My favorite are Spiral Dots. It did take some experimentation to nail down my fit. I don’t think they sell a sampler pack, so they are a pain in the ass to size, but they have been a revelation in terms of how good a silicone tip can seal. Even with a perfect seal, the Dots don’t isolate as...

Well, Crinacle has officially jumped the shark. I was never sure if that guy was politically motivated, spoiling to be the one guy who says the emperor has no clothes (even when the emperor is fully-clothed), or just deaf… and to be honest, I still don’t know, but any doubt that he is at least...

Lot of assumptions. I have no issue with Amazon. But as I said, if a market expresses needs, consumers will create solutions... return policy loopholes notwithstanding. Amazon has managed to take out the big box and mom-and-pop stores by reducing operating costs. Sometimes reducing one set of...

I agree, big box stores are on their way out as vendors of personal audiophile gear like headphones, IEMs, DAC/amps, etc. You can still find some stuff (notably Sony and Sennheiser offerings) at Best Buy, via their Magnolia store-within-a-store. But mostly it's now down to specialty audiophile...

Not at all... I tried to be clear in my post that I DO like them, but they are near-interchangeable with the three other HD6-- series headphones... which again are still really, really good, today, but were phenomenal for their time... which was 21 years ago. So I do feel it is time for...

All the HD6-- series are so close that yes, you can. Reduce the upper bass and lower mids of the 650 for instance, and the uppers will open up a bit more, some better separation, and you'll get a larger soundstage, like a 660S. Although to be clear, soundstage is not exactly a forte of any HD6--...

For the HD6-- series, there is no proper "> = <" chain, because they are all essentially identical, just tuned very slightly differently. If you absolutely refuse to EQ, then I guess there is some value to ranking them, although we're talking pure subjectivity with such a list. Personally, I...

There are almost infinite ways to apply and tune drivers. Just because the NDH 30 and the 560 share drivers doesn't mean they sound anything alike. It means they share a certain "tier" of driver within the Sennheiser ecosystem, one that Sennheiser deems a step down from the driver used in the...

I'm so sick of Sennheiser just sitting out of the game. I really wanted to give the S2's some love, but... They don't deserve any. I'm sorry. This isn't a new headphone. It's a (very slightly) different EQ. Again. I have a DAC that I can EQ. I don't need Sennheiser to continue producing the...

"The Swinging City"? I don't think that means what you think it does. Or maybe it does. In which case, hard pass.

Yep, like the others say, bit-perfect. Closest thing to an apples-to-apples comparison between the two.

Anyone having an issue with their Mojo 2 refusing to turn off? If I listen for only a few minutes, it will turn off as intended. But if I listen any longer, say 15 minutes or more, it will not turn off. It will stay on until it runs out of juice. Very weird. And probably not great for...

I love the feel and look of the stock cable, however mine arrived with bent pins out of the box. While it works, it can't be seated flush on the shells; there is some pin exposed on both IEMs. So I'm on the hunt for something else...

Been tip-rolling my RN6, if anyone is interested... -Stock Foam: Comfortable. Decent isolation, boosted bass, slightly thicker mids, highs rolled off slightly -Comply Foam: Comfortable enough. Better isolation, slightly boosted bass, mids lack air, highs are less holographic -Symbio Hybrid...

What cable is that? Effect Audio something? It looks really similar to the RN6 stock cable...

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Here are some of my key thoughts on the Cayin RU7 vs iFi GO Bar vs iFi GOld Bar. I'll be posting the ménage-à-shootout with proper categories and big beautiful pics at a later date. All three dongles were purchased by me. The testing was delayed a few days as the RU7 I initially received...

I have one... Will be posting a shootout vs iFi GOld Bar soon

It's a driver type. Like dynamic drivers, balanced armature, EST, etc. But unlike those driver standards, MEMS requires a specialized power source.

Ordered the W4 a few minutes ago! …and cancelled just now, after discovering that the firmware upgrades are via PC only. Get your s__t together, L&P.

Stable as in signal stability, not physical durability. USB-C (or USB 3 and up) is a more stable standard than USB-A (USB 2), particularly with large amounts of information. Honestly more of a video thing, but high-res music ostensibly counts. Certainly nothing is more physically rock-solid...

Everyone hears differently, so a certain amount of any review is going to be inherently subjective. That said, I don't feel subjectivity needs to bleed into aspects of equipment that are measurable. In this particular case, even tossing the numbers aside, I struggle to see how he'd arrive at...