thanks for the information jalyst! i've owned a Grado SR60 for 3 years and Ety ER4-S for 2 years. i got the mini^3 amp for portability sake. and that was when it hit me hard....i never listen to music(on headphones) other than when i'm sitting in my room in front of my computer. i'm...

I've been wanting to get the Essence STX for sometime but then i see there's a newer Essence ST now. was wondering how does the sound quality compare to other external amps? i've been using an AMB mini^3 for some a few years. Is Essence ST an upgrade from it? and anyone have tested the...

Quote: Originally Posted by SirDrexl That's a digital thing, for bypassing Windows' (software) mixer and outputting the bitstream through S/PDIF. He still wants to use analog line out, but without the sound card's amplification. yes this is what i'm talking about. I'm using an...

hi. i'm using Etymotic ER4-s and amb mini^3 through an onboard sound card(intend to get xonar u1 if i can still find one locally). i know not much about electronics so please be patient with my questions is it possible to bypass the soundcard's amp? in other words to use the DAC part of...

Thanks for all the answers i just had this silly idea that maybe adding more impedance then turning the amp to a higher volume would improve the sq. guess it was a silly idea

i'm getting a high performance version of amb mini^3 soon. and i wonder if adding more resistors* to my ER-4S will help improve the sound quality after amp-ing. sorry bout the vague question. *by adding resistors means i will connect my ER-4S to another cable with resistors. if it does...

SR-325i = BMW 325i Atrio M5= BMW m5 just the numbers @_@ caught my attention quite sometime ago actually

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wow. that's some deep technical philosophical and psychological writings. i've been listening to the er4s unamped and i hear some annoying sibilance. any advice on how to reduce or terminate the sssssssssss? i'm playing directly out from my pc's 3.5mm output. could it be my source...

ive been reading and heard different opinions on balance armature drives benefiting from burn in and i've got no definite or concrete enough answer. So, Calling all ety ER4 owners/users: Please share your experience whether your ER4 benefited from burn in and how long is the recomended burn...

there are no pfe distributors in my country and the nearest is singapore someone is doing me and the rest here that are interested in the pfe a favour: to bulk the pfe, but the orders won't be done until the new batch is rolled out. so was just wondering does anyone have any idea when will...

any news about the rumored new version of the pfe?

Quote: Originally Posted by Bilavideo The PFE have to be inferior to the RE0. After all, they're so last week. I can only wonder what will blow into town next week. is the pfe's sq leagues behind RE0?

let me piggy ride thread please. would all those who've heard of both the pfe and re0 provide information on which one has better sq? and how far the difference is ? is pfe leagues behind the re0?

can anyone who has heard both the pfe and re0 share information if PFE's SQ is on par with re0?

contacted someone who might be able to bring in PFEs in my place and he stated that he will bring in only the new batch which will be during july or so. but with the condition of a minimum order quantity of 25 pieces of PFE and there isn't a real big market in my place for earphones. Most...

Quote: Originally Posted by robjrock I would think the PFE may outperform the PK1 - but the biggest factor would be sound isolation I should think - otherwise they are probably considered roughly 'on par' - Will you be using these for commuting (bus train etc?) or more for at home use...

Hi, First time getting some good IEM/buds and need some advice on it Initially i wanted to get the PFE but at my place it's hard to get it and might take quite some time to physically get it. On the other hand there seems to be a supply of YUIN PK1s in my place recently. So might be...

thanks for the sharing of experience guys. Really appreciate it. Really need some real life experience of using the boa and SR 60 together. have some extra cash to spend and was stuck in deciding whether to get a PK1 or PFE. but then it occurred to me maybe i should just get an amp to...

got myself a Grado SR 60 few months back and a Fiio E5.(after discovering this forum ) IMO the fiio e5 improves the sound a little bit.(or maybe its just the volume) i can't really define what i'm hearing. I just call it "sounds better". But that's just me. I've read around and noted that...

thanks amigos!

im anticipating yr review on Philips SHE9850. Might not be appropriate to compare since its not an IEM but buds, but i'm caught in a situation where i have to choose between Philips SHE9850 and Yuin PK1. Could you enlighten me after you've done your review on the Philips SHE9850? Thanks.