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Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI)
Sep 11, 2018 at 4:49 PM Post #26,401 of 37,597
Portable but not really portable: the Catch-22 for earbuds. :sweat_smile:

iBasso DX150 >> AMP8 >> Linsoul BLD 150ohm 4.4mm

Power hungry little buggers but the AMP8 drives them well. Wouldn't want to give it the scarlet letter of "headphone killers" but they do sound good.

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Sep 11, 2018 at 7:09 PM Post #26,402 of 37,597
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Sep 12, 2018 at 1:19 AM Post #26,403 of 37,597
Sep 12, 2018 at 2:20 AM Post #26,404 of 37,597
Bosk said:
Utterly gorgeous cable you have there Wyville!
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The pairing with the Phantom works really well. It makes them a bit more neutral and it almost feels like I am listening to an open-back, as the sound comes through so effortlessly. It does not have quite the drama of the Ares II 8-wire, but instead a refinement that is utterly gorgeous.
 
Sep 12, 2018 at 3:05 AM Post #26,405 of 37,597
Gavin C4 said:
Quatre, a challenger from the new generation arrives. But the Legacy ZeusXR is definitely still going strong.
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Nice iems, i never really got the hang of the zeus with ares... I find it too smoothed out theres not enough sparkle for me. And my friends agree with me. For me the btg startlight with the zwus or the whiplash v4 twag is the perfect pair.
 
Sep 12, 2018 at 3:19 AM Post #26,406 of 37,597
Wyville said:
The pairing with the Phantom works really well. It makes them a bit more neutral and it almost feels like I am listening to an open-back, as the sound comes through so effortlessly. It does not have quite the drama of the Ares II 8-wire, but instead a refinement that is utterly gorgeous.
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There does seem to be a greater sense of ease with my 8 wire vs the 4 wire, the stretching of the soundstage makes everything feel less congested and more relaxed. So I know exactly what you mean about the illusion of listening to open headphones, and instruments feel larger in size now.

Below is a quick shot of my ESRs with the 8 wire on the AK70MKII. The weight of the cable was bothering me so Eric was kind enough to replace the original Y-split with a special kind of plastic heatshrink that weighs virtually nothing but feels extremely secure. The difference this made to the weight of the cable as a whole is staggering, and I'd heartily recommend it to anyone troubled by the weight of their 8 wire EA cable.


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Sep 15, 2018 at 12:30 AM Post #26,410 of 37,597
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Sep 16, 2018 at 2:10 AM Post #26,414 of 37,597
Spending my Sunday with V-Moda in Starbucks...folks are wondering why I have so many headphones on my table!!

V-Moda Crossfade Wireless 2 Codex Edition
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Top - Bottom: M-100x Wireless 1, Wireless 2 Standard, Wireless Codex Edition
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