# HQPlayer 4 - Master Thread

**URL:** <https://forum.headphones.com/t/hqplayer-4-master-thread/14409>\
**Category:** Software\
**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hqplayer-4-master-thread/14409 "2021-09-07T20:11:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lou\_Ford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/lou_ford/32/32441_2.png) [@Lou\_Ford](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Lou_Ford)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hqplayer-4-master-thread/14409/39 "2022-07-15T14:56:58Z")

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> [@Do DACs/Amps matter?](https://forum.headphones.com/t/do-dacs-amps-matter/18022/163):
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> Tried HQ Player last night thanks to @Audio_Prom for the first time and the difference was huge listening to my EDM with SU-9 \>Cayin iha-6\>LCD-5.

Could you elaborate on the difference you noted with HQPlayer, please? $220 on some software is a lot more approachable for me than $3k++ on an amp, much as I might like the A&S approach. I’m more into classical and classic rock than EDM, but I’d still like to know what you heard.

Thanks,  
Lou

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