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Aug 29, 2014 at 9:37 AM Post #707 of 2,125
hungryhoss said:
mimouille said:
When I take the RWAK240 and the SE5 out in public, women start tearing my clothes off. This hobby is starting to cost me a lot in indirect costs.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but they are looking for your wallet.
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I have a RWAK240 and SE5. Do you think my wallet contains anything?
 
Aug 29, 2014 at 8:37 PM Post #710 of 2,125
fungus said:
  I sure hope that nobody here had to sell off their kidneys for money to buy an AK240! 
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I am too old, so I sold one of son's retinas 
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Aug 29, 2014 at 11:25 PM Post #711 of 2,125
currawong said:
  I have Anakchan's RWAK240 here now, along with the rest of the collection we have amassed. Initial comparisons have the RWAK240 providing a darker, more bass-extended sound that includes darkening the mids, something that is noticeable on vocal tracks. It isn't a huge difference -- on a lot of music it isn't so noticeable, maybe even barely so on some. Note decay feels longer on the RWAK240, even if it may not really be. It feels like individual notes have more presence, if not the music in general. 
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hmm, sounds like I would like the AK240 better overall.
 
Aug 29, 2014 at 11:48 PM Post #712 of 2,125
jeff y said:
 
currawong said:
  I have Anakchan's RWAK240 here now, along with the rest of the collection we have amassed. Initial comparisons have the RWAK240 providing a darker, more bass-extended sound that includes darkening the mids, something that is noticeable on vocal tracks. It isn't a huge difference -- on a lot of music it isn't so noticeable, maybe even barely so on some. Note decay feels longer on the RWAK240, even if it may not really be. It feels like individual notes have more presence, if not the music in general. 
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hmm, sounds like I would like the AK240 better overall.
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Yeah, indeed. It seems to depend on the IEMs used, but sometimes I find the mod too much. I was listening with the X5 and my UERMs and then the RWAK240, which made me feel that way. I think the mod would most benefit someone who wants to use the AK240 with full-sized headphones as much as IEMs. 
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:37 AM Post #713 of 2,125
currawong said:
Yeah, indeed. It seems to depend on the IEMs used, but sometimes I find the mod too much. I was listening with the X5 and my UERMs and then the RWAK240, which made me feel that way. I think the mod would most benefit someone who wants to use the AK240 with full-sized headphones as much as IEMs. 
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Thanks for this. Sometimes things tempt for no good reason. I love the stock clarity and transparency with my UERM.
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 8:19 AM Post #714 of 2,125
currawong said:
   
Yeah, indeed. It seems to depend on the IEMs used, but sometimes I find the mod too much. I was listening with the X5 and my UERMs and then the RWAK240, which made me feel that way. I think the mod would most benefit someone who wants to use the AK240 with full-sized headphones as much as IEMs. 
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What iem would you say is the best with the stock AK240? I wanted to go for a CIEM but I'm 16 and don't want to reshape my ciem if my ear shape changes. From what I know, your ear shape might change if you're age is under 20 or so. :p
I'm thinking of SE846, IE800, or something like that.
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 8:24 AM Post #715 of 2,125
jeff y said:
 
currawong said:
   
Yeah, indeed. It seems to depend on the IEMs used, but sometimes I find the mod too much. I was listening with the X5 and my UERMs and then the RWAK240, which made me feel that way. I think the mod would most benefit someone who wants to use the AK240 with full-sized headphones as much as IEMs. 
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What iem would you say is the best with the stock AK240? I wanted to go for a CIEM but I'm 16 and don't want to reshape my ciem if my ear shape changes. From what I know, your ear shape might change if you're age is under 20 or so. :p
I'm thinking of SE846, IE800, or something like that.
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One with a detachable cable for a start! Other than that, I'd choose an IEM depending on the music you like. The AK240 is of most benefit when listening to, say, high-quality jazz or classical recordings. The stuff I listened to when I was 16 wouldn't have been worth an AK240 IMO (and sounded downright odd played through my father's hi-fi system) so you might want consider things from the perspective of the music you like primarily and especially if you already have an iPhone and don't have any high-res music. 
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 8:25 AM Post #716 of 2,125
jeff y said:
  What iem would you say is the best with the stock AK240? I wanted to go for a CIEM but I'm 16 and don't want to reshape my ciem if my ear shape changes. From what I know, your ear shape might change if you're age is under 20 or so. :p
I'm thinking of SE846, IE800, or something like that.
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It's better to get the IEM that best suits your preferences first and then get the AMP / DAC that best pairswith the IEM.
A system should always be built around the IEM / Headphone / Speaker, not around the AMP / DAC imo.
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 8:50 AM Post #717 of 2,125
currawong said:
   
One with a detachable cable for a start! Other than that, I'd choose an IEM depending on the music you like. The AK240 is of most benefit when listening to, say, high-quality jazz or classical recordings. The stuff I listened to when I was 16 wouldn't have been worth an AK240 IMO (and sounded downright odd played through my father's hi-fi system) so you might want consider things from the perspective of the music you like primarily and especially if you already have an iPhone and don't have any high-res music. 
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I listen to anything you can imagine from Screaming Jay Hawkins, AC/DC, Amy Winehouse, John Coltrane, Mendelssohn, etc. I've got almost 3tb of CD+ quality music so I wanted something portable I can depend on to use at audio shows, my favourite audio shop, my friend's house, on a bus, etc. I just don't know much about iems because I didn't like them until maybe a few months ago; back then I thought they will damage my ears or something. This all changed just because I want to enjoy music outside of my house with my music that I know well. I guess I'll have to actually try things out for myself for at least a few months now. I've tried most headphones I can think of but probably haven't listened to iems seriously(ever). It's hard to like audio at age of 16 for most people I guess.:p
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 8:51 AM Post #718 of 2,125
zachchen1996 said:
 
It's better to get the IEM that best suits your preferences first and then get the AMP / DAC that best pairswith the IEM.
A system should always be built around the IEM / Headphone / Speaker, not around the AMP / DAC imo.
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I think the same way. I will have to try to have serious listening with IEMs now for a while.
 
Aug 30, 2014 at 9:21 AM Post #719 of 2,125
@Jeff Y Glad to hear about the music. I wanted to be sure though that this wasn't going to result in buyer's remorse. I'd get yourself to a local meet if you can, or local store that stocks IEMs and try a few. You listen to quite a variety of music.
 
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