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This is a recommendation, rather than a question. This should technically go in the Computer Audio sub-forum, but the context for this is the ongoing removal of the headphone jack on smartphones. I recently came across what I feel is a damn good solution to the problem of headphone jacks being...

I'm looking for a small USB DAC+Headphone Amp to use with my smartphone (current a Nexus 6P, might upgrade to a Pixel 2 depending on reviews). I'm looking hard at the Audioquest Dragonfly Black v1.5 or Red...

I have a Samsung 40-inch 6290. It only has 1 HDMI 2.0 port and I have 4 HDR-capable sources (laptop, desktop, PS4 Pro and an Nvidia Shield TV). I'm looking for an HDMI switch to plug them all into so I'm not manually having to plug and unplug them. The switch obviously needs to support 4k @...

Want to convert to a SFF build. I'm hoping to keep from building a new one from scratch by finding a mITX Z77 or H77 motherboard for my current Ivy Bridge parts.

Looking to sell an extremely lightly used Xbox One S Minecraft Edition. This includes: Xbox One S + Controller (obviously) Minecraft Xbox One Edition Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta Minecraft Builder's Pack Watchdogs Gears of War Ultimate Edition Asking $210 shipped

The setup I've been using has been: Desktop or Dell XPS 13 --> Massdrop ODAC --> Schiit Magni 2 Uber --> SMSL SA50 --> 2 * Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Its worked and sounded great. However, I'm going to be adding a 2017 Nvidia Shield TV and an Xbox One S (impulse buy from Ebay). I'm trying to figure...

My current one is about to expire and I'm looking to renew. Anyone here have any they want to part with?

Just watched Zeos' review on this, and it looks pretty good. Has anyone here had a chance to use it? How does it compare to the ODAC+O2 stack? Or Schiit's own Modi+Magni stack?

Successor to the LG V10 is here: I like how they got the removable back to work.

Looking for closed back headphones I can use at work (so sound leakage must be kept to a minimum). Been going through Z Review's recommendation list on reddit but I also wanted to ask for opinions here. The Fostex THX00's seem like the best choice, but they're also $400 and I'm not sure I want...

So I got a 2015 edition of the Toshiba Chromebook 2 with the Core i3 Broadwell processor during Prime Day. I started using it yesterday and I wanted to share my thoughts on it, especially against the Dell XPS 13 9350 that I currently use. First off, I am legitimately shocked at how good the...

Dell Thunderbolt Dock with 240W Adapter (R3YYP) Dell Thunderbolt 3 Dock R3YYP B&H Photo Video Has anyone used this? I was thinking of getting one for my XPS 13, but I haven't been able to find any reliable reviews (on the web or Youtube) besides whats on Amazon.

My current Windows 7 Pro system drive is a 256GB SSD that is very nearly full. I want to replace it with a 500GB SSD I just bought. I want clone my current system drive onto the new one. Its been a looooong time since I last did that so I wanted to know if Clonezilla is still a good option for...

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9831/samsung-announces-updated-versions-of-the-galaxy-a3-a5-and-a7 http://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-launches-galaxy-a-2016-with-premium-design-and-improved-features What's interesting about this is that Samsung included microSD slots. Possibly a sign...

I know Windows phones are generally shat on around here, but the specs coming out for these look pretty decent. Here's hoping actual software follows: http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9459581/microsoft-lumia-950-features5.2-inch 5.2-inch WQHD (1440 x 2560) OLED display 3GB of RAM Snapdragon...

Looks like the Samsung Galaxy S6 128GB got a pretty substantial price cut. B&H has it for $599: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&sku=1171336&is=GREY&A=details&Q= http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/13/9146893/samsung-galaxy-s6-128gb-good-deal Out of stock as of...

Motorola just announced two variants each of the 2015 Moto X and 2015 Moto G Moto X Style, though its called Moto X Pure on the product page. Moto X Play Biggest differences appear to be CPU, display and battery life. Style has a Snapdragon 808, a 5.7-inch 1440p display and a 3000mAh battery...

I was surprised to not see a thread dedicated to this (upcoming) device. So far the only consistent specs I've seen are the Samsung Exynos 7422 as its SoC, rather than a Snapdragon, 4GB of LPDDR4, and a 4,100 mAh battery.

So apparently there are sales for Macbook Pros happening at various retailers, and I want to jump on it. However I'm conflicted whether to do for the 2014 or 2015 15-inch model...

So I recently inherited a Late-2011 15-inch Macbook Pro. Despite my previous assumptions about using it, I've fallen in love. This is the first laptop I've ever used where I don't need to reach for a wireless mouse at all, and overall I'm really liking Yosemite and all its features and ease of...

