Why do you prefer the mono release over all others?  This isnt the first time I've heard someone prefer mono on their rigs.  I think I am about to try the sennheiser hd-25 myself.  I know not a big deal like the RS1 but I'm a young 29 year old on a budget and those have some decent reviews.  I...

A new firmware would be great mainly because it will spawn new modded firmwares. I've been absent from this thread awhile because I've just been so content with SU 1.3.3 with my re-400 and im-70 for when I want to do a little dubstep while at the gym. I guess I will soon dive into shopping for...

I'm into the IEM's and plan to venture into the full size cans soon.  I am more portable with the iBasso DX50 and audio technica IM70 and hifiman re-400.  I'm pretty much all over the genre board, bust mostly jazz. Do you order all of your components or is there somewhere locally that sells...

oh wow, another head-fier!  It's like Christmas all over again!  What's your setup and taste in music?

There are several pair within your price range from Audio Technica, which models are you referring?

When dealing with the few IEM's I've used I do get better SQ with cleaner ears. I in no way believe this is placebo but it's a canal, the less blockage the more air or anything can flow like a pipe.

CoiL, you're my go to, so if you install, let me know your impressions and if I should install rockbox instead of SU.  I would only be looking for SQ performance w/o using an EQ.

Well I dont know how to explain it really.  I was mainly listening to Jazz and classical which sounds AMAZING (at least to me) with my Re-400's but when I played the same through my IM70's it sounded more recessed in the mids, which may be a case of the re-400 being more forward and the highs...

Good day Audio Technica fans!   I've recently having the pleasure of purchasing the ATH-IM70 and I had to say I just could not hear what you all heard in them.  They seemed lacking something to my ears. I am listening from a DX50 unamped and I mainly listen to Jazz and Classical. I just...

Playing back and forth between the two FW"s 1.3.3 and 1.4, it seemed to me 1.4 may be clearer or maybe more detailed then 1.3.3 but I'm going to do a real a/b tonight when my buddy comes in town.

Ok, I'm beginning to get over the different modded flashed firmwares, but is the rockbox that much better than docs and sound unlocked? I know there's a full thread, but I rockboxed my clip+ only to improve the battery life.  I have no interest in EQ'ing...would the sound improve without any...

  Yea, that would really suck.  I will have a few more conversations with them, really dont want it taking a month there and back and no telling how long they will have it.  I only have a clip+ to fall back on and once you've heard the dx50, you can't just go back.

I was comparing the two, before I got the dx50, and it seems to be a bit more powerful but also as neautral from my understanding.  It's quite tempting but does come with a higher price tag.  I was so torn.  Still not a lot of fuss over it, so I wander how the two really compare in real time.

  No, it's random buzzing.  Sometimes if I turn it off and back on it will fix the problem. The LO has zero noise in it.  I'm trying different firmwares so hoping that may alleviate the problem. If it's not constant I figure it's a software problem vs a hardware one.

Well, I contacted iBasso about the headphone out buzzing problem, and even though it is out of warranty now, they said they would repair it free of cost long as I pay for shipping because of a possible faulty HO jack.  From what I can see it will cost close to $100 to send to China, is it just...