I found the micro signature beat out the original dx300 by a hair (on dunu zen, audeze euclid and dusk at the time, as well as some over ears). never had the amp12 only the original included one. And, I think that came down to power availability not “quality”. Those two are my favorite sources that I have heard as well as the xduoo ta-30, which had similar benefits to those two (but not so much iem friendly. wonderful for overly analytic planars).
But, I hate everything else about daps (tried a bunch at different price points the dx300 being the big boy). Buggy, inconsistent, broken, bulky, annoying things. The dx300 external buttons routinely stopped working until I rebooted the thing. The m11 plus worked the best (oh! except it tended to over heat becoming too hot to hold), but the sound was snooze worthy. Way too clean, transparent and analytical.
I have very little tolerance for stuff that doesn’t “just work”.
Me too nothing on my DX300 has caused me any issues apart from the rubbish supplied case faultless otherwise…when it comes to IEM’s it’s plug 'em to a phone and party…I guess that’s what it should be but as we know that ain’t always the case…transducers respond differently and probably no more than planar’s (a P1 Junkie) Timeless likes a bit of a
Do you stream or use local files? A lot of my problems evolve around crappy android apps. I only stream, and man does that reduce the UX experience dramatically.
The best one was honestly the sony zx507. But it’s so underpowered for anything that isn’t the dunu zen. Also, its “20 hour battery” was more like 4. Ugh.
Received my Blon Bl-max today and am listening for 2h now.
My first totally plebeian impressions:
These are phenomenal for the price of 31$. Sound is bass heavy but still smooth over the whole spectrum. The fit is very comfortable. I feel I could listen all day without issues…
Very pleasing fun sound signature no shrillness. Simply non fatiguing.
Even with the heavy bass they are capable of, the bass does not overshadow other ranges.
They are much better than the KZ DQ6, imho. Could these be the new budget Blon kings? Possibly. These are my 1st Blons so I can’t compare. Very impressed with what Blon created here.
For me the fd5’s vocals were slightly more recessed then I’m used to. How would you compare the fd7 to zens vocals especially thickness and forwardness?
“this is also the first in-ear monitors in the world to include a Modular Unit (MU) System that promises maximum scalability and user interactivity for years to come.”
Not a word about what that is supposed to mean though.
I feel like TRI Starsea is underrated (based on graph). I couldn’t find much impressions espacially on this forum. I can grab one for like $70 on 11.11. It would be great if someone can share some impressions.
nothing on my DX300 has caused me any issues apart from the rubbish supplied case 
faultless otherwise…when it comes to IEM’s it’s plug 'em to a phone and party…I guess that’s what it should be but as we know that ain’t always the case…transducers respond differently and probably no more than planar’s (a P1 Junkie) Timeless likes a bit of a 
but better soundstage
