Thanks, gotta do some comparing then :)

Quick question since people are talking about "direct mode": is there a difference between enabling no effects and toggling "direct mode" on?

That is great :) then I will keep my eyes open for a USB-C dongle that tickles my fancy

Recently discovered Quobuz as a platform to buy FLACs from. Experience was pretty solid. I just love CDs 🙈 and I'm gonna be honest, I have a hard time differentiating between 16bit/44,1kHz and 24bit/92kHz sometimes, so the added cost and storage is not worth it for me most of the time. I just...

I'm excited for tomorrow lol, I finally thought f it and gave in to the hype of the Moondrop Quarks DSP (I mean they are only 15€ lol). Wanna see how they work with the Sony, I mean thanks to the DAP they should sound the same on a phone, but still! Also the Walkman App is really nice IMHO...

Has anyone used the Sony with a Hiby FC3? It's on my list of "upgrades" for next month. I probably don't need it, but I wanna try anyways lol

No worries :) and I wish you well, stay strong!

Thanks :) I mean with the bass issue I can see why you get worked up. And I can also understand, that people from the US are not used to caps, which is kinda normal over here IMHO. Was not meant as a "oh your opinion sucks", sorry if it came of that way. The cap I feel like will be very...

Btw that has only happened to me ONCE in almost two weeks and I have been using mine like crazy lol. The cap is good to point out, but it isn't an instant deal breaker. Just something to consider. Do you use IEMs or easy to drive headphones? K, then no need to panic about the cap. Otherwise...

Soooo, this is even better now :) microphonics be (almost) gone! Make sure not to cut the whole plastic ring on the cable. Leave a tiny bit (so you can still see which side is which). Fits very firmly now. After more than a week of using the Sony, here are my favourite pairings: - Layed back...

What cable is that? :) I ordered a Tripowin Zonie, which I read "might fit", which it does, but not snuggly enough imho, so I will end up modding it (cuting the plastic), but I need a plan b, in case that doesn't work, and your cable looks good ^^

I use mine mostly in "airplane mode", so no Bluetooth or WiFi, and have not noticed significant standby drainage. Do you have Bluetooth or WiFi permanently enabled?

Looking forward to hear what you think about them! The FH5s were on my short list when I was looking to replace my Moondrop Arias as well, but ultimately I decided to go with the IE200s because of fit (and maybe a bit of bias towards the Sennheiser brand; haven't had a Sennheiser headphone that...

I have been playing with the EQ on the Sony a bit. Listened to the album "Young, gifted and black" by Aretha Franklin for the first time yesterday and wow, the IE 200 and Sony A306 work well for this kind of music! I fell in love (normally more of a metal head)! My HD 599s feel like they...

I actually love that treble 🙈

I have the IE 200 aswell and think it is a great combination with the Sony A306. They are nice and small, and fit my rather small ears really well. Once I found the right tips the sound improved by a good amount and my last gripe about comfort (my right ear started to hurt after 30 minutes)...

Yeah that's what I thought as well, just wasn't sure. Thanks, I will put it on the upgrade list ^^

Is there any risk of this damaging the Sony? Just super careful with this kind of cable. It's pretty poorly rated on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/01psYRs I would like something like this tho as I am gonna buy a Tripowin Noire to replace the awful stock cable on my IE 200 and it comes with 2.5mm...

Yeah, I thought it would be bigger at first (didn't look at dimensions before buying lol) and was afraid of pocketability (coming from an Shanling M1). I was pleasantly surprised, that it was this small. It's taller than the Shanling, sure, but it also is thinner! All in all a great size, good...

Made quite a few posts in this thread , have a look :) I have a version from Amazon Germany and have none of the issues either. Am very pleased with it so far. I do recommend measuring tho and returning if you have the bass issue

Yeah quite sad. Cause I really liked the M1 and the M1S seemed like a good upgrade with an attractive price point. But the delays and lack of information about the launch pushed me to a point where I actually was fine with the Sonys price point 😅 I mean I love some of the added features of the...

Shanling lost me, when they couldn't pin the global release date and Sony was faster lol. Otherwise that would have replaced my M1

Man I dedicated the day to listening to Hip hop and drums sound absolutely amazing with the Sony + IE 200 combo imho

Like the click it gives as feedback? Or more static like?

I second the Walkman App thing. It also appears way louder than any other app 🤔 worst offender was Google Podcasts were I had to strangely crank the volume of my Galaxy Buds Live to max at one point ... Didn't happen in Spotify with the same podcast, very strange