I’m so tired of earhooks snapping...can’t somebody make a metal earhook covered in soft rubber...by the way can you guys tell me again the name of the user selling earhooks or something...why Audeze can’t sell us a packet with 50 of them is beyond me..
I’m so tired of earhooks snapping...can’t somebody make a metal earhook covered in soft rubber...by the way can you guys tell me again the name of the user selling earhooks or something...why Audeze can’t sell us a packet with 50 of them is beyond me..
I love my iSine20s. The open earphone, coupled with a nicely-EQ-ed Lightening connector with in-line remote and the possibility of further EQ (which I do not use), make it one of my favorite, least-complicated music systems with my iPod Touch 6 or iOhone 5 SE.
But...
Two things really irritate me:
The earhooks snap at random intervals, so I must always carry a spare;
The earhooks prevent storing the earphones in that wonderfully-fitted case that Audeze provides...I have to take them off each time I store them and put them back on when I used them, perhaps contributing to their propensity to snap. I have tried the hard small cases that you throw the whole earphone, with hooks on, into, but then I spend more time than I like untangling the cord and worry about the two earpieces scratching each other in the case.
I 100% agree with this statement. The iSines sound wonderful but I don’t understand either why Audeze never addressed these issues. I mean, the iSines are a quite expensive product by a company with a premium image - but everything screams „saving costs!“ on them. Compared to other products in this price range they offer less quality materials and in-detail-solutions. I know Audeze have stated the earhooks have been added afterwards, but come on - in newer batches they could simply make the foam molds of the case a little bigger to address this (sorry: imo quite embarrassing) issue. I still can’t believe the case is unusable with the earhooks, especially because they are kind of mandatory to get a good fit. Also, imo the cable in both versions looks and feels pretty low quality for a several hundred Euro earphone, especially after using it for a couple of months. Well, but maybe that is just me. Again - I still love the open sound.
I 100% agree with this statement. The iSines sound wonderful but I don’t understand either why
Audeze never addressed these issues. I mean, the iSines are a quite expensive product by a company with a premium image - but everything screams safing costs. Compared to other products in this price range they offer less quality materials and in-detail-solutions. I know they have stated the earhooks have been added afterwards, but come on - in newer batches they could simply make the foam molds of the case little bigger to address this (sorry: imo a little embarrassing) issue. I can’t believe it’s still unusable with earhooks, because I guess almost 80% of all iSine users use them. Also imo the cable in both versions looks and feels pretty low quality for a several hundred Euro earphone, especially after using it for a couple of months. Well, but maybe that is just me. Again - I love the sound.
You're correct about poor quality. On the 3.5mm cable the joint breaks where the plug is attached and makes it unusable. This has been reported here by myself & others.
You're correct about poor quality. On the 3.5mm cable the joint breaks where the plug is attached and makes it unusable. This has been reported here by myself & others.
I’m so tired of earhooks snapping...can’t somebody make a metal earhook covered in soft rubber...by the way can you guys tell me again the name of the user selling earhooks or something...why Audeze can’t sell us a packet with 50 of them is beyond me..
Frank88 on here sell the Earhooks for the iSine, and the M300.I have used mine since Frank first made them, and never had one break. Highly recommended.
The Lightning Audio Module outputs 24-bit 48 kHz. All processing gimmicks are implemented entirely within the app.
I believe Apple will not approve audio hardware that doesn't use the LAM, even though it's possible to make a custom accessory with higher sample rates. This is a good decision since it prevents their customers from getting conned by snake oil audio companies with gimmicks like hi-res audio.
I hope they also start banning apps that advertise hi-res audio. It's literally a con since the hardware cannot output it.
Thanks for the reply. Whatever one thinks about MQA, if I had a dragonfly red I’d see a different output (colour) I assume, if it was connected to standard Apple Music as opposed to Tidal Master. I know the apple dongle is limited but I thought it a valid question regarding the cipher DAC. I agree with you entirely that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are potentially pulling a fast one with the whole ‘MQA on iOS’ tag line. Hence the research.
Regarding earhooks, if you have possibility of 3D printing, it solves the issue entirely, I printed those from thingiverse with extended length and put the shrinking tube on them, it is much more confortable than stock ones.
