Found a nice way of mounting the 5k to my phone, thought i would share. Would work with any dongle. Just some 25mm wide elastic band from a DIY shop sewn in a loop and around the phone case.

I would like to add the Campfire Audio Cascade to the recommendations. I just got it, and it is the first headphone ever where I am happy with the bass without EQ. I own both the Xenns UP («bassy IEMs») and have owned the LCD2, but to me both of them required heavy eq to get enough bass. I...

Im looking for a new dongle dac for my iPhone. I am currently using the Qudelix 5k wired, but I finally found a headphone that I am totally satisfied with without EQ. So I want a normal wired dongle without battery which is direct connect to my phone, and also works with Mac and PC. The...

Just saw these new DDHIFI adapters for iOS, the TC44A and TC35C. Any thoughts on these? I think the TC44A looks interesting, but I don't know about the power. Would it drive my Xenns UP?

Anyone who has compared the Q5K to the Cayin RU6? I really like the Qudelix as a usb dac to my iPhone, but I don't like the charging part since it can not be done from the phone.

Thinking of buying a new cable for the UP to get 4.4mm plug without an adapter. I was wondering, how does the original cable compare to aftermarket? How much do I have to pay for equal or higher quality?

Just got a Lotoo OTG lightning cable for my Qudelix and I am having a hard time with usb dac mode. It works, but it jumps between usb and bluetooth mode constantly even with usb priority selected. So the usb dac output comes and goes every other second… Edit: It also looks like every time i...

Just jumped in head first in IEM's and bought the Xenns UP and a Qudelix 5K as my first portable head-fi setup. The reason for choosing the UP is that I hate neutral sound. I want dark meaty sound with slam, and based on reviews and graphs these seemed perfect. I recently sold all my other...

What is required of a headphone to excel at a track like this? Giving punch and speed to the kick drums, punch and energy to the snares and power to the breakdowns? What kind of headphones, and which frequencies would one look for in a frequency response? 1:30 and on in the track for reference.

I see that i misread the previous post, I thought it said upper tones. But then I understand. The Mangirds are definately on my list to check out. Been looking at the Xenns Up aswell, but may be a bit above budget.

Im really sensitive to upper treble tones. When i was looking for headphones and listened to a few in the local hifi shops, such as the dt1990 or grado, I had to take em off after 30 seconds because it was horrifying. I always eq everything i have with a steep slope from bass to highs. An...

Whats the best recommendations for warm sounding iems with great slam for metal under 500? To be used with Qudelix 5k

I'm looking for new cans for metal. Have owned and own the LCD-2 and Sundara. Both lack punch in the kick drums and mid-bass even with HEAVY equalizer. The Sundara which I own now is also getting very uncomfortable after a while. Currently being driven by a Dragonfly Cobalt which I downgraded...