My review of the M300. In short, I like it a lot. For $200, it does everything I expect of much more expensive DAPs. And while some may lament the modest power, it honestly drives my HD 600s louder than I want to listen.

FWIW I have Google Play Store enabled on my R5 all the time and it hasn't resulted in that issue for me, so not expected.

I'm still dailying an R5G2 and I go about 3 days between charges with pretty significant use in the standard mode (not Class A). I leave wifi on because I use it for syncing music, though I do have Bluetooth disabled because I never use it. 30% drain overnight is definitely excessive, I go to...

Proposal for an alternate button config...

Fiio sent in their FF1 to get measured. Before measuring, I thought it sounded a little bassy with somewhat recessed vocals with some edginess, interesting to see the measurements back that up kind of. I didn't expect as much @ 3kHz, but the late gain could be contributing that sense of...

Been a while since I spent time with earbuds, but got to review RikuBuds' new Alter Rider 3, with a little comparison to TGX Ear Serratus. I'd say I like both about equally well, different strengths, with the Alter Rider being a bit more unique / leaning into its strength. Personally still...

Et tu, drew-te?

Here's my review of the FX15: In short, I like it much more than I expected based on the graph. Which is a good example why reviewing graphs is a bad idea.

FWIW, Fiio rep suggested to me that FX15 price will be $750 a month ago. I have a review going live this weekend. Here's a graph: https://squig.link/?share=Super_22_Target,Fiio_FX15_(on)

Thanks for the feedback, and nice results yourself 🤙

Hello, earbud people. I've been measuring IEMs and headphones for a while, but just recently took a stab at graphing frequency responses of earbuds I have in my collection. I'm using the same GRAS clone rig I use for headphones, so I'm measuring with an artificial inner + outer ear. I'd love to...

What are people comparing HD 600 to that it sounds bright?

No, not especially bright, it is a very present low end, the treble balances pretty nicely.

Dung Suh 👍

How do I downvote a post on Head-Fi... Anyway, thought I'd share something. I recently got a rig for measuring headphones, and was able to measure 4x Sennheiser headphones using the exact same set of pads, to rule out pad wear as a differentiator. HD 58X, HD 600, HD 6XX, and HD 660S...

Man, this headphone is criminally under-repped here. My review: I couldn't stop thinking about the MM-500 after CanJam and ended up buying one back in September. Finally got around to reviewing it after a viewer loaned me his Focal Utopia 2022 for comparison. On paper, their FRs are actually...

Old Hiby R5s has an option to change the way the volume ramps up, and the alternate setting is much better for sensitive IEMs. I wish Hiby would update R5G2 with that same option for this very reason.

My review of the Moondrop Venus: What I like: I dig the look -- seen some comments that people want an all-black one, I'm pretty stoked to see the "raw" silver look consistently applied here. Excellent stock 3.5mm cable. Excellent tuning -- right up my alley with a midrange focus, without...

My review of the M6 Ultra: The good stuff: Very handsome player, great build finish. It's large, but feels better in the hand than similarly-sized Fiio M11 Plus. Very solid performance; Snapdragon 665 + Android 10 + 3.5Gb of RAM is a good combo for streaming apps. Volume knob w/ 100 levels...

Yup. https://squig.link/?share=Super_22_Target,Sennheiser_IE_900,Sennheiser_IE_900_(fake)

Thanks for sharing the review 🤙 For anyone looking to replicate the treble attenuation I refer to in this video, these are the foam discs I use: AKG K240 foam pads (they're sold one at a time, you'll need 2x units) I've been borrowing a headphone measurement rig and the difference reliably...

I don't find big differences between DACs and amps, might be the wrong person to ask. I personally continue to use my Hiby R5 Gen 2 because of the battery life + size advantages.

Yeah I view Dorado as an extreme example 😅

Yeah, some people like the Campfire Dorado/Vega bass too, which I find very low quality, there is definitely a healthy amount of "that's just like your opinion, man" in my descriptions. I suppose it depends on what you like in a cable. I like lightweight and pliable. The Dunu Vulkan cable in...

I reviewed the FH7S: Good stuff: Typical Fiio accessories -- it's a very well-supplied box. Generally nice build quality, again, typical of Fiio. The tuning from 1kHz and above is the best I've heard in a Fiio IEM -- really well-done upper mids and treble tuning, well-extended and...