[Ichos]

Wonderful!!

May we use some quotes for our Socials? With credit of course!

Cheers!!

Hello, please be my guest!!!

 

[Ichos]

Now the review is also available at Headfi.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ifi-audio-go-bar-kensei.27123/review/33759/

 

[BS5711]

Hi everyone,

since my IEMs have these specs, impedance 19 ohm and sensitivity 112 dB/mW, do you think there will be hissing without iematch? I would mostly use the 4.4mm Balanced output.

Does anyone know how many mA it draws when connected to a source (smartphone) ?

If the Kensei is fundamentally the same as the standard Go Bar in terms of basic amplification circuitry, and I believe it is, you will definitely hear hiss with those IEM, especially out of the 4.4mm jack.

 

[jsmiller58]

Now the review is also available at Headfi.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ifi-audio-go-bar-kensei.27123/review/33759/

Great review! Matches my observations, except I would give the Kensei the edge over the RU7 if I had to pick only one. I find myself enabling XBass+, XSpace, and K2HD almost all the time which makes all the difference

 

[Assationater]

I find myself enabling XBass+, XSpace, and K2HD almost all the time which makes all the difference

Getting maximum value I see XD

 

[jsmiller58]

Getting maximum value I see XD

I don’t know, and certainly others might “season to taste” each track, but this sound signature suits me pretty well, unless the IEM or headphone is already overly dark, in which case I might disable XBass+…

 

[thaslaya]

I don’t know, and certainly others might “season to taste” each track, but this sound signature suits me pretty well, unless the IEM or headphone is already overly dark, in which case I might disable XBass+…

I usually only use the XBass myself and rarely the XSpace

 

[BS5711]

I usually only use the XBass myself and rarely the XSpace

XSpace is a version of cross feed.

It is a really dramatic improvement on some tracks and largely pointless on others.

Have a listen to the start of Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden switching XSpace on and off and its effect is really obvious. I imagine that song was put together on speakers and the first 15 seconds sounds awful on headphones.

 

[Ichos]

Great review! Matches my observations, except I would give the Kensei the edge over the RU7 if I had to pick only one. I find myself enabling XBass+, XSpace, and K2HD almost all the time which makes all the difference

Thanks. After a certain point, it is a matter of subtle, subjective preferences, especially when we talk about such excellent performers.

 

[iFi audio]

A Big Thanks to Dave Taylor on YouTube for giving us a rundown on his thoughts of the GO Bar Kensei!



Cheers!!

 

[cranesky]

it's been a long time, still cannot find the comparison between Kensei and DC-Elite.

 

[Syan25]

I'm hoping someone will compare with the M15i

 

[iFi audio]

it's been a long time, still cannot find the comparison between Kensei and DC-Elite.

I thought someone posted a video a few pages ago with that comparison, I could be wrong...

Cheers!!

 

[Syan25]

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