I like warm and smooth sound and I get it from Raphael. Unfortunately I never tried any expensive IEM cable. Code 23 was other one I had earlier but it was thick and heavy and broke the the 2 pin connector of my IEM so I sold it off at loss and have decided to never use any heavy cable ever for...

That’s Raphael

You don’t need to pump out 120 out of Walkman. Give it low voltage and let amplifier do its job. Many amplifier work better at unity gain and above.

Since you, as an owner, are not comfortable and leaning towards new so go for new. Doesn’t matter what we think. It will always be in back of your head and will spoil your listening experience.

Do you get it from headphones as well ?

Canjam is not a great place to listen to hardware only forget about listening to subtle changes that upsampling brings unless you get a quiet listening room. Anyone can get a trial version and try at home.

Very good bass, deep and wide stage and good layering Only thing you might want is slight crunch in upper treble or brilliance region otherwise all good.

Transformer buzzing is due to DC or Ground loop. Connect it in same power outlet as other devices. Nothing to do with MJ3. Atleast I haven’t experienced from MJ3 that I have. It may be faint but not loud to be heard across room. And ground loop is common cause of loud buzz from transformer

Wow that’s some serious V shaped tuning

I had similar observation and experience with bliss. Would have loved extra bass heft

Ibasso stack with Bokeh will be awesome. You will have bass impact that will be second to none. I'm using PB5 with my Walkman

Why are you so stressed about the connector of XE6? you had another thread as well on XE6 connector. Forget about XE6, if you roll lot of cable then connector of any IEM will weaken and loosen up in due course of time. I used Code 23 cable which is very stiff cable and had to send mine for...

I got a chance to try them at home last year and they are worth the price of admission IMO if you like HD 6X0 series

https://nitschsound.com/collections/products/products/jar600

Tonality and timbre aside, well driven MDR-Z1R is among most open sounding closed back and yes, I have heard almost all closed back.

This is one thick and heavy stack. The thickness can be felt in sound as well. I like to roam around when listening to IEM and I love the bass impact of this stack. PB5 to IEMS is what Schiit Mjolnir 3 is to headphones. Both are fun and bassy. So would love to carry this while listening to my...

I was calming his nerves as he seemed overwhelmed 😀 I’m using 03rd party cable myself :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I am using Silver module and yes, these modules provide different isolation and hence different bass response. Start with silver and then roll them to see for yourself. here are the details of Fir Cable and yes you can buy a cable on its own. https://www.firaudio.com/store/fir-cable Default...

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This addiction is real….the night before the delivery filled with anticipation…oh man! I need my fix now

DAC, no question about it

Just noticed update in your signature….nice Caldera closed must be a perfect match with this

Bass cannon…

great deal for someone looking for Caldera