And rather than buying the BT cipher cable I bought EarStudio ES100, with usage of short balanced cable, it is really well sounding combination.
Thanks for the reply. Whatever one thinks about MQA, if I had a dragonfly red I’d see a different output (colour) I assume, if it was connected to standard Apple Music as opposed to Tidal Master. I know the apple dongle is limited but I thought it a valid question regarding the cipher DAC. I agree with you entirely that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are potentially pulling a fast one with the whole ‘MQA on iOS’ tag line. Hence the research.
I wouldn't say they are pulling a fast one. IOS is doing the same thing as every Android based DAP. The Tidal app does u fold the audio to 24/88 or 24/96 but the OS in Android, and the DAC iOS resample the audio to 16/48. There are noticeable differences in total quality in the 16/44 vs 24/88 verxiov of songs, even though they are resampled. It's just better when you have an external DAC on iOS that can handle the higher resolution file as is
I wouldn't say they are pulling a fast one. IOS is doing the same thing as every Android based DAP. The Tidal app does u fold the audio to 24/88 or 24/96 but the OS in Android, and the DAC iOS resample the audio to 16/48. There are noticeable differences in total quality in the 16/44 vs 24/88 verxiov of songs, even though they are resampled. It's just better when you have an external DAC on iOS that can handle the higher resolution file as is
It's an irrefutable fact that differences in higher bit-depth / sample rate for the purpose of end-user audio playback are due to defective hardware / software. Even the 44.1 kHz sample rate was chosen over 40 kHz to provide headroom over the audible limit of 20 kHz (x2) for aliasing during mastering.
If your devices sound different, it means at least <N-1> of them are defective.
Hi everyone,
I have some questions regarding the cipher bluetooth module and hope you can assist me before purchase. I am planning to pair this with my campfire audio atlas but need to be sure of the following:
1.) Can it be paired/is it compatible with the atlas? ( the atlas uses the mmcx connectors)
2.) How is the sound quality compared to plugging (my atlas) it in directly to a headphone jack of an Iphone SE or a Macbook pro?
3.) Following the last question. I have an iphone SE and a macbook pro 2014 as my source so I don't have the benefit of the bluetooth 5.0 or APTX HD. With that in mind, how is the bluetooth quality going to fair compared to a direct connection?
4.) How loud does it get with the bluetooth module? I have the flares pro which to me has the best bluetooth module I've heard till date (in terms of clarity and sound quality) but the problem is, it doesn't get loud enough.
5.) How is the durability? Can it be used to work out without issues?
Thank you so much in advance as I know I asked a lot of questions.
Hi everyone,
I have some questions regarding the cipher bluetooth module and hope you can assist me before purchase. I am planning to pair this with my campfire audio atlas but need to be sure of the following:
1.) Can it be paired/is it compatible with the atlas? ( the atlas uses the mmcx connectors)
2.) How is the sound quality compared to plugging (my atlas) it in directly to a headphone jack of an Iphone SE or a Macbook pro?
3.) Following the last question. I have an iphone SE and a macbook pro 2014 as my source so I don't have the benefit of the bluetooth 5.0 or APTX HD. With that in mind, how is the bluetooth quality going to fair compared to a direct connection?
4.) How loud does it get with the bluetooth module? I have the flares pro which to me has the best bluetooth module I've heard till date (in terms of clarity and sound quality) but the problem is, it doesn't get loud enough.
5.) How is the durability? Can it be used to work out without issues?
Thank you so much in advance as I know I asked a lot of questions.
I wouldn't say they are pulling a fast one. IOS is doing the same thing as every Android based DAP. The Tidal app does u fold the audio to 24/88 or 24/96 but the OS in Android, and the DAC iOS resample the audio to 16/48. There are noticeable differences in total quality in the 16/44 vs 24/88 verxiov of songs, even though they are resampled. It's just better when you have an external DAC on iOS that can handle the higher resolution file as is
Can someone please give a rundown on best tips? I know about the ear hook fiasco, praying mine don’t snap. I feel like a need a larger tip than the large stock tip, are there any good alternatives that are readily available? Thanks!
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