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    Shure SE846 Impressions Thread

    Possible upgrade depends on your other gear too. Currently Shure offers very good solution for wireless audio that others just cannot compete with. Their TW2 adapter has convinced me to stop messing with cables altogether. Some recommendations from recent discussion are: 64 Audio U12t...
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    Shure Aonic 3, Aonic 4, and Aonic 5

    Yeah, stay with the SE846 if you already have them. By no means Aonic 4 beats SE846 in anything else than price. I'd like to see some detailed comparisons between Aonic 5 and SE535. Some reviews say that the new model does not improve the worst aspect: the weak and thin sound profile, that is...
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    Shure Aonic 3, Aonic 4, and Aonic 5

    SE846 gen1 with trish mod was paired with TW2 and equalized using Shure Play app: Aonic 4 was paired with TW1 and equalized using my phone's EQ: Mick Gordon - BFG Division This song has a lot of very low sub bass. -SE846: Sub bass extension goes lower, but not that much. Overall the amount...
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    Shure Aonic 3, Aonic 4, and Aonic 5

    Just received Aonic 4 to replace my very old pair of SE535's I've used for more casual listening. I'd have to say these two are very close, but my initial impression is I like Aonic 4 a fair bit more. It fixes the lack of bass on SE535's and the treble extension & soundstage is similar. Out of...
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    Q701 impressions thread

      In my opinion the bass mod cannot be reproduced using bass boost or any other tricks on amplifier.
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    SE530/535 Acoustic Filter Mod: More SQ improvement than cables? Dampers!

    I tried grey, white and brown Knowles dampers. They are all a huge improvement over the stock damper. There is a plasticky or tinny quality to sound in mid-treble area that just goes away with new dampers.   As others have said, white dampers should be the same as OEM but just sound better and...
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    Q701 impressions thread

    These cans surprise me every time, again and again.   I've done a few mods; bass mod where I removed the stickers behind the driver and headband mod that got rid of the annoying bumbs. Headband is replaced with a strip of leather. This mod reduced the clamping force too, which was nice.   I...
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    Schiit Modi USB DAC

    Has anyone else had trouble with Schiit Modi (first version)? Mine was so sensitive that it would mute every time I would walk past it too close. It also picked up a lot of noise when other appliances were turned on or off.
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    The New Arcam irDAC-II

    Has anyone else got to try this yet? It's priced in a challenging spot (650 eur / usd), not the cheapest but not really expensive either.
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    The New Arcam irDAC-II

    I got Irdac-II earlier this week. Previously had Schiit Magni+Modi stack, but had to let them go because of constant and annoying interference and static noise (I suspect grounding was bad). My use is w/ active monitors and various headphones.   Firs impressions: It is a quality device, zero...
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