[kimD]

Fidue Sirius. It's so sirius that with the sirius, you can siriusly forget all the other chinese iems pretending to be sirius to compete with the sirius.on a sirius note, do siriusly consider the sirius as it is siriusly good

Hey left Sirius at a side.

My PMV A01 Mk2 sounds great man..

 

[kousik1946]

Yeah, I should put the ZS3 through it's paces. Not sure if I should go C5 or E12 for amping. They both have their benefits and drawbacks.

What is the problem with C5 (Cayin c5 right?) and E12? I was eyeing for the C5.

 

[vapman]

  What is the problem with C5 (Cayin c5 right?) and E12? I was eyeing for the C5.

Nothing wrong with the C5 at all. The worst I can say about it is the volume knob is in a slightly  awkward place, but you can take the clear plastic cover off (it slides right off if you pull it) and that solves that.
 
I have never had the E12 but I have bought the C5 three times now. The C5 and E12 are both highly regarded in the basshead threads because of their huge max output power and great soundstage. I have heard the C5 has better soundstage but again, I have never heard the E12.

 

[kousik1946]

 
Nothing wrong with the C5 at all. The worst I can say about it is the volume knob is in a slightly  awkward place, but you can take the clear plastic cover off (it slides right off if you pull it) and that solves that.
 
I have never had the E12 but I have bought the C5 three times now. The C5 and E12 are both highly regarded in the basshead threads because of their huge max output power and great soundstage. I have heard the C5 has better soundstage but again, I have never heard the E12.

Thank you. I have xDuoo x3 and want to pair it up with an amplifier. I have read somewhere that E12 reduces the soundstage a bit. And C5 is very good in this regard and have more power.

 

[Saoshyant]

The comments about the C5 & E12 were in reference to their bass boosting. The E12 tends to be more forceful and direct where the C5 is slightly less quantity as far as boosting but to me has better quality bass. I personally prefer the C5 but for pure basshead the E12 can be considered superior depending on taste.

 

[kousik1946]

The comments about the C5 & E12 were in reference to their bass boosting. The E12 tends to be more forceful and direct where the C5 is slightly less quantity as far as boosting but to me has better quality bass. I personally prefer the C5 but for pure basshead the E12 can be considered superior depending on taste.

xDuoo is already warm enough for me. So I want a amplifier only for power without anything else. Thank you for the imput.

 

[vapman]

It is much harder than it should be to make an amp that only provides gain and no coloration of the sound. That is why the most transparent amps tend to be $$$... i find the C5 with bass boost off to be pretty close to transparent, but YMMV as always.

 

[Saoshyant]

Yep, the the additional amp at this point has little to do with the extra amplification and more to do with EQing the bass up as far as you can tolerate. As I'm not a true basshead, when I listen along these lines I just use my rockbox X3's bass at +10. Usually I don't listen at anything more than +4 just to put a fun tilt to the sound. And that's why I love the xDuoo X3. It's got enough power for any portable listening I could do, and the RockBox environment is like home to me considering the Sansa Clips are still my go to for true portable listening. I'll be sad when mine die and I need to seek a replacement.

 

[beowulf]

Just bought the whole SMSL stack from China. No totally confident about it, but let's see when it arrives in a week or so.
 
At least visually I think the size/design/material will look nice. Sounding good and being Reliable/Durable.. well, that's something else yet to see...
 

 

[Saoshyant]

Aww, thought you had bought the SMSL Panda stack. I must admit I'ma little curious about that stack.

 

[audio123]

the legendary iem is instock at penon
 
http://penonaudio.com/Earphones/In-ear-earphone/VSONIC-GR01

 

[smy1]

Just listening less than a track.
From my ears to tell.
Sounding still can't beats with AK 2+1.
But overall for A01 Mk2 has better sound quality and better balance than 4in1.
Just the bass level still at 80-90% of 4in1.
Mids & Treble 20-30% better than 4in1.
Fit 100% confirmed better than 4in1.

Should let it to burn-in and see how 1st

So the hype is now on the pmv for beating the **** 4 in 1 ?
Is the sound quality difference night and day for pmv vs the **** 4 in 1.

 

[Saoshyant]

What is the problem with C5 (Cayin c5 right?) and E12? I was eyeing for the C5.

Also, for clarification, the Cayin C5 is highly recommended by many people. There are amps that can outdo it depending on requirements, but not sure anything at it's price range can. If you get it, I imagine you'll be pleased.

 

[audio123]

Cayin C5 is easily one of the best amp in its tier.

 

[Saoshyant]

I'll use an RSA Shadow over the C5 typically, but it's a tiny and great sounding amp. The Shadow is hard to find however, and the C5 much easier.