Is there any point in upgrading the Cowon, though, do you think?

I somehow actually found my Cowon J3! And my HiFiMan RE600. Naturally I'm now wondering if it's worth getting a new DAP, or maybe just a new pair of IEMS and go high end. Can anyone comment on how the newer players might sound compared to the J3 - is there much difference in sound (especially...

The Lotoo PAW 6000 looks like a very serious contender - thank you for bringing it to my attention! Can anyone comment on how it sounds and generally compares with the Dethonray DTR1+ or any others mentioned in this thread? edit: According to the comparison here the Dethonray sounds sweeter and...

Thanks for the suggestion. May I ask what might be particularly noteworthy about this one? Will it sound better than the Dethonray DTR1+ or the M11 Plus ESS?

I need to replace my Cowon J3 after I lost it on a recent journey (sadly I also lost my HifiMan IEMs). I don't use streaming services and will be using it entirely to play my own files, largely FLAC. Today's players are certainly feature rich, but I don't need Tidal or Spotify. I've been doing a...

Got my RE-600S today. Amazingly quick delivery via USPS/Parcelforce - I ordered on the 28th and received the package on the 31st. I also saved £90 over the price of the RE-600 over here, thanks to the horrendous price differences we always seem to get hit with.   Anyway, I'm really delighted...

  Great - thank you for confirming. Now just have to try and source the 600S in the UK somewhere.   Out of interest, what are you pairing your 600S with, and how do you like it?   edit: Seems like nowhere in the UK sells the RE-600S. Might have to look into importing instead. Though it...

Has it been confirmed by HiFiMAN or someone who's bought one that the RE-600S comes with a standard unbalanced cable? It makes sense to me that that's what it would be, but their specifications don't necessarily imply that:   RE-600:   3.5mm mini plug Mini adapter for regular earphone jack...

  And you!

  Nice one. Going to think a bit more before Monday before likely pulling the trigger then.   Thanks for the help - much appreciated.

  Good stuff. Are you using stock tips?

  It's hard to find a definitive figure for the J3's output impedance, though it would appear from a bit of reading that it should be below 2 ohms, possibly closer to 1.5. Looks like all should be well.   Looks like I might be finally putting in an order for some new IEMs. Not before time - I...

  Hi Brunk, thanks for the response.   I run the J3 without an amp, and have no intention of adding one to the mix at this point, which is why I wanted to make sure the J3 will drive them OK. It concerns me a touch that you say the 32 ohms of the RE-400 is easier to drive than the 16 ohms of...

Has anyone tried the RE-600 with an unamped Cowon J3?   Seriously considering them, but have a couple of reservations:   1. Earlier in the thread someone mentioned the RE-400 taking his J3 to max volume, and needing to go beyond. I hear the RE-600 are easier to drive, though. 2. The whole...

It's $1,000 on Amazon.com and £1,000 on Amazon UK. I have relatives in the US, so I have some options to get it a bit cheaper if I went for these (still not sure I want to spend either sum on an IEM), but still pretty hard to stomach.

OK, thanks. Thought so.

  But walking around an English village/countryside daily - might wind noise be a problem?

Just how much of a drawback is the EX1000's isolation? I swear I've been back on forth for my next IEM for ages, and the EX1000 often comes back to my thoughts, but they would rarely be used inside, and mainly for walking my dog and a bit of travel/public transport. I've seen their isolation...

I like the sound of the HiFiMan RE-600s too, though I don't know how well they would suit my requirements?

  A few reasons really.   1. I want decent isolation for walking outside; at the same time, 100% isolation such as I imagine you get with customs might be dangerous when walking by the canal with my dog off his lead or generally around streets. It's one reason why I'm considering the...

Hi guys. I’m looking to upgrade my Panasonic HJE900 to a top-level universal IEM, but I’m finding it hard to make a choice, especially given how hard it is to audition all the candidates. Hopefully some of the knowledgeable people here can lend me some of their experience. I had been thinking of...

Looks like you can use the amp line in of the combined Epiphany O2D as a line out for the DAC when the amp is switched off. That's swung it for me on that unit I think.

 I wear glasses sometimes, and so far have found no issues whatsoever in terms of leakage, seal or comfort while doing so with the 1540s on. The shape and general design of the headband means the two barely even interact.

No opinions, chaps?   Just how is the sound of the Epiphany gear compared to the Audinst?

Hi guys. I'm looking for a DAC/amp combo to be an external sound card and drive both my Shure SRH 1540s and my computer speakers (Creative Gigaworks). The former are the imporant ones from an audio perspective. I've been researching this frantically for a while, and gotten down to effectively...