Thanks rudi.I would like to point out that the design of both IEM is decisive for me.I auditioned the 1+2,amazing SQ indeed but the improper & uncomfortable seal was really annoyed me.Also the cable is too stiff and some disconnections were happened.It just simply not worth that much when I...

IMO JH13 is amazing but stage 3 is better,a proper seal of IEM is very important.I am waiting for your further comparisons . Also,stage series proved the implementation is more important for sound quality instead of driver stacking.

Agreed.  Actually,Stage 3 is the best IEM I have ever heard and it just a pair of demo unit. Regarding 1p2,I will give it a 2nd try after rudi's impression.   Thanks for sharing those impressions!

Hi precsmo,   That is true.This problem is really annoying and keep people stay far away from 1964Ears and Compact Monitors.It doesn't make sense when I need to wait for 2~3 months for a pair of CIEM. While I heard some Taiwanese mentioned they can receive their 1964 CIEM within or around 1...

Hi superachromat,   Seems we are suffering from the outrageous and endless waiting for our CIEM from our "lovely" dealer... I ordered the v6-stage 2 months before and they told me I will receive my v6-stage around the end of october...but I feel they still can't make any guarantees about...

Depends on your music preference and budget.   Anyways,if you only have less than $700 budget , I would recommend universal IEM instead.

Lots of hype detected.   Well,driver stacking is never a bad thing for me. IMO,the most important thing I would concern is the implementation.I hope the build quality can as much improve as the price tag.JH audio products' build quality is fairly decent IMHO. I have no interest in the carbon...

Because there were many expectation(pressure) from audiophiles in head-fi and even my local forums.iBasso shouldn't force to release their product too early.

WM8741 and AD8620.

This. LMH6643 is preferred by Chinese DIYers.

Changing the opamp and dac

I was stunned by my fully modded x3 , it's just too good for its price range. Having a wider soundstage and warmer sound signature without any detail loss. Simply an amazing DAP. The only weakness is the GUI is relatively laggy when I am switching the song or browsing folders, anyways it doesn't...

The full modded x3 is possibly the warmest source I've ever heard.   So I chose bright for the original one ..lol

  Android is a good platform for smartphone and tablet but not for DAP. Dual-Core processor and 1GB Ram are the minimum requirement IMO.   My F805 was lag as hell and I can't really enjoy the music,even the sound quality is fantastic.   The system stability and implementation are the #1...

Stage 4 is really good but the soundstage is a bit unrealistic for me.