I seriously wouldn't know. I don't think I have an EA cable both hardwired and in TermX over here. So there's no way I can A-B test that myself. But maybe somebody else over here who has done such a test, or else maybe @JordonEA could tell something about that :thinking: All I know is that this...

Maybe the next 2 albums to listen to with the Pilgrims should be these then... :sweat_smile: Yep! Both ConX + TermX :)

Two days ago I received the Pilgrim (retail) + Noir (sample) myself. And as I also just finished reading the first 20 pages over here... ...I thought it might be time to check in at this hotel thread now :smile: Although they haven't had that much listening time (only a couple of hours)...

This afternoon I have received (a big thanks to EA / @JordonEA for that!) the 2 Pilgrims. The first one to arrive was the (sample without a box) Pilgrim Noir... and approx one hour later the (retail boxed) Pilgrim as well... So, I guess for the upcoming days I've got some serious listening...

One of the greatest rock voices ever indeed! I do like Soundgarden as well, but when I was in a bar many years ago, and heard this song for the very first time... ...played out of a jukebox that they had over there. It was like I was struck by lightning => goosebumps all over my body at that...

Yep, 58K and only 400mb free space left at this moment :sweat_smile: But the LPGT still runs smooth... Most of my favorite albums in hq: ± 800 DSD [64] / WAV [32] files ± 3.000 FLAC [24b] files ± 7.500 FLAC [16b] files and the rest is 'simply' mp3@320. Now, maybe the mp3 files disqualify me...

Oh shoot, just when I thought I could get away with the (although I take care of my gear and I do prefer colormatching with iems+cables) OCD topic. Now you come up with numerology instead :sweat_smile: I always try to end on a 3, 7 or 8 myself when I add up the numbers... For example: on my...

Now, this reminded me somehow of the (imo fantastic) movie ''Barfly'', ft. a (still young) Mickey Rourke playing the writer Charles Bukowski That movie also starts and ends with the same kind of scene => going full circle ⭕ But hey, you probably already have seen that one, based on the fact...

That will be the Eros S (special Noir edition). I have the Eros S AE over here and imo that's one of EA's finest cables regarding price/performance ratio :)

Yeah, this unfortunatelly seems to be the case in general nowadays. But also in the iem landscape there are still sometimes exceptions (good sound at an affordable price) to that rule I guess :thinking: A wonderful band indeed! And guess who was also impressed with that same band in their...

Yep, it's all (magic) in the name of course! When I read that the Grado GH2 was made out of exotic Cocobolo wood... I knew I just had to check it out (just kidding of course) for myself :joy: Dang it!!! Now it seems that I have some extra research to do for that dac as well :sweat_smile: Now...

Well, I was just out 'On the Road' (again) But now I'm back home :wink: Hmmm, that could go either way I guess: I mean like... or like... In the meantime my brain is still processing the thoughts about that suggestion... and I'm afraid that that could also still take a little while...

To my ears / imo it's just slightly more intimate. But like the Dude would have probably said: 'Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your my opinion, man.' :sweat_smile: I would certainly give the 24c a try though, if you have the chance/budget!

So, basically (if I understood correctly) the Bass loses it's B? Well, that seems like a pretty Big loss in the sound department 😂 Well, I did some serious cable rolling (due to a synergy search for a new ciem) with all the 3 Code cables over the past days/week... Regarding ergonomics: the...

Although I think that ± 80% of my listening time is absorbed by iems nowadays, here some pics of my current (low/mid budget) hp/desktop collection... Compared to what I've spent on portable (iems/daps/cables) gear so far, it's a lot of fun for really (as I was able to pick up everything at...

Oh my... if only I could go back in time :thinking: Luckily I can still use it in my (day)dreams :)

Oh wow... another nostalgic trip down memory lane :) I had the Tralucent 1+2 myself back in 2015/2016 and for me it ended up (for budget reasons only) as part of a trade deal with an original Lotoo Paw Gold I remember that I mainly used it with a Rhapsodio 2.98 SG (98% silver & 2% gold) cable...

What? Your Brian lies? My Brian always tells the truth! :wink:

Whoa! That's a nice (good looking, informative and creative) introduction post to this new thread @ranfan :) I've been listening to and have been enjoying the Tahsin Sevgel Model2 a lot(!) over the past 2 weeks, and it certainly deserves some attention! For me it already has become some sort of...

I listen to lots of genres myself and often in 'play all songs / shuffle mode' on my daps to keep it as varied as possible. So a soft pop song by London Grammar or Damien Rice can easily be followed by a rock song from Opeth or Nine Inch Nails for instance... For me there's only one golden rule...

Congrats!!! And here a special (not sure if it has been posted before in this thread) song to celebrate 🥳🎉

Well, that seems more like some sort of A-B-C testing to me :wink: Btw, when I saw your former post... ...I decided to do some A-B-C cable testing myself over here I have created a test playlist with 275 songs quite some time ago on my LPGT. As you mentioned that you listened to jazz...

Hmmm... did I already mention that I like blue? :wink: A nice 'detail' (yep, sarcastic mode on) is that this combination also sounds fantastic (sarcastic mode off) to my ears :)

Nope, sorry man. I guess that I'm just not a bootlegs kinda guy :sweat_smile: One funny annecdote that comes to mind though: in my 'puppy' days I went to Pandora's Box (some alternative indoor festival) in Rotterdam. During the Echo and the Bunnymen show (which contained a lot of Bob Dylan...

Now, here's something new (just a teaser for now) to share with you all... So true and just for the record: my favorite colour is (and has always been) blue! :sweat_smile: 'Then: out of the blue Love came rushing in... Out of the sky Came the sun' Here's a live version of Roxy Musics...