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Nice to know someone that has the same findings. You chose to amp the D2+ instead of S9? Why?

 

[H20Fidelity]

Nice to know someone that has the same findings. You chose to amp the D2+ instead of S9? Why?

I've read comments at anythingbutipod about how clean D2+ headphone out is, also people who pair it with amps triple it's price for those reasons. Also, D2+'s footprint size fits on top of E11 nicely. So I guess it's partly a convenience thing. D2+ is a little brighter than the S9 so paired with a slightly warm amp like E11 seems to make sense.

Really impressive results!

 

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I've read comments at anythingbutipod about how clean D2+ headphone out is, also people who pair it with amps triple it's price for those reasons. Also, D2+'s footprint size fits on top of E11 nicely. So I guess it's partly a convenience thing. D2+ is a little brighter than the S9 so paired with a slightly warm amp like E11 seems to make sense.
Really impressive results!

 
Cool. Mine is a bit opposite though, J3 is warm and E17 is kinda bright(-ish). It's headphone out is also very clean and does not distort at max. Nice..

 

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Cool. Mine is a bit opposite though, J3 is warm and E17 is kinda bright(-ish). It's headphone out is also very clean and does not distort at max. Nice..

What volume do you set your J3 too when you paired up with E17? Max all the time?

D2+ volume goes to 50 and I found 40 - 42 works well. though when I have amped my S9 (which goes to 40) I found 30 - 33 was nice setting.

 

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What volume do you set your J3 too when you paired up with E17? Max all the time?
D2+ volume goes to 50 and I found 40 - 42 works well. though when I have amped my S9 (which goes to 40) I found 30 - 33 was nice setting.

 
Yes max all the time (40). I compared it to my N2 (dap) with the same track (taylor swift's lol), and N2's max distorts. It is very audible while in J3 distortion at all.

 

[Reomero]

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Is lendmeurears reputable?

 
Yep, I've bought from them 4 times; all went smoothly. And fast shipping too. 

I'd say they're one of the "bigger names" when it comes to selling VSonic products lol.

 

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Yeah, see, that's what a clean signal can do.

I tend to drop back a few notches allowing more volume adjustment from the E11 otherwise it distorts to early for me.

Anyway, back to amping GRO7! Try it sometime guy's, you might be mighty impressed as we are!

 

[TK277]

I have the MK2 and a Little Dot M+ portable amp. I also have a FiiO E6 that I haven't tested it with yet, but so far I prefer to use the GR07 unamped. Maybe the LDM+ puts out too much power or gain for IEMs; the hiss / static noise is amplified to a point of muddying the sound ever so slightly at normal to loud volumes while becoming distracting at lower volumes. This is the case with each IEM I tried it with. My headphones don't do it. It's not terrible, but there's no point to putting the amp in the chain if the sound doesn't improve. I love how well the LDM+ pairs with the T50RP. It's a shame it doesn't do so well with the GR07. The sound straight out of my iPhone with the GR07 is the sweetest I've ever heard it. These definitely offer sound quality exceeding expectations for the price.

 

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I have the MK2 and a Little Dot M+ portable amp. I also have a FiiO E6 that I haven't tested it with yet, but so far I prefer to use the GR07 unamped. Maybe the LDM+ puts out too much power or gain for IEMs; the hiss / static noise is amplified to a point of muddying the sound ever so slightly at normal to loud volumes while becoming distracting at lower volumes. This is the case with each IEM I tried it with. My headphones don't do it. It's not terrible, but there's no point to putting the amp in the chain if the sound doesn't improve. I love how well the LDM+ pairs with the T50RP. It's a shame it doesn't do so well with the GR07. The sound straight out of my iPhone with the GR07 is the sweetest I've ever heard it. These definitely offer sound quality exceeding expectations for the price.

That's strange, sounds like the LDM+'s gain is to high causing problems with your IEM's. Nothing like that happening with my E11 using low power and low gain. What I find is it gives the dynamics a slight boost and adds body to the sound. I'd be interested to hear if you find it similar with the E6.

 

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It might just be the tube sound not going well with the GR07 / not to your tastes. Try the E6, since you have it lying around anyways!

 

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I have the MK2 and a Little Dot M+ portable amp. I also have a FiiO E6 that I haven't tested it with yet, but so far I prefer to use the GR07 unamped. Maybe the LDM+ puts out too much power or gain for IEMs; the hiss / static noise is amplified to a point of muddying the sound ever so slightly at normal to loud volumes while becoming distracting at lower volumes. This is the case with each IEM I tried it with. My headphones don't do it. It's not terrible, but there's no point to putting the amp in the chain if the sound doesn't improve. I love how well the LDM+ pairs with the T50RP. It's a shame it doesn't do so well with the GR07. The sound straight out of my iPhone with the GR07 is the sweetest I've ever heard it. These definitely offer sound quality exceeding expectations for the price.

What source are you using?

 

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What source are you using?

iPhone with mostly 320kbps or ALAC files.
 
I'll give the E6 a shot later tonight. The LDM+ is a solid state amp.

 

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I personally believe it's more about the player than the files, but both sound fine. If it's the iPhone 4, it should be a very competent player.
 
Alright, keep us posted!
 

 

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I have the MK2 and a Little Dot M+ portable amp. I also have a FiiO E6 that I haven't tested it with yet, but so far I prefer to use the GR07 unamped. Maybe the LDM+ puts out too much power or gain for IEMs; the hiss / static noise is amplified to a point of muddying the sound ever so slightly at normal to loud volumes while becoming distracting at lower volumes. This is the case with each IEM I tried it with. My headphones don't do it. It's not terrible, but there's no point to putting the amp in the chain if the sound doesn't improve. I love how well the LDM+ pairs with the T50RP. It's a shame it doesn't do so well with the GR07. The sound straight out of my iPhone with the GR07 is the sweetest I've ever heard it. These definitely offer sound quality exceeding expectations for the price.

I used to have the Little Dot Micro + and as far as I recall Little Dot did a standard gain version for headphones and, upon request, a low gain version for use with IEM's. So, if its working fine with your cans then I guess the gain is too high.