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  1. chowmein83

    Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran!

    The driver seems to be 50mm in diameter, there's a picture in this page from back when it was announced: https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220918-2457605/
  2. chowmein83

    Reply to review by 'chowmein83' on item 'FiiO FH7S'

    @Leonne I personally don't think the mids are too thick or muddy. In fact, I think they have a nice weight to them actually.
  3. chowmein83

    Reply to review by 'chowmein83' on item 'FiiO FH7S'

    @NickT23 Yes, I did try it with my Sony Xperia I Mk2. It was decent, but the FH7S definitely benefits from being plugged into a better source.
  4. chowmein83

    FiiO Hybrid IEMs Discussion & Impressions Thread

    This is a bit random (since I haven't been that active on HF lately and this is out of the blue), but I've posted my review of the FH7S here. I'll be checking both this thread and the review itself for any questions.
  5. chowmein83

    Review by 'chowmein83' on item 'FiiO FH7S'

    Before moving on with the rest of my review, I would like to thank FiiO for providing me with a review sample of the FH7S in exchange for my opinions. (Please forgive the lack of pictures here – I may put some later when I have more time.) Intro The FH7S is a 1 DD 4 BA per ear IEM, priced at...
  6. FiiO FH7S

    FiiO FH7S

  7. chowmein83

    ZMF Verite Open

    Ok, so after having been able to listen to the Verite on the Cavalli/Monotprice Liquid Platinum, I felt that I had to somewhat rewrite my earlier impressions about the Verite, which are linked here and here. The sections that I changed a bit were Overall Sound Signature (in the 1st post)...
  8. chowmein83

    Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum - By Alex Cavalli

    Thanks for the reply Alex! Now I know to just focus on the 6DJ8 family, and not be tempted by these other things which can be quite a bit cheaper. :beyersmile:
  9. chowmein83

    Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum - By Alex Cavalli

    @runeight I have a question that I couldn't find an answer to yet after searching everywhere. Are there variants (or "close enough" substitutes) of the 6DJ8/6922/7308 tubes that can be used with the Liquid Platinum? Specifically, I'm wondering about 7DJ8/PCC88 tubes. Based on my research it...
  10. chowmein83

    ZMF Verite Open

    As MonsterZero said above, yes they are most definitely in a different league. Verite is really just that much better. For the headphone noob question, I would think they would prefer the Aeolus more, because it's closer to a more "exciting" sound signature. Plus, my brother who is a relative...
  11. chowmein83

    ZMF Verite Open

    I do want to mention, that when I said that the Verite is "dark" I mean that it doesn't emphasize the treble nearly as much as other headphones do, including the Auteur, at least in my experience. However, that doesn't mean that the Verite is lacking detail - it is not, and in fact I firmly...
  12. chowmein83

    ZMF Aeolus Impressions thread

    ZMF Aeolus Impressions Part 2 – Comparisons At least for me, the most useful headphone impressions are the ones in which different models are being compared. So, after a lot of pad swapping, here are my comparisons between the Aeolus and some of the headphones I had access to. Aeolus vs...
  13. chowmein83

    ZMF Aeolus Impressions thread

    ZMF Aeolus Impressions Part 1 – General I was fortunate enough to somehow convince Zach into letting me check out the Verité and Aeolus. So even though much has been said about the two headphones already, here are my impressions on the Aeolus specifically. You can see my impressions on the...
  14. chowmein83

    ZMF Verite Open

    ZMF Verité Impressions Part 2 – Comparisons At least for me, the most useful headphone impressions are the ones in which different models are being compared. So, after a lot of pad swapping, here are my comparisons between the Verité some of the headphones I had access to. Verité vs. Auteur...
  15. chowmein83

    ZMF Verite Open

    ZMF Verité Impressions Part 1 – General I was fortunate enough to somehow convince Zach into letting me check out the Verité and Aeolus. So even though much has been said about the two headphones already, here are my impressions on the Verité specifically. You can see my impressions on the...
  16. chowmein83

    Comment by 'chowmein83' in item 'FiiO M3K'

    Maybe you could take a look at the Fiio M7? It has a claimed 20 hours of battery life (not quite hitting 24 hours but close) and has FM radio too. The only thing is that it isn't a clip on player, though the M7 isn't that much bigger than the M3K, just being somewhat taller.
  17. chowmein83

    Reply to review by 'chowmein83' on item 'FiiO M3K'

    @NihilGuru Unfortunately, I don't think so. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.
  18. chowmein83

    [FiiO M3K] Probably the Most Cost-Effective Hi-Res Music Player, Discrete HiFi DAC Chip, Supports up to 384K/32B

    Hey all, FiiO gave me an review unit to borrow it so I could give some thoughts on it, so here it is in the form of a (somewhat) brief review: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/fiio-m3k.23339/reviews#review-20941 Hopefully this helps anybody considering this player!
  19. chowmein83

    Review by 'chowmein83' on item 'FiiO M3K'

    So I'm going to try out a new review format - something that is much shorter than my earlier reviews and hopefully easier to read. Hope this gives people a better idea of what to expect from the M3K! Just to be clear – I was given a M3K review unit to check out (not keep) in exchange for a...
  20. FiiO M3K

    FiiO M3K

    The all-new M3K is a Hi-Res music player with long battery life at an affordable price. Come check out more info below. The M3K features: * Powered by the Ingenic X1000E processor * Utilizes a proven and well-received AKM AK4376A DAC * Up to 24 hours battery life and 38 days standby time *...
  21. chowmein83

    FiiO Q5, Flagship DAC/Amp, an Dual DAC, USB/Optical/Coaxial/Line in, share the same amp module with X7.

    Yes, I actually did most of my listening with the FLC8S in balanced mode. I didn't listen to the Etymotic ER4S in balanced mode because I don't have a balanced cable for that. I also alluded to listening to the 400i and modded T50RP with the Q5 - that was done with a converter from 2.5mm...
  22. chowmein83

    FiiO Q5, Flagship DAC/Amp, an Dual DAC, USB/Optical/Coaxial/Line in, share the same amp module with X7.

    Yeah, if you really like the how the X5 3rd gen sounds you probably won't be as big of a fan of the Q5. But hey, with the X5 3rd gen you are getting an entire player rather than just a DAC/amp combo for basically the same money.
  23. chowmein83

    FiiO Q5, Flagship DAC/Amp, an Dual DAC, USB/Optical/Coaxial/Line in, share the same amp module with X7.

    Hi all, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to listen to a prototype Q5 that Fiio lent me for quite a while now. Since they’ve now announced a release date, Fiio felt that it was ok for me to share my impressions. Please excuse me if the rest of my impressions just sound like rambling and...
  24. chowmein83

    FiiO Factory Tour 2016

    @bluedolphin Yes, that is the building where the offices are. FiiO takes up the entirety of one of the upper floors. The factory is located elsewhere in the city.
  25. chowmein83

    Win a SUSVARA

    I would like a chance to win the Susvara. Though I know I was one that didn't give such a positive review from an earlier listening session, I will admit that it was in somewhat noisy conditions and I may not have given it a fair chance. I would be happy to be proven wrong. The HE1000 V2 that...
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