That’s part of the fun, isn’t it? 😉

What’s your use case @Yefry? I never heard the RN6 but read a ton of posts about it. Most owners say It’s the perfect allrounder for them as long as you are ok with not only elevated sub- but also mid-bass. I bought the GM with bass/fun in mind (and it definitely delivers) but turns out I’m...

Thanks for your feedback and I do so 👍 I think you nailed it with this combination D16/PB5, offering transportability paired with summit-fi sound quality and versatility. Great job!

For the time being, yes. I had some doubts at first because I don’t want to be disturbed by notifications nor distracted by any apps while listening to music. I just made a very simple shortcut automation: activate flight mode (cell reception off, wifi on), mute all notifications. Regarding...

After receiving D16/PB5 and doing some critical listening and comparing, I sold the SP3000. I loved the A&K but now somehow relieved that I don’t need a DAP anymore and I have so much versatility now with my amps.

For my use cases and my taste, I’m perfectly equipped with my three transportable amps, all with large amounts of power and different sound sigs. Now I’m prepared for all situations and all kinds of music with these amps, IEMs and headphones. They were carefully selected by me after many...

Sure, synergy needs to match and everybody has their own preferences. I don’t like the Annihilator much out the PB5. It sounds like a mess to me somehow. Mentor has a totally different presentation out of the PB5, for me in most cases positive. Sometimes (or for some tracks) I like it better...

👍 Have you tried the MM out of the PB5? Brings the Mentor to a whole new level imho.

This device flies a little under the radar on head-fi while It’s actually great! I love it especially for the Annihilator because It’s very neutral out of the box (without possible modifications) and I think this is ideal for Anni. I don’t like the PB5 tube amp with Anni, for example. It turns...

Oh, I see, thanks. I don’t know where this is coming from, probably a measuring glitch. Do you have an idea @antdroid ?

Annihilator 23 has great strong fun bass and for some songs It’s even better that that of my GMs. The most obvious difference from my perspective is that Annis bass is not Sub bass focused. As you can see in @MatW s graph, it is elevated and almost flat to 100Hz and then slowly moves down until...

What do you mean?

If It’s possible, I think you should try first. It’s all personal taste but I don’t like the Anni from the PB5. To me, It’s just „too much“, probably too much warmth coming from the PB5. Other than that, you can’t use Anni directly with the stock Liquid cable because it doesn’t fit into the...

I can’t believe all the crazy money you cable guys spend. Others buy cars for that amount of money! Agreed. I think the PB5 can still sound great with bassy IEMs. I love it with the Grand Maestro (vocal switch on, which is lowering sub bass a little). But I don’t like it with the Annihilator...

As it is often in life. One door closed, another one opened. So many paths, so many opportunities. Maybe take the chance and invest the 5-6k in Bitcoin today and buy the Storm for free in Q3. The bull run hasen’t even warmed up, yet. (This is not an investment suggestion, you might lose...

But the XD05 is much more powerful than any TOTL DAP available today making it also an option for more demanding headphones for transportable use. 👍 I bought from yny_audio from China.

Great to know, thanks for the feedback! I ordered that case last weekend, It’s currently shipping. 👍

Try the iFi GoPods for mobile use. This is among the closest you can get to fully wireless and they have even been tested with Storm by @antdroid and others. I don’t think there’s a dongle or small bluetooth adapter that will drive Storm to its full potential, so additionally I‘d buy something...

I really like your reviews @antdroid they are quick to the point and contain everything that's important (to me). 👍

I have come to learn that it is very dependent on the source. e.g. with D16/PB5 I get a whole different (as in stronger/better) bass performance and overall presentation of the Mentor than with the SP3000. I couldn't believe this as I was always in camp "there's not much of a difference between...

Why don’t you use the longer 4.4 IC cable that came with the PB5? My OCD kicks in very hard on this picture 🫣 🥴😆 Can this transmitter only be used with the Mjölnir? I was hoping for a workaround for the inferior Apple bluetooth stack so you can stream high-res from iPhone to any capable BT...

👍👍 I’m also a new owner of the iBasso stack and super excited. Sound quality and versatility- jawdropping. And I like the independence from a DAP. I can use it with iPhone, iPad, Computer, SP3000. With or without the D16 as DAC, play with different sound representation by double amping etc...

I have no problems with my gear except the Mentors ( sensitive IEMs). I get waterfall hissing even on lowest gain so I don’t like to use them with the 05 Pro. Learning that the stock opamps are the best regarding noise I will probably cancel the opamp rolling project and just wait for the R2R...

I see. I once contemplated adding the ZM2 but decided against it. But there are some eBay sellers from Japan with great feedback from international buyers. I would have bought from one of them. I decided against it because I saw no advantage over the SP3000. The Sony has less power, even the...

Which one are you going to buy? Only limited experience because it just arrived yesterday but I’m running the iBasso PB5 now with and without the SP3000. I also added the iBasso D16 DAC/AMP. The PB5 is one hell of a tube amp because it brings tremendous power so you can also drive demanding...