[RedJohn456]

@RedJohn456: Fiio sells silicon mats now instead of the little dots. I found the black dots Fiio provided slid around a lot, leaving an adhesive trail.

I much preferred the clear 3M dots that Cayin provides with C5. In the US, you can find those at Home Depot for a reasonable price.

Would you be able to post a pic of it later? I should be able to find it easily in local home depot stores in that case. I didn't know about the silicon mats, thanks for the heads up. yeah, the circular ones do slide around, and there some unsightly adhesive trails on the back of my e17

 

[Brooko]

Duke is a nice IEM but treble peak can get a bit shrill. I don't have quite the same enthusiasm compared to say the DN2KJ. Still putting time on it - but not expecting any sonic changes TBH. Runabout is a very clean sounding amp. Not great for sensitive IEMs though (too little headroom on the pot). Marvellous with the Zen. Need another couple of weeks to get the VE stuff bedded in properly though.

 

[nmatheis]

Various sizes of 3M Silicon Discs on Amazon: LINK

Or here's Fiio's new silicon mat on AliExpress: LINK

 

[ozkan]

Waiting for Er4s comparison.  What bothers me most is the treble so how are they? If they are Vsonic kind of treble, I will pass on this since I hate Vsonic treble presentation.

 

[RedJohn456]

  Waiting for Er4s comparison.  What bothers me most is the treble so how are they? If they are Vsonic kind of treble, I will pass on this since I hate Vsonic treble presentation.

Ymmv, but I personally don't hear the treble as too peaky (with silicon tips nor foam tips). Again ymmv depending on gear, ear anatomy and tip selection. I am using the stock double flange silicon tips. I haven't heard the ER4S but I am sure someone with both might chime in eventually
 
Out of the box the treble was pretty bad not gonna lie, but with burn in, along with some healthy tip rolling, its pretty balanced for me now. 

 

[RedJohn456]

Various sizes of 3M Silicon Discs on Amazon: LINK

Or here's Fiio's new silicon mat on AliExpress: LINK

Gonna grab it off Amazon, thanks for the link buddy!

 

[nmatheis]

Gonna grab it off Amazon, thanks for the link buddy!

No prob!

 

[hakushondaimao]

@RedJohn456: Fiio sells silicon mats now instead of the little dots. I found the black dots Fiio provided slid around a lot, leaving an adhesive trail.

I much preferred the clear 3M dots that Cayin provides with C5. In the US, you can find those at Home Depot for a reasonable price.

 
The silicon mats are great. Nice thing is that they don't slip, and aren't permanent, so you throw one between two pieces of equipment when you need it, and don't when you don't.

 

[ozkan]

I recommend double sided tape.
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z498/ref=s9_dcbhz_bw_g60_i3_sh

 

[Hisoundfi]

Duke is a nice IEM but treble peak can get a bit shrill. I don't have quite the same enthusiasm compared to say the DN2KJ. Still putting time on it - but not expecting any sonic changes TBH. Runabout is a very clean sounding amp. Not great for sensitive IEMs though (too little headroom on the pot). Marvellous with the Zen. Need another couple of weeks to get the VE stuff bedded in properly though.

I've been using the Duke and DN2KJ almost exclusively and IMHO they both have similar treble extension. Depending on the track being played one will sound more sibilant than the other.

I can tolerate them both because I don't listen to my music at loud volumes, but I can see how some people would find one or both to have too much of a spike up top for their preference.

 

[peter123]

Various sizes of 3M Silicon Discs on Amazon: LINK

Or here's Fiio's new silicon mat on AliExpress: LINK

Those do look nice. Thanks!

 

[waynes world]

Duke is a nice IEM but treble peak can get a bit shrill. I don't have quite the same enthusiasm compared to say the DN2KJ. Still putting time on it - but not expecting any sonic changes TBH. Runabout is a very clean sounding amp. Not great for sensitive IEMs though (too little headroom on the pot). Marvellous with the Zen. Need another couple of weeks to get the VE stuff bedded in properly though.

 
I couldn't find any pictures of the Runabout. But then I found this guy's great gallery:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/g/a/1001359/ve-runabout/
 
(thanks!)

 

[nmatheis]

I couldn't find any pictures of the Runabout. But then I found this guy's great gallery:

http://www.head-fi.org/g/a/1001359/ve-runabout/

(thanks!)

He posted them on the last page in this thread. Gotta keep up, Wayne. Gotta keep up...

:wink_face:

 

[nmatheis]

Samurai Wild Lee!!!

 

[nmatheis]

Woohoo! My Runabout just hit Chicago. On track for Monday delivery unless Customs / USPS sit on it for awhile.