Couldn't agree with you more. Picked up a pair of B&W PX7s and was disappointed. The sound feels like sitting in a luxury Bentley with air-conditioned seats with a built-in massage and padding that swallows your entire body. Very comfortable, but utterly boring and non-engaging. The P5s are...

Thanks! Can you remember if you could hear any difference at all when in wireless mode and when not in wireless mode, not playing any music/sounds? Anyone else? Do B&W have any customer support? I'd like to describe this to them and hear what they have to say. EDIT: I've just written to B&Ws...

Hoping this thread is still alive!? Anyway, just got myself a used pair of P5s from eBay (in condition like new in box with all accessories, a gift that someone didn't want to keep) and I find its sound addictive, much like the B&W T7 Bluetooth speaker. Also, very comfortable as they can be...

If you ask me it would be a "side grade". SQ-wise I consider them equal.

Tonight is one of those nights that made me think that if I was forced to choose one and only one of my IEMs I’d take the DUNU DN-2000J. How can such a small device create such a monumental sound!? It’s certainly not just the bass but the bass treats me like royalty. Well, just had to get it...

How is the durability compared to Ety's own excellent tips which - unfortunately - loses their elasticity quite fast? Thanks!

Got a PM about ER4 tips and thought my reply might interest someone else as well.   "Thanks for your question and your kind words! And yes, I have a new pair ER4-XR with a much needed bit of extended bass response (if you ask me).   Yes, seal is absolutely crucial, and it can't be...

Unfortunately, I've lost some interest in this thread as I feel much too much of the music exposed here don't follow the guidelines and intentions of the OP. Of course, what makes us "'bust a move' when it was completely involuntary" is highly subjective. However, a really slow ballade that...

Just read the “Important Message from HIFIMAN CEO, Dr. Fang BIAN”.   I really don’t see why a multi-threaded OS should have to cause any audible ill effects. After all, most CPUs of today are lightning fast and have multiple cores meaning several threads can run in parallel, i.e. if you...

Informative and well written, thanks! If you need a DAP for high impedance headphones I’m sure the SuperMini will be a very fine option. (On a side note I find it a bit funny that someone should be prepared to carry bulky full size headphones on the go but need a tiny DAP to do so. Oh...

Ordnung muß sein  

  I have - honestly - no doubt about that. What those "positive benefits" exactly were isn't all that important. The important thing is that you had a positive experience. My only wish is that non-experienced Head-Fi:ers don't get the idea that balanced set-ups is a requirement for stellar...

Unfortunately, sweeping statements of the kind "superior" and "better" - which are far too common on Head-Fi - isn't helping anyone, quite to the contrary!   No, it is my way of trying to tell the "new and unexperienced" not to spend their hard earned money on balanced output. I'm quite...

And neither do I (I'm much too old for that)! The fact that I referred to you was basically just by chance. I guess I could just as well have picked twister6's reply (or someone else's). Anyway, thank you for informing the "new and un-experienced" in clear language! Well put!

I'm simply trying to be a helpful Head-Fi:er to those who might be led to believe they need to spend hundreds of dollars on balanced output to achieve the best possible sound. So no, I'm not offensive!   Mentioning the lack of balanced output could possibly be perceived as a product...

Why do you need balanced output? Do you expect interference from powerful radio signals and/or strong electrical currents running in parallel with the audio cables of your set up? As long as there's no interference, balanced output is about as useful as a pair of sun-glasses in the night. I.e. a...

Are there any two words in the universe other than "studio reference" that would get a Hear-Fi:er more excited? Personally I get more excited by "extended response", but I guess that's just me...

Certain treble frequencies are elevated. No doubt about it, and it's very clear when compared to a neutral IEM as for example Etymotics' ER4-SR/XR. This is IMO what makes the 2KJ über resolving and über detailed. The only thing I've heard coming close is the AKG K3003 with "High Boost" filters...

Welcome FastAndClean! 

All for the Art! Good work mdiogofs!!!    If I didn't know any better I would have thought you were speaking about the DN-2000J treble (low volume). Well, wow, if these already (more than) excellent sound characteristics of the ER4XR can be improved upon with a reasonably maintained bass and...

Looking forward to your impressions!

Couldn't agree with you more!