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What about Michael Fidler: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/michael-fidler-spartan-20-phono-stage-review.61993/

I know that there are 2 type of audio formats. The ones with a fixed frame like MP3. They don't play gapless by design as the last frame will most of the time contain some white. As all audio formats must be expanded to LPCM, a developer can strip this white. Files with a variable frame like...

How to store your files gapless?

USB is about a host and peripherals. A to B is (or was) very common to connect a host (PC) to a peripheral (DAC). Today of course it might be USB-C as well. Obvious the host is in charge. Either the host (the media player on the host) is able to play gapless or not. A to A/B/C where A/B/C...

The answer is correct if you use it as a USB DAC. This means the USB-B port. The answer is nonsense as your question is about the USB-A so a external USB drive. There it is the media player inside the Hegel that is able to play gapless or not.

Mono is defined as 1 channel. Stereo id defined as 2 channels. A single speaker sums L and R. What else could they do? Of course you can't get the stereo image with 1, you need 2 speakers do so. But I wonder why you expect reviewers to state the very, very obvious.

Yes. Bluetooth audio is limited to approximately 1000 kbs = 1Mbps WiFi 802.11g (2003): Combined features of 802.11a and b, achieving speeds up to 54 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band. For reference CD =2x16x44.1=1411 kbs Highres like a 2x24x192=9216 kbs

Had a quick glance at the product pages Cambridge Audio CXA81 has a build-in Bluetooth receiver. You must use an external device e.g. mobile and it will send the audio to the amp using lossy compression. For best results your mobile must support APTX-HD ( 576kbps) othwerwise it will be SBC (320...

Hope they perform better than the first HeddPhone: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/hedd-heddphone-review-headphone.18976/

Would be surprised if it makes a difference. Most of the time this is about low passing the signal send to the sub not high passing the signal send to the speakers. But you can try. Run a sine sweep e.g. 30-200 Hz with the low pass set to 120 and again with the low pass set to 40. If it makes a...

Look for UPnP solutions. It supports lossless streaming up to 24/192 kHz. BubbleUPnP had a Android UPnP server.

There's an exception to this rule. Apple uses AAC as Bluetooth codec. AAC is not developed or owned by Apple but by Fraunhofer & Co. Really? The standard says SBC is mandatory but manufacturers are at liberty to add their own codec.

How to tell you are getting old without saying so :)

I think Gray has a good solution. It will send the full audio signal to both speakers and woofer. I assume the woofer has its own low pass filter. You can't offload the bass from your speakers. An alternative a product like the MiniDSP FLEX. It is a DAC so it can replace the ifi but it is also...

No. Bluetooth (and USB audio) are digital. A Bluetooth headphone contains a Bluetooth receiver, a DAC and an amp. It is battery powered. The only thing driven by the DAC of the phone are the speakers and the analog headphone out.