Hopefully they work out well for you ! Yeah, the Kbear 07 seems to have a really secure fit. For some reason with my 7hz Zero:2 the left ear wants to pull out for all tips except for the Kbear 07 where it stays put. That's the real strength of the Kbear 07. In terms of the T-ear, the bore is the...

TRN T Ear tips are probably my favourite budget option at this moment. They are able to project a reasonably wide stage and accentuate technicalities without being lean or overly bright (though I will admit, if your baseline is the Kbear 07's, these are a brighter sound). I also tried the TRI...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a 0.78 2-pin to 3.5mm IEM cable with good wearing comfort and nice build quality, low impedance would be ideal as well. I'm not too concerned about wire material or core count (maybe 4 core would be good). I'd be looking at spending up to around 30 dollars, do you...

I really like my Spinfit W1's, I get a really good fit with them and I'm happy with their sound.

I'd love to read these papers, but I can't find mention of any of them in the AES Journal Index of each volume they belong to.

I completely agree with your impression, it does just feel like the bass and upper treble is chopped off a bit, and it becomes quite obvious once you listen to an IEM with that full range again. The one thing I really enjoy about the Galileo is that it's one of the few IEM's which I've heard...

I'm in that position right now, I really enjoy the Galileo but I just wished it had a little more body to it with a bit more bass and bass extension. Still enjoying the vocals on it though, they're super nice. Would definitely be keen to see what people feel is a good logical upgrade from the...

I don't know if this has been covered anywhere, but I really prefer the old style Audeze pads over the new ones. I'm aware Audeze no longer sell their old style pads, but is there an aftermarket replacement which is close or replicates the old style that anyone is aware of?

I have a Playmate 2 with me right now (using the 3A Supercharger with it) and I have measured the output voltage at the lowest volume level ('01') in low gain as 23.2 millivolts (1khz tone at full scale). That's enough to get some particularly sensitive IEM's peaking at 90+ decibels. Through my...

You'll be ok, your hearing is just off right now because your ears just got a big workout and need time to rest to work as expected again. I'd say either don't listen for a while (what I would recommend) or if you insist, listen at relatively quiet level with regular breaks to let your ears...

I haven't really compared the iFi Hip DAC with any of its competitors, but I was impressed with it when I got it. But now that I actually read that you're looking for a sound that is not at all coloured, I wouldn't go for it since the iFi Hip DAC has the iFi Signature sound, which is slightly...

They're almost always class AB, though Topping has managed to create some Class D speaker amps which measure great too. Though it's not impossible to create a Class A amplifier which measures well especially if you use an op-amp input stage (where the vast majority of negative feedback can be...

In that price range I'd probably go for the iFi Hip DAC, I quite like mine

Hi guys, as promised I'm going to share my impressions of the GS-X Mini. Chain is Modius -> GS-X Mini/Phonitor/Jotunheim 2 -> numerous headphones but mainly HiFiMan Arya V2 So after volume matching them fairly closely with a multimeter (within 0.3mv of each other), these were my findings: So...

I want to be completely honest and say that I had you up until you wrote "so-called mid 1980's 'Chicago house'" Chicago was the place where House music originated from and it's very well understood to have it's own sound and history - thus why its important to differentiate it as a sub-genre...

After listening to the Clear OG a few times at my local HiFi shop, I'd always written it off - it never seemed like my thing at the time. The soundstage was small, the detail was there but it wasn't mindblowing like the Arya, it was a little warm with a bit of a sharpness in the treble - these...

If you want bass slam, I'd look into the HE6SEv2, give it the right amp which has enough power and the right character to accentuate dynamics (on the more affordable end, the Jotunheim 2, on the higher end, GS-X Mini for example) and it can really have a visceral impact. Another benefit is that...

I don't think it's necessarily contradictory to want a headphone with a forward ('in front of my face' as they mentioned) feeling but also have a large stage. For example, notably I feel like the AKG K702 does this. It's quite forward but still able to project a wide stage (albeit with not very...

I haven't tried the HD595, but I wouldn't imagine they'd be much different since the design looks pretty much the same. But yeah, I just found those headphones supremely comfortable. They're not the last word in sound quality, but I use mine as a daily driver because they get the job done for...

The most comfortable headphones I've tried are the HD598SE, basically comfortable enough that you can forget they are on your head. If you want something a bit higher end, look at the Hifiman Arya, and although I have personally never tried it before, I've heard great things about the Meze...

I've actually also recently gotten my hands on the GS-X Mini, but haven't had time to really sit down and have a proper listen to it yet. I'll update thread with impressions when I get to it. By the way, was the third sentence about a different amp or was it about the GS-X Mini? Thanks for...

I personally really like the Jotunheim 2 + Modius for Arya V2 (haven't tried stealth though). I had the SA-1 before (which I also paired with the Modius) and thought it was more detailed and had a wider stage than the Jotunheim, but it was less warm, a bit drier, and had much less body and was...

I'd recommend the Schiit Lyr 3 or Lyr + (I personally haven't heard the Lyr+, just the Lyr 3, so extrapolating a bit here), I found that it drove the Arya V2 comfortably with good dynamics while increasing the holographic nature of the sound stage. I personally haven't heard the Magni Heresy...

Hi everyone, After spending considerable time finalising my selection of headphones, primarily Arya, HE1000V2, HE6SEv2 and LCD3(amongst others), I've been considering upgrading from the Jotunheim 2 to something a bit higher end to really be able to get the most out of what I have. To get to...

Modius + Jotunheim 2 is what I'd go for.