Horacio
New Head-Fier
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2005
- Posts
- 36
- Likes
- 10
Hello.
I'm a long-time audiophile doing most of my listening on speakers. I'd like to upgrade my portable system, which I use at the office and when I travel (airplanes, hotels), but I have been away from head-audio so long I am lost as to how significant the improvements I'm consideroing might be.
Right now my system consists of a Samsung S6 phone playing Tidal and/or USB Audio Player Pro, an iFi Nano, and Etymotic ER4. No DSD needed.
The S6 can't be changed (provided by the company I work for).
The iFi Nano is good and works well (other than some annyoing clicks when I turn the volume). I was considering a Dragonfly given the simmingly similar sound quality and smaller size, better suited for travel. But I have also seen some people are having trouble with Android, so maybe a risky path.
I'm also wondering if I should go larger on earphones. The ER4 are great, but also old. Not clear to me if current IEM at say around $300 are a lot better than ER4. But maybe closed back earphones would be a step up? Sennheiser HD640VB or Oppo PM3, for example?
Would very much appreciate your guidance!
Cheers
I'm a long-time audiophile doing most of my listening on speakers. I'd like to upgrade my portable system, which I use at the office and when I travel (airplanes, hotels), but I have been away from head-audio so long I am lost as to how significant the improvements I'm consideroing might be.
Right now my system consists of a Samsung S6 phone playing Tidal and/or USB Audio Player Pro, an iFi Nano, and Etymotic ER4. No DSD needed.
The S6 can't be changed (provided by the company I work for).
The iFi Nano is good and works well (other than some annyoing clicks when I turn the volume). I was considering a Dragonfly given the simmingly similar sound quality and smaller size, better suited for travel. But I have also seen some people are having trouble with Android, so maybe a risky path.
I'm also wondering if I should go larger on earphones. The ER4 are great, but also old. Not clear to me if current IEM at say around $300 are a lot better than ER4. But maybe closed back earphones would be a step up? Sennheiser HD640VB or Oppo PM3, for example?
Would very much appreciate your guidance!
Cheers