TheOneInYellow
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Interests
- Music, Games, Films, Books/Manga/Comics, Science, Technology, Space, Gadgets, Archery, reading books, TV shows, anime, and films.
- Headphone Inventory
- Current:
- T+A Solitaire T headphones (digital, wireless, and balanced/SE passive)
- AKG N5005 IEM's with single-ended, balanced, and wireless Bluetooth neckband accessories
- Meze Headphones 99 Classics Walnut Silver.
Cable: Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite 22AWG 4-Wire pure silver balanced cable (slim 3.5mm TRRS x2 to 2.5mm TRRS)
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Previous headphones:
- Heir Audio 4.Ai IEM's.
Headphone cable is a custom DHC's Symbiote Fusion OCC Copper + OCC Silver Litz (25AWG) 8-Wire (25AWG) balanced cable. Eidolic silver aluminium + silver carbon fibre Y-splitter, and Eidolic 2.5 mm TRRS balanced termination.
- KEF Audio M500
- Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro (with optional Custom Headset Gear accessory)
- AKG K 701 headphones with gel earpads
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Previous (Traded, incomplete, or headphones long since gone/broken/lost):
- Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 1
(Currently broken. Upgraded to the T+A Solitaire T
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- Focal Elear
06/02/23: Traded away alongside Audeze EL8 Ti and AKG K 712 Pro for the FiiO M17 DAP.
Kept the Double Helix Cables Prion4 pure silver balanced cable- 3.5mm TRRS x2 to 4-Pin XLR
- Audeze EL-8 Titanium, part of the re-voiced and updated 2016 EL8 series.
06/02/23: Traded away alongside Focal Elear and AKG K 712 Pro for the FiiO M17 DAP. All headphone cables described below also included in the trade.
Headphone cable: Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite 22 OCC SIlver Litz (22AWG) 4-Wire balanced cable, with Eidolic silver aluminium + silver carbon fibre Y-splitter, and Eidolic Compact 2.5 mm TRRS balanced termination.
Previous cable: DHC Molecule Elite Fusion OCC Copper + OCC Silver Litz (25AWG) 4-Wire cable with 3D printed steel helix Y-splitter, and Eidolic 2.5 mm balanced termination (silver but bigger than the compact Eidolic 2.5 mm jack)
- AKG K 712 headphones (with AntLion ModMic 4.0 microphone).
06/02/23: Traded away alongside Focal Elear and Audeze EL8 Ti for the FiiO M17 DAP.
Kept the DHC Prototype Molecule Copper 4-Wire (25AWG) single-ended cable with custom red and black mini-XLR earcup jack and red and black sleeve, terminated in gold right-angle 3.5 mm jack.
- Polk Audio 4Shot exclusively for online gaming via Xbox One
- Ultimate Ears Triple.Fi 10 Pro IEM's (Comply TX-500 Foam Tips) and FiiO RC-UE1 recable
- Etymotic Research ER-6i IEM's (Foam eartips)
- Audeze EL8 closed back (with my former Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite with Audeze Zync connectors and 3.5 mm SE Eidolic termination. This has since been re-terminated into 2.5 mm TRRS balanced Eidolic by DHC and is use with my new EL8 Titanium headphones).
Headphones developed a fault in Jan 2016 and with the help of Audeze I got a new and updated pair of EL8 Ti instead
- Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pro (Double Flanges/Foam eartips). Lost left ear monitor. :(
- Sony MDR-EX90SLB
- Philips SHE8500 (I think...)
- x3 Sony MDR-EX71SLB. First one was an original Japanese import sold by a UK Sony Centre. Second pair was an European mass produced version with inferior cable sheathing that cracked with sweat and skin oil. Third pair was a replacement for the second pair, but had same poor quality cable sheathing problems
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Current:
- FiiO M17 dual THX 788+ amps.
In balanced output either battery (±8.5V, 1.5W/channel) or DC Enhanced Ear Mode (±11.5 V, 3W/channel).
Original linear power supply
(Ordered Shargeek Storm2 battery power bank for the M17)
- NuForce Icon Desktop Amplifier with DAC (not used) and headphone amplifier (also not used). Has original 23w PSU.
