Yes, thank you, I do know the amp. I am forgetting the nicknames!

Please forgive me, I am forgetting our acronyms. ☹️ What is the RO?

There are differences and I am pretty sure you or anyone else can taste when differences are big, but many just do not care. I have also found the largest differences are among the types of wine vs within the same type. You will never mistake a port for a cabernet or a cabernet for your...

I will find out as I have one on order. I have the MK-465 as well, so we will see. I have heard it across two CanJams and liked it both times.

How about a few more pics of the Queensland Maple!

Not sure if you care, but the Bliss is $3400 and would therefore not be in the over $4k category. I do agree it is top tier Sonics and can outperform the WA33, but that is my opinion. The brand for the Bliss is HoloAudio and the brand for the MK-465 is Mass Kobo.

I felt the HM-1 was in the same league, just more neutral ( though you can modify it a bit ). When I eventually have one on my desktop I will know for sure.

Based on your goal of staying around $1k to 3K my recommendation is for the Bliss at $3400. It was made for the Susvara and I prefer it to everything on your list except for the HM1( I have not heard the base Envy yet . It should meet your sound requirements as it is on the warm side of...

A good power conditioning system should take care of that for you. Puritan and Audience are two that I use with Puritan being less expensive. There are others as well. What is that grounding box I see you have listed? Also did you get it due to a hum noise in your system? Tks.

I suggest whenever possible to use the forum to create a shortlist, ask questions, and banter a bit. Then audition for yourself. And then come back and tell us all we are deaf! 🖖

I have been asking this question at every CanJam. By the way, it is a good IEM, it is just bass light in my opinion coupled with not having one of the best midranges as well. Some folks really dig their upper mids and treble above all else. I want it all.

Sorry, but this song is just not for me. I dislike it with Sus, sol P, Empy, and every IEM tried which I will not bother to list. I just dislike this track. I will just disengage from this conversation as our taste in music seems to be wildly different if this is what you like to hear (...

+1. Totally sick of the pricing criticism. 27 pages of it. Buy it, don’t buy it, your choice. I thought this thread would be about sound impressions.

I might prefer the Sus to those speakers, but the Revel M105 are excellent. I would not think they can match the Sus in the bass. Every TOTL HP is overpriced these days, it is be coming a matter of how much overpriced.

What speakers are those?

I find once you get to a quality cable the differences are hairs at best ( this coming from someone who owns the Orpheus, but that was for a specific case ). Copper is warmer and sliver is brighter. The other types ( hybrid etc ) will give you a mix of both. You will have to try them out for...

Very true, but I was shocked the first time I made this comparison and realized my Traillii was outperforming HPs. Prior to that first comparison, I would not have thought it was possible.

I see that you at in Ct., maybe not too far from me. As we are almost neighbors I am compelled to let you know the Riviera is really not a very good amplifier and everyone on this thread is delusional. As I do not want you to be upset, I would be happy to take it off your hands at a 90%...

Actually what amps were being used in the comparison? That could easily be the issue.

Not even close. My Traillii IEM outperforms the LCD-X. And my Susvara handily outperforms it with more depth and detail to bass, and overall clarity.

At the last CanJam I attended there was not one HP that outperformed the Susvara. And on the NARUKAMI amp it was my best of show. Many other great HPs as well.

Ideally I would look for 6 nines purity, OCC and litz ( to prevent oxidation). At the price point getting all of that probably won’t happen. However, probably not needed. Gladiator Cables makes the Argento Silver Cable for IEMs and it should be exactly what you are looking for. I have the...

Hi all. A friend of mine had a question pertaining to the Fiio Q7 and I was wondering if anyone here might have tested it out. He wanted to know if the FiiO Q7 was capable of running the Tungsten in its high output desktop mode where it bypasses the battery? Has anyone here tried it?

Not the Grace Kelly I was thinking of!