The discussion is about the vented golden faceplate vs the red unvented and the question if this is an vented (open back style) version of the elan+. The elan+ pinhole is on the ear side some mm away from the nozzle.

The description says closed back. Seems like the golden Bars with the holes are just for the show.

You will see that Penon doesn't offer it. It's older than SR8 and DTE500 and doesn't sound as good (that's what Penon said, some weeks ago).

Milton Keys is the UK version of a black hole. Everything goes in but you never when it will come out again.

The rough edges in air tubes are a thing in the air intakes of engines. you use the rough edges to get an air cushion via small turbulences against the walls. it could be possible that moondrop tried to achieve something similar here. A smooth surface in Audio is, in most cases, a real...

The only thing I hold against them is their return-policy. I was looking at the Monarch MKII for a long time, but they have a "no refund" policy for IEMs and Headphones. So you have to contact them to check for a dedicated test-unit and if they have non, you have to blind buy or leave it for...

P5 is sold at Hifi-passion, a store based in Bremen (Germany). SR5 via Ali had only 10€ tax (seller declared lower value)

TWS-tipps worked for some of the bigger IMR-Models with deeper insertion (RAH2023, Avalon etc.) Dekoni TWS-Foams, SpinFit CP360 ;)

@AmericanSpirit can you give us a comparison of DTE500 and SR8 to SR5? I try to decide which of the two to get and call it a year (or give SR5 to my wife as here midnight got stolen in our last vacation).

NiceHCK BlackSoul put aside, C4-1 in use atm and purple se in the mail. Blacksoul didn’t match my preferences on SR5 and Variations.

The length of the Stem in combination with the nozzle also define the insertion-Depth which also change the sound. That was the thing I wanted to point out. the Azla max are taming treble (and a bit of soundstage) with their dark tuning. The other alternativ would be Spinfit CP360 which are also...

The thing with the smaller tips, is the distance between the drivers and the eardrums @AmericanSpirit could give you a better explanation about this, as I'm no native English speaker (or writer). The trick would be, to experiment with short stemm tips (like Azla short, vivid, crystal, or use the...

I had that problem some times. Holding for Volume gets loud very fast if the IEM is very sensitive (SR5 as example)

@FiiO Will you be able to add a 3rd option for the volume buttons? An Volume only mode with no tittle switching would be nice in my use case.

I haven’t found any powernumbers for these. Shanling MW100 was not able to drive SOG or R2 Red. It was anemic and uncontrolled in the lower registers. NaLe has similar specs to SOG.

Don't fall for the specs of a DAC-Chip. The implementation is the key. A bad implemented high-end DAC will still sound worse than a very good implemented old AK. Take a look at L7audiolabs measurements if you like.

R6 gen II is nowhere near M17 or TOTL. So I think this hint a little misleading. The DAC is in it but the rest of the dap is entry/midrange level. Except Hibys streak with batteries, these are just garbage.

As you mentioned Naim. A dedicated Poweramplifier would be my preference. With that option we can match synergies between speaker and amp or use powered speaker. Also there will occur less heat issues.

@Nick24JJ I don't feel offended I know your struggles with this. I have the older FiiO stuff like m11+ ltd, bta30 as digital ldac transport to my DAC, btr7 and an old q3 markII for my wife. UTWS3 failed 5 months after my initial purchase. I asked a long time in the m11+ thread for a systemwide...

The Beeps bring the same problem. They will need to implement the same audio engine in their firmware. If they haven't thought about that in their design phase there is a good chance that their processing power will be insufficient for that task without creating to much heat at a place where it...

While it would be a nice touch, I doubt it would be easy to implement. The UTWS family is build around voice messages and app control while the BTR7 is designed with display. In that case they have to implement the voice message in the os on top of the graphical user interface.

It was a problem with wife's DX160, I also read about that problem in DX300 thread. So it looks more like a bad implementation. In the end, this reduces the battery lifetime significantly and for that reason I switched to FiiO.

iBasso has a problem with discharging, even when the device is powered off. That hold me back from switching my m11+ to a DX320 and let me wait what the m15s will have to offer.

I experienced a similar behaviour with mine at ddHifi, they are also known for relatively high impedances in their adaptors.