M17 isn't portable, unless you have a back pack and then you have to reach into your backpack to use the interface. I guess it's fine for using around the house and taking it from room to room.

Has anyone read the ASR review and testing of Hugo 2. Please it's terrible. The q7 looks to be smaller than m15.

Also I sold my topping d90se and A90 for a k9 pro and could not be happier. I'm not sure what they did to the k9 pro but it's top end it perfect, no ear fatigue at all. Yet it's not missing any details.

Every time I hear 1 chip vs 2 chip I prefer 2 chip. Don't forget those 1 chip ess design were available when they made the m17 and k9 pro but they went with 2 for a reason.

Doh please no. We just want a more portable m17. Obviously no screen, less features cost saving. Unless you are planning a q9 later.

Most don't care too much on the looks, it will probably have a case anyway. We just want k9 pro or m17 sound. Please keep with 2 chips for dac.

Please keep the same filter or whatever you did with the k9 pro ess. Its so good at the top end, I get zero sibilance. And it has perfect bass.

You can defiantly take what Amir is saying as gospel because he is talking about the factual test results.

Empire Ears Evo limited edition.

Yes and off switch on the front.

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I had Dan clark aeon 2 noire and I experienced sibilance. Listening to chord dac/amps I find them bright. The k9 pro is pritty good with everything. Massive attack - I against I. This is a very base heavy track and plays excellent on the k9 pro. Duel of the fates - John Williams. Making water...

It's not overly bright, it's just right. Lots of detail and very musical. FYI my hifi speakers are paradigm persona 9h and dac/processor is a trinnov altitude 16.

In that case I would say k9 pro.

For speakers dac is less important then room eq and correction. You're better off with something that has Dirac or lyngdorf roomperfect.

Pick a song a describe what is the issue and I'll have a listen and see if it's the same on mine. I'll try the same on my reference hifi.

Exactly this. Everyone is measuring frequency response and lots of technical stuff. But they are the wrong tests. They should test how it makes you feel. Because music is supposed to make you feel something. E.g. Adels live performance at the brit awards is way better then the album version...

ESS What are you listening with and what is your output? Is the akm fully balanced? What gain are you using? I tried the m17 on se and balanced was better.

Just got my k9 pro yesterday and I love this thing. I'm so glad I got rid of my topping d90se and A90 combo. The k9 pro has put the life into my music again and it's more detailed. E.g. On the track Tron legacy - flyn lives. Towards the end there if a flute, on the topping its faint and way...

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I would have baught this, but not now because its not fully balanced.

What is the q9 supposed to be?

The evo and legend x are very very similar in the treble. I really didn't notice. The legend x is my daily driver. Its the base and mids that's different. Also my legend x have been converted to balanced. So I heard both balanced.

I meant compaired to the k9 pro. It's more. The m17 paired well with the empire ears evo and fiio fd5. With the legend x I feet it was too much. The legend x paired better with the k9 pro. I'm going to have a listen to the EE evo today on both the k9 pro and m17. Both are the best I've...