I placed my order on 21 Apr, still waiting no thanks to DMS' video. Spoke with Gareth and apparently there's a huge backlog. They take special care in matching both the LR pieces, so I'm trying my best to be patient and wait for mine to drop. Not like I have any lack of IEMs and earbuds to play...

My Mingjiang 32ohm and 600ohm buds are in. Can't get a proper fit via the over ear style with the Code series cables. Waiting for newly ordered cables to come in. Otherwise I'm pleasantly surprised at how sweet and dynamic the 600ohms are out of my tube amp. The 320MaxTi also seems to drive it...

I agree. It is simply not user-friendly to change digital volume from song to song. I too would rather have the side buttons allows me to change digital volume rather than skip tracks, or at least given the choice to choose what it functions as. Still, even without adjusting digital volume, I...

When i was deciding between the 2, there were slight differences in sonic signature, i wouldn't say "better-better". The Z had a blacker background, cleaner. Then it all boiled down to the fact that I liked the heft (was rocking the 300Max back then), and the bling bling. Lastly, i was able to...

Code 24 brings out the dynamics of the IER-Z1R when paired to1ZM2, whereas with the stock cables i very much prefer running them off the 320MaxTi. However I do detect a hotter treble as well. Early days, shall see how they fair down the road. But man... this pairing is making me want to sell...

Oh i shall have a try, thanks for the suggestion! Its really difficult to find tips that would allow them to stay in my ears too.

Wait what? I'm sensitive to sibilance, IEMs like my beloved Sony EXK are too sibilant for me on many vocal tracks. Even the Dita Project M were hot out of the box. But the Alpha 3 were never sibilant, so that's really strange. I've listened to them out of my iPod 5.5G, RU6 and Walkman thus far...

Getting really good response on Stanley Clarke's Bass-ic Collection - my go to for quick bass checks. Enjoying the low end out of these Alphas!

Just received the Dunu Alpha 3. Really well tuned and nice package! Using the donut foams on them, truly give me open headphone vibes. The amount of slam can't match basshead IEMs but it is there, and does what its supposed to, much like my 800S - ppl complain that it lacks bass, but I've never...

Maybe @Aeonyx can help chip in?

I'll chip in and say that it sounds good, but not its best with the walkman. Only because it scales really well and I enjoy it the most with my tube amp.

Yes, its the attenuator board. I didn't. Sent in the entire set and they returned it with the board swapped out. Have no idea how this particular part died.

Been trying to ask since 2022... still hoping that an answer will come someday~

This little bugger was the but that died on me and been causing the problems I had. Cost me a good S$380 (parts + workmanship).

Yup, USB-C (which I would have preferred vs that clunky male USB-A in the Diablo), and Bluetooth (which I personally do not like to see.. additional distortions for something I would not use). Can bluetooth be turned off definitively btw?

I recently bought the Gen 2 version which works very well with my M1 Max Macbook Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. https://cn.ddhifi.com/en/product/tc07s/

It's crazy but the PM is currently the ones occupying my ears the most~! Not even the newly arrived IER-Z1R has managed to dethrone it. There's just something about the soundstage and the quality of the bass that keeps pulling me back. That and the comfort of course.

As i progress deeper into this rabbit hole, sometimes I wonder if I'm going in the right direction, chasing after the next best thing, trying to hear music "as the artist intended", when in reality, most of the music is mixed by an engineer wearing a Sony MDR 7506.. With all these high fidelity...

Valid points both, let me quantify that I was not implying that Sony's engineers are always right. But for this particular design choice, seeing that this wasn't their first DAP, nor the first time they chose to leave the PO ungrounded or grounded, I deduced that it was a deliberate decision and...

I chose to follow Sony Engineers' decision. They could have easily grounded it but decided not to for good reason. Afterall, I did believe in their product and buy into it...

Thanks for the video! Makes me feel like I'm actually there! Definitely have to make it down for the next one~

Tighter bass, moar~ sub-bass rumble. Liking it so far, and really helps hold the weight of the Z1Rs up by looping them across my spectacle legs as I always do.

Pentaconn Coreir AL, EA Code 23

I see! They did market themselves as a 16 year-old audio enthusiast store. Hopeful that they would be good. Process is smooth, I could use Apple Pay directly in the app, which helps alleviate payment issues. Not all shops on Taobao ship overseas, you have to check their shipping options, usually...

I have no idea what's the english name lol.. *Update* Reviews seem very good, so i ordered both of them. Shall see how good they are compared to the Dunu Alpha 3 that I also ordered. Jeez... these rabbit holes never stop popping up