Thank you for these responses.  I'm reading up on the other options you've mentioned.

Average Joe, Thank you so much for compiling this comprehensive CIEM resource. I was wondering if you or others could give me some advice. I would like to purchase my first set of CIEMs, after having enjoyed a number of universal IEMs for many years, including the ER-4 and Triple-Fi. The...

Quote: Terrific.  I'm looking forward to reading your comparisons.

I'd be very interested in reading a comparison of the UM Miracle and the FS MG6pro, if anyone has listened in detail to both.

I'm wondering if anyone has listened to both the 3Max and the UM Miracle and could compare the two.

Thanks for this response. I've been interested in experiencing a custom, but I will read up on the 334 and 1plus2.

Hello everyone,   I'm looking for a great set of CIEMs as an extravagant present to myself, and would appreciate some help in choosing.  These would be my first customs.  I am relatively new to high end audio.  (I have been a head-fi member for a number of years, but mostly read and rarely...

Thanks for your response. I'm a newcomer, and I don't quite understand your comment. Do you mean, you would blame the jack on the Xin amp for the problem? I don't have the skills to replace that myself. How would I find someone near me (San Francisco area) who could do it for me?

Is the iQube powerful enough to drive K701s well? Does anyone have experience with this combination?

Can someone address these three questions about the 2 Move: 1) Has anyone used it with UE Triple.fi 10 pros? How is the synergy? 2) Have readers of this forum experienced the problems with the jacks discussed on other forums? How serious a problem is that for someone who wants to use the amp...

I'd feel uncomfortable sending back to Xin without confirmation from him that he intends to fix it. What have others done when there is a problem with a Xin amp, given his reluctance to return emails?

Skylab, This thread continues to be invaluable as a selection guide for those of us who haven't heard a wide range of portable amps. I'm curious about why you say you would choose the iQube if cost weren't an issue. In your review, you rate the 2Move even higher for sound quality, since the...

Has anyone else experienced a problem with the input jack on the Xin reference amp? I've had my reference amp since January, and I use it with a 5g iMod and an ALO cryo iMod dock. After about a month of use I started to notice that the iMod mini plug fits very loosely in the amp's input jack and...

Can someone tell me what would happen if an iMod cable was used with an unmodified iPod? Would the iPod play normally using the iMod cable as a line out dock? Conversely, what would happen if a regular line out dock was used with a 5.5G iMod? Would the iMod play at a normal volume with somewhat...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skylab I spent some time today listening to the USB DACs of the Meier 2Move and the Predator. I found both to provide generally excellent sound. The differences between the 2Move and the Predator were generally still audible from the USB DACs. My iMod iPod...

When you refer to the "olive tips," do you mean Shure's black foam sleeves?

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I have a Reference with the 1/8 jack not the 1/4 so I am using a 1/8 to 1/4 and not the other way around. Thanks. I was misunderstanding the terminology for the adapters. I guess it doesn't matter now, since Xin is providing both output jacks.

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I have gone back to my HD650's and the Reference and I am really enjoying the sound but the adapter isn't so great so I think the 1/4 would be a great way to go. I never have a problem with a 1/4 to 1/8 but the other way around is not my preferance...

I appreciate all of the helpful information on this thread, and after reading through it, I have pretty much decided to change my SuperMicro IV order to the new Reference amp. I see that Dr. Xin is offering a choice of 1/4 vs 1/8" jack, and I'm not sure which would be a better choice (or if it...

Thanks all for these leads. My understanding of balanced signals has been greatly amplified.

For a neophyte: Would someone explain the difference between balanced and unbalanced amplifiers, sources, and headphones (or point me to a thread where this has already been explained)? I gather it has something to do with amplifying the right and left channels separately, but how is this done...

Quote: Originally Posted by jemsound Does the amp have to have an output while it is burning in? That is, do headphones need to be connected to the out jack while the amp is burning in? Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 What matters is the time on with some type of signal running through it. I leave a radio playing normally with white noise when I am not listening as I want to know the changes but if I waited for just listening time the burn in would take too long...

Would you tell me what the flip-side mod is? I'm also interested in the link to Earsoft, since I find the foamies for the Triple.fis less effective than the foamies that come with other IEMs such as the E500s.