[castleofargh]

production difference? one has suffered more over the years? one has a component that would need changing? one was made in europe and doesn't have the same loudness? placebo? 42? black is the color of hifi?

 

[HiFiChris]

  Why do my black ipod touch 5th gen and yellow touch 5th gen sound a bit different to me?Both are running on similar ios version.

 
Exactly the same sound files played back at the exactly same volume level with the same headphone/in-ear?

 

[JWolf]

Could be the 5th gen iPod and 5th gen iPod Touch are made differently. Best sounding music player from Apple is the 4th gen iPod. All goes downhill from there.

 

[davidsh]

Might be slight volume difference despite same setting

 

[Ruben123]

I use portable music devices whenever, wherever. In the library, garden, public transport or plugged into my stereo system. Why should one have a home system and a portable system?

 

[elfary]

I use portable music devices whenever, wherever. In the library, garden, public transport or plugged into my stereo system. Why should one have a home system and a portable system?

 
Having a home system is nice... if you happen to be at home sometimes. Which is not my case

 

[Ruben123]

Well I do have a CD player, turntable and notebook with 2tb external hdd with behringer USB sound card, though playing something from the portable via aux is so much quicker and easier. Sq differences? I don't hear any.

 

[simonecosta75]

Hello at all
Let me ask you one info
Now i using ipad o s7 edge whit dragonfly red  for drive one hd600 senneihser
the quest is , if i buy one ipod touch 6th and use whit DFR and Hd600 improve the sound ?
i use Tidal for streaming audio in hifi quality
 
thx

 

[krismusic]

I'm looking to smooth the top end of the iPhone. Do Dragonfly Red owners think this is the effect of the Dragonfly?

 

[brent75]

I'm looking to smooth the top end of the iPhone. Do Dragonfly Red owners think this is the effect of the Dragonfly?

 
I can do some specific listening with Red/without (paying attention to top end) if you want. Any specific songs or genres to try out?

 

[krismusic]

I can do some specific listening with Red/without (paying attention to top end) if you want. Any specific songs or genres to try out?

That would have been really helpful and much appreciated.
I've just ordered one from Amazon though. On the basis that I can return it if it doesn't do what I hope.
I've ordered the HRT iDSP as well.
I would still be very interested to know what you reckon but after I've had a listen. I'll be struggling to get past placebo and expectation bias as it is!
A track I use to evaluate stuff is Saving Grace by Tom Petty from the album Highway Companion.
A damn fine album IMHO.
There are handclaps on there and I always think that they are difficult to reproduce.
Anyway. I'll shoot you a PM when I'm Dragonflied up if that's OK?

 

[JWolf]

I'm looking to smooth the top end of the iPhone. Do Dragonfly Red owners think this is the effect of the Dragonfly?

The Dragonfly should work as you would not be using the audio from the iDevice but the Red instead.

 

[krismusic]

The Dragonfly should work as you would not be using the audio from the iDevice but the Red instead.

Thanks JWolf.

 

[brent75]

Word of advice -- be sure to keep it hooked up/let it play for about a day or two before you really form opinions. IMO it sounds very nice out of the box, but it truly settles in and catches it's groove after a few days. When I got mine I just let it play overnight and while I was at work.

 

[krismusic]

Word of advice -- be sure to keep it hooked up/let it play for about a day or two before you really form opinions. IMO it sounds very nice out of the box, but it truly settles in and catches it's groove after a few days. When I got mine I just let it play overnight and while I was at work.

Personally I am very sceptical about burn in of electronics. (Let's not go there!) Thanks for the advice though and if I don't rate it "straight out of the box" I'll give burn in a whirl before giving up. After all, it doesn't cost anything!