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I've been using the Hifiman RE-400 for some time but I'm getting tired of it. Yes, it's clean and relatively well-balanced, but I don't find it fun. I'm thus looking for a new IEM akin to my AKG K81DJ in the $100-150 range. Does such an IEM exist? How about the Vsonic GR06 or 07?   Thank you...

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Please confirm if the following signal chain is correct:   iPhone 5s ---> Lightning to 30-pin Adapter ---> 30-pin to stereo ---> Little Dot.   I believe doing this would allow me to bypass the iPhone's internal amp.   Thank you kindly in advance.  

Some random one I bought here in Beijing.

Why?   Why?

Greetings, Lately, my uDac-2 is the cause of static in the chain which makes the music unlistenable. The band-aid solution I've discovered is to pull out the USB plug from the back of the unit and then put it back in. I would like to get to the fundamental cause. Possible reasons?

Greetings,   I will be using my just-acquired Nuforce uDAC-2 with my computer setup and WASAPI. The guide on page one of this thread states: "USB should be set at 16bit and the Foobar buffer set at less than 1000." Because the uDAC-2 offers 24/96 through USB, I assume it's safe to set...