I have this setup, Tiz good izs tis

Music Player
Galaxy S21 > ebay

Bluetooth Receiver and Headphone amplifier
Blubird U3 Mini Class A portable headphone amplifier (Nearly High Definition) $50-70 > ebay elsewhere
Topping NX1s hi-res portable headphone amplifier $60 > ebay and elsewhere
BlizWolf BR4 Bluetooth HD receiver transmitter $50 > ebay The BR4 is a High Definition Bluetooth device :)

Headphones
Suplerlux HD681 Headphones $40
Denon in ear Hi-res headphones $60
1More Quad driver in ear headphones $100 upwards

Bluetooth headphones
Sennheiser HD 4.50
Bluedio Victory

Im considering these next purchases

Hi Res player

Nakamichi NQ616B Digital Media Receiver with Bluetooth and USB

High Res Headphone
Denon AH-C620R In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Microphone

Sorry, can’t help.

However, I do have an amplifier question.

I want an amplifier that can take input from Shure 57 microphone for recording a musical instrument, and has an output to computer, for highest fidelity recording.

I looked twice before, years ago, and they didn’t exist. Do you know of any?

and these

Sennheiser 458BT HD Wireless Headphones
Sennheiser BT-T100 Bluetooth Audio Transmitter

mollwollfumble said:

Sorry, can’t help.

However, I do have an amplifier question.

I want an amplifier that can take input from Shure 57 microphone for recording a musical instrument, and has an output to computer, for highest fidelity recording.

I looked twice before, years ago, and they didn’t exist. Do you know of any?

Yes

24 bit or 32 bit ?

Here is a 24/ 96 bit soundcard with a Signal-To-Noise Ratio of 116 dB
Asus Xonar SE 5.1 PCIe Gaming Sound Card
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45893/asus-xonar-se-5-1-pcie-gaming-sound-card

Here is a 32-bit / 384 kHz PCI-e Sound Card with Signal-To-Noise Ratio 129 dB
Sound Blaster AE-9
https://au.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-ae-9#buy-menu

Both are high Res. both are super quiet
Both will record at high res

Tau.Neutrino said:

Here is a 24/ 96 bit soundcard with a Signal-To-Noise Ratio of 116 dB
Asus Xonar SE 5.1 PCIe Gaming Sound Card
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45893/asus-xonar-se-5-1-pcie-gaming-sound-card

Here is a 32-bit / 384 kHz PCI-e Sound Card with Signal-To-Noise Ratio 129 dB
Sound Blaster AE-9
https://au.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-ae-9#buy-menu

Both are high Res. both are super quiet
Both will record at high res

Both have a microphone input

The Sound Blaster AE-9 retails for $459.95
The Asus Xonar SE 5.1 PCIe Gaming Sound Card retails for around $80

If you want to move up

there are – Digital Multi-track Recorders that stat at and do up to these numbers

16-bit/24-bit, 44.1 kHz/48 kHz
24/96 bit recorders
32/192
32/384
32/784
32Bit/1536kHz etc

The higher the numbers generally go with lower signal to noise ratios – the quieter the background is supposed to be..technically…

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Here is a 24/ 96 bit soundcard with a Signal-To-Noise Ratio of 116 dB
Asus Xonar SE 5.1 PCIe Gaming Sound Card
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45893/asus-xonar-se-5-1-pcie-gaming-sound-card

Here is a 32-bit / 384 kHz PCI-e Sound Card with Signal-To-Noise Ratio 129 dB
Sound Blaster AE-9
https://au.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-ae-9#buy-menu

Both are high Res. both are super quiet
Both will record at high res

Both have a microphone input

OK. Will look into these. :-) Thanks.
“Creative labs sound blaster” takes me back. I had one of those on my first windows PC, sort of like 30 years ago.

My microphone has a 6.3 mm male stereo plug – will they take that?

I don’t know the difference between 24 and 32 bit in this context.

Price about $460 for sound blaster and $60 for Asus.
It might be worth the extra money.

oh a recorder and mic

ok I didnt read properly, puts on glasses

one of these amp and mic into a digital recorder

https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005002003203665.html

Sony Icd-UX570 MP3/LPCM Digital Voice Recorder (Dictaphone) with Built-in USB, 4GB, OLED Screen – Black
https://www.amazon.com.au/Sony-Icd-UX570-Digital-Recorder-Dictaphone/dp/B07×3XHZJB

more digital recorders
https://www.google.com/search?q=audio+recorder+with+mic+input

Hi Res portable recorder $379.00

Roland R-07 High-Resolution Audio Recorder (Black)

>>>My microphone has a 6.3 mm male stereo plug – will they take that?

The MA-2s takes both 6.5 dynamic and 3.5 condenser mics

The front of the Sound Blaster AE-9

mollwollfumble said:

OK. Will look into these. :-) Thanks.
“Creative labs sound blaster” takes me back. I had one of those on my first windows PC, sort of like 30 years ago.

My microphone has a 6.3 mm male stereo plug – will they take that?

I don’t know the difference between 24 and 32 bit in this context.

Price about $460 for sound blaster and $60 for Asus.
It might be worth the extra money.

24 bit audio is stored as a binary word. 32 bit audio can be stored in a couple of ways:

A – The same as 24 bit audio or
B – In floating point format which allows for a much wider dynamic range.

So a 32 bit card may be the same as a 24 bit card or it might be better.

32/192 Recorder
Tascam Portacapture X8 High Resolution Adaptive Multi-Recorder $799

I would go with the MA-2s mic amp and the Roland R-07 High-Resolution Audio Recorder.

