CCA Trio I am royally pissed. Primarily at myself, for not holding steadfast to my commitment, to avoid the sub $50 market. But on one of the recent AliExpress "sales", adding the $20 CCA Trio to my cart, took my coupon codes to the next tier. So I figured what the hey, for a net loss of $10...

Glad to hear you're both doing well, physically. But don't minimize the trauma of the impact and the aftermath. I've watched a lot of "Judge Judy" and "The People's Court", so I feel well steeped in my belief that you'll need a way to release this ever escalating PTSD and the only possible...

On my desktop setup the BQEYZ Wind is a keeper. Directly off of my iPad, 🤢 Hopefully I'll get a chance tomorrow, to try out the Wind on my FiiO BTR7

BQEYZ Wind On stock cable (2.5mm balanced), on my burn in rig (2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter --> iPad, playing 2000's Hip Hop, via Pandora), for 20 hrs. What's the best way to convey my listening experience ? The playback gives me flashbacks of working late in the office, when it's just me...

I say this good naturedly :beerchug: But how can someone with your level of literacy not know how to use paragraphs ? Your like the Akros of Head-Fi. I'm sure you have something valuable to share, but I can't read for more than a few seconds, without getting eye strain. Do old folks like...

Well this is interesting, maybe concerning: items that I purchased mid April (from AliExpress), are being routed through the Netherlands, final destination U.S. The concern being, if the packages will be scrutinized for value and taxation. If this route becomes the norm.

I'm with you. The majority of my listening is on my portable equipment, via either my Qudelix-5K or FiiO BTR7. But the overwhelming majority of my IEMs are just that much better on a desktop DAC+Amp setup

Kinera lost my interest, with their incessant production of new lines. At times, the steam doesn't have the chance to cool of off one pile, before the next dookey is dropped. So pardon my ignorance, when I ask: Is Celest now a standalone subsidiary/"economic" line, like how Jade Audio is to...

The IER-Z1R was leaps and bounds beyond other IEMs, circa 2018. I was fortunate enough to get to audition a set recently and found the low end and width are still exemplary, for 2024. But the mid frequencies/vocals are seriously lacking, for a $1.6K set. I’ve always shied away from “highly...

Who's your Daddy ?

Guilty. The non-descript design of the Trio has kept me on the sideline. But for $20 bucks (on AE, vs. $40 on Amazon), I'll listen to them in the dark.

It's that time of the year, no month, no week, . . . whatever Starts May 1st, blah, blah, blah

If your Qudelix-5K only shows 10 bands (EQ), backup your pre-sets before taking the next firmware update; as it will wipe out those EQ settings. But the update is very much worth it. Gym gear: 7hz Legato + Qudelix-5K

Pioneers get the arrows, settlers get the land I still marvel (that as a collective) we put up with this carp :poop: . No other hobby comes to (my) mind, where beta releases (as retail offerings) are accepted/expected.

So to summarize, unlike the few outliers, the ST7 is like the majority of the two lines; it’s a mixed bag of nuts. Some moments of joy, mixed in with a bunch of old, salted nuts.