https://listener800.github.io/5128?share=Custom_Tilt&bass=0&tilt=-1&treble=0&ear=0 JM-1 is a new "population average-based response target" that the Headphones.com team is pushing as a replacement to Harman. AFAIK, it only officially exists in 5128 style measurements (which is part of the...

My review of the Kinera Celest Pandamon 2.0 is up on my blog and on Head-Fi. I stepped away from the thread for a few days and am once again 40 something pages behind. I want to offer my thoughts on some of the topics that have come up over the last week or so, my apologies for not replying to...

Kinera Celest Pandamon 2.0 In-Ear Monitor Impressions Introduction and Disclaimer: The Kinera Celest Pandamon 2.0 is an in-ear monitor (IEM) with a single full-range square planar driver in each earpiece. The Pandamon 2.0 retails for $59. HiFiGo sent me a review unit in exchange for my...

Over the weekend I worked on measuring the power draw for bunch of old review units and populating the spreadsheet below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12_kY6AcIL0Gk2RMevKrG2dg-bKMohP4kFoAzvbWhDVU/edit?usp=sharing Test methodology below: "I measured the [insert dongle]'s power...

My review of the Hidizs S8 Pro Robin is up: https://medium.com/bedrock-reviews/hidizs-s8-pro-robin-dongle-dac-amp-review-b0e45c171d90 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/reviews-impressions-rants-and-more-from-darmanastartes.963101/page-5#post-18145968

Hidizs S8 Pro Robin Dongle DAC/AMP Review Introduction and Disclaimer The Hidizs S8 Pro Robin is a dongle DAC/AMP featuring both 4.4mm balanced and 3.5mm single-ended outputs, along with dual CS43131 DAC chips. It is priced at $69.99. Hidizs has supplied me with a review unit for my evaluation...

I hadn't checked the thread since the end of April and had to catch up on 150+ pages.

The RSV was very good, sort of an opposite twin to the Moondrop S8. It was also one of the cheapest IEMs they ever made.

Do you have a link to this?

My impressions of the Letshuoer Cadenza4 are up on my blog and in my Head-Fi thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/reviews-impressions-rants-and-more-from-darmanastartes.963101/page-5#post-18130960 https://medium.com/bedrock-reviews/letshuoer-cadenza4-in-ear-monitor-impressions-a69f122515f5...

Letshuoer Cadenza4 In-Ear Monitor Impressions Introduction and Disclaimer: The Letshuoer Cadenza4 is an in-ear monitor with a hybrid driver configuration comprised of one 10mm dual-chambered beryllium-coated dynamic driver and three balanced armature (BA) drivers in each earpiece. The Cadenza4...

Thanks for the catch. The S8 is still a terrific headphone with some of the best detail retrieval I've heard below $1000, and I felt that it's successor, the Moondrop Dark Saber, was a sidegrade rather than a definitive improvement. With that said, I'm using the IO Audio Volare more these days...

The Simgot DEW4X is a fairly priced and competitive entry into the affordable dongle space, with excellent power efficiency and thermal management. If you’re looking for a neutral-warm dongle, and want something lighter, more compact, more power efficient, and cooler-running than the Colorfly...

Simgot DEW4X Dongle DAC/AMP Review Introduction and Disclaimer The Simgot DEW4X is a dongle DAC/AMP equipped with both 4.4mm balanced and 3.5 mm single-ended outputs as well as dual C43198 DAC chips. The DEW4X is priced at $79.99. Simgot provided me with a review unit in exchange for my...

Simgot EM6L if you want a brighter IEM. For something more neutral, I still think the Truthear Hexa is hard to beat at that price point. Not sure what I'd recommend as a warm/basshead IEM in that range.