Disclaimer: I was not paid to say anything good or bad all thoughts are my own honest opinions. Review of the HIFIMAN ef499 June 1st 2024 Small size mighty sound Why would you be considering this unit? Well if you need a powerful amp and are interested in getting into the world of r2r DACs this...

I just got the ef499 myself and I don't have this problem with iems or anything else for that matter. I'm assuming you're using low gain? I can say it is pretty loud with my iems even barely turned to 7:30. Perhaps it's a problem with the Himalaya ladder couldn't say. But with the ef499 I have...

Is it possible to stream android apple music from the ef499 and if so how?

Both the starry night and the moonlight sound wonderful on my ta-22 or my xduo xa10 no additional hardware needed. Just my 2 cents.

I know woo audio 😂 but 3k is about the top of my budget lol

I'm seriously contemplating getting the centrance amp mini as my end game amp but we will see

I personally love the xduo ta22 with the starry night and the moonlight with the apos ray tubes for the moonlight and my nos mullard tubes for the starry night

Age is only one factor tbh I'm not remotely young but my hearing is still way above average for the mean even ... (I'm 40+). But I can hear up to around 19.5khz or slightly higher very well in fact. I personally find the mid range of the liric 1 to be more pleasing to my ears, and find the...

I had a chance to demo the v2 side by side with the v1 last week and I don't like the v2 at all as you said the treble is way too hot.... I'm not young by any stretch and it really bothered me as well .

Thank you for the help. I really appreciate the insight. I did find some nice nos RCA/tung sol 6AS7G for reasonable price so I'll probably get those if I get the amp. Price for tubes isn't a huge concern at the end of the day it will still be cheaper than buying a 6-7k OTC amp 😂

I see the mk6+ is sepp design with ocl but anyway appreciate the other two you mentioned I'll see what I can find... I know sepp is transformer less.

I'm seriously contemplating getting the mk6+ just trying to understand what I'm in for. I don't know anything about adapters either and have very little to no experience with diy and no skills to do so. I'm okay with spending more money if they work I'm just trying to understand if a 6550 or 6l6...

Maybe someone can help me im very new to tube rolling and know next to nothing about it. I'm looking at the littledot mk6+ and I'm wondering what i can substitute for the 6080wc power tubes will 6550s work or 6l6s? i honestly have no clue. im looking for a suitable replacement as 6080wc are very...

That's pretty easy tbh the liric mk1 is far better in every way imo not as shouty or even close.The bass response specifically is much better quality, and quantity. The mids are a little more recessed but pushed forward a little. And the treble to my ears is very good. To put it short they are...

Personally speaking I don't hear any sibilance from the liric 1 either. Could be my audio chain too. I'm currently running them from an xduo ta-22 with nos mullard tubes, aftermarket 4.4 balanced occ copper cables ,and let me tell you it sounds absolutely amazing 🤩🤩. So I guess I'll just leave...

That would be a question for the owner... I'm not sure to be honest but you can email him he's very responsive.

My personal experience is that it's much less shouty than the hd600 but it really depends on your anatomy and pinna related function so it's hard to speak to specifically how it will sound to you. Some people have said they are very mid forward/ shouty while I don't hear it. They are slightly...

Very thoughtful and thorough review sir... I really appreciate your honesty and detailed information. Although I somewhat disagree with the opinion of the e3. I never was able to get them to sound fun or anything but boring and clinical regardless of how much power I threw at them.i tried a lot...

Yea I also saw that review and I often disagree with dms alot. Resolve I think has a better take on things as tries to remain more objective than subjective. Which I like even if I don't agree with all of his opinions I respect his objective approach. Anyway different perspectives are good htrf...

Let's see I tested them on a cayin iha6, xduo xa10, ta-22, McIntosh, felks audio, and about 7 other amps/ dacs made zero difference just my 2 cents the e3 are just designed to be clinical

I have to agree with others that the dca e3 is very boring and clinical no emotion to the sound anywhere. No bass less dynamic than the liric etc...

I demoed both was not a fan personally the e3 was too clinical and the stealth no thanks