If you’re thinking about Chi-fi for warranty it’s far easier to just buy a new one. You’ll likely have to send it back to the manufacturer…at your own expense which can be as much as what the IEM is worth.

Overextended budget and Buying into the hype/namebrand. I did that with my old IE8i way back when I was in college. At the time, since I attended a show, I was able to get it for half off retail. It’s not a bad set in itself but it didn’t exactly line up with what I value when I listen and it...

0 is the basement with the food court and parking lot. lol

I like Zepp. They have a lot there , (especially cables!) and you can enjoy some coffee while you’re there. The mall it’s located in has several electronics stores if you need stuff serviced. Also Zepp is on the 3rd floor IIRC.

You sure you don’t have a transcoded track or two? 💀

They could just incorporate in Taiwan and bypass all of this.

Chinese Semiconductors ->USA = 100% tariffs in 2025. US Semiconductor to China…pretty sure that’s straight up restricted to what generation they can use. Either way L&P will have issues with sourcing chips. And the tariffs could make this an extremely expensive product in the US.

Pretty sure the moondrop cover art would trigger the algorithm to suggest that. As you know the Moondrop thread is one of the most active on here. Also it’s not hentai. It’s a gacha game with racy images , just like Moondrop box work.

I’ll have to say, after sampling the E7 oven in Singapore last month, the Bluetooth implementation works very very well. IIRC it even displays the album/song metadata too. If there’s a loss in SQ it’s very minimal. However I’d use USB just for the fact that a lot of streaming services limit the...

To Pimp a Butterfly for me. The blend of jazz, vocalists like Anna Wise and masterful lyrics is the best.

I’m guessing it’s the Symphony cable from how thick it is?

Meanwhile I haven’t bought an IEM since 2021 🫣

I’d look into the new Eletech tips. Right now it’s for the AirPods Pro, but there’s supposed to be a TWS based version coming out soon too. It was previewed in Singapore.

If an IEM responds well to EQ that’s the way to go. Not everything responds well however.

My Amex ( and the massive amount of points I’ll get from ordering from Zepplin Cafe) is ready haha 👍🏿

Same here. It’s a toss up between LCD i4 and the DC- Elite.

Off for sale is a limited edition iFi Gold bar, I’m the second owner of the DAC. The majority of my listening is through a different source, and this has been sitting around unused for quite some time. I would much rather see it go to use instead of stashed away in my desk.

If that’s the case then L&P is better off relocating to Taiwan or Hong Kong, or scrapping the Intel thing altogether. US tarrifs are likely to double ( or be raised by a significant amount) soon. Either that or the LP7 will be in very limited quantities at a higher price . But for giggles, it...

@darveniza got a chance to sample the MIAD. Just wanted to cross post it here.

How is the EQ with the phone? Any weird issues with streaming?

Ever consider the DC- Elite or the W4? I’d imagine that those would be a great dongle compliment for the Mjolnir.

That and for some components there’s a minimum buy amount. I just don’t think Moondrop has the buying power for some of the better components out there. When have they ever competed with those dongles? Have you seen the Dawn?

No more DX260?

Barely in but apparently STAX is now entering the Mid Fi space. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/stax-srs-x1000-and-sr-x1-now-available-to-pre-order-at-headamp.972601/

Those were the exact use cases I was thinking of. At $399 it’s a YOLO purchase and if it doesn’t work out I could likely offload it on Craigslist for close to what I bought it for since it’s a phone after all.