Tau.Neutrino said:

I would go with the MA-2s mic amp and the Roland R-07 High-Resolution Audio Recorder for portable stuff

If your doing lots of home recording, the Sound Blaster AE-9.

Another Hi Res player 24/96

KENWOOD KDC-130U 1DIN CD REC USB 200W
https://autobarn.com.au/ab/Autobarn-Category/Shop-our-Full-Ranges-by-Brand-%7C-Autobarn/Kenwood/KENWOOD-KDC-130U-1DIN-CD-REC-USB-200W/p/ME27678

Some more hi res stuff I’m looking at.

SHANLING UA2 ES9038Q2M DAC Chip PCM768 DSD512 HiFi Audio Portable USB DAC AMP ios & Android
https://www.audiophile-store.com.au/products/shanling-ua2-es9038q2m-dac-chip-pcm768-dsd512-hifi-audio-portable-usb-dac-amp-ios-android

Shanling UP4 Hi-Res Portable HiFi HPA Headphone Amplifier Bluetooth 5.0 Amplifier Dual ES9218P DAC/AMP Balanced Output
https://www.amazon.com.au/Shanling-UP4-Headphone-Amplifier-Bluetooth/dp/B08HRZ42TP/

Alpine UTX-09 High Res Audio Digital Media Receiver $899.00
https://progressivecarsound.com.au/products/high-res-audio-digital-media-receiver

If you go with the Sound Blaster AE-9 you will need a 6.5 female to 3.5 male adapter.

one of these

FT- 6.5mm Female to 3.5mm Male Aux Cable Audio Stereo Headphone Plug Adapter Pro https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/324084729352

Tau.Neutrino said:

If you go with the Sound Blaster AE-9 you will need a 6.5 female to 3.5 male adapter.

one of these

FT- 6.5mm Female to 3.5mm Male Aux Cable Audio Stereo Headphone Plug Adapter Pro https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/324084729352

AU $16.73 each – tell em they’re dreaming.

sibeen said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

If you go with the Sound Blaster AE-9 you will need a 6.5 female to 3.5 male adapter.

one of these

FT- 6.5mm Female to 3.5mm Male Aux Cable Audio Stereo Headphone Plug Adapter Pro https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/324084729352

AU $16.73 each – tell em they’re dreaming.

Or a similar cheaper one.

Fiio BTR5 Hi-Res Bluetooth Receiver DAC supports 32-Bit/384kHz PCM and Native DSD256.

FiiO BTA30 Pro DAC, Bluetooth receive and Bluetooth Transmit
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/165161423907 supports 32-Bit/384kHz PCM and Native DSD256.

FiiO Hi-Res Q3 DSD512 | 768K/32Bit AK4462DAC with THX AAA amp Technology for Mobile Phone & Computers with (2.5/3.5/4.4mm) Output
https://www.amazon.com.au/FiiO-Q3-AK4462DAC-Technology-MobilePhone/dp/B08K8GXCJJ

More Hi Res stuff

FiiO M9 Hi-Res
AU $360.67
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/165322752780

FiiO M15 Portable High-Resolution Audio Player
$1,619
https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/fiio-m15-portable-high-resolution-audio-player

FiiO M17 Portable High-Resolution Audio Player
$2,699
https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/fiio-m17-portable-high-resolution-audio-player

Denon AH-C720 in ear hi res headphones AU $61.37

Philips Fidelio X3 wired over-ear open-back headphones $322.00
https://www.amazon.com.au/X2HR-00-Philips-Resolution-Headphone/dp/B01N5VHLUG

Philips Fidelio X2HR/00 Over-Ear Headphones, High-Resolution Headphones $196.02
https://www.amazon.com.au/X2HR-00-Philips-Resolution-Headphone/dp/B01N5VHLU

Topping DX3 Pro+ DAC & Headphone Amplifier Hi Res 32bit 768kHz $299
https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/topping-dx3-pro-dac-headphone-amplifier

Aune S6 Pro 32Bit/768K DSD512 DAC/Headphone Amplifier $899.00
https://a1futureshop.com.au/product/aune-s6-pro-32bit-768k-dsd512-dac-headphone-amplifier/?attribute_pa_colours=black

TOPPING E50 DAC ES9068AS MQA USB Preamp DAC 32 bit /768kHz $419.00
https://melbournechifiaudio.com/products/topping-e50-dac-es9068as-mqa-usb-preamp-dac

MUSICIAN PEGASUS 32Bit/1536kHz R2R DAC $2,042.46
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/154603206467

This is my setup

https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/ruark-audio-mr1mk2-speakers?variant=43323398595

https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/cambridge-audio-x201-subwoofer

https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/fiio-m11-plus-ess-portable-high-resolution-audio-player

https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/sennheiser-momentum-wireless-noise-cancelling-headphones

The repair of my amplifier has taken 5 weeks so far – still not back despite numerous phone calls and texts.

So went out today and got adapter plugs straight to computer.

Speaker works & microphone works.
Speaker quality good but adapter falls out of back of computer too easily and sometimes too soft even on maximum volume.
Microphone quality pretty bad (adds hiss and reverb), but at least it does record.

I’ve concluded that if the amplifier doesn’t come back fixed then I’ll have to get an external sound card. Perhaps one that neutrino recommends.
Why external, mainly because the microphone cord is deliberately short to avoid sound distortion (cord too long caused a problem with sound quality last time).

Hold on. Single microphone external sound card only cost in the order of $71.10 (Behringer) to $166.35 (Focusrite). I can easily live with that.

Hold on again. It never occurred to me that the best place to buy an amplifier for recording from microphone would be a pawnbroker. But it would be.