I only compared to S12, Tea OG and EJ07m (to be added).
Olina and Tea2 fulfill two different roles in my collection. I know you PMād me, will answer in a bit!
Ej is a beast. I would like to hear fh7/5 and na2+ one day 
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Yes, it all comes down to my preferences and my library. Amongst all those, there are some gems for price, like mh755, but thereās no miracles. Market is moving too fast. Thereās basicly alternatives to any of those for less or better for the same price.
These are some of the examples Iām talking above. They have some X factor to me and they rule the brackets for me on their price point.
I could basicly use anything that is A- or above as my daily driver. This is the point where dimishing returns hit pretty hard, in my collection.
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Basicly, they have to work for me, but I give credit to something that is good, just not for me, like Variations or UP.
Thereās also tuning vs Techs for me. A great example would be Olina vs Oxygen vs Fdx1 vs Kato. Thereās no right or wrongs. Any of these have flaws and strong points. Comes out as preferences and price. Price is not a factor on my rankings btw.
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Oh, I didnāt take out the Olina filter; I put the B2 filter on top of the Olina one. It works too. If you want I can take out the Olina one and replace it with the Hana one and try. Currently Iām testing B2 filter + vent mod + foam tip for long high volume listening 
I was just curious, nothing else 
I need to grab myself another pair of Olinas!
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Itās very fun tinkering to get it just right 
So far the best way for me is B2 filter on top, Olina filter on front vent, and moondrop T55 foam tips. Tames the treble at higher volumes (70%+ on my Macbook) while maintaining everything else.
I have been debating about a Hybrid and I know the Tea cult approved of the OG Tea, but the view is that the Tea2 is enough better to be worth the price bump from $300 to $350.
The OG are $260 on drop, which seems like a very good deal, is there something wrong with the ones on Drop, or am I missing something?
It really depends on your preferences and priorities, as well as libraries. Both are beasts, but different from each other!
5k dip ftw!
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Alright guys, so Iāve been tinkering with Olina mods for the last 5 days and I think I finally found the one. For reference I went from:
- B2 filter on top of Olina filter+foam tips
- B2 filter on top+Olina filter on vent+foam tips
- Replaced the Olina filter with thicker Hana filter+foam tips
to finally - Putting another Olina filter on top of the pre-existing stock filter (so double filter)+stock tips
This double filter stock tip mod tames the bright mids and treble (especially at high volume) while maintaining everything else.
Itās been a hell of a journey team 
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Hey nymz, what is being graphed here? Still waiting eagerly for Part 2 of the Kinda Lava report, especially where you can compare them with the EJ07m. Did you get a loan of the 07m? Any word on your lost pair? Feeling for you there.
My custom 07m KL tuned still have not reached my freight forwarder in CA, but are close, should be another 2 weeks IF all goes well.
God Bless,
Wayne
Do you think the kinda lava rewiew will be out be4 the sale at the end of the month?
The graph is Teas. Squig will be up today
No, still waiting on Akrosā¦ He got sick and we couldnt meet yet 
my own ej07m is still lost somewhere in china -. - I will do ej07 vs KL anyway this weekend!
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Maybe. Most of the stuff will be written by then. My last review (tea2) is ready to be posted (minus more pics) for 2 weeks now and I literally had no time.
I will try to rush KLās asap since I have to send it to other person after Iām done so he can review as well. I will keep you posted.
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Follow up on the Q5k.
It can handle low sensitivity planars relatively well on balanced output. My 93dbB/mW, 35 Ohm HE-400i are too loud for me even at -12dB from max volume. So some slight +5dB EQ should be doable if needed.
It is not a big headroom for those mythical +40dB ātransientsā, but I have not heard yet any clipping or lack of power when compared to 400mW hip dac - they sound just slightly different (probably because I have xBass always on).
More tests to follow, but it is good to know that I donāt need to bring back my work setup to listen to something like that at home
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Youāre one of the first guys Iāve come across where your words come across as clear and knowledgeable without being too complicated thus being over my head, someone who doesnāt really know the technicals of DACS and Amps and what not ā¦ bravo, man. I look forward to more of your reviews.
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Super happy to see that you have a squig now. I have to say I think that your target is also my target
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