Swisshead
100+ Head-Fier
How are you guys storing the headphones when not in use? The pouch does not offer much protection, and I don’t want to have to take off the ear fins in order to seat them in the box...
Desk drawer!
How are you guys storing the headphones when not in use? The pouch does not offer much protection, and I don’t want to have to take off the ear fins in order to seat them in the box...
I dont think I need to tske away the ear fins.How are you guys storing the headphones when not in use? The pouch does not offer much protection, and I don’t want to have to take off the ear fins in order to seat them in the box...
I noticed something odd. If no music is playing and I touch the headphones, I hear a slightly audible buzz. The buzz goes away when I stop touching it. Anyone else experience this?
Oh my word! Thank you very much for the heads-up though - I thought that my unit had some sort of grounding issue.Yes is normal. I have it special on the i4, the i3 less. Be careful if you have static electricity! If I only walk on the carpet with socks on and then touch the i3, there can be a bigger bang in the speaker.
@Audeze, is this something I need to worry about?
Is the Audeze HQ app installed on the 6s? I suspect that the wrong EQ profile some how got loaded onto the Cipher cable? Happened to me when switching to iPad Pro. I installed the Audeze app and hit the “reset” button and the sound came right.Yes the i3 are very good, absolutely well done by Audeze. Not quite the i4, but especially with Cipher V2 they surpass the i4 with Cipher massively. They need much less power than the i4. i4 however unbeaten over a big amp, from best balanced. So they play far beyond the price level and take on the most expensive Overear.
But mobile with cipher the i3 is sensational. No need for EQ settings on the cipher. Fits perfectly. Yes, I also made a subscription to Qobuz. Worth it. The better resolution you hear.
But give the i3 a break-in time. Mine are clearly better after 20-30 hours, especially in the middle. First when I heard them over the amp without a cipher, I was shocked and thought they sounded like crap! Hardly any mids. But now, after 30-40 hours, absolutely excellent, it's like a veil has lifted! So yes, they need break-in time.
Meanwhile my i3 via iPhone and cipher have by far the most playtime. It's just perfect during office work how you can use them. If a call comes in, you can answer it right away and make the call. The microphones are very good. Immediately after hanging up, the music continues. This is really extremely well done.
Yes BT I say yes, it's no good. Emergency solution, nothing more. But play far below value via BT. Sounds more like a 150 USD headphone, but not like a 1000 USD headphone. I don't need BT. Too bad for the quality.
I noticed something very strange lately, which shouldn't be like that. I still have an iPhone 6s, which I use as a music player, because it is much smaller and lighter than the new ones. I don't have a SIM in it anymore, just a music player. Last time I used the i3 with cipher on the 6s. Somehow I found the sound very bland, without energy, boring, sounded really bad. Then I plugged it into the 11 Pro. Again very different, much stronger, fuller, just very different. I don't know what the reason for that is. Only a digital signal is transmitted, nothing more. So I can't understand it. If you still have an old iPhone and a new one, please try it out. I was really surprised about this observation!
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