I have a Verum 1 mk2 (and kickstarted a Verum 2 too) and an ifi GO bar (not gold, not Kensei, just "normal"). The GO bar powers the Verum 1 from the balanced output in "turbo" mode despite the extremely low impedance (8 Ohm) and relatively low sensitivity (96dB/mW - if I am not mistaken) to...

Thanks. I never noticed it to get very hot - neither during charging nor during use ... but I didn't really monitor it closely while charging. The few times I charged it (probably twice a Month), I charged it mostly overnight with 5V/2A but it didn't take as long as yours to indicate the fully...

Just as a reminder that this is a device with an internal battery with all the possible implications: After 3 months of very light indoor use, my Astell and Kern PA10 suffers from a failing battery; the runtime from fully charged (constant blue LED when charging) to empty was reduced to less...

Yes. Of course the DCA E3 plays in a totally different league but that is also reflected in the 7 times higher price - but in the entry-to-lower mid tier price range they are quite a contender for the best closed backs. My expectations for the HD620s were not very high but my very first...

I auditioned the 620s over the two days of the Munich High End several times - including playing my own music from my DAP and I would definitely never characterize them as "boomy". I really like GREQs reviews and youtube videos specifically on exotic/vintage headphones ( I have many of them...

I was also at the High End in Munich the last days and I listened to the DCA E3 on several amps and DAP to come to a conclusion if I really need another headphone... and I ordered it this mornig (no surprise). However, at the AK area with all their DAPs some less brilliant people plugged the...

I think it has not yet been posted in this thread: There is an new E1DA dongle available, the E1DA 9039S with a ES9039Q2M DAC chip replacing the 9038 ones: https://e1dashz.wixsite.com/index/9038s <<--- despite the link title, it is actually giving the specs of the new 903*9*S available (for...

If you really want to get rid of the hooks, you can always cut the heat shrink tubes along their length direction towards the connectors with a very fine scissor (see attached image just for orientation). I did this several times with some other cables for different IEMs (but will not do it...

I received this cable with 4.4mm plug from AliExpress yesterday also for my Sennheiser IE600 which shares the same special MMCX connectors as the AKG N5005 (and the Sennheiser IE900/300/ ...). I got it for 55 EUR and it is really a nice cable which fits perfectly in the IE600-sockets. I did not...

Well. I just flashed it 30min ago - so I don't know if it is really stable but it works as far as I can see. I skipped the version 0.99 and went directly from 0.84 to 1.16 mainly for the "HID" function keys; "A" seems to be the behavior up to now, "B" is short press=volume +- and long-press=skip...

11.0 x 7.0 x 1.5 cm is what I measure.

It is in the "Audio" settings and you need a KA11 Firmware of version 0.07 and higher (it currently is on 0.08 afaik).

It looks very much like the Moondrop PARA (their 300 USD planars) with a different design of the cup surface but otherwise very similar including the slightly angled connectors, the same headband mechanism and the same attachment system for the pads with the magnetic discs. The connectors on the...

Yes. It looks very much like the Moondrop PARA with a different faceplate but otherwise very similar including the slightly angled connectors, the same headband and the same attachment system for the pads with the magnetic discs. So you pay about 600 USD more for the drivers… I hope that they...

I think I get your idea and such an application would be nice but I'm afraid, that's not how these things work. The CMA18p is just an audio device with output plus recording/input channels to the USB-host device (normally your PC, Mac, Phone, DAP or tablet ...) - just like any other audio...