Not sure about extended listening since I don't own them but the meze 99 neo/classic/noir is very light and have very good bass, i'd say they have a warm/dark sound suited for hip-hop and electronic music. They're classified as over-ears but I found them to be slightly on the small size for over...

the wa11 topaz has a pentaconn out and can be used as a transportable/desktop dac/amp. IDK about IEMs but i got to spend quite some time with one at last year's NYC canjam and it sounded incredible with the z1rs, which I've heard on other setups since and did not find all that appealing. Also...

I know this sounds like a stupid suggestion but have you tried restarting your phone? I only ask b/c when i got my new 5s, the lightning-out wouldn't even recognize the lightning-to-30pin dac cable for a line out into an amp. The result was the same as yours where the sound would only come from...

  As far as cables, you will need iphone 4 > 30pin to 3.5mm > Fiio (analog in) OR iphone 4 > apple 30pin camera connect kit > usb to usb mini > Fiio (digital in). Im not sure if the second configuration will work or even be beneficial because as far as I know, 30pin outputs are all analog. I...

^thnx for the suggestions!  That's a nifty usb hub and seems like it will def work. Unfortunately even tho its a small unit I think it's more than I want to be carrying around when I'm not using a laptop. I tried lowering the iphone's volume but realized the line out feature bypasses the...

Hi everyone! Im new here and have only been into this audiophile stuff for a year or so. I tested the following configuration at the apple store today:   iphone 5S (iOS7) > lightning CCK > passive usb/mini usb cable > RSA predator mini usb input ...and got the dreaded too much power draw...