My primary monitor is a 2560x1440 Korean model and its being driven by a GTX560Ti 448 core graphics card which is completely insufficient at driving that resolution while gaming (not without seriously knocking back the quality settings anyway). I really want to upgrade and, based on other...

I'm looking to get a portable USB DAC and headphone amp for use with my work laptop. Most of the ones I've found so far either are not very good, are too big (and usually not powered by the USB port), or are way too expensive. A few that stood out are: Creative Sound Blaster E1 <-- I've heard...

So I saw T-Mo's commercial talking about unlimited music streaming on their network. I was curious, does this count toward tethered devices? Like, can I tether my tablet to my phone and stream Pandora all day and not have it count against my data?

Swiped from Techreport's front page comments: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331237598589 $60 cheaper compared to the Play Store, and brand new rather than refurbed.

To coincide with the Microcenter deal, I'm looking to buy a Haswell Celeron G1820 or G1840 (since Newegg lists them at the same base price) for $30-$35 shipped.

I'm looking for a good tutorial/introduction to PostgreSQL that is fairly recent. I've heard of some good ones but they tend to be around 10 years old. So far the only really recent tutorial I've found is the official one here. Is this my best bet or are there other/better resources that I can...

Woot has Das Model S keyboards on sale for $90 with the option of Blue, Brown or Red Cherry MX keys. http://sellout.woot.com/offers/das-keyboard-model-s-mechanical-keyboards They're currently selling for $130 on Newegg and $140 straight from Das. I just bought one with Cherry MX Brown keys.

Just watched the Marques Brownlee review of the Oppo Find 7a and it looks like a pretty beastly phone. Both it the Find 7 come with removable batteries and microSD card slots for those who need that and, most importantly, the Find 7 is shipping with a 2560x1440 resolution screen. I recall...

I'm looking to grab one cheap for an experimental build. I've seen them go for around $50 used on Ebay, so price-wise I'm looking to probably spend below that if possible (OBO of course).

(The temperature of this will depend on how much or how little you give a crap about Windows Phone 8) Home Shopping Network has the Nokia Lumia 925 for T-Mobile for $199.95. Before this the lowest price I found for it was $249.99 at Newegg. Just got this myself since it seemed like a cheap...

Since I posted my previous thread asking for build advice (I want to thank again all the people who answered, the advice is very appreciated), I've been trolling the threads looking for any other nuggets of wisdom to extract. One thing I see often is the suggestion to grab a cheap, used server...

I'm looking for a good, and preferably but not necessarily free, tutorial for learning the Django framework. I had come across The Django Book already, but its so outdated that the site recommends not using it until it gets updated. So, does anyone have any good recommendations for a Django...

I realize that this gets asked alot and I have actually found threads asking similar questions, but I felt it'd be rude to hijack so I'm taking the risk of making my own. Tax return time is coming up and, assuming its big enough, I want to invest a little bit of it into a low power, "budget"...

I'm looking for particular commercial NAS units that either support backing up to online backup providers (such as Backblaze, Crashplan, Carbonite, etc) or a NAS provider in general that supports this feature in their products. I'm hoping for something that doesn't require hacking (such as...

I'm wanting to buy a tablet for personal use (all the ones I've used so far and been for work), and I've been considering the Google Nexus 10 due to the resolution and the front-facing speakers. Though, I wonder if it makes sense to buy one now given that its 2 years old? I've not heard any news...

I wasn't sure what section to put this on so, General Hardware it goes. I have an old Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop. At one point it was used for practice on installing and managing Ubuntu Server, but since I've discovered Digital Ocean its been collecting dust. I want to put it to good use and...

Been using Nokia MixRadio alot, both with earphones and through my car stereo. So much so that its actually replaced my Sansa Clip Zip as my primary source on the go. Audio quality through Lumia 521 was surprisingly decent (though I feel my Clip Zip still sounds better). It made me curious to...

My brother and I are looking to get a laptop as a christmas gift for the folks (moreso because they currently don't have their own computer since moving). I want to keep the price at $600 or below. Fortunately, there seem to be a few good options but I wanted to get some help making the right...

Looking for a cheap Nokia Lumia 521 or 620 to use w/ T-Mobile (only for a couple of months before I jump to a Nexus 5 or something else). Cheapest I've found for either is $99 (521 through Amazon and 620 through AIO w/ 1-month commitment), so I'm hoping to spend less than that via 2nd hand...

Looking for a cheap Nokia Lumia 521 or 620 to use w/ T-Mobile (only for a couple of months before I jump to a Nexus 5 or something else). Cheapest I've found for either is $99 (521 through Amazon and 620 through AIO w/ 1-month commitment), so I'm hoping to spend less than that via 2nd hand...