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    Question about impedance

    Hey everyone, I don't really understand how impedance works. I've heard that basically higher impedance = harder to drive (lower volume), lower impedance = easier to drive (high volume). But I have the Sennheiser HD 560S (120ohm), Sony XBA-A3 (32ohm) and Sennheiser IE 200 (18ohm), and the higher...
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    Best portable DAC $100-$150?

    Hey everyone. I've got https://sl.aliexpress.ru/p?key=kMPssaP this dongle and I feel it isn't good enough. What is/are the best dongle-(s) or portable dac's anywhere between $100-$150? I don't need bluetooth, would be nice to have a balanced output and a low static noise level (because that...
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    Do I need a DAP?

    Hello everyone, I'm almost 3 months into the audiophile hobby now and my past two headphones we're the HD 560S, and the IE 200 which are easy to drive and sound good from any almost any source out there, but I purchased a pair of Sony XBA-A3's, and well, I feel like my $30 aliexpress dongle...
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    Sony XBA-A3 first impressions - The "open-back" floorshaker

    Hello everyone, today I've bought my second pair of IEM's, these beautiful Sony XBA-A3 from a local seller for $200, and I'm going to share my first impressions with you all! :D Release date: September 2014; MSRP - $500, anywhere from $150-$220 today. The Sony XBA-A3 is XBA-H3's successor...
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    Gold plated 3.5mm jack turning into a silver color? (Not working properly too)( - source fault?)

    Hello everyone, I have met up with a seller of a pair of Sony XBA-A3's and both his cables we're about 80% "scratched" into a silver looking color, they we're also faulty, had to hold them in a special way for them to work (when rotating the 3.5 jack, it was distorting, when twisting the cable...
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    How do older IEM'S compare to current?

    Hey everyone, I own a pair of IE 200 which I like (no mods, yes, people like me exist) but they started to bore me a little, I wanted to go for another more "spicy" or at least more promising iem to me than my current IE 200's, which I have found to be the Sony XBA-A3. I've already made a post...
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    Sony XBA-A3 worth it if I already have IE 200?

    Hey everyone, new guy here :D IE 200 we're my first pair of iem's after my first pair of headphones (HD560S) and I'm loving them, and the a3's ($150-$200) caught my attention being fairly cheap and having a dynamic driver along two BA drivers which is pretty impressive, a3 is also Z5's ($500)...
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