I am only interested in custom IEMs tbh. My only use case is sound isolation while I am travelling. I would rather use headphones or speakers at home.

Yes, it's really annoying. The 16khz peak makes everything sound 'tizzy'. As I said, my A12t is unusable unless the 16khz is toned down by 10dB. I am looking at Vision Ears stuff like VE8, VE10 and Phonix which don't have that

I have a pair of A12t. It has a similar 16khz peak. These are unusable for me unless I tone down 16khz by 10dB

Why is there a 16khz peak?

How's the Aroma Jewel compared to VE Phonix? At this point, I am looking for Phonix but CIEM.

The problem with A12t is the 16khz spike. It's pretty much unusable for me unless I tone down 16khz by 10dB. It makes everything sound "tizzy" is the best way to describe it. I really loved the VE8. I will prolly AB VE8 and VE10 at some point and get one or the other.

3 years back, I made the huge mistake of getting A12t customs instead of VE8, maybe now is the time for a correction.

A few months back, I heard VE Phonix at a meet and was floored. I tried a bunch of other TOTL IEMs that day but nothing came close. I legit thought that Phonix was pretty much perfect except it lacked a bit of treble sparkle. It's as close to my perfect IEM as it gets. I was disappointed to...

More expensive is not always better. Muses are fairly expensive compared to other opamps but they have some of the worst electric characteristics among audio opamps. Newer opamps like OPA1656, OPA1612 etc. completely destroy the MUSES' old and outdated designs/tech.

Instead of swapping out random Op-Amps in random amps, shouldn't we vouch for competent designers who understand how each op-amp performs and designs circuits with particular op-amps in mind? Just a thought.

It's moar betterer

How do the DCA Stealth compare to LCD 4? I have been meaning to pick up a pair.

Does your transformer have a ground pin? I think I have a transformer in my house somewhere I had purchased for a similar device previously but it doesn't have a ground pin.

Does it give you any hum when using it with the transformer?

Did you end up trying it with 220V?