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Apple users can use the lightning dongle to darken the sound too. It’s my preferred way with my 6s+
I have the iPhone X and hate the way it sounds with the dongle too. Even running it through a mojo it doesn't get better. I think the issue is the iPhone X.Oh man... I tried the Samsung S9 (EU with Cirrus Logic) and it sounds much better than the iPhone X / Apple Dongle: more clarity, air, soundstage and definition.
Now I miss that sound and I don't know what to do because I would change the iPhone for the Samsung. Otherwise, I found no one *very portable DAC* that can sounds so good.
That’s very odd, is it the source file itself? A dac/amp will sound the same regardless of what it is plugged into as long as the music files are the same digitally.I have the iPhone X and hate the way it sounds with the dongle too. Even running it through a mojo it doesn't get better. I think the issue is the iPhone X.
The upper treble extension is what's responsible for the airiness and wide soundstage of the Andromedas, and the low output impedance (~.6 ohms) of the dongle and the very low OI of the Mojo (.1 ohms) would darken the sound and recess the treble relative to the bass. The dongle also outputs a slight amount of audible noise that could potentially mask said treble further. I don't perceive a narrower soundstage, but I can understand why others might.That’s very odd, is it the source file itself? A dac/amp will sound the same regardless of what it is plugged into as long as the music files are the same digitally.
I was referring to the idea of the iphoneX being the cause, as those issues would arise on iPhone 8, a pc, or whatever.The upper treble extension is what's responsible for the airiness and wide soundstage of the Andromedas, and the low output impedance (~.6 ohms) of the dongle and the very low OI of the Mojo (.1 ohms) would darken the sound and recess the treble relative to the bass. The dongle also outputs a slight amount of audible noise that could potentially mask said treble further. I don't perceive a narrower soundstage, but I can understand why others might.
Multi-BA IEMs are very sensitive to the output impedance of the source, the Andromeda especially so. Just a few ohms' difference can significantly change its sound signature, so it's more than plausible that the Andromeda would sound different out of the Apple dongle versus the Samsung S9.I was referring to the idea of the iphoneX being the cause, as those issues would arise on iPhone 8, a pc, or whatever.
The upper treble extension is what's responsible for the airiness and wide soundstage of the Andromedas, and the low output impedance (~.6 ohms) of the dongle and the very low OI of the Mojo (.1 ohms) would darken the sound and recess the treble relative to the bass. The dongle also outputs a slight amount of audible noise that could potentially mask said treble further. I don't perceive a narrower soundstage, but I can understand why others might.