If you can purchase these items (if you sell your UE Super.Fi 5 Pro's, and other stuff on eBay or the like), you won't ever have problems with fitting ever again:
Yuin PK1 (or you can use
PK2, but the PK1 is far better)
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Since the PK1 needs an amplifier, I suggest one of three:
Headroom Total BitHead; or the
AirHead (but is not as good);
Qables iQube;
Or my favourite for Price/Performance Ratio (and I own one...):
JDS Labs Bass Boost cMoy v2.00 Headphone Amplifier (by John Seaber aka Blackinches on Head-Fi.org) (but he is
prototyping a new version in June-July). This amp is also known as the 'cMoyBB v2.00' for convenience. The amp the uses a high-end OPAMP OPA2227 that does all the good stuff to music, which makes any song feel warm, full bodied, and crystal clear. It is inserted on a gold plated DIP socket, which means you can use your own OPAMPS to try different tastes.
At the time, he did not offer an interconnect cable (a cable between your source player, say an iPod or Cowon player, that connects to the amp) but he now makes a cool 22 AWG gauge (thickness, the lower the number, the fatter the cable) 3.5mm interconnect cable.
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I purchased an ALOAudio
Line-Out -Dock for my iPod Classic 160GB player so that I can use the cMoyBB v2.00 amp circuitry and bypass all the iPod's own circuitry. It also means that the audio is cleaner and louder. I bought this because it means I can use any cables of my own choosing. Costs $55.00, but worth every penny.
I also use the ALOAudio JenaLabs
Jena Wire Jumbo Cryo Mini to Mini 22G ULTRA-WIRE, since this cable is very impressive in audio, and since it is cryogenically treated (put into pure Nitrogen), it can bend loads without breaking or ruining audio. That's $85.
(Note! All Jena Lab Jena Wires are treated with Nitrogen, so they are very good).
The true specs of this cable and Line-Out-Dock are listed in another item on the website; read below for the link.
Granted, when I spent $157 to get both the dock and cable (+ shipping), I could have got them both as one
item, but I needed to use the cable for other uses, and I my not use an iPod forever, or my upgrade to a better Portable Media Player (PMP). Also, with that much money spent, I could have got the larger cabled
Jena Wire 18AWG Jumbo Cryo iPod dock or
Jumbo Cryo x Silver 18AWG iPod Dock (or the separate cables without docks, since I have a dock), but that will probably be for my next amp (come on JDS labs! I want the new amp your creating!). (Also note that more info on the cables can be found in there other listings, either as docks or just normal interconnect cables, on the website).
As a very general rule of thumb (very....general), silver wires are very analytical when it comes to music; they make music sound fantastic, but very cold, and they don't have warmth). Copper is incredible for audio, and gives very nice warmth, but is not as good as silver.
The Jumbo Cryo x Silver is a good mix of both worlds.
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If you don't use an iPod, you can just get the male-to-male cables from ALOAudio (or
Moon-Audio, if you really wanted to). Also, if you use a PMP, see if there is a line out dock for it.
I always write large posts, but it means that I can help everyone.
I hope you enjoyed this summarised read!
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The One In Yellow
"Day One Will Suffice"
