Mimouille
Headphoneus Supremus
Hifiman is putting out a new battery for the 901 apparently, with 8.4v and 2200mAh. The upgrade is free for those in China. Thanks CosmicHolyGhost for the info.
I have the SE535 and the IEM card and it's a great combo. Even when the old standard card sounded very good with the SE535, there is a noticeable improvement with the IEM card, it's a better match. I got the new standard card on the way so I will give you my impressions pretty soon.Hello, Considering buying HM-901 but a bit confused about amp cards. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I primarily use Heir Audio 5.0 iems and Shure 535s. I'm basically looking for a recommendation on which amp card I should use. I have read there are volume issues with using the balanced card with iems. High impedance vs low impedance and how it relates to my iems is also confusing to me. Im just not sure what would be my best options for the HM-901. I'm currently using a Cowan J3 + Heir Audio Rendition amp. Looking for a more compact solution to great sound. Thank You so much for any advice you can give.
Hifiman is putting out a new battery for the 901 apparently, with 8.4v and 2200mAh. The upgrade is free for those in China. Thanks CosmicHolyGhost for the info.
Because prefers positive things in life and wants everyone to feel the same. He did not out 0mAh negative because he knows there is misery in the world and wants to stay realistic.Okay - thanks! I just checked my battery. It says
+7.4V 1600mAh, -7.4 520mAh
I frankly don't understand the latter. Why is the negative part only 520mAh, when the positive is 1600mAh?
Because prefers positive things in life and wants everyone to feel the same. He did not out 0mAh negative because he knows there is misery in the world and wants to stay realistic.
The sound quality with balanced card totally pisses all over the ak100, even modded, to my ears at least. It is more powerful, more full bodied, more spacious, drives everything with more authority. This is even true compared to the AK120, to my ears at least, but without a doubt. The ak120-b is supposed to be better, but the you have to add an amp and the whole rig sets you back 3k...
In terms of UI, I like the 901 scrollwheel, and tagging is good. But overall I would say ak is better.
The ZX1 is a SQ stepup over the AK100, but not as much as the 901, and with a bright sig. However the UI and speed kills them all.