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72 year old man needs hearing aids,anyone here using them with headphones?
I know a few months have passed, so I can imagine that you've settled on a solution by now. For everyone else's edification, I can attest to my experience with the Widex Moment 440 sRIC. The Massdrop HD 6XX work pretty well for me with RIC hearing aids. They've never sounded better, even with...- mhoopes
- Post #15
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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TOPPING DX3 Pro
Tip: I switched out the rubber feet on my DX3 Pro for nano tape (think as-seen-on-TV Alien Tape but purchased on Amazon). Four 1/4" squares, and not only does it not move when plugging in a 1/8" jack, I'll need something to pry it off of the mounting surface if I ever want to move it...- mhoopes
- Post #160
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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FA7, the first Quad drivers IEM from FiiO , all Knowles BAs and 3D printed technical , MMCX design
Tried out the now-bargain TWS set AKG N400NC (as recommended by @crinacle, single 8.2 mm DD driver, stock EQ), with this track. Holds up well against the FA7/5K on the bass drum, and thus better than the aforementioned FH5/ES100, in that regard. Impressive at the <$100 cost.- mhoopes
- Post #680
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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The Qudelix-5K thread
The default “tone volume” became very low in one of the firmware updates. You can configure it in VOLUME…OPTION:- mhoopes
- Post #2,609
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
Yes, that is correct (matches the pinout in the user manual).- mhoopes
- Post #2,606
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
I don’t know. I don’t have a good recent comparative data point in this price range. I also haven’t seen measurements on IMD or phase response, and any comparison with the same drivers and passive crossover networks. Anyone have cheaper earphones than the QX-over that sound better on the 5K?- mhoopes
- Post #2,601
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
Agreed - I posited the lossless example as a testable non-compressed USB comparison point., if one was concerned with compression artifacts. I'd go aptX or LDAC if my DAP was on Android. Pretty safe to assume arar is on Apple hardware - and I'd recommend taking the path of least resistance there...- mhoopes
- Post #2,574
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
I haven’t done that (Android LDAC), but I can say that I defy anyone to tell the difference between AAC 256 and lossless on a portable setup, much less AAC/LDAC over Bluetooth. Tuning/volume are likely large factors in any back-to-back listening test; other fidelity parameters will take a back...- mhoopes
- Post #2,572
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
To follow up, I tried out a number of old earphones gathering dust in a drawer. All of them were *significantly* improved by their bespoke PEQ presets. Koss Porta Pro, FiiO F9, FiiO FH1, JAYS d-JAYS. My current FiiO FA7, and the old FH1, were notable for their egregiously poor factory tuning...- mhoopes
- Post #2,571
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
By the way, I haven't seen any comment on the addition of the huge "AUTO EQ PRESET" PEQ database in the app. I think this is a very helpful bonus that at least gives us a good starting point for tweaking EQ, and/or evaluating the differences, while avoiding manual entry. It also gives some of...- mhoopes
- Post #2,570
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
According to L/R balance on my iPhone, default is over-the-ear. L/R swap is disabled in the Qudelix app for these earphones. The cord exits could be angled a little more forward, but it’s ok. A chin slider would have helped a lot. Sounds good for the money paid, even with the $20 shipping. I...- mhoopes
- Post #2,443
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
Longer, more complex, or higher-fidelity sounds consume valuable flash memory on the device. I’d rather spend the flash budget on other functions.- mhoopes
- Post #1,772
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
audiosciencereview test is up. Link omitted for Head-Fi “bubble” moderation avoidance.- mhoopes
- Post #1,710
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Reply to review by 'mhoopes' on item 'FiiO F9 Hybrid 3-way In-ear Monitors'
You’re welcome!- mhoopes
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The Qudelix-5K thread
Yes. My voice is clearer than with the ES100, but so is the background. Unusable in urban settings. Noise cancellation is a thing. Hopefully this improves.- mhoopes
- Post #1,170
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Reply to review by 'mhoopes' on item 'FiiO FH5 Quad Driver Hybrid In-Ear Monitors'
Well, yes - the bass extends further down for the FH5. The measurements bear that out. The HD6xx likely has lower distortion on the high end, and a more neutral midrange profile, but they are apples and oranges in terms of form factor and driveability. Note that to get a good seal in the FH5...- mhoopes
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The Qudelix-5K thread
I don’t mind the side tone- I’m of the generation that grew up on land lines and side tone as a standard feature. I don’t want people on the other end to hear my cable rustling - I’m in group business meetings, and that’s bad form.- mhoopes
- Post #939
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
Ok! Impressions, 2 days in. I’m going to take it easy on the SW/FW at launch. My company just launched a new product, and the DVD we burned was almost immediately irrelevant the next day. POV: ES100. I use that thing every day, or at least, I did. It worked great - so why would I pony up $109...- mhoopes
- Post #923
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
Where do you live? I’m in the SF Bay Area, and I just received mine yesterday. You can opt into USPS sms notification if you want to easily track its progress, once it’s handed over to them.- mhoopes
- Post #905
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
+1 That’s a feature I appreciate on Logitech devices.- mhoopes
- Post #900
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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[FiiO FA1] Single Balanced Armature In-Ear Monitors, Knowles Customized BA Driver, DLP 3D Printing Technology,Detachable MMCX Cable
I can say that they are effectively the same size; I switch between them regularly. The one thing I might warn about is nozzle diameter/retention as it relates to some tips. I lost a couple of L CP-145 SpinFits over the last 2 weeks when taking out my FA7s, though I will confess I'm a pretty...- mhoopes
- Post #375
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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What creates soundstage in headphones??
Last time I checked, I had two ears with openings smaller than 3/4” in diameter, surrounded by some undulating cartilage, with a maximum inter-aural delay of 0.6 ms. There will eventually be a headphone experience with spatial characteristics indiscernible from speakers, provided we minimize our...- mhoopes
- Post #130
- Forum: Sound Science
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Radsone EarStudio ES100
Mine came off at one point (hinge pin fell out), but I was able to put it back together, and it’s been ok since then. After I put the hinge pin back in, I put a dot of cyanoacrylate on the end of it, and it has stayed put.- mhoopes
- Post #5,544
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Qudelix-5K thread
I’m not terribly concerned about an amp/DAC sound “signature” if a 20-band parametric EQ is on offer, and non-EQ’d LDAC with my Sony Blu-Ray and the FiiO FA7 would be a non-starter for me. Just keep the latency low enough, please - hopefully the RF signal quality will be equivalent to, or better...- mhoopes
- Post #140
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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TOPPING DX3 Pro
Yes, when on USB, it automatically wakes.- mhoopes
- Post #119
- Forum: Portable Source Gear