jasonb
Headphoneus Supremus
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The 5K is definitely plenty for IEM’s. My current daily IEM needs only 2-5mV for my listening volume according to the Qudelix app. I’m listening to the Aful Performer 8 at -45 to -52dB on the Qudelix 5K in single ended 3.5mm. -60 is as low as it goes.My desktop stack is Topping P50/D50s/A50s. Probably sounds about the same as the DX-3 you cite. A quick comparison does not reveal a sound difference between the 5K and Topping stack but I've only A/B compared them for a few minutes.
In fact, if I was doing it again I would get the 5K and not bother with the Topping stack or any desktop audio hardware. The Topping stack is great but the 5K is more than sufficient for my needs. I suspect a desktop stack will be more relevant for people with power hungry headphones but the 5K is great with my Sundara (bal cable)/HD58X (bal cable)/IEMs.
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