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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j9yudxs wrote

Reply to comment by biolox in Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

Welcome to tube amps lmao.. I too can almost not tell the difference. But it glows, feels and looks nice.

But it was quite a tough pill to swallow once I realized that I feel for audiophile overexaggeration.

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WEASELexe t1_j9ytyvf wrote

Reply to Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

I have a schiit vali. Do y'all have any tube recommendations? I've only used the default one it comes with so far.

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AlexxxAA85 t1_j9yssg0 wrote

Reply to what Wired IEM can compete with WF 1000XM4? by rockingcreation

There are a lot of factors that can be affecting your IEMs. The seal of the tips for one. Their tuning, and also the source. First of all tuning wise, Moondrop is not known for bass in the budget area. It is only their more expensive models like the Dusk and Variations that have a more present bass. If you are liking the sound of the xm4 more, then something with more bass to consider is the FiiO FHE, and the IE300. One of my favorite sets that performs well with any genre is the Xenns Mangird Tea 2.

The other thing to consider is the source. From the phone alone you will get descent sound. But IEMs tend to scale with more power. Which DAC are you getting? Give the Aria a chance again with the DAC, and if possible, through s balanced cable. You might hear a difference if the DAC has some good power. If not, give those other IEMs a try and you might like their sound profile better.

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j9yp0jx wrote

Reply to comment by mat-2018 in Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

The biggest issue on here is that many people recommend these without ever having tried them or without knowing what they are talking about. From my understanding tube amps, just like solid state amps, can be very different from each other, from super clean to very warm sounding, depending on the circuitry or the way the tubes operate.

My Xduoo TA-26 is absolutely on the same level, if not better than my FiiO K5 pro and both sound very clean (I've also rolled a ton of tubes). The only difference could be a tad more bass and more midrange presence on tubes, but this is so minimal and also genre dependant that it's almost negligible.

I'm almost 100% sure that I could blindly make out a littledot from the TA-26 because it's supposedly smoother and less detailed, but I am not sure if I could spot a TA-26 in a blind test against a few solid state amps in a similiar price range.

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josir1994 t1_j9yotke wrote

Reply to Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

Tubes are relatively cheap, I keep some spare just in case and for a different taste when I wish

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andysaurus_rex t1_j9yocrc wrote

Reply to comment by croakjob in Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

They're basically the same as why some people used to call the TV the "tube". They're vacuum tubes.

Nowadays audio equipment is basically the only use for vacuum tubes and even then they are more of a niche product as most people use "solid state" amplifiers.

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