daddyyeslegs t1_jbcm7lw wrote on March 8, 2023 at 1:57 AM

I have the OG olina with the double filter mod, and I really enjoy them. Still no portable DAC amp, but they sound great out my phone.

TraditionContent9818 t1_jbdeuf7 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:09 AM

Hey I have the OG olina as well but I can't say that I enjoy them on my phone as much as when I connect them to my desktop even with the same dongles. Which dongle/s do you use?

daddyyeslegs t1_jbdhjio wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:41 AM

I don't use any dongle, my phone has a headphone jack. The Samsung S10. I haven't tried them out of my desktop amp, partially for fear of ruining what I think of the sound out my phone.

TraditionContent9818 t1_jbdi9p0 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:49 AM

Well the closest thing I have around the house that can compare is an a8 2018 but I wouldn't want to spoil it for you man. Stock tips or after market? I use final e

daddyyeslegs t1_jbdj38d wrote on March 8, 2023 at 7:00 AM

I actually don't know!! I had bought some random ass replacement tips for the tws I had like 6 years ago, and when I got the olinas I throw the replacement tips in with those, and they're both very similar. When I added the second filter, I figured I'd use the chance to tip roll to get a pair that fits nice and sounds good, and I found a nice pair but I can't tell if they're stock tips or not. I want to say they're aftermarket because they seem softer than the stock ones, but I really can't tell anymore.

I got the SMSL c200 sitting on my desk, I'll probably plug the olinas in eventually to give it a shot.

I do want to get the final E tips, I've had the e500s on my list at the start but got the quarks instead. Probably should've just gotten the e500 at the time. The narrow bore would really help to alleviate my concerns about clogging too.

Are you rocking double filters? Or are the E tips enough to get the bass where you like it and tame the treble? I found the treble to be ever so slightly hot with only 1 filter.

TraditionContent9818 t1_jbdm7mg wrote on March 8, 2023 at 7:41 AM

I use both double filters and final e tips and that combination corrected any FR issues for me (I'm not treble happy in general) and actually made me really love this set. The new thing I tried with my olina recently is to EQ them to the HBB target using equaliser APO (using auto EQ settings I got from squiq.link) and that is something that even though I don't view it as a prerequisite I suggest you try as well at some point.