Only used as speaker amp
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Unused:
- CEntrance HIFI-M8 iDevice 4XL version with a 4-Pin XLR jack, TRS jack, and a combo 3.5mm/optical jack
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No longer used or in possession:
- iFi Audio Retro Stereo 50 vacuum tube DAC/amp/headphone amp/phono/Bluetooth/NFC
- JDS Labs C5 Red Slate with custom anodised artwork and name on casework.
My backup amp
- JDS Labs c421 AD8620 original pre-production model, original gain settings and original casework. One of the jacks was broken, which over a year later was sent back to be fixed (but no parts to change the gain settings were available, so gain settings remained the same) and new casework
- JDS Labs cMoy BB v2.02 custom amp with many modifications by John Seaber using superior parts. Has internal toggle switch
- JDS Labs cMoy BB v2.01 with external toggle switch for boost
- Source Inventory
- Current:
- FiiO M17.
Dual ESS Sabre ES9038PRO DAC's.
Also using M17 as source and streamer.
External storage via SanDisk MicroSD XC Extreme 1Tb card.
(Ordered Shargeek Storm2 battery power bank for the M17)
- T+A Solitaire T
When in wireless mode, either: Qualcomm QCC 5127 chip as BT decoder and internal Class A/B amp (normal Bluetooth mode), QCC 5127 BT decoder to Sony CXD ANC chip with Sony's Class A/B amp (ANC mode), or QCC 5127 BT decoder to ESStech ES9218 Sabre quad-DAC with ESS's Class A amp (Bluetooth HQ mode)
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Unused:
- Onkyo DP-X1: ESS Sabre ES9018K2M x2 DAC's and ESS Sabre 9601K x2 amps in BTL config and Active Control Ground, Android 5.1.1
- High Resolution Technologies (HRT) dSP device. Only used in conjunction with my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 when going ultra portable (KEF Audio M500 on-ear headphones are used)
- 2007 6G iPod Classic 160GB (1st version, no revision)
(The 3rd version, 2nd revision is often confused as the 7G iPod Classic). This is fed into my CEntrance HiFi-M8 via a CEntrance 30-pin to USB Type-B LOD cable. This is my primary portable setup
- Cable Inventory
- Current Headphone Cables:
- Double Helix Cables Prion4 pure silver balanced cable (3.5mm TRRS x2 to 4-Pin XLR), for Focal Elear and Meze 99 Classics
- Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite 22AWG 4-Wire pure silver balanced cable, for Meze 99 Classics
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Past Headphone Cables:
- For Audeze EL-8 series (EL-8 Titanium):
Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite 22 OCC Silver Litz (22AWG) 4-Wire balanced cable, with Eidolic silver aluminium + silver carbon fibre Y-splitter, and Eidolic Compact 2.5 mm TRRS balanced termination.
- For Audeze EL-8 series (EL-8 Titanium):
DHC Molecule Elite Fusion OCC Copper + OCC Silver Litz (25AWG) 4-Wire cable with 3D printed steel helix Y-splitter, and Eidolic 2.5 mm balanced termination (silver but bigger than the compact Eidolic 2.5 mm jack).
This was my first EL-8 cable. It may be sold or traded-in but is currently under evaluation and for review purposes (comparing against the most recent cable above)
- For IEM's (Heir Audio 4.Ai):
DHC's Symbiote Fusion OCC Copper + OCC Silver Litz (25AWG) 8-Wire (25AWG) balanced cable. Eidolic silver aluminium + silver carbon fibre Y-splitter, and Eidolic 2.5 mm TRRS balanced termination
- For AKG K 712:
DHC Prototype Molecule Copper 4-Wire (25AWG) single-ended cable with custom red and black mini-XLR earcup jack and red and black sleeve, terminated in gold right-angle 3.5 mm jack.
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Other Cables:
- Double Helix Cables Complement4 pure silver 4-Pin XLR to dual 3-Pin XLR adapter
- Double Helix Cables pure silver 2.5mm to dual 3-Pin XLR
- Zu Audio 3.5mm male-to-male interconnect
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Past Other Cables:
- iFi propriety silver speaker cables with Z-connector's (included with iFi Audio Retro Stereo 50)
- iFi Audio Gemini dual-headed USB Cable. Data end is connected to laptop, and power end is...
