The discovery thread!

[ToneDeafMonk]

Mr. @ToneDeafMonk any comments? How's that treble treating you? Everything else looks pretty good.

Mark's version looks more aggressive upper mids and smoother treble.

Not yet had a chance to listen but It is a TinHiFi DUDU with a very nice top ,better tuning, baller case and modular cable.

I really liked the DUDU .... so this for me is potentially the

chefs kiss a very, very balanced neutral set with excellent technical performance skills.

Paul's set looks like my tuning of the DUDU exactly.

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

I have been too busy listening to the iBasso DC Elite I just got in,

and my Omega. I have heard nothing better.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Here's something for all you electronica and bass n drums fans in the disco thread! I know there's quite a few of you!
This was rec'd to me YEARS ago as a loop for burning in my IEMs, but it's also pretty cool beats.

Gridlok - Break The System (2007).

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Not yet had a chance to listen but It is a TinHiFi DUDU with a very nice top ,better tuning, baller case and modular cable.

I really liked the DUDU .... so this for me is potentially the chefs kiss a very, very balanced neutral set with excellent technical performance skills.

Paul's set looks like my tuning of the DUDU exactly.

Still waiting for my set to come in. Still a couple days out due to the holiday. Looking forward to this set, since their HeartMirror Zero is one of my favorite budget sets. It's a killer set. PERIOD. Were they able to tune a planar as skillfully?

 

[theintention]

I have been too busy listening to the iBasso DC Elite I just got in, and my Omega. I have heard nothing better.

I love seeing people get the DC-Elite lmao welcome to the SHOW

 

[Ineras]

I love seeing people get the DC-Elite lmao welcome to the SHOW

Looks like another damn candidate for 11.11.
That much better than DX180 raw?

 

[thaslaya]

Guys, I think we might slowly be losing Leo ... he's done dealing with our poor-ass mid-fi.

At least we will always have our memories...and his epic photos.

The Orchestra Lite was released two years ago. That is one long ass high. I'll take what you're taking! LOL There's been probably 5-6 releases since the OL, though I admire your enthusiasm.

Well I just did my review a short while ago. The OL is my favorite Kiwi Ears by far but I have high hopes for the KE4 too.

Eh? Isn’t that purple gold diaphragm the signature tech of Simgot?

Maybe it's a shell company? Simgot field testing some new tunings?

I have been too busy listening to the iBasso DC Elite I just got in, and my Omega. I have heard nothing better.

Big praise especially coming from TDM. Hopefully I can demo these at CanJam.

 

[theintention]

Looks like another damn candidate for 11.11.
That much better than DX180 raw?

imo THE candidate for the next sale if you are about the dongle life, I don’t even have a desktop amp anymore it was just taking space lol

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Looks like another damn candidate for 11.11.
That much better than DX180 raw?

Haven't you heard? It makes any dap sound like a kilobuck dap. $3,000 dap in a $450 dongle DAC.

 

[DynamicEars]

Looks like another damn candidate for 11.11.
That much better than DX180 raw?

compare DC Elite to DX320 TI without amplification, same ROHM chipset.
ibasso just kill their own DX100 series (DX160 170 180) and DX200 series (DX240 260) with the elite per Sound Quality

 

[MakeItWain]

Looks like another damn candidate for 11.11.
That much better than DX180 raw?

imo THE candidate for the next sale if you are about the dongle life, I don’t even have a desktop amp anymore it was just taking space lol

Haven't you heard? It makes any dap sound like a kilobuck dap. $3,000 dap in a $450 dongle DAC.

compare DC Elite to DX320 TI without amplification, same ROHM chipset.
ibasso just kill their own DX100 series (DX160 170 180) and DX200 series (DX240 260) with the elite per Sound Quality

Feeling that itch, too... Though I love my desktop stuff.

 

[o0genesis0o]

Feeling that itch, too... Though I love my desktop stuff.

I’m concerned about the volume adjustment though. I heard that it’s quite loud and there is a big jump between steps, and you have to press button to fine-tune the volume

 

[theintention]

I’m concerned about the volume adjustment though. I heard that it’s quite loud and there is a big jump between steps, and you have to press button to fine-tune the volume

Personally, I rarely find a need to use the attenuation steps but they do work fine.

I can see it being a concern for the more quiet listeners out there but not a dealbreaker imo.

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

Looks like another damn candidate for 11.11.
That much better than DX180 raw?

YES.

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

I’m concerned about the volume adjustment though. I heard that it’s quite loud and there is a big jump between steps, and you have to press button to fine-tune the volume

The volume steps are noticable but I find it a very welcome change to the average fair.

I have not wanted to use the steps yet.