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Does it get quite warm to the touch @amirm ? Or am I not getting the message? :p

I'd recommend you try the Harman profile (the dropbox link) for them using the Peace app I linked before doing that. If you dislike dialing in the numbers, you can try AutoEQ's calculation I got from sai's measurements of the 2022 Utopias below (just import them using Peace, and don't forget to...

You can use Peace and dial in those values, you'll just have to turn off Tidal's exclusive mode (if you're using it). https://sourceforge.net/projects/peace-equalizer-apo-extension/ Also, leave Dolby off as it's compressing the signal. And refrain from using Windows digital volume when you...

There's little reason to spend more than 300 USD on a DAP these days. FiiO, Hiby and iBasso offer models that basically integrate the well performing dongles we see reviewed here on ASR into a decent "smartphone" considering the use-case.

Esotericism aside, the main reason to get a DAP instead of a dongle on a smartphone is to separate leisure from work and stress. With a DAP you aren't bothered by notifications and/or distractions and from that start distinguishing the device with which you listen to music and the device you...

Ouch, dual flagship DACs being outperfomed by dual CS43131 (or even single) chips in tandem with any beefy OP amp of your choosing. I'd also assume that their "low-end" chinese competitors, like FiiO and Hiby, also feel more responsive and faster, considering they've been using known Snapdragon...

The trend is real but only works for normal/supermarket coffee. Once you start delving into the espresso specialty rabbit hole it can get as expensive as the audio hobby. I say this as a zillenial (born in 1997) who does both. And an addendum: people who delve into quality coffee rarely refrain...

Nice! I had an bundled "faulty" subwoofer that I bought for almost nothing from a moving family which I fixed just by the magic of shoving tinfoil into the fuse hole LOL.

Worst thing is that I still do it even though I've been on this site for at least 4 years now.

IME more expensive hybrid models (and they often are more expensive because BAs/ESTs and their integration are more expensive, specially brand BAs like Sonion's and Knowles') tend to have better extension in MY ear canal while also being definitely more malleable in EQ, but that's my ear. While...

Thin sound and lack of bass are indeed symptomatic of lack of seal. I'd look for afterparty eatips like SpinFits' and Azla's Xelastecs. There are multiple video guides on youtube to help you finding the right one.

That mostly (almost only) happens with IEMs that have resin shells/nozzles and feature no ridge at the top of the nozzle. The Gate has a ridge that keeps the eartip in place, so in order for it to get stuck, you'll need to create a "vacuum", which is not easy. The Gate's nozzle and fit isn't...

Yeah, I've never really understood the appeal. Sure, it's another thing to "upgrade" and obsess over. But take tubes for example, at least they have visual appeal, are a conversation starter and, in some cases, can have some (though subtle) effect in SQ when you consider OTL's OI and no-feedback...

So you'll telling me that Sparkos' discrete solutions measure about the same as ICs? I'll definitely stop buying them then, I want musicality in my stuff, not pretty line in a graph

I have the better "technical" IEM he mentioned, and while it is leaps better than the Gate in construction, having a good transparent cable and a full CNC metal shell, I highly suspect that the "edge" in "technicalities" is due to its very big peaks in the high treble region (>10khz), which adds...

Most probably a resonance due to the driver, as a lot of the earlier planar iems share a very similar implementation and driver (the old s12 was literally a "flee-floating" driver in a CNC shell, with no tuning filters or materials whatsoever). There aren't, just the 14mm planar driver and the...

I find that these earlier planar iems that followed the Timeless had noticeable "grungy" mids that probably conformed their FR, with that weird 2khz peak (most of them have it) and "ragged" upper mids. It was more noticeable with the S12, which inspired me to make a whole Tidal playlist for...

I had this headphone in the past and I wouldn't scold it's sound after hearing it, given context for how much it costs. It always sounded, and felt, like a cheaper version of the HD 6X0 family, but with lesser upper midrange (Hd660S-like), warmer tuning and some treble inconsistencies (in...

For full-size dynamics it can be. OG headphones that had high impedance to compensate high OI from dirty sources frequently had >100 ohm impedance (often reaching 400 or 600ohm); even recent releases like the HD560s and HD 505s are over 100 ohm.

Surprised for the high levels of distortion in the bass. I'd expect that being newer and with better materials it could surpass the 20 year old HD600/650s, but I think that though the Meze have better extension, the end THD might even exceed those headphone's low end's, which already was pretty...