Now that comes as as surprise to me. Great review, thanks! Pity you don’t know the Anni 23, I would have loved to hear about your comparison between the two, especially regarding treble!

Done 👍

My wife planned a Birthday surprise for me that Saturday because I missed to put the Amsterdam event to our family calendar. Next time I’m not doing the same mistake again…Really envied you guys reading the reports and looking at the pics from the event. I was contemplating traveling to CanJam...

I’m still there currently. The best part is meeting many great people from head-fi here ☀️ So much fun talking about this hobby in real life!! Also trying a lot of stuff. Really liked the Trifecta 🤯 I couldn’t be that patient. I just put new gear on/in my ears asap, neglecting work, nutrition...

Seriously? You got a new pair of IEMs and instead of immediately trying them you let them „burn in“ for 2 full days? What might break in there with all the BA drivers? And why not let it break in while in your ears??

Makes sense to me. That’s why I bought the Raphael cable for my GM. A little disappointed because It’s a little flimsy for a 500$ cable, though. Looking forward to your impressions of the Sony! Especially regarding UI speed with streaming apps. Other than that It’s such a beautiful device. I...

But keep in mind that the M6u is pretty powerful at 720mW@32Ω(4.4mm). By the numbers (probably not all of what’s important…) that’s more than 2x the SP3000 and nearly 3x the Sony WM1ZM2. How do you like the Fusion cable with the Anni? Are there obvious improvements with it?

I have a question regarding volume mgmt. When using the D16 line-out with the PB5, what’s the best method for adjusting the volume (or is the way @twister6 did it in his review the best one under all conditions)? I use it the „twister-way“: D16 set to line-out, 4.4 to PB5. D16 Amp gain Low, DAC...

From twisters review reg USB: iPhone XS Max/D16 (Hiby music app) – iPhone has a similar performance w/D16 as DX260/D16. And I think he wrote DX260 USB vs. DX260 Coax doesn’t make much of a difference. So you should be good to go with an iPhone and that’s the way I use it. Flightmode on...

That’s part of the fun, isn’t it? 😉

What’s your use case @Yefry? I never heard the RN6 but read a ton of posts about it. Most owners say It’s the perfect allrounder for them as long as you are ok with not only elevated sub- but also mid-bass. I bought the GM with bass/fun in mind (and it definitely delivers) but turns out I’m...

Thanks for your feedback and I do so 👍 I think you nailed it with this combination D16/PB5, offering transportability paired with summit-fi sound quality and versatility. Great job!

For the time being, yes. I had some doubts at first because I don’t want to be disturbed by notifications nor distracted by any apps while listening to music. I just made a very simple shortcut automation: activate flight mode (cell reception off, wifi on), mute all notifications. Regarding...

After receiving D16/PB5 and doing some critical listening and comparing, I sold the SP3000. I loved the A&K but now somehow relieved that I don’t need a DAP anymore and I have so much versatility now with my amps.

For my use cases and my taste, I’m perfectly equipped with my three transportable amps, all with large amounts of power and different sound sigs. Now I’m prepared for all situations and all kinds of music with these amps, IEMs and headphones. They were carefully selected by me after many...

Sure, synergy needs to match and everybody has their own preferences. I don’t like the Annihilator much out the PB5. It sounds like a mess to me somehow. Mentor has a totally different presentation out of the PB5, for me in most cases positive. Sometimes (or for some tracks) I like it better...

👍 Have you tried the MM out of the PB5? Brings the Mentor to a whole new level imho.

This device flies a little under the radar on head-fi while It’s actually great! I love it especially for the Annihilator because It’s very neutral out of the box (without possible modifications) and I think this is ideal for Anni. I don’t like the PB5 tube amp with Anni, for example. It turns...

Oh, I see, thanks. I don’t know where this is coming from, probably a measuring glitch. Do you have an idea @antdroid ?

Annihilator 23 has great strong fun bass and for some songs It’s even better that that of my GMs. The most obvious difference from my perspective is that Annis bass is not Sub bass focused. As you can see in @MatW s graph, it is elevated and almost flat to 100Hz and then slowly moves down until...

What do you mean?

If It’s possible, I think you should try first. It’s all personal taste but I don’t like the Anni from the PB5. To me, It’s just „too much“, probably too much warmth coming from the PB5. Other than that, you can’t use Anni directly with the stock Liquid cable because it doesn’t fit into the...

I can’t believe all the crazy money you cable guys spend. Others buy cars for that amount of money! Agreed. I think the PB5 can still sound great with bassy IEMs. I love it with the Grand Maestro (vocal switch on, which is lowering sub bass a little). But I don’t like it with the Annihilator...

As it is often in life. One door closed, another one opened. So many paths, so many opportunities. Maybe take the chance and invest the 5-6k in Bitcoin today and buy the Storm for free in Q3. The bull run hasen’t even warmed up, yet. (This is not an investment suggestion, you might lose...

But the XD05 is much more powerful than any TOTL DAP available today making it also an option for more demanding headphones for transportable use. 👍 I bought from yny_audio from China.