[SoundJedi]

I wish you did a 0 hour unit versus 300+ hour unit test. Would have been cool to hear the differences perceived.

Right now one has less than 10h and one probably 30h or less, so I might still be wrong .

 

[miuywu]

DTC with vents added between earcup and driver adds a significant amount of bass strength but also adds shoutiness to mids. Been messing with EQ to reduce the shout with some success. Wondering if anyone else has tried mods. This also worked to a lesser degree on my DV2.

 

[SBranson]

Hi. I just got some Diana Phi after leaving the iem world, we’ll at least I switched up the Traillii for the Diana Phi. I currently only have a Shanling M8 DAP that is seeming a bit under powered but still sounds pretty good.
That said, I’m planning to buy the Woo Audio WA7 gen 3 when it’s back in stock this week.
Finances are a bit tight so my plan is to get the WA7 and get a cheap tablet to run UAPP, taking advantage of the WA7 dac and sell the Shanling to recoup a bit.

Any advice on this plan?
BTW, I already have some fantastic upgrade tubes from back in my two channel days. Some Phillips Miniwatt SQ 7316’s and some Bugle Boys as well.

 

[TheMiddleSky]

I can imagine Trailli owner will easily appreciate hifiman susvara or meze elite due to airy and sweetness from both headphones.

Diana Phi, while present midrange nicely upfront, but overall characters are more to technical, precise, and a bit dry to achieve high accuracy in sound.

Pairing will tube amp definitely help to sweeten the Diana. Haven't tested the WA7 though, but I'm a fan of tube amp with Diana, for example ultrasonic oblivion (that I think way better pairing than Formula S), or auris ha-2sf.

 

[marcus2704]

Is the Diana TC far easier to drive than previous Diana’s?

 

[TheMiddleSky]

Is the Diana TC far easier to drive than previous Diana’s?

Afaik, Diana Phi (32 ohm) is the easiest to drive, then Diana V2 (42 ohm), and Diana TC (69 ohm) as the hardest. DTC has 90 dB sensitivity while Diana V2 and Phi at 91dB if I remember correctly. In general DTC is the hardest to drive, but perhaps some amps have peak power at 50 ohm-70 ohm, so I think the final answer is depend on your system.

 

[SBranson]

I can imagine Trailli owner will easily appreciate hifiman susvara or meze elite due to airy and sweetness from both headphones.

Diana Phi, while present midrange nicely upfront, but overall characters are more to technical, precise, and a bit dry to achieve high accuracy in sound.

Pairing will tube amp definitely help to sweeten the Diana. Haven't tested the WA7 though, but I'm a fan of tube amp with Diana, for example ultrasonic oblivion (that I think way better pairing than Formula S), or auris ha-2sf.

Thanks for the reply. I’ve often wondered about the Susvara but that and the likely amp would need are quite a bit above my budget.
I am quite pleased so far with the Diana Phi and today ordered the WA7 and I’m really hoping it will do what I suspect it will and improve over the M8.

The Traillii was special but it’s still an iem and just the physical aspect of headphone bass is something no iem can really do including the new “kinetic bass” models from Fir Audio.

 

[SBranson]

I saw the YouTube video where they were discussing the new pads for the Diana. They mention it’s a comfort thing not a sound improvement. It’s this the sentiment of those that have tried both. I’m not having any discomfort from the pads but I do think larger pads would seal a bit better.

 

[TheMiddleSky]

Thanks for the reply. I’ve often wondered about the Susvara but that and the likely amount would need are quite a bit above my budget.
I am quite pleased so far with the Diana Phi and today ordered the WA7 and I’m really hoping it will do what I suspect it will and improve over the M8.

The Traillii was special but it’s still an iem and just the physical aspect of headphone bass is something no iem can really do including the new “kinetic bass” models from Fir Audio.

Agree, Trailli has quite lovely sounding, along with Phonix, they are two best IEM in the market (personal preference of course).

I saw the YouTube video where they weee discussing the new pads for the Diana. They mention it’s a comfort thing not a sound improvement. It’s this the sentiment of those that have tried both. I’m not having any discomfort from the pads but I do think larger pads would seal a bit better.

The newest pad does change sound a little compared to previous pad at year 2020. More linearity with newer pad, which is nice. Also comfort improve by margin too.

 

[SBranson]

Agree, Trailli has quite lovely sounding, along with Phonix, they are two best IEM in the market (personal preference of course).



The newest pad does change sound a little compared to previous pad at year 2020. More linearity with newer pad, which is nice. Also comfort improve by margin too.

Thanks. I’d agree that if I could have 2 totl iems they would be the Phönix and the Traillii. I heard the Phönix as part of a tour and it was excellent.

Thanks for the impressions about the pads. I think I might try them.

 

[SBranson]

Are the new V2 ear pads the same as the DMS mod pads?

 

[Pappi Daa Hobo]

This was an interesting video, a round up of TOTL headphones. DTC at the end

 

[marcus2704]

In a chain of XI Audio Formula S > Diana TC > Moon Audio XLR, what would purchasing the JPS SC cable bring? Whilst I would not buy a new one, I would be open to picking up a used cable if it brings with it notable benefit.

 

[TheMiddleSky]

o`o

In a chain of XI Audio Formula S > Diana TC > Moon Audio XLR, what would purchasing the JPS SC cable bring? Whilst I would not buy a new one, I would be open to picking up a used cable if it brings with it notable benefit.

Fuller body with wider soundstage. However, for the money (brand new price of SC) I'd rather saving up for Powerman.

 

[jlbrach]

the powerman is a must if you want to get the most out of the amp...I agree it is a more important update than the cable for sure