I'll add a comment to this post, first to thank everyone helping me with my questions and secondly because i think i have figured out what is happening. The problem is indeed the impedance of the source that gives the se535s a different frequency response but it's actually that higher...

Quote:   I just did that, the sound with the fiio is not much different, just a tad warmer, you can hear the bass a little more in rock songs for instance (this without any EQ on the fiio). It's not bad at all but i prefer the bass to be more neutral. I think I'll just try for a few...

Quote: I used to have one, back when I didn't have high-end iems though. Now I passed it to my sister, the first time I get the chance I'll ask her to lend it to me and I'll check for improvements in the SQ.

Quote:   I agree about the power, I feel it's more than enough too.   Are you saying using the Fiio out of the headphone and the LOD would give me the same results? Just impedance wise or even the same overall sound?

Quote:   Yes, I do have some poorly converted music (which I'm ripping again) but I've been checking the sound with 320kbps mp3s. Besides I'm also comparing the sound from my ipod and other sources using the exact same track, it's not like I'm comparing CD quality music with poor quality...

Quote:   Rockbox is just a different firmware for your dap (works with ipod and sansa clip+ and idk what else), basically the SQ stays the same but you have better EQ and other minor improvements, I am already using it with my iPod classic.

Thank you Nick, actually I understand more or less what you're trying to say, I've been reading a few things on the subject of impedance and even if I'll make a bad choice about my new dap, if nothing else I'll have learnt quite a bit about audio, which is always good. And going through google...

Quote: Oh, I'm totally with you on that. In fact, I was wondering about that not to be fooled by the warm sound and to avoid them, if anything. Because, being the sibilance and the highs one of my main problems, I'm judging other sources by that standard but that of course might make me...

Quote:   Correct me if I'm wrong, is it possible, however, for some daps or other sources with higher impedance to have an "unnaturally" warm sound thereby contrasting the effect that the high impedance would have on the highs of the 535s and thus still making them sound good? I mean, i...

Quote: Thanks Skamp, i get what you say. Hifiman 601 might have a nice sound in general, but not in my case. The more I've been reading about the subject of impedance and IEMs the more your suggestions are starting to make sense and I'm understanding why the low impedance is important...

Quote:   I totally agree with you on the UI, but at about 400€ and with no card slot to expand the internal memory or change music it's not the one for me. Right now I'm thinking about the sansa clip+ or the cowon z2 if I feel like spending more money and having a better UI and more...

Quote:   I think you may have convinced me. It's not I am totally unsatisfied by the ipod, it's just not as good as with other sources like my laptop (which I don't even think has such a great sound card or anything), so given the very low price I might really try a sansa clip+

Quote:   I'm not entirely sure how to read the data you posted, I'm really a newbie with all this stuff. But if I am interpreting the first graph right it seems like the Clip+ has a flatter response across the whole frequency range with your SE425s (I guess it won't be that diffenent with...

Quote:   Thanks for the info. Did you ever try the Colorfly C3? How easy is to use the UI and is it possible to do stuff such as create playlists on the go? I'll have a look to the topics dedicated to it in here too, but I was wondering if you had any answers to those questions.

Quote:   No, actually I'm using the headphone out. I didn't consider that option, as I'm not an expert so I wouldn't know exactly what to buy. I wouldn't mind for the rig to be a bit bulkier though within reason, from the pic you posted i don't understand exactly how many devices you have...

Hey guys, I would need some help from you as I'm looking for a new dap with certain features, so here we are:   I am recently becoming more and more dissatisfied with my ipod classic, especially since i bought my first pair of high-end iems (shure's SE535), which of course bring out all...

Quote:   Hey, I've got my SE535s on right now, with the black foam tips (olives) which provide the best seal for me, and moving my head quite fast, way more than a little headbanging. Except from getting a bit dizzy from moving my head so fast I can hear no volume change whatsoever. I...

Quote: Thanks for all those infos, it's much appreciated. I'll make sure to read about all those suggestions you gave me.

Quote: Thanks anyway! The more I listen to the ipod with the simple shure volume control between the ipod and the iems' stock cable the more I realize the sound has definitely improved and while straight out of the hifi the sound is still better than the ipod (duh), I can enjoy...

Quote:   Thank you very much for your reply, I'm not an expert so I don't know much about impedance and such but I guess that might be the problem or at least part of it, as with other sources I'm not having the same problem. Right now I've tried to use the volume control that was...

Hello everybody, I'm new here even though I've been lurking there forums for a while, now I've decided to write as I badly need a piece of advice from someone more expert than me. I hope I won't bore you out of your minds with this and that you'll be able to understand me despite my English.  ...