Huh i don’t listen to much from my zen DAC but I can’t remember it to have many noise floor problem with my teas or ta l2
ttorbic
February 9, 2022, 12:04pm
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Balanced or SE? Obviously IEM dependent. I’ll try to dig up my posts on this…was a while ago.
ttorbic:
while back (search for it). E.g., only my Shuoer S12 handles balanced output without hiss; Oxygen, Aladdin, Mele, all have a noticeable noise floor.
While I agree that the FR is never the whole story for me it is obvious that it is always better to have clean signal (at least from DAC) that you can color if you wish to with some lamp amp, EQ or whatever fits your taste, than to have dirty signal to deal with already at this stage
There is also this issue that highly sensitive IEMs are hard to dial even on low gain in HipDac even SE as the settings must be extremely low and there you get channel imbalance. I have this problem on Mangird Tea, where I need to turn down the volume on computer to get rid of that.
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Wew. I thought it will be warm neutral from few reviews that i gather. Well, need to wait for more reviews.
It’s my EDC atm (I’m getting IFI Gryphon soon), and as been for almost a month.
It’s a freaking beast. Clean as clean can get. Basicly a topping amp… but portable. Batery is great too.
It pairs really well with my RSV for example, since it’s VERY clinical, low OI (<0.1ohm) and 1.4w. Oh, and did I say negative gain already for sensible iems?
Lack of DAC is a con, but easy surpasseable.
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see Nymz posts on that device. He praises it really highly, it is generally very well received device (both in reviews and in measurements ;), that only lacks internal DAC to be complete killer.
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nymz
February 9, 2022, 12:30pm
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NX7 insane. Just plug it to a dongle or a BT amp and u settled.
The better the dac, the less volume output u need on the NX7.
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CX10
February 9, 2022, 12:34pm
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Looks like a great combo honestly but it might be too neutral/clean for me ig.
Will it pair decently with Olina and S12 through balanced output?
nymz
February 9, 2022, 12:45pm
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It’s very clear yes. Sorry I haven’t followed, but if you want a warmer source without breaking bank but getting you settled for a good while, I would go Xduuo XD-05 Bal. If you want desktop, maybe look into Topping DX3 Pro +, but that’s also bright.
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ttorbic
February 9, 2022, 12:51pm
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Here are the posts on hiss and ifi zen DAC:
Hiss is not a problem with the Zen DAC, rather an unintended outcome. All very sensitive IEMs hiss with all amp that has too much power (because it was output power set was more intended for headphones).
You hear no hiss with your Qudelix 5k, because it has variable sensitivity through the app, and you can set the output power to whatever you want, more or less.
As such, this is the reason why we created IEMatch. With it, hiss is solved!
Yep, I hear hiss with KZ ZEX and CCA C12. I also hear (less) hiss with FiiO FH9. I don’t hear hiss from 7hz timeless, MD Aria, B2 or VR3000.
As I said: It also depends on the source.
Aladdin: 108db/10ohm
Mele: 109db/16ohm
ZEX: 103db/25ohm
ZEX Pro: 104db/25ohm
Oxygen: 110db/32ohm
VR3000: 101db/18ohm
Blessing 2: 117db/22ohm
Timeless: 104db/14.8ohm
You see, it’s not straightforward. The ZEX has more impedance than the Blessing 2 and is even less sensitive (both factors making it seem the …
Do you hear a hiss with some IEMs? I have that problem with my ifi Zen DAC v1: I hear a hiss on the Mele and Aladdin, while almost nothing from KZ ZEX Pro and Oxygen, and nothing from VR3000 and my Sundara.
I’m going to write to ifi customer service and see if they have an answer. Output impedance is < 1 Ω. I hear no hiss whatsoever from my Qudelix-5k.
Edit: @sebastien_chiu_iFi , any thoughts on the cause of the hiss in some of my IEMs? I’ve provided specs below.
Tripowin Mele: impedance / sen…
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Looks dope. When can we expect the video?
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Next week.
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You’re killing my wallet!!
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Frainen
February 10, 2022, 11:37am
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I would say the modules are not really useful.
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They haven’t updated the thumbnail. Kinda Lava is the same price as the EJ07M, nice.
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Yeah I hope to get a short vid out tonight during the 20% sale. That’s like $125 ish in savings.
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nymz
February 12, 2022, 2:28am
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Public thank you for making stuff happen. You undersole Teas2 and I can see why. People wallets matter. Respect.
wink wink
Buy Olina
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