Well, to be honest I am quit new to the Audioenthusiast world. Or better I am new moneywise. I already own a couple of good consumer bluetooth headphones and am now looking to make the next step.
And that Step for me seams to be 58X & Hip DAC.
This seams for what I gathered by now a good entry level setup with a good compromise regarding portability. It is decent enough to enjoy indoors and portablen enough to use it while in the woods doing long walks.
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Well, that makes sense, but the BTR5 is a pretty nice BT option for IEMs. Your choice is a really good combo. Tell more about it when you get it.
Iām waiting on my BTR5 from B&H, Iām planning on using it with Tin T2 IEMs. Any suggestions on a balanced cable for the T2ās?
Iām having a bit of an internal struggle to justify a $40 balanced cable on $40 IEMāsā¦
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This would do the job
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Welcome to the audiophile worldā¦the struggle soon becomes a gosh, then a what ever, then fuck it order it as a side lol enjoy the rabbit hole 
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thanks OhmBoy.
@M0N - those look great, except Iām north of the border (Canada) and the $25 CAD cost of the cable is accompanied by a $25 shipping fee (what I like to call: the canada tax). So a $50 CAD cable for headphones I spent exactly $53 CAD on. hmmm. Iāll shop around, but I dunno what Iām going to find. (southern ontario, in case anyone is wondering)
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Would this work?
Here is another one
Good suggestions M0N, I may pickup the Zonieās from Linsoul directly, it will take a month to deliver, but Iām probably waiting at least that long for the BTR5. so I donāt think it will matter (no balanced out on anything else I own right now). $15 USD at Linsoul with free shipping. Itās awfully tempting.
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Thatās pretty good then, that might be the right choice. It typically takes around a month for stuff from linsoul as you say
Bonjour du QuƩbec.
Thereās also a ālinsoul audioā eBay store ā same price, 24,88$CAD, free shipping.
Thatās where I bought mine.
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Thanks LeDechaine,
Looks to me like thatās just an indirect method to order from linsoulās webpage - which I donāt have a problem with (itās how I got my T2ās). So Iām putting my eggs in one basket and placing the order on Linsoulās page direct.
Thanks for the recommendation @M0N ā¦ Iāll be back when my BTR5 comes in. 
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Is it possible to connect the 2.5mm balanced to RCA input? I want to use it as a DAC and since balanced output uses the two DACs itās better to connect that to my amp.
Iāve seen cables so it seems itās possible but how can balanced output go to unbalanced input?
You may have to make your own cable but you could. Just note. NEVER connect to bluetooth if you do that. It will jump to bluetooth any chance it gets.
Does anyone know if the BTR5 supports usb/digital output?
I can say for a face digital come in and analog go out.
So, people that have the BTR5. Is it really that good? Iām looking for something to use while sitting outside on the patio. Possibly to travel to work with me. Iāve considered the iFi Hip DAC, but the Bluetooth seems more appealing to me. My source will be a Galaxy S10e, FYI.
if you need bluetooth pthe btr5 are to me one of the best along with the UP4 if you desire more power out of unbalanced and a generally warmer sound. but if your going wired the ifi hip DAC is definitely a better direction to go.
If you asked that question on this thread, you clearly havenāt scrolled through the history. I give the DAC a solid recommend.
I did, I guess Iām just still skeptical. How does it compare sound quality wise to something like the e10kāI had one, and wasnāt super impressed. Better, worse, completely different?
I probably wonāt be using balanced. If thatās the case, will I still see the gains over the BTR3 ($45 refurb on eBay).
Or, looks like I could pick up an EarStudio ES100 for $65 refurb on eBay.
Iām just wondering if the BTR5 would be that much better than those other two, warranting 2x or 3x the price?