[csglinux]

We can't neither confirm nor deny

I presume the double negative means you're going to pm me the detailed internal spec sheet?

 

[iFi audio]

I presume the double negative means you're going to pm me the detailed internal spec sheet?

Nope

Point being, we shed some light on the circuitry of specific products and EarBuddy isn't one of them. Nice try, though!

Just have a listen to EarBuddy!

 

[Oscar-HiFi]

Based on the below post in this thread, it looks like you'd need to get the IEMatch for balanced:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ifi-audio-earbuddy.859737/page-2#post-13710418

In short: that's correct.

But in long it means using a 3.5mm to 2.5mm balanced adaptor, which adds another adaptor to the chain... An earbuddy with 2.5mm balanced on each end would be very popular

 

[Roscoeiii]

Just buy the IEMmatch. I really can't imagine that the market for balanced justifies the effort for ifi. Maybe I'm wrong. But we're already talking about a very low priced niche product.

 

[iFi audio]

But we're already talking about a very low priced niche product.

Yes, we are.

Of course we always explore our posibilities and move accordingly, One never knows what the future holds.

 

[Oscar-HiFi]

Earbuddy is awesome when using it with amps that hiss with sensitive IEM's/earbuds

 

[iFi audio]

Earbuddy is awesome when using it with amps that hiss with sensitive IEM's/earbuds

That was our goal. Enjoy!

 

[cyclops214]

Earbuddy is awesome when using it with amps that hiss with sensitive IEM's/earbuds

In my case my amp was too powerful For my SE846 I was at the very bottom of the volume Knob With very little play on my magni 3. So I picked this up About a month ago And it is The best $20 ever spent.

 

[avitron142]

Has anyone compared these to the UE Buffer Jack? It's double the price, and was wondering if there it is different by principle.

 

[vector84]

Has anyone compared these to the UE Buffer Jack? It's double the price, and was wondering if there it is different by principle.

At a quick glance:
UE Buffer Jack ~4 ohms output impedance (and I can't find its attenuation factor)
iFi Ear Buddy ~1.5 ohms output impedance (~15dB attenuation)
(and iEMatch is ~1.0/2.5 ohms OI, ~12/24 dB attenuation)

 

[SLC1966]

Curious if anyone has tried an Earbuddy with the Campfire Andromeda? A very sensitive IEM with low impedance as well. I've read that 2 ohms seems to be the sweet spot for output impedance for the Andromeda. But that Andromeda are very picky on sources in terms of both the impact on the frequency response and hiss (Sony ZX2 seems to be widely praised with Andromeda BTW, and I've seen positive comments on iDSD Micro with it as well).

Just tried EarBuddy with Andromeda. Without EarBuddy my HRT iDPS had way to much hiss and volume was on the bottom. Mojo had mild annoying hiss and at bottom of volume control. Vali 2 was not usable due to volume and hiss. Straight out of iPhone SE worked fine except I needed more volume control.

With EarBuddy all of them have the volume control I need and none of them have any hiss at all.

So far impressed. I am not hearing any degradation of sound quality. I would like to know if anyone else with EarBuddy experience hears any degradation of sound quality.

 

[iFi audio]

Just tried EarBuddy with Andromeda. Without EarBuddy my HRT iDPS had way to much hiss and volume was on the bottom. Mojo had mild annoying hiss and at bottom of volume control. Vali 2 was not usable due to volume and hiss. Straight out of iPhone SE worked fine except I needed more volume control.

With EarBuddy all of them have the volume control I need and none of them have any hiss at all.

So far impressed. I am not hearing any degradation of sound quality. I would like to know if anyone else with EarBuddy experience hears any degradation of sound quality.

We're glad that you like it!

 

[Roen]

Yup, that's the description, nice work and thanks!

Is the earbuddy attenuation similar to the High setting or the Ultra setting on the IEMatch?

 

[myusernameislove]

Hi, the restoration of bits is not in specs of iEMatch. Does it mean, that this feature is specific to EarBuddy only?

 

[Jackpot77]

Hi, the restoration of bits is not in specs of iEMatch. Does it mean, that this feature is specific to EarBuddy only?

My understanding is that neither the IEMatch or Earbuddy "restore" lost bits as such, they just allow outputs with digital volume control to be run closer to full capacity, which prevents the bit decimation occurring at the source end in the first place.