Right now, it’s paired with woo wa11 fed by sp1000. It’s a step up from what I was trying out; the sp1000 with amp module attachment.
Both have anemic bass compared to my iems.
My Diana can hit some very low notes, it just doesn’t hit these low notes as loudly as my iems.
To me the Diana bass is not really elevated, at least compared to the Campfire Cascades which have WAY more bass. I don’t really have any iem anymore so can’t compare.
Have you tried boosting the bass via EQ? The bass is definitely there when a track is bass heavy.
Right now, it’s paired with woo wa11 fed by sp1000. It’s a step up from what I was trying out; the sp1000 with amp module attachment.
Both have anemic bass compared to my iems.
My Diana can hit some very low notes, it just doesn’t hit these low notes as loudly as my iems.
I’ve been reading some reviews for the A18T and the pattern I’m seeing is that it has a boosted low end, have you tried eq with Diana to see if that does it for you?
For people who own Diana and ciems:
How does Diana v2 or phi’s bass compare against iems?
I’m beginning to wonder if I have unreasonable expectations of Diana, or if ciems like A18t are bass heavy by comparison.
the diana phi has a quite linear bass down to deep bass. most of the totl iem and ciem i had/have have a small bass boost but often strugles with deep bass. in general my expierence is that iem have very often a boosted bass and are not as linear as headphones. it think this comes also due the air volume limitation/air travel lenght with in ears designs (technical limitation). if the iem is conplete closed the pressure that build up generates also a different bass feeling, some like this pressured bass more and prefer iems over headphones.
nowdays the actual audiopihle taste prefers a bass that is a tad bigger as on the recording and a lot of the new headphones / iems follow this trend.
i also like a gentle bass boost and so i use a pure copper cable for my diana phi. power wise they benefit from a desktop amp with higher damping factor as most magentplanar headphones. but for this type of headphone its one of the easier to drive / gentle to the source.
is tt2 the totl option for Diana? I’m looking into totl amps and DACs, and Hugo tt2 and Dave are both on my radar, but Dave seems underpowered for the task. Both have high distortion on headphone amps at 1% (not sure if that’s a problem) and both use headphone jacks I haven’t invested heavily into yet.
is tt2 the totl option for Diana? I’m looking into totl amps and DACs, and Hugo tt2 and Dave are both on my radar, but Dave seems underpowered for the task. Both have high distortion on headphone amps at 1% (not sure if that’s a problem) and both use headphone jacks I haven’t invested heavily into yet.
I am pretty sure that the TT2 is only at 1%thd when outputting full power. The amp section of TT2 is extremely clean. The Dave is great too bit is not as powerful.
A few months in with the Diana V2 and I don't see myself selling it unless I plan to upgrade to the Phi, but the Phi's color scheme is a big turn off for me.
I'm considering upgrading to their TOTL cable. Has anyone tried their SC cable with the Diana V2? Any noticeable improvements?
By the way, I'm running the Diana V2 out of the Violectric V100 and it has plenty of power.
The original Phi finish is my favorite of the lot.
I would expect the phi with stock cable to be better than the v2 with SC cable... You must really hate that colour Chimney. What colour do you have at the moment?
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