Recent content by Fishwater
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
I've been using my 65t actives every day & have been really pleased with them. For now I'll watch all you other guys experiment with whatever else comes down the pike. While the Jabra's don't really blow me away in any particular area they just work great for me overall. They connect instantly...- Fishwater
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
Thanks for the heads up! I'm heading back to Best Buy this weekend to see if they'll give me the $50 off & maybe grab another pair for the wife.- Fishwater
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
Thank you, that makes perfect sense.- Fishwater
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
Sorry, I realized I wasn’t exactly clear in that request after I posted it. Sometimes while listening to the Jabra’s I could use a little more volume. Perfect example was using them while on my lawn tractor, in that case a little more power is appreciated so I can hear more of the music vs...- Fishwater
- Post #1,653
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
I’ve been spending more time with my Elite 65t’s & while the balance is still obviously shifted to the left I’ve come to appreciate the other aspects of them. I’m extremely impressed with how they can connect to multiple devices at the same time flawlessly every time, for instance listening to...- Fishwater
- Post #1,651
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
My thoughts as well. For the $70-100 I'd rather spend a little more for a known entity that will offer support as well as firmware updates. I just don't see the value at that particular price point personally.- Fishwater
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
Yep, that looks like what I’m hearing. I was thinking QC was off & they weren’t matching drivers causing the imbalance. Unfortunately even panning in software or level controls in the software never really “fix” the issue since the driver has different responses across the spectrum but usually...- Fishwater
- Post #1,595
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?
I just got the Elite Active 65ts & while I’m overall really happy with them the imbalance issue is disappointing. They need to add a level or balance control to the app. It’s a shame that they could do so much right but get that part wrong. I’m on the fence about returning them but the options...- Fishwater
- Post #1,590
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Ifi ican nano - any impressions?
I have the HE-400 & the Nano drives it extremely well. I know the HE-500 is harder to drive but on high gain I am between 9:00-12:00, at 12:00 it's loud, I call that drinking volume. I also own the AKG Q701 which is difficult to drive & the Nano drives that with plenty to spare as well. I say go...- Fishwater
- Post #26
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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He-500 cable problem
I have no idea what the cause was but my brand new HE-400 also has a cable problem brand new out of the box. If I were you & you really like the sound signiture I would just buy a new cable for them, preferably from a different manufacturer, whatever is going on inside the cable can't be...- Fishwater
- Post #2
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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**Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread**
I have to say to say that even with the channel imbalance I am enjoying the HE-400 with the Ifi Audio iCan & iDsd better than my Pan Am. What a great pairing that's as portable as I'll ever need. I also prefer the HE-400 over the Q701,especially with the Ifi Audio.- Fishwater
- Post #17,121
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Head-Direct / HIFIMAN Customer Service TEAM
Many thanks to Conquerator2 & Coil, the problem is the cable. When I swap sides on the cable the lft/sd driver becomes the dominant driver. Looks like I need a new cable.- Fishwater
- Post #689
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Head-Direct / HIFIMAN Customer Service TEAM
Interesting results, the driver impedance was the same value on each side but the cable impedance is off. The right channel measures .4 while the left measures .5, I have no idea what that says or proves other than there are two different values on the channels on the cable test. I think it...- Fishwater
- Post #688
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
I felt the Russians were to harsh & bright with the AKG's but have not re listened to them with the HE-400's I found them to be a pretty aggressive sound signature with some peaks that really grated on me but it's possible the HE-400's may smooth them out a bit.- Fishwater
- Post #573
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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**Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread**
Thank you for that, I actually read that before I received the headphones & already forgot. It's a shame that I may have to do that with a brand new item but things happen, I really like these so I'm not going to let something as simple as that ruin my experience.- Fishwater
- Post #17,079
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)