tgx78
Member of the Trade: tgxear
Can confirm that 9038S (susumu3000) pairs better with the FD7 than my M8 or iFi diablo. Check @Rockwell75 ’s impression here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/roc...s-on-first-page.957426/page-238#post-16637846
That's a very bold statement selling the M11 to keep the FD7 at their best.
But I'm with you, the headphone/ speaker is, at least, the most important part in every chain.
Hands down on that.
So the M11 is too "warm" for the FD7?I love the FD7! It is a real upgrade to my Tanchjim Oxygen. I tried so many iems, also very expansive ones and i always got back to good single DD iems. I don't like the timbre of BA, planar and electrostatic drivers. They always sounds unrealistic to my ears. The oxygen was the only iem that fits to my taste. Now the FD7 is the next one that fits, but has better resolution, staging and imaging. With the right source it sounds absolutely fantastic. With the LTD it wasn't a good match.
Sound quality is awesome, technicalities as well, but every note has a softness to it and doesn't sound very realistic to my ears. For me, the 9038s is a better match.My experience with the FD7 and M11 Plus is on the opposite side.
Great match in sound quality and technicalities.
Everyone has the right to have a different taste!Sound quality is awesome, technicalities as well, but every note has a softness to it and doesn't sound very realistic to my ears. For me, the 9038s is a better match.
I was listening to this the other night out of the 9038S. Amazing acoustic performances. Pluck of the strings, tonality, and timbre of the guitars, the thwack and timing. All superb. Keep the music recommendations coming!If you like acoustic guitar Try Chris Jones Moonstruck or Niles Lofgren live.
to me the FD7 is phenomenal especially at it’s price point.
While I only have the m11pro and a DX 312 I do find the DX overall more enjoyable and musical to my ears. When the FD7 is connected to my ifi pro stack it only makes them better.Sound quality is awesome, technicalities as well, but every note has a softness to it and doesn't sound very realistic to my ears. For me, the 9038s is a better match.
I have never heard those particular cans maybe in the future.I'm not surprised since the 9038S had excellent synergy with the FD5 as well. I sometimes prefer this pairing over the Topping stack. Extremely detailed and intimate, and spacious.
I was listening to this the other night out of the 9038S. Amazing acoustic performances. Pluck of the strings, tonality, and timbre of the guitars, the thwack and timing. All superb. Keep the music recommendations coming!
I think the only thing that would make the FD7 better is if it had a inner wooden chamber or wooden nozzles to add that resonance effect. Something like RS1 or PS500's. To give it that extra refinement and tonal richness. I'm extremely nitpicking though and this probably just works better for acoustic performances.
Have you considered wooden ears, or a wooden ear drum as the bare minimum?I think the only thing that would make the FD7 better is if it had a inner wooden chamber or wooden nozzles to add that resonance effect. Something like RS1 or PS500's. To give it that extra refinement and tonal richness. I'm extremely nitpicking though and this probably just works better for acoustic performances.
When i compare the UTWS5 set to aptx adaptive and the Qudelix 5K set to LDAC, the UTWS5 sounds more expanded. LDAC lacks in very deep bass and sounds slightly bloated in bass. I have a special track to test it.
The rumble at begining of this track is gone at LDAC on the 5K. When i switch to aptx HD, it is now there, also on UTWS5 at aptx adaptive. Oh, and i can't really hear a different between aptx HD on the 5K and aptx adaptive on UTWS5. So this is fine for me. Sure the UTWS5 is not a high end device, but it sounds very good to me for such a small cablefree adapter.