You might want to consider upgrading your DAP or opting for the Mojo2 for desktop usage! :D Don't get me wrong, I'm fond of the 900, but at half the price, the 600 seems more reasonable. Unless you're particularly drawn to the 'unique' tuning of the 900, the mainstream tuning and affordability...

If I were you, $1300 = IE600 + a DAP or portable DAC such as Mojo2 :D

how about 16 DACs :beyersmile:

His most recent activity was approximately a month ago...

It's my recollection that there's a Sennheiser representative present in this forum. Given the concerning reports regarding customer service experiences in this community, I sincerely hope that they can provide us with valuable insights and solutions to address these issues.

The "Sound Check" feature is the normalization process, in other platforms such as Tidal and Spotify, that feature is named "Normalize Volume". When you use this feature, it tries to "flatten" the loudness between songs, the usual consequence is that almost all songs will be reduced in loudness...

I do not understand this statement, could you explain it to me? Thanks in advance!

For light usage with IEMs, do find that desktop mode may improve the sound by separating the power to a clean power source such as a battery bank?

Totally agree with you, the Colorfly has a meaty sound like a big hamburger, but it is controlled very well, not muffled and dull, and produces an energetic sound with details :D

Looks great, what is that phone?

I have used alcohol wipes to clean my earphones (both universal and custom) for years to disinfect them after use and all of them including resin and metal have not had any damages. Furthermore, it evaporates very quickly, I just need to wait about 10 seconds before storing them in my hard case.

As I remember, Windows automatically installs the appropriate driver when you plug the S2 in, cannot re-check it since I do not own S2 anymore, but all dongles I used are always plug and play without manually installing the driver.

If you want a "hi-fi audio" cable, try some from DDHifi or AudioQuest. Otherwise, I recommend the Anker Flow cable, it has some advantages I found when pairing with DAC/AMP with my laptop: The connectors are firm, well stable connected. The cable is soft and flexible, so I can route it easily...

Why do you need a power button on a non-battery device?

Have not tried the other except the DC03 Pro, I would comment that if comparing to your old BTR5, the DC03 Pro is a little bit more analog, but for the punchier aspect, I do not think it is punchier, and obviously, it is still neutral :D. However, I think that if you want to use it with your...