BudgetAudiophile

Hi everyone!

Been thinking of picking up this DAP recently as I’ve been wanting to get back into seriously listening to music. I had a Creative Zen back in the day and loved the heck out of that thing.

Hi all,

Last year, I was walking into my parents' house while I had my B2D hanging around my neck. My parents' dog, in their excitement to see me, jumped up, hooked my IEM cable with their paw, and pulled the right IEM straight into the wood floor. Ultimately, it knocked off the faceplate, knocked loose the 2-pin port, and cracked the housing, losing three decent chunks of acryllic in the process.

I’ve recently moved and want to buy a tv and audio set up. TV is taken care of, however I am looking for better audio than stock TV speakers. I’m probably going to get an Apple TV and stay away from the “smart” features of the TV.

I found a listing for a Denon AVR-X2600H including original box along with speakers (4 ProMonitor 80 satellites, ProCenter 100, and ProSub woofer) and wire for $380. It seems like a reasonable deal, although I haven’t looked up the speakers. We moved several years ago and now have a bonus room that I’ve always intended to be our home theater but currently has an older 4K TV (only 1 4K HDMI input, not HDR) and soundbar with wireless subwoofer from our old house where the TV was in an open living room. It’s never been in the budget to upgrade, and I’m not actually sure I could spend this because we had some unexpected expenses recently, but it’s certainly a more budget-friendly way to go. I think it would be a decent setup and upgrade for our current equipment, but I’ve never bought a surround system before, especially not used.

I’m looking for some advice starting out with a budget audiophile set up. I have a smallish vinyl collection (100 records) and a large collection of CDs from my childhood that I want to set up in my new place. Until now I’ve always had cheap rubbish players for them because I’ve been listening to most of my music via streaming and headphones (Sony xm4).

Ive been looking into what I can put together for the price I can get a Samsung q990f system for and this reciever seems to do everything I want and it has the benefit of being cheapish.

Ok, I need an honest, no BS assessment on how a Samsung q990d system will compare to a cheap 5.1 (or 7.1 etc) system.

I'm looking for a recommendation for an amplifier to use on my desk. And I just don't know enough about what's out there to make a good, informed decision. My current one produces an audible buzz at any volume*. I want something that sounds good of course but I don't need anything exceptionally high end. I'm probably not going to notice any difference between a good and a great amp. I'm honestly more interested in quality construction. I want something that'll last. And as budget friendly as is possible within those constraints.

The Oppo Enco Air4 Pro looks very good for the price at about $20 USD in my region…I also see the JLabs Go Air Pop for about the same price. I also see the Moondrop Space Travel for a bit more, and it people seem to like its sound quality, but I don’t particularly like the design. I want earbuds with decent ANC and don’t sound like complete garbage

Hey all, very new to audio but I have been wanting to try and put together a decent system for enjoying music.

Or alternative ideas. If not, then RCA box with grounding screws. They exist on Amazon, but I see reviews about bad signal noise/poorly made :(