[kelvinz]

5.5 Ipod+E500= Hiss at all volumes
5.5 Ipod+E4C= no hiss
1gen shuffle+E500= Hiss at all volumes
1gen shuffle+E4C= no hiss


Zune+E500= no hiss
Zune+E4C= no hiss

 

[AudioNoob]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=163203 see here, I've started a while ago and it had some decent coverage, let's update it so I can put a table up

 

[Walie]

Its really amazing how rockbox almost completely elliminates the presence of hiss in ipods

 

[PachmanP]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AudioNoob /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=163203 see here, I've started a while ago and it had some decent coverage, let's update it so I can put a table up

I second this. I was just looking at that, but it's a little long to casually peruse. If someone put it in a table that'd be really sweet.

That said iriver h340 hisses like [an unpleasantly loud thing] with with senn cx300's and 280 pros (not iem but low impedance...). The cx300's were enough that I couldn't even listen with them.

 

[kramer5150]

Thanks for all who replied

Oh noes!!! the Meizu M6 hisses with balance armature IEMs

... I guess I'll scratch that one off the list. I'd rather not deal with impedance adapters and an external amp.

BUMP!!

 

[Spaceage]

Toshiba Gigabeat MES60VK -> Etymotic ER4P = No hiss at all levels
Sony HD5 -> Etymotic ER4P = No hiss at all levels

Same results with the Altec Lansing im616.

 

[Spaceage]

Double

 

[DJShadow]

Sony HD3 + e3c = very bad hiss when playing, notice it all the time during quieter passages. I'll have some e4 soon so I'll edit this post later.

 

[michael.conner]

Players I've previously owned:

iPod 5g --> definite hiss in Apple firmware w/e2c's, gone with Rockbox
iRiver h100/h300 --> definite hiss in Rockbox (never used the iRiver firmware) w/e2c's (AND barely noticeable, but definitely there, hiss with KSC-75's.)
Toshiba Gigabeat F40 --> no hiss with Rockbox (didn't use the original firmware) w/e2c's

 

[craiglester]

Rio Karma - IM716 - No hiss, nothing, nada, black as the ace of spades.