If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
Mar 20, 2019 at 3:00 PM Post #12,947 of 19,246
any DAP now can drive ER4B nicely ?
I am tried of bringing AK100+ mojo + ALO international out

Almost any brand name Chinese DAPs (FiiO, iBasso, Shanling, Cayin, etc) will have plenty of power to drive ER4B. Korean and Japanese DAPs on the other hand can be a hit or miss as many have either way too high an output impedance or way too low an output power, sometime both.

If you don't mind a barebone DAP, QLS QA361 is a nice combo with Ety in general. A fair warning though - this DAP is as barebone as it can get but it is a very nice sounding DAP nonetheless.
 
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Mar 20, 2019 at 8:56 PM Post #12,948 of 19,246
Almost any brand name Chinese DAPs (FiiO, iBasso, Shanling, Cayin, etc) will have plenty of power to drive ER4B. Korean and Japanese DAPs on the other hand can be a hit or miss as many have either way too high an output impedance or way too low an output power, sometime both.

If you don't mind a barebone DAP, QLS QA361 is a nice combo with Ety in general. A fair warning though - this DAP is as barebone as it can get but it is a very nice sounding DAP nonetheless.
Thx for your recommendation !
Anything more compact ,the QA361 seems big .
Is fiio and shanling good enough?
 
Mar 20, 2019 at 9:59 PM Post #12,950 of 19,246
Thx for your recommendation !
Anything more compact ,the QA361 seems big .
Is fiio and shanling good enough?

They are definitely good DAP maker, but "enough" is a tricky word to define on individual's level. The better the DAP the larger it will be. If you keep to their entry level than they will be very small and portable but won't sound quite as nice as the larger one.
 
Mar 20, 2019 at 10:41 PM Post #12,951 of 19,246
I did some research seems Hifiman supermini is a great choice for me
It claims it can drive hd600,650 perfectly ,which I have these cans
I can grab one around 500rmb:)
 
Mar 21, 2019 at 9:30 AM Post #12,953 of 19,246
If you're open to obsolete DAPs, FWIW for me the Shanling M3s drives all the Etys well and is quite small. (The even smaller M2s did not. But on paper the new M2x seems like it could be M3s-like in an M2s-sized package.)
 
Mar 21, 2019 at 7:37 PM Post #12,954 of 19,246
Thanks! Marked on my note,
I will try it out

Happy to help. At that price point, it is one of my favorite ultraportables

If you're open to obsolete DAPs, FWIW for me the Shanling M3s drives all the Etys well and is quite small. (The even smaller M2s did not. But on paper the new M2x seems like it could be M3s-like in an M2s-sized package.)

Looking forward to hearing their M2X. I agree, M2s and M0 weren't quite enough for Etys.
 
Mar 23, 2019 at 5:51 AM Post #12,955 of 19,246
So my

Er4 XR’s
Snugs custom moulds
Custom short balanced cable
And Radsone ES100

Are all lost.

totally pissed off.

I will probably buy the ES100 again but the price seems to have doubled in the UK (please pm me tips where to get it)

I can re order the snugs molds & cable and perhaps get a second hand er4 XR pair. but....man.....

I dunno.

Back to the Bose QC 20's
 
Mar 23, 2019 at 6:02 AM Post #12,956 of 19,246
So my

Er4 XR’s
Snugs custom moulds
Custom short balanced cable
And Radsone ES100

Are all lost.

totally pissed off.

I will probably buy the ES100 again but the price seems to have doubled in the UK (please pm me tips where to get it)

I can re order the snugs molds & cable and perhaps get a second hand er4 XR pair. but....man.....

I dunno.

Back to the Bose QC 20's

Ouch. I know the feeling though. Lost my left custom ear plug for my iems the other day. As universals don't mix and need to send my ciem back for refit (sigh) am back to fiddling with tips that don't work :frowning2:
 
Mar 23, 2019 at 6:26 AM Post #12,957 of 19,246
It's got to be a near $700 loss
 
Mar 23, 2019 at 6:50 AM Post #12,958 of 19,246
So my

Er4 XR’s
Snugs custom moulds
Custom short balanced cable
And Radsone ES100

Are all lost.

totally pissed off.

I will probably buy the ES100 again but the price seems to have doubled in the UK (please pm me tips where to get it)

I can re order the snugs molds & cable and perhaps get a second hand er4 XR pair. but....man.....

I dunno.

Back to the Bose QC 20's

Damn, that is heartbreaking, I can't imagine how I would feel.

You could always get an er3 or the new er2.

What happened?
 
Mar 23, 2019 at 7:35 AM Post #12,959 of 19,246
It's all one small ball of wires and the lightweight tiny ES100 unit. Fell out of a open jacket pocket.
 
Mar 23, 2019 at 7:47 AM Post #12,960 of 19,246
It's all one small ball of wires and the lightweight tiny ES100 unit. Fell out of a open jacket pocket.
Sorry to hear about this... I know how you must feel..
 

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