ucrags84
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What kind of source would you recommend then? A clip + rockboxed ?
How about IEM recommendations
How about IEM recommendations
What kind of source would you recommend then? A clip + rockboxed ?
How about IEM recommendations
From what I'm hearing the JH13 pros seem to be what I'm looking for. They are portable, relatively efficient and are well-balanced. I have heard very little negative about the SQ on these.
Most of my music collection has been ripped to 320 kbps already, so I think I will be okay with the source material. I have heard the Sony X does pair okay with the JH 13. Will consider an amp in the future, there is always time.
I'd be careful about using your X with multi-armature IEMs.
I have an A845 (similar or same s-master amp inside) and here's what it does with multi-armatures:
(source)
^ Well, I gave you a "source" link below the graph. The measurements were made by dfkt, who's a trained audio engineer and knows his stuff.
And no, I'm not sure about the X, like I said in an earlier post. But since they both feature the same s-master amp, there's a high chance that they'll behave similarly.
Btw, here's a graph of the current Z-series with triple-BA IEMs (FA-3), taken from a German forum. Pretty similar picture:
Anyways, I found out this is the RightMark test. The issue is, all the test does really show is that either the increase from 16 ohms to 32 caused the change in freq response and/or it was the fact a multiple-armature IEM was used.
At any rate, I purchased the ES5 monitors, 20 ohm impedance. Far more sensitive than the SE530s, and close to the 16 ohm load in the test. I will try it out and see what I can find out.