Recent content by timechaser

Thank you to you both. I need to think, and as you said experiment to find out where MY personal sweet spot is.

Thank you. Leaves me with questions, but... 1. Singularity with the artist: you are suggesting I must experiment and be prepared to spend? 2. Banging rocks: buy anything cheap-o long as it doesn't give me a headache? While the first route seems to be more palatable, how would I go about it...

Thanks redcarmoose. That's a useful suggestion. Let me ping you separately on this...

The analogy with Coffee is interesting. I am not sure it is accurate but interesting enough. With coffee, there are measurable differences in how the beans are processed, roasted, pressed, what temperature and pressure water is used and how long the water push lasts... With coffee, the origin...

I have no intention of spending more than US$50 in all this... And that too on connectivity between my IEM and the phone. Dongle, wire, Bluetooth - unsure yet. Certainly not new IEMs or a DAP for that matter. If what is said is true i.e. DAC chips are cheap and easily then a solution should...

How can I take this fatigue away... I haven't ever experienced this before? Even if this has more power, shouldn't lowering the volume be sufficient for preventing fatigue? A bit confused by this. The hiss on the older dongle was when there was no music playing. When the music did play, it...

The used market is pretty good. But that would mean buying I guess? E1 is close to me as is Music Sanctuary (both are in the same Mall). Stereo though might be a better place for me to start I think, it might not be focussed on IEMs but the variety is wider. Thanks a lot once again for the...

I have tried out Stereo and Jaben. Haven't tried Music Sanctuary or E1. Will check those out for sure. Thank you for the suggestion, much appreciated. Thank you very much again.

I never said that the choice was limited. I merely stated that trying out a wide variety is difficult because shops have limited pieces to audition. I don't really get the point of the snark. Edit: If you are finding this thread strange (I do admit my questions have been odd at times), why are...

Woaaah. Didn't mean to unleash a sh1tst0rm. But to all - thank you very much for the suggestions. My first set of IEMs were a cheapo Sony set, which came free with my Walkman back in 1993 - yes I am no longer young. My current gear was what I listed. I have had at various times in the past...

That makes a LOT of sense. I will do precisely what you suggest. Right now - I am not even certain if there is an improvement I can or should seek...

Thank you. I am perfectly happy with what I have, just trying to explore and learn more. Like I said - till now, the nuances which I have found are quirky or super technical at best, but nothing has changed the enjoyment. I have no intention of upgrading or changing my kit, just looking to...

Thank you. Confirms my suspicion. In the limited testing (though I can hardly call it that, rigorous it certainly wasn't), I was not able to detect any differences in using the Fiio tethered via USB versus via Bluetooth.

Err... What?

Thank you. That implies that as long as the Fiio does what it's supposed to do, I should observe no differences (unless I start hallucinating :)). Also, following other posts (including yours), I believe the consensus now is that bluetooth is transparent and sufficient enough to obviate the need...