Hi @phantasmag0ria, I've distilled your requirements as follows: The one remaining pertinent question would be, what is your total budget for the whole system (both headphones and DAC/amp)?

I started my FiiO journey with the E5! :slight_smile: Not quite 17 years, but it still seems like so long ago!

🤣 And here comes the inevitable question...

This one right?

I still can't believe that something like that exists! :smiley:

Since we're in the mood to talk about music - and inspired by @bigbeans recent acquisition of a massively ginormous von Karajan set - what are your Best Compilations for Artist [Re]Discovery?

For your favorite artists, which compilation or greatest hits album would you recommend as the perfect way for new fans to discover them, or for long-time fans to re-discover them? Here's one to start: The Smiths - Complete For anybody that wants to know/remember what the Marr/Morrissey...

Man, that was soooo long ago! Almost thirty years ago! :open_mouth: She's still asleep right now, I'll ask her when she wakes up.

I'm not Korean, but I once listened to this endlessly, so that I could learn how to sing it impeccably, and yes it was to impress a girl: I wish I could say something noble about the appreciation of music and all that, but honestly, sometimes it's just a biological imperative at work.

Hmm, Eletech pet collars... :thinking:

IMO, this hobby should be all about fun and happiness. So as long as you're having fun and you're happy, really, not much else should matter. :slight_smile:

It's not about taking sides in a debate, it's about the debate in general being off-topic for the Storm thread.

All "Frequency at the ear drum" posts have now been moved to a new thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/frequency-response-at-the-ear-drum.972580/. Please continue all such discussions there, and keep this thread Storm-centric. Thanks!