[NLNH]

  Never letting you go again Alien! This thing is more magical than Disneyland.. That soundstage, the bass, the PRaT! I swear, there will never be a better sounding DAP for IEMs. It's just killing it with my CK10 and UM3X. I don't even mind the UI and could probably live with the hiss. Still, I got a Glacier coming in hot. Here's hoping for one hell of a soundstage

 

[Jmop]

Hard to judge since my Alien is still under 100 hours, but I'm passing on the Glacier/Alien combo. Next up, The Shadow.

 

[Jmop]

Shame because they match up so perfectly form wise..

 

[mochill]

Get the alien plus next

 

[Jmop]

I ain't spending that much for hiss, gotta wait for more impressions lol. I already talked to a couple members about the Shozy Magic amp but if anyone else has experience with it I'd love to here more feedback.

 

[mochill]

Alien gold has a bit of hiss to but doesn't mean it is bad

 

[Jmop]

Alien gold has a bit of hiss to but doesn't mean it is bad

Some of us don't like snakes on our plane

I have a TDK BA200 coming, I think the two might make a nice sounding pair and mellow out the hiss.

 

[Raketen]

Alien gold has a bit of hiss to but doesn't mean it is bad

Alien Gold hiss is pretty bad (like listening to FM radio station with the frequency .1 off) with my one pair of super hiss-sensitive iem.... but that's ok because I don't like those IEMs anyway

 

[NLNH]

^ don't pair small 3 inch speakers with a 1000W tube amp LOL
 
yes hiss/ bg noise control is important but then pair it responsibly,
and if it is too hissy, there is the ifi iem match dongle that could help

 

[Jmop]

^ don't pair small 3 inch speakers with a 1000W tube amp LOL

yes hiss/ bg noise control is important but then pair it responsibly,
and if it is too hissy, there is the ifi iem match dongle that could help

I owned the ifi-match and while it serves its purpose well, you would probably lose a lot of headroom pairing it with the Alien since it cuts back on a lot of hiss. It's meant for taming sources with high output and even then only works well with single driver IEMs since it works in a similar way as adding impedance to those IEMs. This wouldn't be the case if the Alien was able to maintain composure driving more difficult loads.

 

[NLNH]

I owned the ifi-match and while it serves its purpose well, you would probably lose a lot of headroom pairing it with the Alien since it cuts back on a lot of hiss. It's meant for taming sources with high output and even then only works well with single driver IEMs since it works in a similar way as adding impedance to those IEMs. This wouldn't be the case if the Alien was able to maintain composure driving more difficult loads.

 
that is why from the beginning the impedance should be on the earphone driver!
And daps shall be enhancing the output power, not just increasing the battery size....

 

[Jmop]

that is why from the beginning the impedance should be on the earphone driver!
And daps shall be enhancing the output power, not just increasing the battery size....

Hey it's not my fault that my IEMs are sensitive lol

 

[NLNH]

Hey it's not my fault that my IEMs are sensitive lol

 

[Jmop]

-_-

 

[Kangeki]

Alien Gold hiss is pretty bad (like listening to FM radio station with the frequency .1 off) with my one pair of super hiss-sensitive iem.... but that's ok because I don't like those IEMs anyway

 
I also have some very sensitive CIEMs and I don't know how is its hiss paired with the Alien Gold compared to what you describe (I don't use FM radio

), but I can still hear it whilst it is bearable and constant.
 
And I love my CIEMs