No_Analysis6187

No_Analysis6187 t1_jdkg0ff wrote

Reply to Glad I escaped the consumer pit. . . by rtv-

So are cheap headphones or IEMs comparable to entry level speakers, or is it the other way around? I feel like I have found my endgame in portable audio and thinking of getting sonus Faber or Wharfedale.

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No_Analysis6187 t1_jc6pipb wrote

Reply to need help buying DAC and AMP for planars. I checked the dac and amp advice guide it needs major updates by EccentricSage81

Those XDuoo are absolutely more than enough, I remember running LCD-2 off a dongle just fine.

Edit: MQA are basically the same as those "high-res" gimmicks, and DAC chip have no correlation with the sound output whatsoever. What matter is its implementation, and if it's implemented correctly, it will produce sound without clipping or distortion. It won't increase detail or soundstage or anything like that.

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No_Analysis6187 t1_ja765jq wrote

Reply to Basically Vader Approved. ifi zen Dac V2 & Fidelio x3. This Dac has brightened everything up on these headphones, there’s no going back from here. by JORG3392

Nice, they are really well build and have good enough technicalities for their price, although I find all entry level ifi products to sound too warm for my taste. They are definitely excellent and even potentially pause game if you are into their house sound.

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No_Analysis6187 OP t1_ja2hm0h wrote

Reply to comment by qua2k in Is storing like this okay? by No_Analysis6187

Thanks for the recommendation, will probably get a smaller watch case so I don't have to shove them together lol. Wish IEM nowadays comes with bigger case like those old Noble and Empires where you can fit many in one.

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No_Analysis6187 OP t1_ja1eyzv wrote

Reply to Is storing like this okay? by No_Analysis6187

I'm currently using my old watch box for storing 3 IEMs, it's rather small and they are made of cardboard. Could doing this damage them? My average room temperature is around 15 degrees and it's a relatively humid place (I already put silica gel tho)

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