Here is a stage tester 0:00-0:30:
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You did not at all! Glad to have another set of ears to compare notes with.
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just A/B ed Olina and CRA (which I saw you said in its review having huge holographic stage!)
both are comparable to my ear … maybe Olina slightly deeper and taller (more 3D) and CRA sliiightly wider. or maybe its placebo and reviews are affecting my judgment… but both seemed above average to me in this track…
but then again the thing that caught my attention was Olina being more organic and natural. I could hear singer’s hand hitting percussion instrument more natural with proper weight. CRA had more subbass and boom. but I couldn’t hear percussion attack as natural as Olina
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ok I just found this song which is amazing!! both CRA and Olina sound super 3d & holographic!! I felt Olina bigger in every aspect…! maybe width was close -still better on Olina- but height and depth definitely better on Olina and most obvious in about 2:50 which the voice comes from far upper right
I don’t know if this song is special and makes every IEM sound huge and I don’t have other set to compare. but both Olina and CRA was amazing here
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I see Kingdom I click like. Sawano’s (legend) work (including Attack on Titan) is excellent for testing space.
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WOW. I just pulled out my old IE80 to listen to this. It is at least a foot outside of my head. Crazy.
Edit: Some parts of this feel like they are coming from another room.
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Very excited about the Triton. If it’s regarded as well as the Helios, we’ll have another winner on our hands!
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Lolll this is sooo expensive
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The OG Turii is said to be very accomplished and one of the best DDs by those who have heard it. But yeah, still probably about 8 times more expensive than it should be.
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For anyone in the US and looking it looks like the Q5K is back on Amazon. Im torn if I should buy it and return my BTR3K. The Fiio does nothing wrong and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything but it just seems like the Q5K is a better device overall
Q5K has 3x more power and had PEQ. It’s quite the big upgrade.
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I was in a similar situation and decided to keep BTR3k… even though my device had battery issue … (though I couldn’t return the BTR3K and had to pay for 5K) but I figured I’d hear more difference if I spend the money on an IEM instead of source… BTR3K is fine especially if you use its 2.5 output. and it takes a trained ear to notice the upgrade … though if you have harder to drive IEMs or headphones then yeah you’ll gonna need the extra power.
personally its hard for me to notice difference between BTR3k, Xumee dongle, oneplus 7p output, KZ AZ09 Pro
they all sound similar to me with minimal differences. and all have enough power for my IEMs to tear my eardrums apart! (even BTR3k in 3.5 output)
but I Instantly notice difference when I switch IEMs
I won’t say my opinion is the right one… a lot of people would tell you to pick a better source
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Yep, saw that a couple days ago and ordered one. Unfortunately delivery is still a few days out. Ready to replace my trusty ES100’s 10 band EQ with the PEQ function!
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True and that’s what makes me want it. However i dont really like EQing and while the extra power is good I doubt I’ll ever need more than the btr3k puts out. Since I got the btr3k on Amazon via prime I can return it no problem. My biggest concern is I won’t like the buttons and general finish on the Q5K vs the btr3k but maybe I should just pull the trigger and do it
What transducers are you using on it?
And I assume you are using balanced, cuz otherwise its not much better than some smartphones.
Olina right now. If I get a new one it will prob be a serial, canon or something else in that price range. I’m using SE but have a Xinhs Graphene balanced cable on the way.
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Yeah, I would go for the Q5K. Even more so when you can get back the money for the BTR3K.
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S12 are real nice, since i use the M11 ltd on high gain them and the olina thump
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dude… are you like my evil doppelganger? 
we both have olina, BTR3K, considered buying 5k and waiting on xinhs graphene cable 
jokes aside, please let me know if you tried 5K and noticed the upgrade over 3K. maybe I go for it as well … looks like we have similar tastes LOL.
if you can get a refund for 3K , I think 5K is a nice consideration…! if you can have them both for a while and compare them together it’ll be easier to decide.
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