[Kojaku]

   
Every breath you take we'll be watching you
 
Jokes aside, I'm not so sure about balanced being a standard! I would rank digital out in front of balanced phone out, and have manufactures starting to make more DAC/AMP that can do the whole full balanced thing or tube or whatever.
 
p.s. Your full size is my dream setup. Just saving for the MK6 and I think I'll be good too (until I get ridiculously rich and go for a Audio GD Ref10 :S)

Haha, well I'm keeping the NFB10-ES2 in my back pocket since it's a simple upgrade to get full DXD playback I'm glad you're considering the LD MKVI+. It's a real gem.
 
Kojaku

 

[snapple10]

 

[Kojaku]

That X5 looks familiar...lol xD. Serious love for the W4, man. The first IEM that sounded fun to me (though not as neutral as people purport, I'd say)
 
Kojaku

 

[snapple10]

Been using the X5 w/o amp with w4 and enjoying it
Others have come and go but w4 has been here over 2 years
I enjoying testing different gears but W4 does "it" for moi as far as IEMs go

 

[h1f1add1cted]

 

 

 
After some weeks of listening, my personal new dream combo
 
DAP: FiiO X3
IC: iBasso CB06
AMP: iFi-audio nano iCAN
 
very very warm, good detailed sound, the nano iCAN with the extra bass and 3D option give my Grado RS2i with G cushion a really nice push up.

 

[rudi0504]

The most expensive portable set Up from My Friend cost about $ 7 K USD

 

[Turrican2]

The most expensive portable set Up from My Friend cost about $ 7 K USD

Are the interconnects forged from solid unobtanium?

 

[seeteeyou]

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[rudi0504]

That looked more like modified AK120 with 3.5-mm coaxial output, then DIY Crystal Cable Dreamline coaxial / DIY Crystal Cable Dreamline mini to mini between those 6.3-mm / 3.5-mm adapters. I didn't know adding mini to mini like that would result in an improvement.

You are right seeteeyou
Adding mini to mini from Crystal cable Dream line like This can improve the SQ from every set Up

Thats why i let My Friend Made This mini Female to mini plug from Furutech Rhodium For Me , to add between iem and Amps or DAPs , to improve The SQ

 

[rudi0504]

Are the interconnects forged from solid unobtanium?

The IC are diy Made from Crystal Cable Dream line series
Cost each about $ 1 K USD each about 12 cm lenght

 

[seeteeyou]

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[zachchen1996]

  Here's an even better 6.3-mm adapter for Hugo from Taiwan, about $160 USD each
 
http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/e77251942
 
Your next upgrade should be Crystal Cable Absolute Dream and there are 3.5-mm connectors from WireWorld that could accepts wires up to 11-mm in diameter
 
http://www.wireworldaudio.com/ConnectorPhotos.html

 
After asking cableco & other distributors, none were able to offer the absolute dream for portable use, the lengths they were willing to make were all too long
 
What can we do?

 

[seeteeyou]

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[rudi0504]

After asking cableco & other distributors, none were able to offer the absolute dream for portable use, the lengths they were willing to make were all too long

What can we do?

Like my DIY friend done , he bought RCA from CC dream line series about 1,00 meter lenght and he cut and made IC and coax for us

 

[zachchen1996]

   
You could get Dreamline Plus interconnects yourself, then ask someone you trust to cut them up and make some mini to mini cables.
 
A pair of 1.5-m Dreamline is like 5K and basically there will be 3 meters of cable as starter, then you could split them with many of us here who should be interested. The tough part is simply finding the right person to get that job done really well
 
http://www.audiorevelation.com/cre/information.php?info_id=10
 
Or simply go for Platinum Eclipse 7 for now, then wait for something else that's comparable to Dreamline in the future?
 
http://www.thecableco.com/Product/Platinum-Eclipse-7-iPod

 
Hmm, is there no one in China who can offer short diy dreamline plus / absolute dream interconnects?