This is why I can’t with Penon. Tripowin Piccolo is like $35. So the extra 3 DD (and more forward pinna gain profile) make Dome 10x more expensive? Why isn’t this a sub-$200 IEM, outside of “people will pay whatever Penon asks”?
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Piccolo looks a lot better to me as well. That 500-2k bump on the dome looks terrible and wonky af.
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Not sure if it was just a careless mistake, but quattro is the 4dd, Dome has extra 3 BA. Doesn’t change your argument at all though.
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Yes, I had too many Penon sets to remember. You are right, thanks!
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The better question is if they are even worth remembering. 
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I dig the sound, way better than Piccolo imo. Piccolo was another Harman/df but the Dome is neutral-warm with intimate vocals. Very immersive and much smoother than Piccolo, but definitely not worth the asking price tho $350 I’d pay $150-200 at most.
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btw, do you guys have your music on local files or streaming (spotify, etc…)?
I am quite certain I will buy a NAS setup and move my files over to it and stream from there over to pc.
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Stream.was on Spotify and switched to Apple. I don’t have the setup to run local. Wish I did,but I’m running digital from LG tv to my J2
What is hindering you?
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I keep everything local on my PC, HDD backups and 1TB SD card in my DAP for on the road.
I use Qobuz for discovery when I’m bored or inspired, then “acquire” what I really like through a downloader (which I then manually tag and standardize db with and copy to both DAP and HDDs).
If I can’t get something via Qobuz, it’s purchase via wherever I can find it on or Yo-ho-ho if I can’t find it that way.
its what I have atm.
Dont have it cuz i am way too lazy and wont remember to periodically move new stuff over to it. (its a big reason why I want a NAS since it can automate that.)
I use Youtube for that.
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I would note that I do the HDD backups manually; I just move whatever I added to the DAP that isn’t already on the backup that day when I get home, otherwise I just do a full-copy of whatever isn’t already on there like once every two months if I’m on the road for extended periods. I have considered a NAS mirror for this but honestly I don’t grab enough new stuff regularly to warrant the cost/effort IMO. I’m old-fashioned and I’ll be that was as long as I can lol.
That is exactly what Im too lazy to do. A NAS can fully automate that.
The NAS setup im looking at is gonna be scarily expensive though…around 1 000 usd…
TBF, there are low budget options if all you want is a way to automatic file transfers. Take a look at the Synology DS120J, Synology DS223J, QNAP TS-133, QNAP TS-233
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Stream on Amazon music hd. Their algorithms have had like a decade to get to know me so I don’t wanna give that up.
At least once a week, I pop a 
playlist that I grab new songs from
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Nope. They usually are not.
The super early rise before 1k is textbook QDC-style. Graphs more mellow in the early treble though
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I’ve recently bought a DAP (Sony NW-A306) but I still prefer to stream and use PlexAmp to stream from a server that I rent.
Not your own server?
Nope, it’s a seedbox so it’s used for multiple purposes. Monthly cost isn’t too bad at £13 a month or so for 3TB of storage and the apps etc are all maintained for me.
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Thats better than cloud services like google drive at least.