Just out of curiosity, why don't you use GrapheneOS?

If you can only get headphones from overseas I heavily recommend Sennheiser or Beyerdynamics over anything else due to QC

RIP your DM.

I will for sure not get another dongle DAC. I didn't want to have to buy this one but I'm glad I did. Not sure I will buy any more IEMs either, at least for now. What I have is good for on-the-go fun but I think only headphones will get me what I want in my home studio. I have an order in for Ollo S5X and hopefully that will do it so I'm not tempted to spring for Audeze MM-500.

Yeah I've rolled a couple tips, end of the day though a single EQ filter is all that's really needed to give them some sparkle. Namely: 9000hz +5db 1.5q

Fellow RME / Genelec gang here! Just to show some support. My planar is from DCA but I love audeze sound

I have several portable DAC/amps and dongles they each sound different. I don't doubt that some people don't discern a difference but that may be because they are unable to, not because there isn't one. I suspect that some of the differences won't be reflected in frequency response but they may be measurable in some other way. I get why some people rely on measurements but, those can also serve as a form of placebo, if it measures well by a certain standard they feel confident about buying it. I wouldn't recommend someone choose their first DAC/amp based on how people describe a particular device's sound though.

I would normally, but unfortunately these are drug addicts likely to go to any lengths if confronted. If this were a more expensive item I'd put more effort in, but as it stands hopefully they get the point that things like delivery proof pictures exist.

Damn straight. Might have to go used tbh. The wood they’re using right now looks like they stained and polished a 2x4 they found at Home Depot 😂

I drived my dt990 250oohm for months with qudelix5k, and then I got fiio k7 (a proper desktop amp/dac combo) and the difference is stunning, it's not massive its just better suited for the headphones really, Idk they got mellowed and more lively with k7. As always it's subjective but i feel like more power is not necessarily better but the guts you are paying for are actually better. And yes testing them back to back with my laptop and q5k they sound harsher compared to fiio so I can actually enjoy them now.

Sound is so subjective man, one's will say it's awesome and other will shit all over your purchase, you like it that's great money well spent you don't like that return it or stop shitting on someone else's choice, some people have problem with that.

That being said, my kinera Idun 2.0 that i absolutely adore sounds the same with Apple dac as well q5k and fiio k7, no joke i can't hear a note of difference between any of them balanced or se. Some iems or headphones react differently to sources so that might be it.

Either way have fun in the hobby. Just don't spend money on stupid shit like another dongle, the one you have is great haha

Some of those LEs were really nice! Would definitely be cool to see them do more of them.

Yeah I don't know that much about dac but say headphone for example. People look at response graphs which shows how much amplitude at this frequency.

So it's like saying Honda driving at 40 miles/hour measures the same as Porsche driving at 40 miles/hour, and the same when both car are driving at 60 miles/hour. Therefore Honda and Porsche performs the same lol.

And as you said the response graph people read are the oversimplified version of a very complex matter that needs much more other measurements to compare. Like how fast does it react to change in load, how well does it handle complex signals.... Etc.

But yeah I'd imagine dac is probably similar in that regard.

the fact it says hola on the cover like hello im damaged. I can relate.

2000 ohm beast

I have the GX and they are great headphones, can be driven by anything. To answer your question on how you should drive them, let your ears decide. If you can't tell the difference then just go with whatever is the most convenient.

The cable without the microphone won't be any different in sound quality, but just a nicer quality cable in general and nice and long so if you are going to plug them into a dedicated amp and then set back on a sofa or comfy chair, a nice long cable is great.

Sadge. thanks anyway

Yeah it's impossible to match exactly, it's like between 2-3 clicks difference. Even so there's more than that going on here, it's obvious enough.

I wonder if people who went with Monoprice for planar headphones have better experiences.

unfortunately, it can't be software controlled.

Soundstage describes how wide or spacious the sound feels. Imaging describes the level of clarity/instrument separation an audio device has. Good read nonetheless!

Honestly I think it all comes down to volume matching which is hard to do on a dongle but I'm sure the larger one puts out higher watts then the apple dongle does

Thanks dude haha. The Genelecs are so good! Easily the best audio product I’ve bought so far.

Upvote for the Genelec. Great choice.

I'd give another one for the EQed LCD-X but I cannot.

Enjoy your cans, until you open your wallet again ;)

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grind finer;

aside; its the sender’s fault. Why would you wrap it not safe?