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Ripping my Audio CD music collection to Opus with EAC

Ripping my Audio CD music collection to Opus with EAC

Hi everyone, Today, I did a quick experiment using a relatively new Open Source Lossy audio format called Opus, by the Xiph.Org foundation. I downloaded the opus-tools package from the official Opus Website and tried a tool called “opusenc.exe”. Wow! I was really impressed by the sound quality! I like to listen to my audio CD music collection, and I personally have them ripped to the FLAC audio format, which is a Lossless Audio Codec, but being Lossless means it…

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DLNA Player v0.2 released

DLNA Player v0.2 released

Hi everyone, Yesterday, I continued improving my DLNA Player software. It includes some improvements and also adds Google Drive support, so now you will be able to stream your music files stored in the cloud to your DLNA-Enabled device! By going to the new Cloud menu and selecting Google Drive, you’ll be presented with a convenient browser listing your files and folders, allowing you to select which files to add to the play queue. Once the files are added to…

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The Hidizs DH1000 DAC / AMP

The Hidizs DH1000 DAC / AMP

Hi everyone, In this post, I’d like to talk about the Hidizs DH1000 which is a Digital to Analog converter and an Amp for headphones. This device is a USB digital to analog converter (DAC) that can improve the sound quality of the music thanks to its advanced dual ES9018K2M DAC chips as well as its dual Amp chips. It features a balanced 2.5mm headphone jack as well as the standard 3.5mm headphone jack and works with any device that…

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Unboxing and overview of PLUB: Bluetooth Headphone Adapter

Unboxing and overview of PLUB: Bluetooth Headphone Adapter

Hi everyone, In this post, I’ll show you a video of me unboxing the PLUB, which is a Bluetooth Headphone Adapter. The Bluetooth adapter features Qualcomm aptX audio codec, so the audio quality is really good compared to the plain old SBC. The way you use this is simply by connecting a headphone/earphone to it. The adapter also features no buttons except for the Reset one and that’s it. No power up, volume, or multi-function buttons are there. So you…

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Unboxing and Overview of the Symphonized Hybrid Wireless/Wired High-Performance Headphones

Unboxing and Overview of the Symphonized Hybrid Wireless/Wired High-Performance Headphones

Hi everyone, In this post, I’ll unbox the Symphonized Hybrid Wireless/Wired High- Performance Headphones and give you an overview of the product. As the name says, these headphones are hybrid, meaning they work either by Bluetooth connection or wired by connecting them with supplied AUX to MicroUSB cable. Usually, you’ll find the ability to use the headphones either by Bluetooth or Wired in Over-The-Ear headphones, but not on In-Ear headphones. These ones do just that, so if the battery dies,…

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That moment when your headphones/earphones are getting bad…

That moment when your headphones/earphones are getting bad…

Hi everyone, Today, I’ll tell you something that happened with my music listening experience. I am a music fan, and I have lots of Music CDs I get on Amazon and eBay. My music collection is uploaded to Google Music and some of the CDs are stored on Amazon as part of their AutoRip program. I also pay the monthly Amazon Music Unlimited subscription, and when I like an album, I buy it (Support the artists 😁): So, for the…

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The new and improved Avantree Clipper Pro (Batch 17F1)

The new and improved Avantree Clipper Pro (Batch 17F1)

Hi everyone, Today, I’ll talk about the new batch of the Avantree Clipper Pro: The Avantree Clipper Pro is an aptX Low Latency-enabled Bluetooth adapter that turns wired headphones into wireless bluetooth. As a tester of Avantree, I get products from the company to evaluate and give feedback, and this time, they kindly sent me this revision, 17F1. New to this batch is new voice notifications, replacing the power on, pairing, and power off beeps and the volume buttons no…

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Avantree Leaf Teardown – USB Bluetooth Transmitter with aptX Low Latency codec

Avantree Leaf Teardown – USB Bluetooth Transmitter with aptX Low Latency codec

Hi everyone, Today, I’m sharing with you this simple teardown of the Avantree Leaf, which is a USB Bluetooth Transmitter with aptX Low Latency codec. See the Unboxing and Overview here! I love opening products and finding out what’s inside of them, and then I’ll rebuild it to continue using it. Let’s find out what’s inside this USB Bluetooth Transmitter! First, I’ll remove the green rubber protector from it: Now, to take apart the plastic case, we can use a small…

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Unboxing and Overview of the Avantree Leaf, a USB Bluetooth aptX Low Latency Transmitter

Unboxing and Overview of the Avantree Leaf, a USB Bluetooth aptX Low Latency Transmitter

Hi everyone, Today, I will be showing you the Avantree Leaf, which is a USB Bluetooth transmitter featuring the aptX Low Latency codec. This means that when this device is paired with a Low Latency-enabled bluetooth headphone, speaker or adapter, you’ll get the best experience when watching your favorite movie or series or when playing videogames because there is no audio delay. Of course, this adapter will also work with headphones, speakers and adapters featuring just the aptX codec as…

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[4K Videos] Unboxing Dollar Tree $1 Headphones

[4K Videos] Unboxing Dollar Tree $1 Headphones

Hi everyone, In today’s post, I will be sharing with you some unboxing videos of some of the Headphones available in Dollar Tree for just $1 dollar + tax. How do these extremely cheap headphones sound? Awful. They should only be bought if you really don’t care about sound quality or it is just temporarily while you get higher quality in-ear headphones. Here are the unboxing videos: Do you have a cheap in-ear headphone pair that actually sounds good? Let…

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