Short answer - unlikely. Long answer - it doesn’t matter whether balanced or unbalanced if you overdrive the headphone. A Balanced cable will provide a better signal - less crosstalk, better noise rejection, etc - it does not provide more headroom. If you choose to play music at deafening...

Sorry for your (potential) loss...Good luck I'm babying mine the last two years - take it for a walk once a month only. Fingers crossed.

No probs with 2.5 to 4.4 from dap to PA10. I’ve tried on an SA700 and an SP2000. In some ways it is a more elegant solution to the 4.4 at each end. The current ifi cable is larger by several factors. In the pic below left to right next to the PA10- Ifi 4.4mm to 4.4 mm, Custom 2.5mm to 4.4mm...

It's my understanding that the reason two card slots were dropped was, as inferred by Fiio, that there was a distinct disparity between read/write speeds for the two slots. It appears that no matter what the OS instructions, one slot will be identified as primary and run at capacity, the other...

Australia only sale. Up for sale an excellent condition DCA Aeon Flow Closed Mk1. This set comes with all internal filter pads (2 x black foam, 1 x black, 1 x white), the standard 3.5/6.5mm cable and an additional 4.4mm Periapt cable. Pads were replaced recently and are in excellent condition...

One Box of Goodies - Australia only. Solaris X, IE800, AK T8ie mkII, B&W P3, WF1000XM4, Campfire Lyra, Fiio UTWS5, Lotoo S1, Dear all, I’m selling off most of my head-fi, sticking with my AK SP2000 and U12T, Hiby RS6 and Z1R. For sale a number of highly regarded head gear. All are in...

I'll quote myself... "Depends on your tastes. Like analog lushness,? then the Hiby RS6, Hyper detail? then the iBasso 240 or the 320, Smooth? the A&K SR35, etc." Lots of options out there, but given you have a $2000 iem, my advice - don't cheap out. Really I'd be looking at something between...

They do. I'm looking right now at the one that came with the PA10 Amp. AK logos on both plugs. Now whether they sell it separately is another question...

Not trying to argue, I am pointing out that: . the question asked was 'will it hurt my vVolur' . someone felt that the length was not standard . you asked what is the standard? . I noted that the standard for universal 2-pin was 0.78 and that the excessive length was more than likely an...

0.75 is the standard for Ciems, 0.78 for universals. (and yes it is distance between pins) While I can't find a manufacturing stand for 2 pin cables, a quick comparison of Japanese (Onso Project), Linum (Danish), 64 Audio (presumably American), Universal Melody (Chinese), Eltech (Singapore) and...

0.78mm is the standard. That looks like a QC failure. While it may not do anything harmful, given the failure to adhere to a standard, would you trust that the rest of the construction is up to spec? If it isn't then there is no warranty comeback...

I'll bite...by the way your link on a Mac (safari and chrome) just takes you to AlieExpress home page. The way to identify differences is by measurement. if it measures different, it will sound different (note, not better). Have you ever seen a cable with a full suite of info - you know the...

Depends on your tastes. Like analog lushness,? then the Hiby RS6, Hyper detail? then the iBasso 240 or the 320, Smooth? the A&K SR35, etc. As indicated when you were buying the Volur, try to listen first. Your experiences with the Hiby MX300 should give you an insight into what you DON'T want...

If you recently bought an AK100, it is at least 12 years old, probably closer to 14, about 5 yrs older than your Fiio. I'd say something that old will almost certainly have problems with card formatting - the parameters of the players will be many generations behind a recent computer. I don't...

I think you're overthinking this and seem somewhat impatient. Reading the three reviews (+ the one referred to by Drock6) I came to a different conclusion about the treble. The only one that outright complains about the treble claims to hear to 18.5 kHz - this is way beyond average for anyone...

For the sound of revelation. In a busy city - I'm in Sydney, Australia - wireless iems are useless in anywhere with a crowd, trains stations, concourses, food courts, etc. The interference just renders any bluetooth listening a stop start method. Now given our summers tend to run to 90 degrees...

As promised. Withdrawing from sale. Seriously confused by lack of interest. These are one third of current retail price. Your loss…

Last price drop. If not sold by friday, will be removed from sale

Office use is exactly my usage. Policy writing is best done under the influence of music… Celestee (balanced cable) hooked up to an Astell and Kern PA10 and either a Hiby RS6 or A&k SA700. Very close to desktop performance.

If you’re waiting for the bump, here it is. AUD120

Up for sale is a pair of 3 month old Sony WF1000XM4 in Grey/off-white/beige. As can be seen in the pics, this includes all accessories including packaging. Selling because they don’t fit my smaller than average ears. Will only sell within Australia. I’m based in Sydney and can demo if in the...

If you’re looking specifically for on ears, try the Austrian Audio HI-X50. To my ears, better turned than the over-ear X55, which is fairly well received on this forum.

More than likely the Fir are too sensitive. I don’t see the PA10 as an iem amp except for difficult drivers like the Sony Z1R or the 64 Audio Duo. That being said, what are your gain and current switches on the PA10 set to? These will impact on the noise floor - one of the six variations may be...

Don't have them, have significantly auditioned them (3-4+ hours) as an ongoing process to see what Audeze can do at the bottom end of the market. I do have the Sine DX still and had the OG sine. One of the issues with the Maxwell, Penrose and the LCD-1 was the construction. To my ears, the...

A touch late. Like you long time P1 owner - now relegated to source duty where it can stay connected. I found the Ak SA700 had a similar organic sound to the P1, as did the HifiMan R2R2000 (burr-brown chips!). These days i tend to mainly use the Hiby RS6. These to my ears have a similar voicing...