I use the Render tips. Great passive isolation, silicone exterior will have them lasting a long time, and the large fit well in the case.

I think some people forget the Harman curve represents an average of respondents’ preferences. Even when they use those words, people sometimes forget an “average” is necessarily a representation of a spread and not an absolute value. Anyway, it would be shocking if anyone prefers the...

Is the Sliivo SLT6 still worth it at $447?

Interesting! I use Amazon, Tidal, and Apple Music from my Android based Samsung phone and HiBy R6 Pro II, and Apple Music from my iPad. I would not say that I have any notable difference in my user experience between my Android devices and my iPad. I did have a problem once where I found my...

I have the ZMF Eikon and Bokeh, as well as DCA Aeon Noire already. Would it make sense to add the 620S? Would be mostly for use around the house when I’m moving about or for light travel.

wow, yeah, that definitely sounds inconsistent!

OK, hard day, week, month.. sitting here perusing the thread. Maybe I’ve had a drink as well… need to self administer a bit of a dopamine hit… ok, pre-ordering the Hadenys… holding back on the Azurys… maybe all it will take is another hard week for an Azurys to also find a home… :)

Yeah, BT is quite easily attenuated by water, and the human body is mostly water. I have found that often I get better results with my source/phone in my front pocket rather than back, or when I am holding the phone (that’s clearly not a viable use case all the time). In general I rarely...

I am somewhat jealous :xf_cool: of all the folks able to get the new Focals, as here I’ve only seen them on pre order so far! But the early impressions are great and will definitely help me choose whether to get one or the other - or both!

Do you have access to EQ? You can adjust the sound to your taste, and then keep everything else that you like in these headphones. When I feel like changing the sound I use Wavelet.

For those who have experienced the development of imbalance between left and right, what steps did you take to reach out to DCA? Do they offer out of warranty repair?

Yeah, the HiBy MSEB and newly added PEQ (on at least some models) is great to customize so much gear. Today I was listening from my phone connected by BT to my Q15, running some EQ by way of Wavelet. I don’t have anything against EQ… maybe some in blind testing could detect a change in...

My worry about gym headphones (mostly because I sweat a lot during multi hour workouts) is the detrimental affects of sweat on IEMs… I literally had sweat over the years (I admit it was years) eat through a pair of Shure 215 earphones. Not sure how more modern shells will fare, but now I only...

Long time in the making… got in on the Kickstarter, which like many such programs, is quite delayed. But glad to see that they’re close enough to start listing them 😀

Life, and other gear, had me not paying nearly as much attention to the 109s as I should have been. Thanks to the recent activity on this thread getting my attention I pulled them out and have spent the last two hours on a cool, rainy, Sunday morning falling back in love with the 109s. Thank...

I am sorry that you are having this problem, but hopefully it is a lesson to you and others… usually opening small electronics is difficult and fraught with potential problems.

You are having issues driving the Bokeh with the BTR7? I tried that last weekend and didn’t experience any issues that I remember, but will have to try again…

I’ve not experienced this with UAPP on any of my dongles. But, with Tidal, this is a well known problem, and I have seen it on my dongles…. If the first track you play is an MQA track, then any track afterwards that is not MQA will be silent. If the first track you play is not MQA, then any...

“Throwback” is not precisely the word that came to my mind… I’m leaning towards “creepy”, possibly bordering on “terrifying”…

They’re everywhere, hiding in plain sight…. Now I’m going to freak out worrying about what else walks amongst us!

Can’t unsee that now!

If you want to consider some beautiful headphone stands consider: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1615223173/black-hornbeam-and-padauk-headphone?ref=yr_purchases. I got this one for my Bokeh. He also has some other color and wood options. P.S. I think someone else on this thread originally...

Head-Fi isn’t a support forum (it is more of a social media platform - think facebook for audio), so getting quick and relevant answers is a bit touch and go… You might want to look at resources here: https://www.fiio.com/supports

Any chance the skipping has anything to do with inadvertent touches by your ear? Probably not as you’ve had yours for ages, but worth asking the question…. Do you wear a hat when this happens?

If I understand it correctly - and I might not - the reason to separate the power and data is that solution provides for the cleanest audio by minimizing any chance for noise from the power supply affecting the data input path… or at least that’s what I think I’ve read. I have a couple of...