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DecayableRadiologist OP t1_jc1dl29 wrote

Reply to comment by oratory1990 in Is this corrosion? I’ve been using these for roughly a month. They are rated as iP57 but I still did not expose to water directly. The only time they get wet are when I clean them (roughly 3:10 dilution ipa to water, very conservative amount on microfiber cloth and wiped) and if I sweat. by DecayableRadiologist

What would you recommend doing? In the event that it is corrosion, how screwed am I? FWIW, I’m still in the return window.

Personally enjoyed these over everything else I tried so I wanted to try everything first.

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oratory1990 t1_jc1cxmf wrote

Reply to comment by DecayableRadiologist in Is this corrosion? I’ve been using these for roughly a month. They are rated as iP57 but I still did not expose to water directly. The only time they get wet are when I clean them (roughly 3:10 dilution ipa to water, very conservative amount on microfiber cloth and wiped) and if I sweat. by DecayableRadiologist

> the area’s coating

Doesn't look like there's any coating. To me it looks like simple injection-molded plastic with a metal charging pad.

The water-proof part is the mesh in front of the microphone/speaker, and a seal/gasket where the shells meet so that no water enters the inside volume where it could cause electric shorts.

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DecayableRadiologist OP t1_jc194vi wrote

Reply to comment by oratory1990 in Is this corrosion? I’ve been using these for roughly a month. They are rated as iP57 but I still did not expose to water directly. The only time they get wet are when I clean them (roughly 3:10 dilution ipa to water, very conservative amount on microfiber cloth and wiped) and if I sweat. by DecayableRadiologist

So I was reading into this a tad more in the mean time. They said to wipe with ipa and I did just that. It’s gone now but I’m very worried was to whether or not the area’s coating (I assume there was one to begin with) has been compromised, thoughts?

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oratory1990 t1_jc18wqo wrote

Reply to Is this corrosion? I’ve been using these for roughly a month. They are rated as iP57 but I still did not expose to water directly. The only time they get wet are when I clean them (roughly 3:10 dilution ipa to water, very conservative amount on microfiber cloth and wiped) and if I sweat. by DecayableRadiologist

It‘s not fully clear from the picture - but some adhesives/glues are green. There‘s a possibility that the adhesive that was used to secure and seal the PCBA inside the earphone was leaking next to the charging pad, hence why it‘s visible outside.

Could also be corrosion, hard to tell from the picture.

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DecayableRadiologist OP t1_jc17nnp wrote

Reply to Is this corrosion? I’ve been using these for roughly a month. They are rated as iP57 but I still did not expose to water directly. The only time they get wet are when I clean them (roughly 3:10 dilution ipa to water, very conservative amount on microfiber cloth and wiped) and if I sweat. by DecayableRadiologist

My apologies if it’s difficult to discern. I’m talking about the green that can be seen on the left side connector (bottom if you are viewing the bud from a top down POV).

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aceCrasher t1_jc14j7l wrote

Reply to comment by kazuviking in Schiit at night by ericlikeseatin

Honestly, Id suggest buying another manufacturer entirely. I owned 3 shiit products so far and was unsatisfied with all of them.

Fulla 2:

  • Horrible static noise when turning the volume knob after a few months of use
  • Rear 3.5mm pre-amp out is so badly hidden behind that metal lid that its basically unreachable for any normal cable

Modi 3:

  • No OFF-switch, I have to turn off its power source completely, otherwise it illuminated half my room at night
  • Regularly fails to get recognised by my pc when using USB, works fine with optical

Magni Heresy:

  • Same static noise problem when using the volume knob after a while
  • Ended its own life with a loud POP noise that felt like it made me borderline deaf
  • found out it lacks some kind of protection, which can be dangerous to your headphones in rare cases

Im tired of it all. The Modi/Magni stack was a second chance after the Fulla. Same shit, especially the static noise. They all sounded good though.

I own a Topping E30/L30 II stack now, which is indefinitely better for the same price.

  • no sign of static noise on the volume knob
  • much smoother volume knob in general
  • three gain levels
  • both of them measure better than their shiit counterparts (check ASR)
  • OFF-button on the DAC
  • Display on the DAC
  • no usb problems
  • Output volume control on the DAC
  • included remote of the remote
  • both of their enclosures feel far more premium compared to shiits low end products

All of that for basically the same price.

If you dont like Topping (I wouldnt know why), try JDS labs, I have no experience with them, but they cant be worth than shiit.

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ericlikeseatin OP t1_jc041vb wrote

Reply to comment by Chok3U in Schiit at night by ericlikeseatin

Grados sound very good without an amp and they certainly can get very loud unamped because of their sensitivity. With an amp, the sound is improved - more full with better bass, at least to my ears.

Back in the days of the original SR60, SR80, and SR125 (before they introduced the i, e, and x iteration), the prevailing wisdom on head-fi.org was that only the SR60 was decent unamped, and that an amp was needed to unlock the sound quality from the SR80 and SR125 (as well as the even higher-end models).

Enjoy your amped Grados!

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Chok3U t1_jc028lw wrote

Reply to Schiit at night by ericlikeseatin

Nice headphones. ;)

I know that grados don't need to be amped, but how does it sound with your stack? Did you notice any improvements?

I'm asking because I'm getting me an entry amp/dac and my grados will be the first headphones I plugged into it. Just wondering if I'm in for something like more spacious and detailed sound, or nothing at all.

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kazuviking t1_jc01zm1 wrote

Reply to Schiit at night by ericlikeseatin

If that heresy was made before 2022 October, i suggest swapping it for one that was made after 2022 October. They fixed the killing headphones problem with the new revision.

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ericlikeseatin OP t1_jbzwfca wrote

Reply to Schiit at night by ericlikeseatin

I was listening to some music in the dark (it is a weird way to unwind but hey) and thought the red glow from the Mangi Heresy had a stranger things vibe to it. Took a picture using Google Night Sight and it came out all right. Hope everyone is having a good closing ceremony to their weekend!

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Cyberspace242 OP t1_jbyqsmk wrote

Reply to comment by iFiAudio in Absolutely Stunned... by Cyberspace242

It really is a great combo. The ifi Hip Dac is so versatile. I have powering my full size cans as well as my iems. Such a great piece of tech. The Olinas sound fantastic - truly impressed by them. Hands down best iem I've heard for the money.

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