Are there any great sounding 2-pin, 4.4mm cables made of pure (no silver-plating or alloy), genuine (Japan, Taiwan) UPOCC for up to $100 that would be a great match for the DTE900?

… and the Monarch mkIII

Here's hoping I'll perceive it that way too - I'll keep you posted.

I agree, they don’t, but in this case the deviation in energy build-up is quite significant, also compared to many other well-regarded sets: Too late for the 10th now - DTE900 is already on its way.

My post was purely related to how they graph differently, so yes based on someone else’s (TDM’s) graph who has a proper measurement setup and trustworthy experience of using it. From analysing the same and observing the significant difference in output (7-10dB) in the region where our hearing...

There's so much additional energy in the upper midrange and treble of the DTE900 relative to the 10th that it's hard to believe they'd sound anything alike tbh. Moreover, the DTE900 are so above any reference or preference target in this region that it's hard to believe they wouldn't come...

Thanks, very useful. Have you heard the Crimson?

That peak at 4kHz - worst place possible - looks scary! The opposite of a more relaxed and musical BBC dip. How noticeable is this, does it come across as a bit aggressive/intense/shouty, especially at louder listening levels and on less-than-perfect recordings (older rock/metal etc)? What are...

How does it compare to the Symphonium Meteor, another set that Nightjar’s been involved in

Thanks for taking the time to do this comparison, very helpful.

Thank you 👍😃

Amazing - thank you! More involving, 3D, up-close, and personal does it for me, I can work with that. I’m buying 👍😃 I have a feeling it might be too bright for my library (rock), especially with the UA5 dongle. Bet it will sound good with 30Hz, +6dB, Q 0.707 and 7,400Hz, -2.5dB, Q 3ish on the...

Thank you, very helpful. Would you say S12 Pro is more fun with better slam/punch/PRAT?

Great review - thanks! How does it compare to S12 Pro, Tea2 and Kato? Did you not notice any unnatural or metallic timbre in the treble that quite a few others have pointed out, including these reviewers: Jay had an issue with the metallic timbre on cymbals and electric guitars being too...

So is that a no then?

Will it be possible to listen to a representation of more budget-oriented but exciting Chi-Fi IEMs such as: Kiwi Ears Quintet Moondrop Kato / Blessing 3 7Hz Timeless AE LetShuoer Z12/S12 Pro / EJ07M Aful Performer 5 / 8 Tangzu x HBB Wu Heyday etc ; or will it just be the expensive stuff...

Any reply to this from the iFi team?

How does this compare SQ wise to the iFi i1 for use with the iPhone 13 and a good pair of IEM (£500 range)? Can it drive HD800 to sufficient dB? And most importantly, how does it compare to the Qudelix 5K?

Haha... true, at least if you're poor... :)

The inflation in headphones prices is running amok. It's not that long time ago that "flagship" headphones, like HD600 and its predecessors, cost below $500... and that was considered quite rich for a pair of cans at the time. Sure, Stax was the odd one out, with some of its offerings costing an...

Nevermind, I found a mirror (to an even newer version):   http://dl.musiland.cn/MlCyMon_2.4.1.0_build20120822.exe   But now I am struggling with downloading a non-corrupt copy of the the MlCyMonAct.zip file for the activation process:  ...