pimmedoris
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Hi guys and Girls,
TLDR
looking for iems <~350, dap <~500. Any suggestions?
Full story
After a few years with less focus on portable audio, I'm getting back into it. My current setup consists of a Ibasso DX50 and Westone UM2RC iems. The cable of my iems is starting to have some issues, and I'm looking to upgrade my dap to one with wifi and overall better SQ.
I'm mostly listening to metal.That ranges from Metallica, Black Sabbath, children of Bodom, Opeth (old and new), In Flames, Alcest, Epica, Lorna Shore, Emperor and everything in between, lol.
Next to metal I also listen to Jazz, Blues and other prog rock (Pink Floyd anyone?)
What sound am I looking for? I'm looking for a balanced iem. I want details and being able to pick everything apart from the instruments. Bass must be present (metal) but not boomy/overwhelming. The same goes for the other registers. The sound must not be fatigueing on longer sessions. My um2rc's were abit light on the bass, but i liked the details and speed. Looking for a serious upgrade though. Thinking a hybrid is the way to go?
Based on reviews I'm leaning towards the Aful Performer8. From what I read that could be a great match? It doesn't come with a balanced cable. Is balanced really that big an upgrade?
Budget for iems is about €350. Could get abit higher if it's really worth it. Any thoughts or tips? There are so many choice, one kinda gets lost easily...
For the dap I am leaning towards the dx170, but also the fiio m11s sounds interesting, or a shanling m6 21. Any suggestions here on why I should pick one of the three or perhaps something completely different? Budget is about €500.
I dont have the possibility in my area (Eindhoven, Netherlands) to listen to many different brands of iems/daps, so I'm relying heavily on reviews. So far I think my best bet is through hifi-passion.de in Germany. They seem to have a lot of brands.
Of course I could import directly from the shops in Singapore, China etc. but then I'd have to calculatie extra import duties and stuff. How do you guys do that?
TLDR
looking for iems <~350, dap <~500. Any suggestions?
Full story
After a few years with less focus on portable audio, I'm getting back into it. My current setup consists of a Ibasso DX50 and Westone UM2RC iems. The cable of my iems is starting to have some issues, and I'm looking to upgrade my dap to one with wifi and overall better SQ.
I'm mostly listening to metal.That ranges from Metallica, Black Sabbath, children of Bodom, Opeth (old and new), In Flames, Alcest, Epica, Lorna Shore, Emperor and everything in between, lol.
Next to metal I also listen to Jazz, Blues and other prog rock (Pink Floyd anyone?)
What sound am I looking for? I'm looking for a balanced iem. I want details and being able to pick everything apart from the instruments. Bass must be present (metal) but not boomy/overwhelming. The same goes for the other registers. The sound must not be fatigueing on longer sessions. My um2rc's were abit light on the bass, but i liked the details and speed. Looking for a serious upgrade though. Thinking a hybrid is the way to go?
Based on reviews I'm leaning towards the Aful Performer8. From what I read that could be a great match? It doesn't come with a balanced cable. Is balanced really that big an upgrade?
Budget for iems is about €350. Could get abit higher if it's really worth it. Any thoughts or tips? There are so many choice, one kinda gets lost easily...
For the dap I am leaning towards the dx170, but also the fiio m11s sounds interesting, or a shanling m6 21. Any suggestions here on why I should pick one of the three or perhaps something completely different? Budget is about €500.
I dont have the possibility in my area (Eindhoven, Netherlands) to listen to many different brands of iems/daps, so I'm relying heavily on reviews. So far I think my best bet is through hifi-passion.de in Germany. They seem to have a lot of brands.
Of course I could import directly from the shops in Singapore, China etc. but then I'd have to calculatie extra import duties and stuff. How do you guys do that?