[twister6]

  anyone know a good chinese amp to pair with the beyer t1?

 
Beyer T1 (and we are talking about $1k Tesla driver 600 ohm cans, right?) should pair up very nicely with Cayin C5 amp (under $170).  Don't settle for anything else.  I mean, FiiO E12DIY is great and you get a selection of different amps to plug'n'play, but C5 soundstage separation is by far superior.

 

[peter123]

My Blue Bird U6 with MUSES02 came in today. Charging now.

It has a nice anodized aluminum look to it. Will see how it sounds later.

Charge carefully

Oh, one more thing: I was told byn the seller to always have the unit turned off while charging.....

 

[hennezzy]

   
Beyer T1 (and we are talking about $1k Tesla driver 600 ohm cans, right?) should pair up very nicely with Cayin C5 amp (under $170).  Don't settle for anything else.  I mean, FiiO E12DIY is great and you get a selection of different amps to plug'n'play, but C5 soundstage separation is by far superior.

thought that would be the case! Need a nice 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter cable then..
 
what about desktop wise?

 

[peter123]

thought that would be the case! Need a nice 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter cable then..

what about desktop wise?

Matrix M-stage? I've never heard the T1's though so you might want to ask in the M-stage thread for first hand experience but the M-stage is a very nice amp and at least on par with the C5 in my opinion. The possibility to easy change op amp's on it gives the chance to fine tune a bit. It's on the warm side as is the C5, the M-stage might be even slightly more warm actually. If you chose the older model (HPA-1, same amp section as the new one and adjustable gain) you should be able to pick it up for less than $200.

 

[bhazard]

The Blue Bird U6 is impressive so far. It drives my AKG 7XX with ease off my smartphone. High gain is a must. Low gain is useless.

Not sure how much better my opamp does over the standard one though.

 

[Tom22]

i'm way late to the party, but i gotta say years later... the brainwavz M1 can still keep up very well! 
 
anyone looking for a cheap midcentric earphone sound give em a shot. i called them a mini- re400 (hifiman re400) for better or for worse.
 
anyone else dig out their m1s?
 
heres my review:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/mp4nation-brainwavz-m1/reviews/12455
 
here is my video review:

 

[thatBeatsguy]

  i'm way late to the party, but i gotta say years later... the brainwavz M1 can still keep up very well! 
 
anyone looking for a cheap midcentric earphone sound give em a shot. i called them a mini- re400 (hifiman re400) for better or for worse.
 
anyone else dig out their m1s?

Lots of people have. I also reviewed them not too long ago. IMO it hardly sounds mid-centric, but is pretty balanced. The treble is too much of a nuisance for me, though, so no, it's not very much my cup of tea.

 

[indieman]

I need a Fiio X1

 

[HouseOfDoom]

I need a Fiio X1

Yes. Yes you do.

 

[BloodyPenguin]

  I need a Fiio X1
 

Please order one for me as well!
 
..

 

[indieman]

  Please order one for me as well!
 
..

 

[HouseOfDoom]

Gotta love those S-018, which actually sound really good on the Sansa, but turn up a notch or two on the A15.

 

[twister6]

  I need a Fiio X1

 
xDuoo X2 is not bad either (as an upgrade to Clip) for 1/2 the price, but of course it will not match flexibility of X1 controls and features.

 

[alexander321]

Hello there dear head-fiers!
I want to ask you whether it is worth to replace my rockboxed sansa clip+ for something new/better.
So far I've seen that the recent hot picks in the normal price bracket are:
XDUOO X2
FiiO X1
The Kogan MP4 player
RUIZU X02

 
My main question is will I get a noticeable improvement in SQ over the Sansa.
So far my only complaint about it is the slight lack of punch when paired with regular impedance over-ear headphones compared to better gear I've listened. Also which one of the mentioned has the best overall presentation?

 

 

[Tom22]

  Lots of people have. I also reviewed them not too long ago. IMO it hardly sounds mid-centric, but is pretty balanced. The treble is too much of a nuisance for me, though, so no, it's not very much my cup of tea.

haha i guess i have a higher tolerance for the treble  =)
 
they have a nice level of crispness to it, more than the new s0s. 
 
i actually like them more than the s0s in terms of the sound but its still a nice listen =)
 
a good beater earphone if your re400 just shorted out (which seems to happen often here) * hopefully i can prolong the life of my re400s* those things are still killer