- ...connected to iFi Audio iUSBPower supply (this is the correct way to use both, taken from an official source inside AMR/iFi Audio!)
- iFi Audio iPurifier; the combined data and power end of the Gemini cable, which is connected as above, is plugged into the iFi Audio Stereo 50 to reduce further any RFI/EMI/etc from the Gemini cable itself
- Zu Audio 3.5mm male-to-male interconnect used between Turtle Beach EarForce 7.1 DSP sound processor and iFi Audio Retro Stereo 50
- Generic 3.5mm male-to-male interconnect between one of the two headphone output's of my iFi Audio Retro Stereo 50 (or CEntrance HiFi-M8) to my SubPac S2 seatback tactile bass system
- Heir Audio Magnus cable for Heir Audio 4.Ai.
- Other Audio Equipment
- Speakers (current):
- JohnBlue AudioArt JB3 nearfield speakers
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Previous Speakers:
- iFi Audio Retro LS3.5
- Logitech Z-4 2.1 Speakers
Audio Enhancements (unused):
- SubPac S2 seatback tactile bass system.
This device allows one to physically feel bass and sub-bass frequencies by way of force-feedback using miniturised actuators. It is attached to the chair of the listener, and you put your back to it.
The control box itself has a bass intensity knob, is battery powered, and is Bluetooth cable!
Connect your amp to the control box line in, and headphones into the control box; the box just passes out the headphone feed unchanged.
However if you have an amp that can drive two or more headphone, then one can be used for headphones, and the other for the SubPac S2.
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Soundcard (unused):
- Asus Xonar D2X PCI-E soundcard.
Gaming (unused):
- TurtleBeach EarForce DSS 7.1 sound processor for use with my Xbox One Day One Edition or Xbox 360 S Halo 4 LE console (previously Xbox 360 Halo 3 LE console). I bypass the amp section (turn volume to full, or full unity gain) and output this to my iFi Audio Retro Stereo 50.
- Music Preferences
- Rock, Dance, Electroswing, Japanese anime soundtracks, Classical, Jazz, Metal, DnB, Dubstep, Proto Rap, Acoustic, Soundtracks, Ambient, Acousmatic, Big Beat, UK Garage, Modern Classical
- Gender
- Male
- Gear-Fi
- Computer:
- ASUS ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition (UX5401ZAS-KN110W)
- Logitech MX Master 3s mouse
- Custom Winkeyless B.Face 60% ISO board mechanical keyboard.
GMK Skeletor keyset.
Various artisan keycaps.
Custom handmade keyboard rest for above keyboard
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Gaming:
- Analogue Pocket
WaterField Analogue Pocket Pouch
- Playdate
- Sony PS5 Disc Edition.
dBrand Darkplates 2.0 (purple LED) and skull motif
- Nintendo Switch
Custom ColorWare JoyCons (mystique purple and goldrush colours)
WaterField Cityslicker Switch case
- Nintendo New 3DS XL The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
WaterField Cityslicker 3DS XL case
- Nintendo 3DS XL The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Nintendo DS Lite (Black)
- Nintendo GameBoy DMG (Yellow)
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Smartphone:
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 512GB Exynos
- Occupation
- External Relations, University
Contact
- theoneinyellow
Signature
Headphones:
T+A Solitaire T (white/silver), Meze Audio 99 Classics (walnut silver) with Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite balanced cable, AKG N5005 IEM's with single-ended, balanced, and wireless Bluetooth neckband accessories
DAP:
FiiO M17 with external Shargeek Storm2 battery power bank (set at 12V DC output). DC interconnect: MCRU Pure Silver Audio Grade DC Power Cable 2.1mm to 2.5mm, with Oyaide gold plated DC plugs and Audio Note 6% silver solder
T+A Solitaire T (white/silver), Meze Audio 99 Classics (walnut silver) with Double Helix Cables Molecule Elite balanced cable, AKG N5005 IEM's with single-ended, balanced, and wireless Bluetooth neckband accessories
DAP:
FiiO M17 with external Shargeek Storm2 battery power bank (set at 12V DC output). DC interconnect: MCRU Pure Silver Audio Grade DC Power Cable 2.1mm to 2.5mm, with Oyaide gold plated DC plugs and Audio Note 6% silver solder
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