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!

Yes, that's my stance as well. A worthy discussion to be had for sure, but perhaps one best had in its own thread so as not to derail this one further.

Hmm... I wish I had an idea for you. :frowning2: The closest things I have to a Liquid Links Venom are the Code 23, Code 24C and RN6 cable. All three of those have withstood the test of time well, so I haven't run into this issue yet.

For me personally, I'm not terribly enamored with either design, so apathy in equal parts here. But I did find the entire faceplate debate funny as all heck. :smile:

It's not bad in isolation, but the launch edition established expectations, which I think is a large part of the disconnect for many.

It's an intriguing and worthy discussion to be sure, but I am considering moving all of it to it's own thread somewhere, so that we stop derailing this one. I have to imagine there are some, perhaps many, followers of this thread who'd like to return to the good old days of Storm-centric...

100% agreed. And though I've not tried every cable at that price point, I'd say that the Eros S could very well be the best of any offering in the $300 range period. You don't want to do that... it's soooo good, cleanest sounding cable I've heard yet.

Ooooh, I wonder how that sounds? :smiley: Super-important in this case because it will take a loooonnnnggg time for a good patina to develop from use. :smile:

Funny you should ask that, as @Aeonyx is dealing with a similar issue with his Eros S. He was thinking of using a heat gun, but I think that's too risky a move for any cable of considerable value. That said... I don't know if all manufacturers offer such a service, but I know that Eletech...

Hmm, you didn't like Noble's Spartacus? Granted, it's not DD, but I felt that the dual BCDs did a pretty good job with the low end. In fact, I remember thinking to myself Joop might like this one! :smile: I remember trying to convince @eruilluvitar that the LCD-5 (which we both have) has...