@angelom , you are a major reason why I bought the ST. My use is different from yours - primarily passive wired, with the wireless and noise cancelling functions being important but secondary. Thank you for steering me right. The sound in all of the modes really is astounding. I hope you have...

Day three of listening to my new STs. To date my journey has involved a search for hifi sound in a portable package. Dac/DAP: An unremembered intro FIIO DAP—> Chord Mojo —> Chord Hugo2 —> Hiby R6 2020 —> ALO Audio Pilot dongle —> A&K SE180 with my preferred module being the SEM4. I liked the...

I just received my ST (met the delivery driver on the lawn!). Just putting it through its initial paces with my A&K SE180, amp module 4. So far outstanding with the default 3.5mm and 4.4 mm balanced stock cables, now onto wireless hq. Beautiful listening - Steely Dan AJA, first now Santana...

I was responding to a comment I made on this thread in 2020, for politeness sake. Thanks for your rude, insulting and unnecessary comment.

Thank you!!

I can’t speak to the Mojo2, and for the past couple of years I have been exclusively using my A&K SE180 dap as I find it much more compact and user friendly.

Hi all, late to the party, but I just ordered the ST. My DAP is the A&K SE180 with 3 of the 4 modules, which I rotate depending on my headphones (I love that feature!). My ANC progression has been: Bose QC35 —> Sony WH100MX4 —> B&W PX8 —> TS. I like the referenceish sound quality and the passive...

Agreed. That’s my go to as well.

I would think it would be up to KEF to prove the headphones were dropped. Regardless, I’m not interested in buying products from a company that makes it so difficult to get warranty service.

I’m curious about the 3rd generation difference. I recently flew from Canada to Europe and wanted to travel light, so left my PX8s behind and brought a new pair of 2nd gen Air Pod Pros. I found they were fine for music, but definitely not outstanding, and the noise cancelling was not great...

I didn’t notice a difference, DAR on or off, but the SEM4 battery life is improved over the other modules. Update. I’ve been using AirPods Pro (while travelling light) and B&O’s PX8s, usually wired. Because both are on the warmer side I’m back to SEM1, and it’s a nice combination.

One more reason why I love the SE180. Just got a pair of B&W PX8noise cancelling headphones. They were pretty bassy with the SEM4, so I switched to the SEM1. Very nice. One question for the group. I used a USB C to USB C cable. Sounds good, considering it’s running through the headphones’...

How are the Solitaires???

I’m surprised that I can use the USB C line out from my A&K SE180, also that in that mode I have no control over the volume in that mode. 3.5 to USB C sounds pretty good, understanding the onboard dac reduces the resolution from what the DAP puts out.

My PX8s just arrived. Great build quality, comfort and appearance. Bluetooth hookup to my iPhone 12 Pro and A&K SE180 was relatively painless, as was the software update. Agreed that out of the box the bass and treble need eq'ing (for my tastes, anyway). I've got the bass at -4 and treble at...

Thanks, I appreciate your post. I am curious why you sold them.

I’ve been doing a lot of non listening research and just ordered the PX8s. So many factors to consider, and SQ is number one (with ANC and wearability up there. If price was no option I’d go for the T&A Solitaires, but there is no way I can justify spending $2k on ANC wireless headphones. Even...

SEM4 is my go to module. I use Sennheiser IE900s, which have an 18 ohm impedance. Average listening volume is around 78, and I boost it to 90 or so if I want to rock out.

Three months in, for me the SE180 with the SEM4 module and Sennheiser IE900 iems hits the sweet spot of price, build, sound quality and features. It’s a bit of a brick, but still fairly pocket friendly, and the improved battery life is noticeable. Bluetooth range is not great, but otherwise the...

I have the SEM2, but have exclusively been using the SEM4 since it arrived. I found the SEM2 warmer than the stock module, but a little congested. SEM4 is checking all the boxes for me.

I received the SEM4 module 4 days ago and have been listening pretty much round the clock with my ie900s, mainly with the Digital Audio Remaster (DAR) up sampling function on. I listen to mostly rock (I.e. Steely Dan, early Chicago, Santana, Fleetwood Mac), jazz (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill...

I have SEM1 and 2, and 4 should arrive this week. I’ll post my impressions after I’ve been listening to it for a while.

Sorry to hear that, getting a new piece of gear that doesn’t work out of the box is very frustrating. That’s the reason I replaced my Hiby R6 New with the SE180. Nothing but problems. So far (3 weeks) my new DAP has worked perfectly.

SEM 1 with Focal Clear SEM 2 with IE 900