[solopedro]

In the interim and until something comes up I bought a xuelin 770 and not bad sound at all with my earsonics sm64 it pairs very good. Still want to try the alien

 

[qafro]

It is a great alternative to the likes of the dx90 x5 and ak100. There are a few reviews for it now, its worth consideration if you are looking around that range

Is Hum dap the same like having Samsung S4 with UAPP?

 

[Wyd4]

Is Hum dap the same like having Samsung S4 with UAPP?

Well I guess you get the same functionality. But the hum is a dap with decent audio components already so no need to run uapp with an external USB dac

 

[infinitemonkey]

I got my Alien today. I think it was the last one that Penon Audio had in stock. I was a bit surprised to see it so soon, only five days after I ordered it. That's pretty good from Hong Kong to central Canada.
 
I'm not sure what I can about it that hasn't already been said many times in the127 pages of this thread, but I will say the praise is deserved. The sound out of this little guy really is good. I've been listening to it through my Grado RS2s because I don't currently have any IEMs that do it justice. Now I'm going to have to go back and read this thread all over again to decide what to get to pair with the Alien.

 

[H20Fidelity]

  I got my Alien today. I think it was the last one that Penon Audio had in stock. I was a bit surprised to see it so soon, only five days after I ordered it. That's pretty good from Hong Kong to central Canada.
 
I'm not sure what I can about it that hasn't already been said many times in the127 pages of this thread, but I will say the praise is deserved. The sound out of this little guy really is good. I've been listening to it through my Grado RS2s because I don't currently have any IEMs that do it justice. Now I'm going to have to go back and read this thread all over again to decide what to get to pair with the Alien.

 
Better late than never hey? 
 
Alien does have a tendency to be addictive, or if you get bored you can just stare at it for hours. 
 
Also, just because Alien has halted production we (the fans) won't abandon the thread.
 
I'm quite persistent to reach page 500 (at least)

 

[shigzeo]

   
Better late than never hey? 
 
Alien does have a tendency to be addictive, or if you get bored you can just stare at it for hours. 
 
Also, just because Alien has halted production we (the fans) won't abandon the thread.
 
I'm quite persistent to reach page 500 (at least)

We'll do what we can.

 

[Stuff Jones]

OK I'll help get this to 500 pages (1 page for every unit sold?).
 
I took this on international travel for the first time. I was worried because of its unusual and somewhat threatening look I might get hassled at security but I didn't.
 
It's so nice having such a small device. I just stuck it in my shirt pocket and forgot about it all trip.

 

[puppyfi]

Better late than never hey? 

Alien does have a tendency to be addictive, or if you get bored you can just stare at it for hours. 

Also, just because Alien has halted production we (the fans) won't abandon the thread.

I'm quite persistent to reach page 500 (at least)

We'll do what we can.

Let me do my part here... another post from me

...373 more pages to go

 

[H20Fidelity]

That's the spirit guys! Not far to go now! You can smell it just around the corner.

 

[clarkydaz]

ive just snatched a used alien on here, delighted to replace the one I lost. Ive had the pono player for a good month and its very nice, but still found myself pining for the alien's SQ

 

[infinitemonkey]

I've ordered some Etymotic ER-4s to go with my new Alien. Due to working at home, I haven't done a lot of portable listening lately, so the 'best' IEMs I had on hand were Shure 315s. The Alien really revealed just how crappy they were. Using them with a Rockboxed Sansa Clip, I had managed to EQ them enough that they were tolerable to use long enough to shovel the driveway in the winter or cut the grass in the summer, but that's about as long as I could stand them. After listening to the Alien through my RS2s and then going back to the Shures, the shortcomings of the 315s were too much to take. Hopefully the Etys will do the Alien justice.

 

[whoever]

have fun with it, I'll miss it for sure

 

[H20Fidelity]

  I've ordered some Etymotic ER-4s to go with my new Alien. Due to working at home, I haven't done a lot of portable listening lately, so the 'best' IEMs I had on hand were Shure 315s. The Alien really revealed just how crappy they were. Using them with a Rockboxed Sansa Clip, I had managed to EQ them enough that they were tolerable to use long enough to shovel the driveway in the winter or cut the grass in the summer, but that's about as long as I could stand them. After listening to the Alien through my RS2s and then going back to the Shures, the shortcomings of the 315s were too much to take. Hopefully the Etys will do the Alien justice.

 
ER4S is a good choice and pairing for Alien. theres not much between an ER4S / Pono player or Alien.
 
I actually own the Ety and think its quite capable, even at the 100ohm rating Alien does them justice.

 

[puppyfi]

Next to my x3ii



After happily using the x3ii for weeks, the alien was kept in my drawer untouched for a long time. The thought of selling my alien ever crossed my mind. Then one fine day I had a listen again using the alien, I concluded and decided that while the x3ii to me is very good buy (sound, ui, features...), sound wise, the alien is still very musical, special, and not yet replaceable by my x3ii.

 

[infinitemonkey]

   
ER4S is a good choice and pairing for Alien. theres not much between an ER4S / Pono player or Alien.
 
I actually own the Ety and think its quite capable, even at the 100ohm rating Alien does them justice.

That's good to hear. I'd been wanting an excuse to buy some ER-4s for a while. I considered the Fostex TE-05, but decided to just go for the Etys and be done (hopefully).
 
I'm expecting to be doing a fair bit of mobile listening now that my doctor has told me I really need to get my fat arse in gear and do some walking or other physical activity. Since I want to live long enough to see this thread reach 500 pages, I plan to follow his advice. Hopefully, the new rig will help with the motivation. So, it is entirely possible that the Alien has saved my life.