In its natural habitat. :beyersmile: Have tried my new A/B switcher and it is really hard to hear some differences between the Massdrop and the Nutube. The Massdrop is one hell of a machine, so kudos to the Nutube that it can step up to it! Only question for me now is if I should keep both...

My current setup: DAC: Topping D10 Amps: Massdrop THX AAA 789 and PMillet Nutube Hybrid

Finished the build last evening. It just looks phenomenal!!! Thanks Pete for the opportunity and also sharing everything from assembly manual to BOM. There is one thing I've stumbled upon: In the BOM on your website, there are 35V/470uF Nichicon large caps mentioned. In the BOM on the Mouser...

Good luck to everyone!

Oh, totally forgot, I own now an A1, which is more or less a "impedance lowering" adapter and a volume remote control!

I'm in! I also first learned about Fiio when I was looking for a new MP3 player. Might be that I found something about Fiio on the German "Hifi-Forum". In the end, I bought a Sony player...

Wow, those measurements looks like the Etymotic ER3/4XR! (More or less with some minor differences) Now I'm tempted... (Especially after having such a good first entcounter with Piotr - Service is top notch!)

Thx Pete! I got some problems with the availabilty of two components and maybe some more might have this problem: Two components from KEMET are at least here in Germany not available. EC2-24NJ SU9V-05020 For the low signal relay I've found some alternative from Omrom and Panasonic. They're...

Just ordered one a week ago and thought I bought a cheap TKD 2CP601 via Ebay. It turned out that I bought a 1kOhm one and not 10kOhm... Tried to find it on the schematics but didn't find it. Am I right that 1kOhm is just to low and would not work?

So I ran into a problem the second time today: When I was turning on the N5ii from sleep, I didn't hear any usic playing. Had this one time before and with unplugging headphones, hit pause, hit play plugging headphones in etc., I got it working. The display tells me that the track is played...

Sounds strange, what is the time before the unit shuts down in idle mode? I have charged it in the night from Sat to Sun last weekend. Have played maybe half an hour until today and it still has 97%. I would also think that a third party app might prevent the unit to shut himself off but you...

Got the ZS6 from Aliexpress and have to say that I'm really pleased with them. Sound open, airy with enough bass. The only thing I don't like is the "dip" around 5-6kHz which I can hear especially with a slightly recessed sounding snare drum. Got this sound also from the B400 from Brainwavz and...

Don't know if this has been adressed but did you use the "idle shutdown"? My experience with Android overall is that the system has to be in an idle state with the least amount of battery usage. Otherwise, the battery will die within two to three day. Edit: Page 12 in the manual btw. Swipe down...

Hi folks, got the N5ii now for ten days and so far I'm quite pleased with the design, the UI and the sound. Only thing I didn't find also in the manual is something like a "hold" button. Is there some way that I can lock the buttons and the volume control? Edit: All right... Should have...

Just a quick question: If I would use my iEMatch with an out impedance of around 4 Ohm (i. e. my Sony NWZ-A15), what output impedance would the iEMatch have? Is it also around 1 Ohm in ultra settings?

Etymotic ER3XR/SE I have the XR and I've never heard such a clarity like this!

Awwww... Old memories.... Had an Aiwa portable casette player for about 6 years...

Well, as a chemist with strong background in physical chemistry, everything I learned about material science tells me that it is only the impedance. Especially if we look at the 1m to 3m and the really low voltage and current we're talking about. The one thing you might experience is a rise or...

I have done that already and as always, fast response from him or Kamil. The polarity was also something I was thinking about. Especially if we take into account that Piotr is trying to create the dip at around 5kHz. If the polarity for e.g. the treble tweeter is switched, this might end in...

I don't want to discuss the never ending topic "cable" here. Sound is the same with stock cable and they should have a higher impedance than the Linum. (Linum 1,5 Ohm, Stock something around 3 Ohm). I can also confirm that, with the Linum, I have to turn my DAP a little down to match the volume.

Yeah, I also think that this is the main reason for the sound signature. I have tried it with stock cable and Linum Bax G2. Normally, the FIBAE technology should avoid or lessen the effect of cables. Technically speaking, the only effect of a cable is the impedance of itself. If you have some...

Well, after one week with my FIBAE3, I'm at a loss somehow... I don't know if my expectations are "false" but after reading a lot about the sound signature of the FIBAE3 being the brightest of all Custom Art CIEMS and everything about and I'm asking myself if my ears are shot. :o2smile: For...

Count me in! We're also moving within Germany in June but I should be able to do a proper review. My FIBAE 3 from Custom Art will also arrive on monday and it would be a perfect opportunity to see what TOTL IEMS are capable of.

Tried the DF Black today with my NWZ-A15 from Sony. I used the WMC-NWH10 USB Conversion Cable from Sony. The DF Black was glowing magenta but I could not get any sound of it... It also drained the battery really quick... In contrast, my ifi iDSD LE worked without any problems.

I would read the thread from flinkenick if you need some inspiration.