[fablestruck]

Why do companies make new products?
Why do IEM companies make different iterations with different combinations of practically the same types of drivers?
Personally I find these questions interesting in their own right, but I wouldn't like to discuss these in this thread.

I changed the filters of Enigma last night from Black/Gold to Green/Red, taking a hint by a friend in here. Somehow the bass sounded a bit overwhelming. I think I find the presentation more clean and balanced like this. Even the treble is somehow more controlled.

 

[rottoman]

Why do companies make new products?
Why do IEM companies make different iterations with different combinations of practically the same types of drivers?
Personally I find these questions interesting in their own right, but I wouldn't like to discuss these in this thread.

I changed the filters of Enigma last night from Black/Gold to Green/Red, taking a hint by a friend in here. Somehow the bass sounded a bit overwhelming. I think I find the presentation more clean and balanced like this. Even the treble is somehow more controlled.

What an odd combination Green and Red.
But with green bass is really underwhelming.
With Black bass is overwhelming.
Somewhere in the middle I found to be better. Grey is best for me.
Grey + blue and Grey+ Black.

While listening to EDM , Black bottom was the best.

 

[fablestruck]

My mistake. I meant blue/red

 

[rottoman]

My mistake. I meant blue/red

I have not tried this one at all.
I somehow feel anything other than black / blue upper doesn't sound good.

 

[fablestruck]

I have not tried this one at all.
I somehow feel anything other than black / blue upper doesn't sound good.

Because my only issue with Enigma is midtreble congestion I avoid blue upper for fear of exacerbating it. But maybe it doesn't. I'll give it a try

 

[shiftywxm]

I found black lower and gold upper to be a good match.

 

[fablestruck]

I found black lower and gold upper to be a good match.

Black gold is what I had. But you know, sometimes THIS BASS is tremendous

 

[dakchi]

Fantastic flagship with second hand components with uncertain reliability. Then the real question IS why he needs to do this.

Maybe he did not pay his suppliers, so they don’t to supply to him drivers anymore

 

[maegnificant]

Maybe he did not pay his suppliers, so they don’t to supply to him drivers anymore

Or someone outbid him and there is no stock left for the prices he wants to pay.

 

[shiftywxm]

Or maybe it's just easier to buy back stock. Nothing to tune up then, just plug and play.

 

[jon parker]

A quick word on . . . ADAPTERS

So, I have a 'at home only' expensive Sony DAP with 4.4mm and an 'out and about' Not expensive Hiby DAP with 2.5mm
Depending on life I tend to either have a 4.4mm or 2.5mm cable on any given IEM so rather than keep changing cables I prefer to use an adapter HOWEVER Ive found the quality varies. Any of the generic ones from Amazon seem to be pretty s**t TBH (such as GEEKRIA)

I was just using Elan+ with the 2.5 to 4.4mm Fiio adapter & thought it would be good to try a different adapter as the Elan+ is a very revealing IEM

Long story short I found the IFI audio adapter gave noticeably much better depth & body to the lows than the more linear Single Crystal Copper Fiio adapter!
I was surprised and it sparked the thought that others might have found bad ones or good ones they could share?

So I was wondering if ya'll had any experience or recommendations in regards to adapters and any to avoid !!

fiio BL44 SCC - Linear, smooth MAYBE shaves a bit of low end off ?



Ifi Audio Adapter - More low end body than the Fiio




DDHifi DJ44B - Didn't test as mine is 4.4mm to 2.5mm

 

[andersos]

A quick word on . . . ADAPTERS

So, I have a 'at home only' expensive Sony DAP with 4.4mm and an 'out and about' Not expensive Hiby DAP with 2.5mm
Depending on life I tend to either have a 4.4mm or 2.5mm cable on any given IEM so rather than keep changing cables I prefer to use an adapter HOWEVER Ive found the quality varies. Any of the generic ones from Amazon seem to be pretty s**t TBH (such as GEEKRIA)

I was just using Elan+ with the 2.5 to 4.4mm Fiio adapter & thought it would be good to try a different adapter as the Elan+ is a very revealing IEM

Long story short I found the IFI audio adapter gave noticeably much better depth & body to the lows than the more linear Single Crystal Copper Fiio adapter!
I was surprised and it sparked the thought that others might have found bad ones or good ones they could share?

So I was wondering if ya'll had any experience or recommendations in regards to adapters and any to avoid !!

fiio BL44 SCC - Linear, smooth MAYBE shaves a bit of low end off ?



Ifi Audio Adapter - More low end body than the Fiio




DDHifi DJ44B - Didn't test as mine is 4.4mm to 2.5mm

I found these to be good

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzCPXc7

Very durable and I don't miss anything in the sound with them.

They have straight plug to L shaped variants too (3.5mm to 3.5mm etc).

 

[rottoman]

A quick word on . . . ADAPTERS

So, I have a 'at home only' expensive Sony DAP with 4.4mm and an 'out and about' Not expensive Hiby DAP with 2.5mm
Depending on life I tend to either have a 4.4mm or 2.5mm cable on any given IEM so rather than keep changing cables I prefer to use an adapter HOWEVER Ive found the quality varies. Any of the generic ones from Amazon seem to be pretty s**t TBH (such as GEEKRIA)

I was just using Elan+ with the 2.5 to 4.4mm Fiio adapter & thought it would be good to try a different adapter as the Elan+ is a very revealing IEM

Long story short I found the IFI audio adapter gave noticeably much better depth & body to the lows than the more linear Single Crystal Copper Fiio adapter!
I was surprised and it sparked the thought that others might have found bad ones or good ones they could share?

So I was wondering if ya'll had any experience or recommendations in regards to adapters and any to avoid !!

fiio BL44 SCC - Linear, smooth MAYBE shaves a bit of low end off ?



Ifi Audio Adapter - More low end body than the Fiio




DDHifi DJ44B - Didn't test as mine is 4.4mm to 2.5mm

I would go with dd hifi. They are amazing .
I had a usb c to usb c ddhifi for shanling h7 and it really increased quality of the music.

 

[Bioibon]

Maybe he did not pay his suppliers, so they don’t to supply to him drivers anymore

Thats precisely what i think. Basically IMR is buying used components at full end market price. It's a business absurdity unless you are vetoed by your suppliers.

 

[paggio]

DDHifi DJ44B - Didn't test as mine is 4.4mm to 2.5mm

Works fine this one

Spoiler: pic

as well as 3,5 mm jack to 4,4 (ddHifi DJ44C)

Spoiler: another pic