .flac format is the best option for most use cases. However, if you are using iTunes somewhere, i don't believe they ever included flac support; their lossless format is .alac unfortunately. The simplest playback route is a USB port on an amp or streamer, which can play from USB...

I love :wineglass:and :coffee:. Both really work well with music, but maybe at different times of the day.

Think of wine as an R2R DAC: it tends to add warmth, body, musicality... to life.

From the music source to your ears it's a chain of components that doesn't work if a single link is missing. And i tend to agree that headphones and wine are often essential to the whole listening experience. To answer your question properly: in my listening chain the most essential component...

You might be better off in the UK (for once :p). In the EU there is a good chance now that your shipments from known Chinese online retailers receive an add-on customs charge. Things are supposed to be much tighter as of 2026. There might be a maximum amount/value exempt from additional...

With more listening comes (hopefully) progressive insight. The K11 R2R really is a really good HP amp and capable DAC. Different gain and oversampling settings have noticeably different effects, so it's worth getting to know them. Unfortunately i can't test the balanced out at the moment...

New cabinets for DIY floorstanding speakers? :p

I'm fairly certain you can't disable the touch buttons. If there is a way, i haven't found it. Do you find yourself accidentally skipping tracks? (Or a small human being in the house perhaps?)

I know the room is where it all starts, and where the biggest gains are to be made. Unfortunately, other people live there... so i fiddle with speaker positioning and some cushions, blankets, etc. I wish i had a proper listening room. One of the reasons i chose KEF at the time was the Uni-Q...

+1 on all counts (we refer to him as Cowbell in this household :grin: )

No worries - i can be patient. (Actually i'm not sure that's true...) It's extremely helpful to read the impressions of someone who has experience with such a variety of equipment. I don't have many reference points myself, but at least i'm blessed (or cursed?) with good hearing. You have...

Klipsch are sensitive, revealing and (in a good way) bright speakers in my mind. If that image is accurate, it should be a good match indeed. If you find the time, and if this thread got you curious, maybe plug in your headphones and find out if your impressions are similar to mine :)