| Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors Discussion of portable headphones, earphones and in-ear monitors (IEMs). |
12-27-2008, 06:50 PM
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Should I buy a LOD or UE Tripple Fi?
I have UE Super Fi. 5 v2s right now and 150 bucks. I am going to be using an iPod Touch and 4G Nano as my sources with a iBasso T4 amp.
I have a cheap LOD that i can't really use outside of home because it doesn't bend as well, but I was wondering if I should save up for new IEMs or get a 135$ LOD cable from ALO audio.
The link is....
ALO Audio
I am leaning toward the LOD because I just got the Super Fi. and 400 bucks for some IEMs is kinda steep but... yea, what should I do?
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12-27-2008, 08:23 PM
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the benefit you'd get from upgrading the super fi 5s to the triple fis > interconnect upgrade.
just get like a ~50 dollar LOD that's sold around the F/S forums here and you're good.
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12-27-2008, 08:25 PM
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Upgrading headphones would be better IMO.
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12-27-2008, 09:11 PM
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Young is right.
Headphones make the biggest difference in the way your rig sounds.
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12-27-2008, 09:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Punnisher
Headphones make the biggest difference in the way your rig sounds.
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Definitely.
And the different between the super.fi and the triple.fi is surprisingly big. I really liked the super.fi but wasn't amazed by them, but the triple.fi's absolutely blew me away.
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12-27-2008, 11:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crackerman
Definitely.
And the different between the super.fi and the triple.fi is surprisingly big. I really liked the super.fi but wasn't amazed by them, but the triple.fi's absolutely blew me away.
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yeah i feel the same about that upgrade. after 6 months with the triples, i often still just get a grin on my face when i listen to some tracks that make me think 'hot damn i cant believe that lil IEM is sounding this frickin good'
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12-27-2008, 11:28 PM
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Go for the headphones, unless you are very rich and want the LOD for aesthetic reasons.
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12-27-2008, 11:30 PM
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I have an lod that I would be willing to trade for a few cd's. It is a qables silver cable or I have an ALO bling bling.
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12-28-2008, 03:16 AM
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Definitely go for the triple-fi's....this is one pair of phones that sounds very nice right out of an iPod...seriously, get a friend to help you with some blind tests and I'll bet you'll be willing to sell your amp to recoupe some of the $$$ spent on the triple.fi's...
Here is an interesting (not to be taken too seriously) thread that I started a while back that basically points out that in my entire head-fi journey, I got the biggest increases in SQ when I upgraded headphones.
The Point of Diminishing Returns
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12-28-2008, 03:25 AM
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There is no doubt: Get the TF10.
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12-28-2008, 03:40 AM
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Get the Triple Fi's...you won't be dissappointed
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12-28-2008, 04:37 AM
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buy the headphones first as they are more important.
Why not roll up your sleeves and make one LOD yourself for massive savings?
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12-28-2008, 06:09 AM
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Quite a few of us head-fier's think that the new SF 5 does some things better than the Triple.fi. The Triple.fi is much bigger and can pose fit/comfort issues also. Unless more extended treble is essential you may turn out to be somewhat disappointed.
My SF 5 with an E5, Cardas HPI, bi-flange tips, and 75 ohm impedance adapter is better than Triple.fi sound for a lot cheaper.
Maybe something like this for a LOD,
IPHONE LINE OUT DOCK WITH CABLE & PLUG (BLACK COLOR) - eBay (item 290284870948 end time Dec-30-08 17:21:19 PST)
And if you haven't upgraded tips for the 5 they make a 10% increase in them. The 5, IME, gain a bit more from an amp than the Triple.fi also closing the gap. If you also increased impedance they would probably be a bit better than the Triples except for the treble extension. All three improvements cost about $60 total. Way better value and pretty much equal SQ just a bit different sound.
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12-28-2008, 06:19 AM
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As the above poster mentioned, the triple.fi 10 might not fit well. I could not get them to fit me at all, so I returned them.
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12-28-2008, 06:39 AM
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yes get the cans; but I would consider more options than just the triple.fis
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