[brunobm]

What's your budget? I'd recommend something like the Questyle CMA18 or even the Quloos MUB1 if you can afford it. I upgraded to the MUB1 from my Q5K.

My budget if I were to pull the trigger would be zero lol. Would need to sell all my stuff. Not sure it’s worth it? IE600, Aful P8, Studio4..

 

[SCYJ]

My budget if I were to pull the trigger would be zero lol. Would need to sell all my stuff. Not sure it’s worth it? IE600, Aful P8, Studio4..

Q5K is good enough I would say, although the MSE and GM scales alot with better sources. So Q5K is sufficient but you do have room for improvement.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Q5K is good enough I would say, although the MSE and GM scales alot with better sources. So Q5K is sufficient but you do have room for improvement.

Agreed here, it can do it - especially on balanced, but you'll be maxing the Q5k out.

The Go Blu can drive it better in my opinion.

 

[w3eonline]

How bout Venture Electronics stack with the Bf2e and Prime Dac combo. I use the volume knob until 80%ish on that for my hearing level. Is it considered well powered??

 

[Echo42987]

OH man, after 3+ months of waiting the Maestro SE finally showed up. Looking forward to spending some time with these after having the Scarletts for a month now! Going to be running them off the Mojo2 and Ferrum stack when in the office.

They really should put something on their site though stating it's going to take months to receive.

 

[TibiR]

I am looking to buy a DAP. Somehow I have settled on Shanling and I want to choose between M3 Ultra and M6 Ultra.
Has anyone tried these? Does the more expensive one make a noticeable difference in sound quality?
Thanks

 

[emdeevee]

I am looking to buy a DAP. Somehow I have settled on Shanling and I want to choose between M3 Ultra and M6 Ultra.
Has anyone tried these? Does the more expensive one make a noticeable difference in sound quality?
Thanks

For FF, get the M9+. These guys like a lot of power.

 

[Echo42987]

What DAP's are everyone running with the FatFreq IEM's? The sony I have is good, but clearly doesn't have enough power to run them. Which ones have people used that seem to power them well enough? Looking to possibly upgrade.

 

[emdeevee]

What DAP's are everyone running with the FatFreq IEM's? The sony I have is good, but clearly doesn't have enough power to run them. Which ones have people used that seem to power them well enough? Looking to possibly upgrade.

Shanling M9 plus, powers the FatFreqs very well, even full size headphones.

 

[Echo42987]

Shanling M9 plus, powers the FatFreqs very well, even full size headphones.

Oh nice, like the one you just wrote above. Completely missed that, sorry! I'll look into that one!

 

[KinGensai]

What DAP's are everyone running with the FatFreq IEM's? The sony I have is good, but clearly doesn't have enough power to run them. Which ones have people used that seem to power them well enough? Looking to possibly upgrade.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/headphone-amp-impedance-questions-find-the-answers-here.607282/

Use the equations in this thread to solve for power required. You want roughly 240 mW per channel minimum to have enough headroom for DSP and gain differentials. I'm using the aux mode on my LG V60 which supplies 240 mW and it is entirely sufficient.

 

[Echo42987]

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/headphone-amp-impedance-questions-find-the-answers-here.607282/

Use the equations in this thread to solve for power required. You want roughly 240 mW per channel minimum to have enough headroom for DSP and gain differentials. I'm using the aux mode on my LG V60 which supplies 240 mW and it is entirely sufficient.

Thanks @KinGensai

 

[baneand]

Any suggestions on smallest tips for Maestro SE? It is on the bigger side for my ears, struggling to get the deep fit. I mean I do it but it is painful most of the time using S size spinfit cp100, Symbio S, etc. or it slowly gets out as I walk.. Also some of them are left inside ear when I pull out which is even more trouble

 

[SCYJ]

Any suggestions on smallest tips for Maestro SE? It is on the bigger side for my ears, struggling to get the deep fit. I mean I do it but it is painful most of the time using S size spinfit cp100, Symbio S, etc. or it slowly gets out as I walk.. Also some of them are left inside ear when I pull out which is even more trouble

Try Eletech Baroque or Divinus Velvets

 

[baneand]

Try Eletech Baroque or Divinus Velvets

I have Velvets, smallest are bearly doing the job but I need to wear them a bit more to see if they don't cause pain. Don't have the Baroque, will add them to my list thx!