..live with me.

Today I was able to audition the FT3 350 Ohm & 32 Ohm and the FT5 side by side on the Q15 (source was M11Pro). Well, long story short, it will be the FT5s that will be coming to live with mem

Do you prefer one over the other? Or are the sound signatures quite different?

Does anyone have the FIIO FT3 or FT5, and if so how well do they pair with the Q15?

I was just experimenting with the different gain modes and what changes those different modes made to the Sundara headphone. I liked what I was hearing on Ultra High Gain so I left it there, but completely agree that the Q15 drives them well on Medium gain.

Initial impressions are good depending on what I am powering. Hifiman Sundara Closed - Balanced - Ultra High Gain Desktop mode: They are....nice. I find that they are quite genre dependent, rock and hip-hop are good, female vocal and acoustic also good but bass impact is a bit flat (no eq yet)...

Q15 just arrived, time for some initial listening.

Random question for the forum, does anyone what Class the amp stage is?

Hifiman Edition XS with balanced cables? I found with my DT1990's that a hybrid tube amp (mine is a TA-20) just "relaxes" them a bit. The highs aren't quite as sharp, female vocals warm up a bit (Melody Gardot - Some Lessons for example). My audio vocabulary isn't as expansive as others but the...

Maybe pairing with warmer sounding headphones/IEMs? Sony MDR-Z7's?

What cable would you use to power the Q15 from the PL50?

The quick start manual only states USB PD3.0, the power brick I am using can supply 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, and 20V/5A. It's a Baseus 100W USB PD GaN III charger.

From the discussions here and what I have read, yes. I'll run it off a 100W brick that I have, it has the V/A output required by the Q15 to run it in desktop mode.

Ordered the Q15. It will be part of my WFH desk setup. I'll have a Raspberry Pi 4 (with Volumio) via Coax HAT for stored files and spotify, laptop via USB for movies etc, and phone via Bluetooth.