Just checked my one. Didn't use for couple months. Working flawless.....and so, still can impress me. Didn't sleep last night, just "checked" track by track all night, and still go on, can't stop :ksc75smile:

Switching between gains mean switching between amp circuits, that's the reason you hear differences more over on volume change. It's depend on the quality of design how is noticeable the change on sound by switch gain, but there is always some change. Btw I had become a Planar (Planer??) owner...

This thing like many others are gear dependent. I have several dacs and amps, and they react different to cabling, dac, sources. The small Spartan Helot 2x (great budget choice for Sennheisers) shows slight differences between 2 midfi (Korg 100m, Qp1r dap/dac) and a high end (TMP Ant) dacs...

Don't stress yourself on dac chip. It has own sound character, yes, but that's matter at very cheap designed dacs mostly. In a correct designed (branded) dac the final result of sound is depend how built around the dac chip with parts, those are selected for the requested sound quality. You have...

It will be a very simple explanation of the importance of power capability regardless only for amplification in audio. The amplifier (of course) amplify the audio signal that comes from the source device(s), to give power to move the transducers those makes the audible (analogue) signals for our...

Eartips fit, sealing and positioning --> get sweet spot, is the key to dig out the possibilities on sound of an IEM, that has potential. The BE has potential. Tried several silicone eartips (not Symbios and other foams, I'm not "foam fan"), and maybe this is the first time I got synergy between...

I don't know the SE, I have a solo one. I just read about the SE is the fine option of Wa6, got benefit of the separate and more massive power unit in terms of sound, more dynamic, stage. Out of the box I didn't like the stock tubes. With those the sound was too plain and soft and 2D with Era1...

I have a Woo Wa6 in my collection (fd7 drivers ang gz34 rectifier) and the Era1 likes that (my Tinhifi P1 planar iem likes too). But there are number of good tube amps or great solids, the Era1 isn't a hysterical phone on amplification, but a quality and powerhouse amp can bring out the bass in...

Well, I guess, the most suitable earpads are already included for the Era1 by Quad. Headphone cable also. And I salute for Quad for these. Tried several earpads and cables, but the stock wins always. So the headphone we got from the Quad is done. No headache for upgrading parts. Not at least the...

I've got a Zmf Ori full, closed lambskin for my Final headphone, and of course :) tried on the Quad, but no. Got an agressive hard hitting, actually eardrum hurting presentation at the mid-drum section. So, figured out, the Quad request some damping by earpad, such fenestrate, or velour...

I have a Dekoni fenestrated and angled lambskin pad. Tried on Era1, but meh... Got thick and bassy, high loss on transparency, articulation, details. Got a different and bad sounding headphone with. So, there is no synergy at all with that pad, don't waste on that.

Nope. The Era1 transducer developed by Quad and manufactured within the IAG (International Audio Group). No one else have rights to use they driver (This is the formal process, whatever which OEM maker got the job from a Brand that was the developer). I don't know about the Alara development...

The Quad sounds pleasently good with an average mobile phone as well. Not really gear dependent. That is its huge strength. But if you put more and more under, you get more and more from this phone. I didn't find any priced source gear that is overkill to the Quad. If you take forexample the...

I share his opinion. Very scalable phone. Plug it to Dcs Bartok or Chord Dave, Benchmark dac3-hpa4, and this phone will sit next to the big boys. Seriously.

Works well with mono jack. Btw the Quad packed a very good audio quality cable for this phone as stock cable. Not easy to find upgrade cable for reasonable price, not even for the price of Era1.