[fejnomit]

I may be in the minority but I had the MScaler->TT2 combo for a long while as my desktop set up for headphones and it was very nice sounding but - and call me crazy - the sonics I am getting from the DC-Elite into my Trifectas is subjectively better. Better depth and layering, better soundstage, better detail. Looking back I don't think I'm a "Chord house sound" guy, although from all the reviews I kinda should be. I never found the sound precise enough, especially in bass layering and in terms of air from ultra-highs. I moved to a very nice R2R Dac - Rockna's top of the line - and a very nice tube amp - DNA Stratus - after that and it was immediately better, even in the metrics that Chord is supposed to excel at and certainly - despite all the hubbub to the contrary about R2R and tubes - more precise and revealing and coherent.

But the point of this post is to say that my evolution has been toward the smaller and less complex and less expensive and yet the sound quality I am getting is more satisfying and, to my metrics, better. Perhaps my anatomy is better suited to IEMs. Perhaps I like the ease of the dongle. Or perhaps the DC Elite->Lavinia->Trifecta combo is just perfect synergy for my ears. But I am blown away each and every time I listen, no matter the genre, and far more consistently than with the Chord stack and at far less size and cost than the R2R/Tube amp stack. Just my $.02 on a Sunday morning as my music continues to put a massive smile on my soul.

Then again, maybe I'm just old now and I can't hear crap and I'm just living in a happy muffled bubble.

 

[Sajid Amit]

Does anyone have much experience with the Bellos X4? I got the universals.

Gorgeous build and craftsmanship and great technicalities for the price. I have had to tip roll a bit to find the right fit and have settled on the Eletech Baroque tips. I am kicking myself for not getting the customs!

 

[drftr]

Does anyone have much experience with the Bellos X4? I got the universals.





Gorgeous build and craftsmanship and great technicalities for the price. I have had to tip roll a bit to find the right fit and have settled on the Eletech Baroque tips. I am kicking myself for not getting the customs!

Do they share any sonical DNA with FiR - preferably Rn6?

drftr

 

[tjzurlaaa]

Does anyone have much experience with the Bellos X4? I got the universals.





Gorgeous build and craftsmanship and great technicalities for the price. I have had to tip roll a bit to find the right fit and have settled on the Eletech Baroque tips. I am kicking myself for not getting the customs!

Nice price point looking forward to a comparison with ie900

 

[rantng]

Does anyone have much experience with the Bellos X4? I got the universals.





Gorgeous build and craftsmanship and great technicalities for the price. I have had to tip roll a bit to find the right fit and have settled on the Eletech Baroque tips. I am kicking myself for not getting the customs!

@Deezel177 & @gLer have both reviewed it. @warrenpchi loves his.

 

[maegnificant]

They are sciencing again.

 

[wolfstar76]

What iem is this?

That's the most expensive audio system from Brise audio, the IEM is part of it and I am not sure if IEM will be sold separately.

 

[Trance_Gott]

Does anyone have much experience with the Bellos X4? I got the universals.





Gorgeous build and craftsmanship and great technicalities for the price. I have had to tip roll a bit to find the right fit and have settled on the Eletech Baroque tips. I am kicking myself for not getting the customs!

They are amazing I got the Customs best fit ever!
See my review for the X4:
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/bellos-audio-x4.27134/reviews#review-33371

 

[zikarus]

Sunday bliss...

 

[maegnificant]

That's the most expensive audio system from Brise audio, the IEM is part of it and I am not sure if IEM will be sold separately.

So basically the new mid-fi entry point next year?

 

[wolfstar76]

So basically the new mid-fi entry point next year?

For $16k+, that's not bad, let the inflation fly.

 

[wolfstar76]

Do they share any sonical DNA with FiR - preferably Rn6?

drftr

I heard that this is more reference tuned, and I lost my interest. However, you need to demo to know.

 

[emdeevee]

Today, I'm decidedly ChiFi, and the lowest of the low, in fact the least I've spent on an iem since I was a teenager.

This is the CCA Trio that @warrenpchi dared me to buy. Considering it was less than my last single doordash order (a pizza!), and because the "trio" stood for 3xDD, I jumped and it arrived from China fast. For $40, you don't get a lot in packaging, but you get this iem that is, for all intents and purposes, pretty much like others, though with 4 switches. Build quality is great.

The shocker is the performance after a lengthy burn in, which all of my DD sets have needed to some degree. I turned its switches into the down position (opposite of the way they came) after doing a little research to determine this would suit my bass preferences. Switched out its cable, stuck some Baroque tips on them, and lo and behold, here's a player in the multi DD arena!

Not gonna lie, they are ridiculously good for the price, and even forgetting the price, they're terrific.

Without question, great for the gym, the beach, the pool, wherever...if your dog chews them up, so what, order another one . Thanks for the tip, Warren!

 

[wolfstar76]

Today, I'm decidedly ChiFi, and the lowest of the low, in fact the least I've spent on an iem since I was a teenager.

This is the CCA Trio that @warrenpchi dared me to buy. Considering it was less than my last single doordash order (a pizza!), and because the "trio" stood for 3xDD, I jumped and it arrived from China fast. For $40, you don't get a lot in packaging, but you get this iem that is, for all intents and purposes, pretty much like others, though with 4 switches. Build quality is great.

The shocker is the performance after a lengthy burn in, which all of my DD sets have needed to some degree. I turned its switches into the down position (opposite of the way they came) after doing a little research to determine this would suit my bass preferences. Switched out its cable, stuck some Baroque tips on them, and lo and behold, here's a player in the multi DD arena!

Not gonna lie, they are ridiculously good for the price, and even forgetting the price, they're terrific.

Without question, great for the gym, the beach, the pool, wherever...if your dog chews them up, so what, order another one . Thanks for the tip, Warren!

When you mentioned your last doordash order of a pizza, it reminds me in 2010, a guy (software engineer) in Florida spent 10,000 bitcoins to buy a delivered pizza (again about $40 value), and according to today's market value, that's $637,684,000, that is the first bitcoin transaction in the history. (BTW, he spent about $5 billion that summer for pizza).

Therefore, anybody wants to boast spending less than a pizza delivery on audio equipment, he or she has a long way to go .

BTW, I am going to buy a Trio just for fun.

 

[chickenmcnug]

Today, I'm decidedly ChiFi, and the lowest of the low, in fact the least I've spent on an iem since I was a teenager.

This is the CCA Trio that @warrenpchi dared me to buy. Considering it was less than my last single doordash order (a pizza!), and because the "trio" stood for 3xDD, I jumped and it arrived from China fast. For $40, you don't get a lot in packaging, but you get this iem that is, for all intents and purposes, pretty much like others, though with 4 switches. Build quality is great.

The shocker is the performance after a lengthy burn in, which all of my DD sets have needed to some degree. I turned its switches into the down position (opposite of the way they came) after doing a little research to determine this would suit my bass preferences. Switched out its cable, stuck some Baroque tips on them, and lo and behold, here's a player in the multi DD arena!

Not gonna lie, they are ridiculously good for the price, and even forgetting the price, they're terrific.

Without question, great for the gym, the beach, the pool, wherever...if your dog chews them up, so what, order another one . Thanks for the tip, Warren!

Ehh I placed an order, they’re $20 here, might as well lmao.