[matthewh133]

Yeah, the way I look at it is if my SM3 sound just as good out of my iphone/sansa fuze as it does out the amp, then I've saved myself $400 by getting to sell the amp. Get to put it towards my full-sized rig amp.

 

[yagmot]

 
touch 8GB with E5, Oyaide LOD and Shure SE425s.
 
thinking about getting the new nano for an ultra portable setup though. the stupid LOD will be the largest part of the rig haha. would love to get a low profile LOD but there's no way I can justify paying $120+ for a cable that probably won't improve the sound any.

 

[Noir7]

^ damn i love those cable, shure new line up does improve its cable really nice.

 

[yagmot]

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^ damn i love those cable, shure new line up does improve its cable really nice.

yeah it has to be the most durable cable i've ever seen on a pair of IEMs. plus, if it ever breaks, i can just swap the cable out

that alone made it worth it for me to buy them. i'll probably be rocking out with these for a very long time.

 

[Red Haze]

My portable rig; iPod Classic 7G > LOD > Bass Boost cMoy with EQ > HD555
 
 
 
 

 

[Thecoolguy]

 
Heres my current portable rig: Sansa Fuze v2 4gb->TF10s with Monster Triple flange tips
 
I'm going to be getting the Meier Audio Stepdance and the Hifiman hm 602 soon though

 

[Jonasklam]

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touch 8GB with E5, Oyaide LOD and Shure SE425s.
 
thinking about getting the new nano for an ultra portable setup though. the stupid LOD will be the largest part of the rig haha. would love to get a low profile LOD but there's no way I can justify paying $120+ for a cable that probably won't improve the sound any.

How do you like those Shure SE425s? I was thinking of getting some, but not quite sure yet.

 

[EraserXIV]

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touch 8GB with E5, Oyaide LOD and Shure SE425s.
 
thinking about getting the new nano for an ultra portable setup though. the stupid LOD will be the largest part of the rig haha. would love to get a low profile LOD but there's no way I can justify paying $120+ for a cable that probably won't improve the sound any.

Or you can ditch the amp entirely. In my experience, other than volume, they make very minimal difference (especially the E5) and the extra heft is not worth it at all.

 

[yagmot]

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How do you like those Shure SE425s? I was thinking of getting some, but not quite sure yet.

 
the biggest influence on that purchase was my desire for durable, replaceable cables, and as far as that's concerned, the 425s are awesome. the cable is slightly heavy and stiff though.
i wouldn't say that i have a golden ear, nor have i ever listened to any other sets of >$100 IEMs, so i'm not sure exactly what to say about SQ other than they sound good for sure; very clean and clear sound. i've turned them up pretty loud and didn't hear any distortion. i often feel that they could use a little more bass, but an amp with bass boost takes care of that nicely. and they wear very comfortably without ever feeling like they'll pop out of your ear.

 

[yagmot]

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Or you can ditch the amp entirely. In my experience, other than volume, they make very minimal difference (especially the E5) and the extra heft is not worth it at all.

i picked up the E5 basically for free (had a bunch of points on the Bic Camera point card) and the bass boost makes it worth it for me. but i would definitely like to try another player with custom EQ capability to see if that would make a difference. unfortunately you can't get the sansa clip here in Japan and i'm not really interested in much else at the moment.

 

[shigzeo]

Cute (nice iems), but I sort of doubt that the Fiio will outperform the HPO of the iPod touch - this ain't 2004 no more.
 
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touch 8GB with E5, Oyaide LOD and Shure SE425s.
 
thinking about getting the new nano for an ultra portable setup though. the stupid LOD will be the largest part of the rig haha. would love to get a low profile LOD but there's no way I can justify paying $120+ for a cable that probably won't improve the sound any.

 

[yagmot]

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Cute (nice iems), but I sort of doubt that the Fiio will outperform the HPO of the iPod touch - this ain't 2004 no more.
 

 

oh, i'm with you there; the touch has plenty of oomph to power the SE 425s by itself. but since i can't customize the EQ on the ipod i've been trying to listen with it off, and there's just so little bass. the bass boost on the E5 gives it just the extra kick i was itching for.

 

[matthewh133]

So.. my LOD arrived today, but my amp or IEMs havne't arrived yet. Damn it! Such a tease..

 

[SoulSyde]

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So.. my LOD arrived today, but my amp or IEMs havne't arrived yet. Damn it! Such a tease..

 
Isn't is awesome when the least important part of the equation arrives first!

 

[TheGame21x]

My latest (trans)portable rig.
 

 

 

 
Asus EEE 1005PE > Foobar2k WASAPI > Fiio E7 > Audio Technica ATH-M50s