[r31ya]

They are including a 4.4mm connector for $5 extra.

The engineer (Ivan) seems to take offence that some people think that 4.4 sounds better than 2.5, so 2.5mm it is

"Switch to 4.4mm? Are you mad?"
"Thats the current trend"
"That will require us to change usb case and we still have thousands of them. Not to mention leftover 2.5mm ports"

 

[saldsald]

They are including a 4.4mm connector for $5 extra.

The engineer (Ivan) seems to take offence that some people think that 4.4 sounds better than 2.5, so 2.5mm it is

The 2.5 mm plug has a TRRS configuration meaning that the sleeve is also used for signal transmission and which the other end is always made of a cheaper material than the TRR. Terrible design to begin with for 'balanced' signals.

 

[theintention]

That brighter version of loak 1 or 3 iirc.

I hope it’s not too bright

 

[Rambone]

@ToneDeafMonk what a great way to start off the day while enjoying a cup of coffee. Almost spit out my coffee laughing at Cow ass and Monks impression of Britney.



What I really love about this R4 player (besides everything) is the possible outcome of two different sound signatures. Neutral and Analog. I wonder if somebody will upload a plug-in to enable the DSD analog signature for use with streaming from Spotify, Tidal, etc. If I understand right, the analog sound is only on DSD file playback at the moment(?).

HiBy R4, what a straight win.

 

[MidnightSun]

This one graphs quite nicely, meaning similar to the final A3000, so spacious and relaxed and clear sounding, but without the nasally vocals, buuut... then that 6 kHz spike smh

 

[MidnightSun]

ZiiGaat x Fresh Review Arete features a 5 Driver Hybrid Configuration​

I'm excited for this because I'm interested what Fresh brought to the table (a Hype 4 competitor?), even though I'm most likely not going to pick it up.

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

@ToneDeafMonk what a great way to start off the day while enjoying a cup of coffee. Almost spit out my coffee laughing at Cow ass and Monks impression of Britney.



What I really love about this R4 player (besides everything) is the possible outcome of two different sound signatures. Neutral and Analog. I wonder if somebody will upload a plug-in to enable the DSD analog signature for use with streaming from Spotify, Tidal, etc. If I understand right, the analog sound is only on DSD file playback at the moment(?).

HiBy R4, what a straight win.

It's a full featured little beast the plug in idea is a great one but just hitting the first toggle on MSEB gets you fairly close

 

[Kumonomukou]

Kbear Rosefinch got new colorways in ' Pale Purple ' & ' Aqua Green ' on Amazon. One of the best $20 bass tuning budget IEMs out there. I liked these better than 7Hz Legato. I've done Akros mod (400~450 filter), it noticably cleans up the vocal and subbass, slightly reduction on overall midbass quantity, basically getting the entire sound out of 'mud'. 90% of time I prefer the filter mod, except occasionally in a noisy outdoor environment.

 

[theintention]

That thing is too chonky to be a "phone like DAP." I think that's what he was referring to? A skinny phone like DAP, but without the phone components. That Hiby is chonky and a battery waiting to blow up.

The meme was in jest haha, it’s just the closest yall are going to get to what you are asking for right now.

There is a reason lots of full featured budget DAPs don’t exist, as you add features and components the price skyrockets.

 

[theintention]

Vortex Seraphina has arrived.



Not for this set, but it’s a lovely cable, still putting it through its paces but I like it a lot.

Also got the Nostalgia Audio XWB tips in.


Good answer for a neutral tip for long nozzle IEM. The opposite of the Singolo problem, having a bit of fit issues with this one but haven’t tried with all my IEMs yet.

 

[MichRT]

Hi all, this is Joseph speaking as a hobbyist and just going to translate some 1st party chatter from Moondrop on the phone for everyone's interest and PSA I suppose. The phone's highlight are as follows:



The tagline / sales pitch from Moondrop on Bilibili about the the device functioning as a phone, is that "it sorta works"

And from Herbert, the CEO of Moondrop, here's his candid opinion about the product:



All sources posted here for anyone to critique my translations. I do really respect a company who would come up with such a product tbh, and I can't wait to hear it.

Thank you for this

 

[InvisibleInk]

I've done Akros mod (350~400 filter)

Can you point us to more detail about this mod? TIA

 

[nikbr]

I hope it’s not too bright

Looking forward to your thoughts on the incoming Loak2 Ti CL. I will definitely grab a 634Ears of some description pretty soon!

 

[UnderwaterB0i]

Hey all, I just got the DIY tuning kit for the Simgot EA500 that I've read is also compatible with the EW200 that I have. Does anyone have any instructions/recommendations on what EXACTLY to do to the EW200 to get better sound out of them?

 

[nihalsharma]

Here is a good cable I recently got from Gladiator Cables. "Aes Harmony" silver-plated UP-OCC copper-litz cable. More descriptions are here: link

Config:
Conductors: 4 x 24AWG (4x1.5mm OD unsleeved)
Material: Thick silver plating, 6N OCC Copper (99.9999X%)
Insulator: Extremely flexible PE
Core Structure: Type 2 Litz (144*0.02mm)

The thing I love about this cable is that it achieves a very decent sound at a very reasonable price. It is a good upgrade over the stock cable on, let's say, a mid-fi iems (~600-800 USD), as most of the stock cables that come with iems in this price range are just okay or sometimes bad too. It has a nice, soft, and supple build. The 4.4mm adapter is quite solid. The 2-pin connectors are not as solid, though.

It delivers what it promises—striking a balance between warmth and details. It does not color the sound and leaves the signature mostly as it is while smoothing out the texture. It is good for warmish iems where you don't want to add any extra warmth/color at all. I paired it with FlipEar Aether; it sounds quite mature from this cable. I will try to add more details to this cable after a few days.