[McCol]

I've recently just bought these earphone's and so far very pleased with the sound, actually think I prefer them to my Atrio M5's.

I'm using with a n ipod classic. I've read that the line out on the ipod is excellent and am curious as to wether i would gain any sound advantage using a new amp, the corda headsix for example.

Reason i ask is that i recently sold my old amp(corda mkIII) as i didnt notice any great difference using the amp with M5 and my now departed Cowan D2.

Anybody give me advice on this before i take the plunge and order the Corda?

 

[granodemostasa]

I've found the super fi 5 doesn't really benefit from amping as much as the triple fi 10 does.

 

[gechu]

I've got a Nano > Headsix -> super fi pro 5:s. There is not a huge difference IMO

 

[ozz]

at 21ohms and 119db/mv i think an amp would be overkill.

 

[speedball]

nah

 

[maclion]

at least sf3 do not need

 

[MaloS]

Nah, but from what I gather about this IEM, I would suggest getting a Westone cable.

 

[antonyfirst]

Hello Stas. Lately our suggestions about IEMs and portable amps are always the same. I wonder why

Go for the Westone cable.

 

[J.D.N]

I do think an amp betters the Super.Fi 5 Pro's sound, but its all subjective.

@ antonyfirst: which Westone Cable is recommended for the SF5's?

 

[antonyfirst]

The ES cable. Search around for the right way to insert it.

 

[J.D.N]

Well i can't seem to find anything, but it can't be that hard. They look identical connector wise, just cosmetics.

 

[small.solar]

the biggest benefit of using an AMP is to get the siginal from Lineout which will boost the SQ a lot (agreed by a lot Head-Fiers),
The next step is to choose an AMP with less audible hiss since 5pro is a high sensitivity IEM (although the hiss on IPC is little to none, but a good AMP can always improve that)

 

[antonyfirst]

Some headphones are less sensitive than others to different sources. It seems the Superfi5 are this kind of headphone. Hence, the amp is not necessary.

 

[small.solar]

Quote:

Originally Posted by antonyfirst /img/forum/go_quote.gif Some headphones are less sensitive than others to different sources. It seems the Superfi5 are this kind of headphone. Hence, the amp is not necessary.

I didn't know that since I only have 2 DAPs. Maybe you mean the sources with low output power will have less hiss?
but with the super.fi 5 connect to my IPC PO, I can hear the background hiss (only during night time when I lay down in the bed though) Consider it's 119DB/mW sensitivity and only 21ohms Impedance, I guess the hiss cannot be avoided from most DAPs through this phone. (unless the DAP has good control of the hiss)

 

[antonyfirst]

No, no, I wasn't talking about hiss. They pick a lot of hiss as you are saying. The Shure E500 and Westone UM2 pick much is too.

What I mean is the Superfi 5 are a very coloured IEM, and they won'd benefit much from the added color of an amp. Plus, they are not as transparent as Etymotic ER4S and likes.