So I've played with the amethyst for over a year, on headphones as well as stereo system. As a dac I've enjoyed it a lot, very natural sounding. The amp I didn't enjoy as much on the senny 650, it isn't bad really but dedicated amps will be better most of the time I suspect. I've enjoyed it so...

Just dropping in to say that sennheiser ie80 in ears and the v30 are a very happy marriage, I'm impressed! The V30 beats the fiio x3II by miles. It even drives the senn 650 somewhat decent! It doesn't do everything right tho, the sony 1000xII wired sounded rubbish (can sounds very nice on some...

I had the same issue, drove me nuts! But I found a solution that fixes the issue 100% for me. When putting the headphones on, start the placement with the earcups too much to the front of your head, so that the back of the earpads rests on the middle/back of your ears. Then slide the earpads...

Yes, the settings are loaded into the headphones and will carry over to other devices. And no, the settings are not dependent of any app, it will apply to all sound played on the headphones :) However, I noticed that when enabling any equaliser settings that the transfer quality is turned to...

There is an audible hiss, I would describe it more as white noise than a hiss. It's very soft, and kind of calming actually (reminds me of the sound of waves at the ocean), not an annoying/disturbing sound.

Btw, in the store I bought these the sony was on demo, as well as the Bose 35. The Bose sounded thin and tinny compared to the sony's, the Sony was much warmer, fuller and enjoyable sounding, so no competition in the SQ department (although I don't know what quality signal the phones were fed...

I've been using these phones almost daily for about a month now, while traveling to work and in the office, and also sometimes at home while doing chores. My remarks: Build quality seems great, the used materials feel premium, no cracks or squeeks so far. Battery life is awesome. The wireless...

There is a sixmoons review on the Amethyst: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/metrum5/1.html

double post.

Thank you for your findings! Have you had the chance to use the built in headphone amp? Would love your impressions on this :) I'm glad you mentioned that the dac isn't harsh, my ears are sensitive to this. I'm in the market for a new dac, I'm torn between the Schiit Gumby and the Metrum...

Using mullards m8100 and Svets for tubes btw, may just be this combo that is so bass heavy.

Do u guys with the 650 hooked up your 332 use a equalizer? I experimented a bit, and really like the eq in the following picture, In many songs vocals are more seperated from the reset of the music using this eq. Also, most electronics had overpowering bass imo without using a eq, and is...

Quote: Also, has anyone here ever bought from Audiophilechina? Their prices are lower than I've seen in most places, but there's no information on them at all... No reviews, no consumer reports. I got my 332 from audiophilechina. Received the amp within a week after i made the...

I remember reading multiple times that when a tube amp is powered on, u should always have have speakers/headphones connected to it. What would be the best to do when one wants to swap headphones on a 332, power it off and then swap headphones? Or is turning down the volume to 0% good enough?

I got my 332 from Audiophilechina.com, received the amp after 5 working days, china < > holland. They dont send out tracking numbers, so u will have no clue where your amp is till the mailman rings your doorbell ;p Oh almost forgot, after i placed the order and made payement, they mailed me...