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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    If high impedance only adds voltage, it would just increase volume and noise floor. People usually use the extension or impedance adapter for gear with low ohms and low sensitivity, since high impedance mode wouldn't naturally kick in. Hifiman's he400se would be the perfect example. Yes, you're...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I use normal. For the noticable battery dip I got, didn't really notice higher quality. Also, I think I remember someone saying that high impedance only affects voltage, so basically just louder. My volume is usually between 50~60db, so your mileage may vary if you listen louder. I have better...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    It could be contributing, but the g7 thinq's quad dac always made slight noise to the point where people cranked their volume to check that it worked on rooted phones. The noise is only worsened because the ms5 is low impedance, though I find the hiss ignorable after a bit. While I was pretty...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I picked up a g7 thinq as a daily driver after I did my review and it does the job. Slight bit of noise, but it's totally passable. I've heard $100+ dongle dacs that passively create more noise than this. Also, I talked with someone that was driving it with a probably weaker lg v20, so I don't...
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    Drop (Massdrop) was just acquired by a PC components company

    Ah, I see. It does seem like they are taking a similar approach to when they acquired Elgato, though only time will tell if anything changes.
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    Drop (Massdrop) was just acquired by a PC components company

    This post by drop's CEO says that all of drop got acquired by corsair, not just their keyboard division.
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    Most Impressively Bad/Disappointing Headphone(s) You've Tried

    Yeah, gen 2 is amazing with a solid tube amp. Then they made gen 3 32ohms so tubes can't help...
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    Most Impressively Bad/Disappointing Headphone(s) You've Tried

    Beyer T1 gen 3. For how decent gen 2 and dt1990 was, this was really disappointing to me. I remember asking a buddy of mine who worked there if a mid bass eq was applied to this. He looked at me, stared for a cool second, and slowly shook his head with a funny grin.
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    Yup, and I thought I was going insane when testing leaks. I would've loved to see it as an open back though. Also, kudos to them for not making it a boring flat panel.
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    Ugh, this is a bit too much for my brain. I was here to talk about shiny audio stuff, and I don't know what's happening at this point. Hidizs’ timing for the release was very unfortunate. They had a two-year gap between the B2 Dusk and B3’s release, and any other time in between would've been...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I'm not sure why Hidizs is getting so much flak over this. For a first time organising this kind of event, I think they did an excellent job and it's quite clear that they are looking improve. I would've liked a pre-production model so changes could happen, but I see that it wasn't what they...
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    Reply to review by 'LitilSnild' on item 'HIDIZS MS5 Dark Angel'

    While I didn't specify, that ibasso dongle is there for that exact reason lol. Whatever AKM's velvet sound thing is, it's really apparent on these kind of stuff. It's too messy and a bit weak even on balanced to fully power these though. Huh, that is basically what I got. I've tried treble...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    Welp, my IRL life is an absolute mess right now. I was supposed to post this on reddit but that got compromised so I'm posting it here. Still, review is up and later is better than never: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/hidizs-ms5-dark-angel.26300/reviews#review-30704 I think I'm right in the...
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    Review by 'LitilSnild' on item 'HIDIZS MS5 Dark Angel'

    Note: Hidizs sent this unit out for a review in part of their Global Public Review. I will have an affiliate link for the product, but they are not paying or trying to influence me for the review and all opinions are of my own. Quick Spec Sheet Release date: Apr 21st 2023 Pre-sale price...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I'm writing my review right now, and for how umimpressed I was with female vocals, it's amazing how natural male vocals sound on these. It just makes my review messier and my thoughts more complicated...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I do need a middle source. I was thinking g5 quite a while before because portable nfca was darn appealing. Unfortunately, I'm a weirdo and everything I own now excluding 3 iems are open back and travel usage er2 doesn't scale with better sources imo. I'm kinda hoping for the btr7 getting...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    Yeah, basically the pickle I'm in. I want to test it on the e10k because it's reasonable, but soundstage is almost underwhelming compared to my topping stack.
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    True that, but the last iem that I had to extensively test was a monarch mk2, so it's darn difficult not to criticise something lol. Oh, I thought this was supposed to be a moondrop blessing 2 or 3 competitor. $439 is quite rough.
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I asked them and they told me that they would notify me if there is an update on the price. I can't rate and review without a price lol. I'm currently guessing $300~400 though.
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    I'm slighly getting moondrop b2 vibes. Distant vocals (though it does sound quite different), good detail retrieval for the price. This does have slightly better soundstage and better sub bass (which comes with slightly bloated mid bass). Treble can be spicy, but I mostly had no problems after...
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    If I'm totally honest, I received it less than a week ago and they haven't gotten back to me after I confirmed the delivery. I'm expecting moondrop b2 pricing though.
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    Hidizs MS5 - Impressions thread and review invitation

    Hello! I think I share your experiences with the nozzles. The bass nozzle adds the extra sub bass that I wanted, but kinda bloats the mid bass, treble filter is too sharp for my liking, balanced filter is kinda the lesser of the two. I'm not sure if it's unit variation but the bass is...
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