Nope, just a humble DIY'er. :-) He calls that cable the "Orochi" cable.. . 8-strand pure copper - pure silver hybrid... . Tried it myself.. .

The wait's gonna be worth it....

Lol... . I think I phrased it wrong.. .hahaha.. . But anyway, I made it to the minimum allowed price point..lol.. . Both the X1 and IM70 don't go lower than a hundred dollars each.. . That being said, I have sold every other IEM I've ever owned and settled with the IM70 for the long run. I can't...

Barely made it..lol.. . FiiO X1, Audio-Technica ATH-IM70 (SRP at about 100usd each)...

Nice themes brothers... keep it up!...

Is it me or was there a sonic change?.. . It's not as warm or muddy anymore.. .

IEM: Ostry KC06a DAP: Sansa Clip+ (Rockboxed) Amp: AMB Mini³ It went past 200usd sooooo... . It ends up in this thread.. . Otherwise.. I'm loving this budget rig. So far, the KC06a is raising the bar pretty high..

James then should have said that the 2.18beta is only exclusively for the beta testers instead of plainly stating that it has been released. Anyway, thank you for clearing that up. Just gonna keep waiting for the final release.

James said it has already been released. Check pg 674..

Where can one download this 2.18beta?

Joker, I see you've reviewed the Earsonics SM3 v1. Have you heard the v2?.. . If you have, is there any notable difference between the two? Thanks.

It's an awesome time to be an X3 user.:-D

Nice seeing the Brainwavz M3 get some love around here. The M3 is one of my favorite IEMs of all time.. . Beautiful sounding IEMs that still impress me to this very day even after owning some pretty good ones.. . I always keep it with me..

Clue: only the housing is VSD1... :-D

I had them at 2 separate times.. . I had the LTDs first.. . Sold those.. . Then got the standard ones a few months later... . From what I can recall, the LTDs have deeper bass response, probably better highs, but it wasn't at all evident due to the bass.. . The standards are better (individual...