[Young Spade]

I have UE Super Fi. 5 v2s right now and 150 bucks. I am going to be using an iPod Touch and 4G Nano as my sources with a iBasso T4 amp.

I have a cheap LOD that i can't really use outside of home because it doesn't bend as well, but I was wondering if I should save up for new IEMs or get a 135$ LOD cable from ALO audio.

The link is....
ALO Audio

I am leaning toward the LOD because I just got the Super Fi. and 400 bucks for some IEMs is kinda steep but... yea, what should I do?

 

[younglee200]

the benefit you'd get from upgrading the super fi 5s to the triple fis > interconnect upgrade.

just get like a ~50 dollar LOD that's sold around the F/S forums here and you're good.

 

[Calexico]

Upgrading headphones would be better IMO.

 

[Punnisher]

Young is right.

Headphones make the biggest difference in the way your rig sounds.

 

[Crackerman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Punnisher /img/forum/go_quote.gif Headphones make the biggest difference in the way your rig sounds.

Definitely.

And the different between the super.fi and the triple.fi is surprisingly big. I really liked the super.fi but wasn't amazed by them, but the triple.fi's absolutely blew me away.

 

[PixelSquish]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crackerman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Definitely. And the different between the super.fi and the triple.fi is surprisingly big. I really liked the super.fi but wasn't amazed by them, but the triple.fi's absolutely blew me away.

yeah i feel the same about that upgrade. after 6 months with the triples, i often still just get a grin on my face when i listen to some tracks that make me think 'hot damn i cant believe that lil IEM is sounding this frickin good'

 

[mape00]

Go for the headphones, unless you are very rich and want the LOD for aesthetic reasons.

 

[chef8489]

I have an lod that I would be willing to trade for a few cd's. It is a qables silver cable or I have an ALO bling bling.

 

[YoungClayB]

Definitely go for the triple-fi's....this is one pair of phones that sounds very nice right out of an iPod...seriously, get a friend to help you with some blind tests and I'll bet you'll be willing to sell your amp to recoupe some of the $$$ spent on the triple.fi's...

Here is an interesting (not to be taken too seriously) thread that I started a while back that basically points out that in my entire head-fi journey, I got the biggest increases in SQ when I upgraded headphones.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/poi...eturns-245913/

 

[ClieOS]

There is no doubt: Get the TF10.

 

[sant430]

Get the Triple Fi's...you won't be dissappointed

 

[Relinquished]

buy the headphones first as they are more important.

Why not roll up your sleeves and make one LOD yourself for massive savings?

 

[jant71]

Quite a few of us head-fier's think that the new SF 5 does some things better than the Triple.fi. The Triple.fi is much bigger and can pose fit/comfort issues also. Unless more extended treble is essential you may turn out to be somewhat disappointed.

My SF 5 with an E5, Cardas HPI, bi-flange tips, and 75 ohm impedance adapter is better than Triple.fi sound for a lot cheaper.

Maybe something like this for a LOD,
IPHONE LINE OUT DOCK WITH CABLE & PLUG (BLACK COLOR) - eBay (item 290284870948 end time Dec-30-08 17:21:19 PST)

And if you haven't upgraded tips for the 5 they make a 10% increase in them. The 5, IME, gain a bit more from an amp than the Triple.fi also closing the gap. If you also increased impedance they would probably be a bit better than the Triples except for the treble extension. All three improvements cost about $60 total. Way better value and pretty much equal SQ just a bit different sound.

 

[synaesthetic]

As the above poster mentioned, the triple.fi 10 might not fit well. I could not get them to fit me at all, so I returned them.

 

[qusp]

yes get the cans; but I would consider more options than just the triple.fis