[Kerouac]

I would like to report thar my pono is back after a couple of weeks that i sent it for repair
Quick and clean
Sounding wonderfully with my Z7

Did they repair it or did you get a new one?
 
Z7 balanced from Pono = bliss

 

[gr8soundz]

They NEVER send a new one.
 
Always repair only. If mine has to go back a 3rd time though thew will have to find a way to get me a new one (lemon laws).
 

 

[hardpike]

Did they repair it or did you get a new one?

Z7 balanced from Pono = bliss

Yes Sir!!!!!

 

[FFBookman]

 

there should be a led zepellin pono.  it should come with a song from presence. 
 
and a 10% discount for the entire zep catalog in HD.
 
bonus points if you can bow a guitar with it.

 

[Arty McGhee]

 
there should be a led zepellin pono.  it should come with a song from presence. 
 
and a 10% discount for the entire zep catalog in HD.
 
bonus points if you can bow a guitar with it.

yes!
 
and a bonus 45 min live version of Achilles Last Stand

 

[doctorjazz]

Haven't mentioned this in a while, but I'm listening to my Pono balanced (Norne Zoetic cable) into my HE-1000...man, this sound amazing!

 

[IBPhoenix09]

Haven't mentioned this in a while, but I'm listening to my Pono balanced (Norne Zoetic cable) into my HE-1000...man, this sound amazing!

 
We have one of our Pono players set up to play balanced through a pair of AudioQuest's Nighthawks. Its a great combination, and a great step up from unbalanced Nighthawks. Pono's balanced capabilities are i think a great asset for a DAP. I certainly wish there were more in that price range with that functionality.

 

[H20Fidelity]

While my left ear is (still) healing I'm completely without music for days now. (so annoying)
 
So here's some photos I posted in another thread of the silver plated ASG-2 balanced cable.
 
 

 

 

 

 

[IBPhoenix09]

  While my left ear is (still) healing I'm completely without music for days now. (so annoying)
 
So here's some photos I posted in another thread of the silver plated ASG-2 balanced cable...

Wow, that's a nice looking cable. It reminds me of chain mail almost. Does it feel as metallic as it looks? 

 

[H20Fidelity]

  Wow, that's a nice looking cable. It reminds me of chain mail almost. Does it feel as metallic as it looks? 

 
The braid feels like a chain when running your fingers through it, although with a smooth soft texture.
 
Its very relaxed and flexible.

 

[IBPhoenix09]

   
The braid feels like a chain when running your fingers through it, although with a smooth soft texture.
 
Its very relaxed and flexible.

 
Nice, how do those pair with the Pono sound wise? By the looks of them it would be a sweet portable system.  

 

[H20Fidelity]

   
Nice, how do those pair with the Pono sound wise? By the looks of them it would be a sweet portable system.  

 
ASG-2 are thick, full, warm sounding IEMs, thick detail and even to some extent dark. For this reason, they aren't the most transparent IEM around, though Pono's slightly airy/bright tone seems to lend a hand on that. I think it sounds 'very good' providing you're suited to warm (or even dark) to some extent presentations.
 
Its the kind of IEM which will sound its best at higher volumes.

 

[waynes world]

  While my left ear is (still) healing I'm completely without music for days now. (so annoying)
 
So here's some photos I posted in another thread of the silver plated ASG-2 balanced cable.

 
Nice pics! 
 
I just ready about your ear trials & tribulations - ouch! Sorry to hear about that, and I hope it heals quickly. Those ER4's sound dangerous! I think I'll continue on with my newfound earbud lovefest.

 

[H20Fidelity]

   
Nice pics! 
 
I just ready about your ear trials & tribulations - ouch! Sorry to hear about that, and I hope it heals quickly. Those ER4's sound dangerous! I think I'll continue on with my newfound earbud lovefest.

 
Thanks Wayne. It took 3 days of antibiotics to get some leverage over it, with (eventually) some large improvements this morning.
 
Still nowhere near a level I can use IEMs yet, maybe another week. 
 
(it was pretty bad)

 

[waynes world]

   
Thanks Wayne. It took 3 days of antibiotics to get some leverage over it, with (eventually) some large improvements this morning.
 
Still nowhere near a level I can use IEMs yet, maybe another week. 
 
(it was pretty bad)

 
Man, that's really brutal. The suction of those triple flange ER4 tips sounds like something else. I find that even using iems with single flange tips for prolonged periods of time causes my ears to become kinda sore after a while - almost like they are about to get infected or something. I suppose that bacteria and moisture gets locked in the ear canals, which can't be very good. For that reason, I am glad to have discovered earbuds, because my ears have been feeling generally a lot better (at the expense of isolation).
 
Anyway, I'm glad that you're recovering.