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Originally Posted by qusp View Post
pico works great with them, as does the D10. so if Justin has made improvements to the pico slim regarding its use with IEMs, that may be a great choice. basically any nice and most importantly quiet amp with a low noise floor but of course synergy does come into play. I run iphone 3G sometimes too and there is IMO a difference in soundstage, tightness/control in the bass and extension in the highs. no placebo here; also there are plenty of LODs that do not damage jacks and from a regular ipod HP out (not as much the iphone because it sounds great already from HP out) there is to me a decent noticeable improvement. just because SE530 are low impedence does not mean they are easy to drive to potential.
Great points; I agree with everything. I just meant that maybe an amp/LOD combo isn't necessarily the most cost-effective way to improve your portable sound, but yes, the differences can be great with a good amp and LOD.