Two days ago I received a pair of JH Audio Angie CIEMs. The Angie sounds quite good, but after reading https://theheadphonelist.com/custom-in-ear-monitors-fit-guide/ and some other threads on Head-Fi, I got it to sound unbelievably good. If I forcefully continue the backwards rotation required...

I'm looking for a new phone that would, hopefully, pair well with my Shure SE535s. To me that means no audible hiss first, low distortion second, and detail, soundstage, etc. third. Needless to say, the one thing that gets most on my nerves is the hissing. I know the bar is high, because these...

So, I just acquired a pair of Shure SE535 special edition IEMs and unfortunately, one of my first impressions was the hiss when the music is calm or fading in/out. After some googling and reading a few threads here, I'm 99% certain the reason is the DAC of my phone (a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini)...