I don't have the BTA30 (only the Pro), so I can't compare them. However, a number of reviews have been written on the Pro, including this one (https://headfonics.com/fiio-bta30-pro-review/), which does a nice job of comparing the changes from the earlier version. A lot of the advantages to...

Thanks for your suggestion. I connected the BTA30 Pro to my Anker charging hub, and it entered pairing mode immediately upon powering on. I was then able to pair my BTR5 2021 without a problem. I then powered everything down, reconnected the BTA to my PC, and it's now working fine in TX mode...

Hello. I just purchased a BTA30 Pro, which arrived today. I reviewed the instructions, connected the unit to my Windows 10 PC via USB, and powered the unit on. The white USB light illuminated. Initially, the status light was a solid red. I switched the unit to TX mode and attempted to enter...

I don't find the Kann ugly, just bulky. Ideally, I would prefer a smaller footprint, but I accept the size as a necessity to get all of the features the Kann provides (particularly power). However, the size was a dealbreaker for me with the Cube. The original Kann is at my outer limit of what...

If there was a chance your KANN could be bricked - even temporarily - by a firmware update, wouldn't you want to know?

I got a balanced cable so I could listen to the HD650 on the Kann. It does the trick, but it isn't as well made as the stock cable. I wish Sennheiser would make one and sell it as an add-on.

Double post.

When you access the EQ settings, there is one preset (Pro EQ). I don't discern much difference between that and flat, but you could try that to see how you like it. If you want to customize, hit the "+" symbol. That initiates a new custom setting profile, which you will then be prompted to...

The advantage of the higher balanced output in high gain is the ability to power lower-sensitivity, harder-to-drive headphones, like higher-impedance Sennheisers. For that, you'd be using the high gain setting by default, making the power output in normal gain a moot consideration. If you're...

I see Klipsch's press release about their patent dates to 2010, three years before the IE800 came out. The press release touts the ingenuity of developing an oval-shaped ear tip, as opposed to the ubiquitous round tips, implying the patent was for the shape itself. If so, then it is entirely...

Yes. I bought them specifically for use on the 800S. The couplers are the same on both the 800 and 800S, so all the tips for either model are interchangeable.

Correct about the non-inclusion, but I don't know that it's a patent issue. For one, the oval tips are still included with the IE800. Also, the oval tips are sold separately on the Sennheiser website, so an owner of the IE800S can still acquire them. The IE800S includes Comply tips, which are...

Yeah, and huffing on a jar of unicorn farts might bring world peace. There are myriad accounts in this thread of users who have encountered difficulties getting the player to do what it should, which updates could remedy. Your firsthand, anecdotal experience doesn't change that. Whitewash it...

I take it you're not familiar with the concept of rhetorical questions.

I'm curious why a company thinks it inspires repeat-buyer confidence by abandoning a two-year-old, $1,000 player. Or is that forever and chump change in the A&K universe?

I find them to isolate quite well - about as well as or better than any other round silicone-tip, non-custom IEM. That said, olive-shaped, silicone tips are about as non-isolating as you get, at least on IEMs that depend on a seal for optimum sound (as opposed to, say, Apple AirPods, that just...

If the product bears the Sennheiser logo and isn't authentic Sennheiser, then it's a fake because it's designed to pass itself off as something it's not. Whether or not the seller discloses that fact has no bearing on the product's status as a fake.

I see - the existence of obvious but realistic-looking fakes now causes you to question the authenticity of other, more reasonably-priced, used items elsewhere. Do we know the product pictured in the DIY IE800S ad is actually fake? It's not unusual for fake watch listings to show the real...

Doubts? What's doubtful about a $75 pair of $1000 IEMs labeled DIY with "98% of the original sound"?

Fair enough. However, seeing as how A&K was happy to accept full price for the KANN when I bought it in April 2018, I stand by my original point. I've got iPods from the mid-2000s that are still banging along just fine. I'd like to get more than two years out of a $1000 player before thinking...

My opinion is that, having paid $1000 (not including storage cards) for an audio device that is only a bit over a year old, it isn't worth paying that, plus 50% more, yet again for technology that is only a year newer. I'd rather wait until the KANN is good and obsolete before plunking down...

I used the AOMEI Partition Assistant to format the cards to FAT32 on Windows 10. Worked fine.

To my ears, the IE800S sounds optimally tuned for use with the stock silicone tips. It also comes with Comply tips, but they don't sound as good, imo. I would only imagine that you'd have run a real risk investing in an expensive aftermarket tip. (Although, I found the Shure SE846 actually...

I didn't mean necessarily to contact Digital River. I meant to contact the place where you bought them. If that's Sennheiser Belgium, then that's where you start. I wouldn't take this as an indication that Sennheiser is intentionally passing off refurbished product as new. This is likely a...

Your disappointment is understandable. In a perfect world, things like this wouldn't happen, but occasionally things do slip through the cracks. Contact the seller, explain the problem, and insist on a replacement in truly new condition. Likewise, insist that all shipping charges involving...