[estreeter]

harj, get the aftermarket cable - the supplied cable is a last-ditch solution, but I didnt expect anything more at the price iBasso are selling this amp. Mine cost me 150AUD delivered : I cant even get a Nano for that .....

 

[dongringo]

I got the CB01 cable and really like it. It's a good, stiff, flat cable.

 

[rolz]

anyone here tried the T3 with a sansa clip+ and sennheiser IE8? how's the synergy on it? the IE8 is already a bassy IEM even with the sansa clip+ running flat EQ(although if anyone who ever had the clip always knows that you always run the clip flat no matter what). thinking of getting an amp for some more volume and added SQ of course. price wise the T3 and the icon mobile are on the same level.

 

[bik2101]

anyone try the T3 with yuin pk1 or pk2? i know the pk2 is much easier to drive than the pk1 and so T3 shouldn't have much problem with it but wondering if the higher 150Ohm rated PK1 is driven well by the T3

 

[harj]

estreeter, which cable do think i should go for?

 

[estreeter]

I have no idea which cable - mine is the equivalent of a Tandy off-the-shelf jobbie - but all I'm saying is that you wont find the supplied cable to be adequate for anything beyond use as a backup if you lose the cable you are about to buy. The price range is immense - I probably wouldnt spend more than 50 USD, and many here will tell you that is overkill. Cables just arent my thing, sorry.

 

[paulybatz]

I am a believer. I think cables DO make a difference and DO influence SQ, I have several dead soft pure silver cables and they sound great: clean, pure and accurate...I do like the set of RCAs I got from Remitrom/Brad silver coated Copper, they are really nice sounding too. There are many sources for cables whiplash audio made me a fantastic mini to mini pure silver IC, rocks.
I'll post later a DIYr that made me a LOD for my iPhone, sounds nice too.
THAT DUDE IS pdupiano he is fantastic!!!!

Cables do make a difference but once you reach a certain point it's the law of diminishing returns. I'd say spend no more than 100 but you won't find much of any quality less than 50. Unless of course you DIY.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

Somehow I missed this thread - doh! Now I have to go back and read the whole thing.

In the meantime, I posted my thoughts here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/m...4/#post6205174

 

[jamato8]

I am listening to the T3D now but it needs time to burn in. It sounds different when compared to the T3 at this point with some preference to the T3 but again, the T3D only has a few hours on it so comparison at this point doesn't have much meaning. I do like the digital volume control very much. It is smooth and I don't hear any real jumps in volume but a smooth increase. It looks like the volume control used on the Shadow but feels different so I imagine it is a different chip etc.

 

[kostalex]

Jamato, how T3/T3D compares to Supermicro IV?

 

[paulybatz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kostalex /img/forum/go_quote.gif Jamato, how T3/T3D compares to Supermicro IV?

I liked the T3 better than the supermacro3...found the SM3 to be too warm for my taste.

 

[jamato8]

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulybatz /img/forum/go_quote.gif I liked the T3 better than the supermacro3...found the SM3 to be too warm for my taste.

Yes but it depends upon what opamp you use. I can set the SM3 up to sound very neutral and open and dynamic. I can't remember my favorite opamp combo right now though as it has been some time. I did like the 5534 biased to class A.

 

[kostalex]

I asked about supermIcro.

 

[jamato8]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kostalex /img/forum/go_quote.gif I asked about supermIcro.

Yes I know but the T3D is burning in as I just got it so I can't say how they compare at this time.

 

[kostalex]

How already burnt-in T3 compares?