I went the other way around: i have some difficulties getting to my iems as I need to hear when something is wrong (louder screamings or unusual silence - that means any silence that goes more than 20 seconds, basically). So buds with their openness and ease of ingress/egress are the way to go for me.
My boys are 3 and 6.
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My kids are 4 and 7. I guess the âbenefitâ of a small house with an open floor plan is that I can always see them. 
My listening rig is in the desk, and I donât usually listen when they are awake.
It is kind of obvious but still impressive, seeing how our environment steers us to differents use cases and different solutions.
Truer words have never been spoken. Preach it! 
How about the new rank table?
Another thing, do you think I will make a quality leap if I change my hip dac for the Gryphon or the signature?
The latter costs 6 times more than the hip dac.
My current gear is : Edxs, Sv023, Raptgo, Oh10, Oh5 and (maybe) Top.
I own the Gryphon and I have owned the HipDac and I would say youâd make a leap in quality. Particularly with your XS I think youâll find that the Gryphon drives them with greater control and precision. I would also expect to hear a noticeable pickup in clarity and detail if youâre feeding it quality source files , like CD quality or hi-res. One of the few issues I sometimes has with the hip is that it can lose some micro details in its warmish, relaxed presentation. The Gryphon, on the other hand, keeps a touch of that warmth, but provides more forward detail and isnât nearly as relaxed/smooth in its overall presentation.
Obviously, all of this is going to depend on your transducers, the quality of your source files, and, of course, on you. I have tried/owned some of the headphones and IEMs you have listed there (XS, Hook-X, and OH10), but have no experience with others. I would expect you to hear the biggest difference with the XS and with the Hook-X, though I think youâll still hear a difference with the OH10 too.
XS - I would expect youâll hear a difference with the control, especially in the low end, and also with some increased detail and micro detail retrieval.
Hook-X - When I had the Hook-X I found that it didnât do well with warmer sources so I would expect that the Gryphon being less warm than the Hip will help out, giving you more perceived detail and clarity.
OH10 - With the OH10s, I found that the bass can get a bit boomy and sound a bit out of control with some sources. In my experience, the Gryphon tends to have excellent control and clarity when combined with transducers that can be borderline so I think youâll find that the bass on your OH10s will tighten up a bit, becoming a bit faster and more articulate.
As always, YMMV and only you can ultimately tell what differences youâll hear and if theyâre worth the incresed cost to you. I tried to be specific about what I thought you would gain so you will have a better idea of whether or not the Gryphon will give you improvements youâre looking for. I hope it helps!
Despite some flaws, I canât see how Mele can cost $49. This bass goes through everything like a bulldozer. Guess who has the best soundstage: Olina SE, Mele or ĐH5 (I havenât tried it, only on FR)?!
Whoever guesses will get a cookie 
Ears are funny that way, because I heard Mele as narrow and intimate in itâs soundstage. Olina SE easily has better soundstage for me
Exactly! And has anyone listened to OH5? Itâs said to have a small to medium soundstage!
Buuut the depth 
⌠mmmm winner isâŚ
This is a hold up! Give me all your f*ckinâ cookies! 
P.S. Can anyone tell whoâs bored on a conference call? LOL 
Hereâs one! But Iâm never bored, itâs just that people on holidays are busy with other things. Otherwise, I put the topic not because of Olina or Mele, but because of ĐH5! But some people have no sense of humor, too bad 
Hey me too 
But donât forget to nod and smile every once in a while!
Thank you for your review. It really helps me a lot.
I didnât think there was any noticeable difference between the Ifi hip dac and the Gryphon. Mostly because the Hip dac is quite powerful.
I think Iâm going to discard the signature because itâs more expensive and because I donât need that much power as my most demanding headphone is the Edxs and if I upgrade in the future it will be a more efficient one for sure.
The Sivga has 300 ohms but quite a lot of sensitivityâŚ
Right now I can drive the Edxs (decently I think) through the balanced one which gives 400 mw at 32 ohms.
Regarding the ikko oh10 a lot of people say that⌠I donât know, my ikko doesnât sound like that!!! It has more bass rumble than the Raptgo for example. I got a cable for the Ikko that cost me 60⏠and I use it with the âreferenceâ tips. For me the best for soundtracks.
I think Iâll invest in the Gryphon.
Iâm glad you found it helpful. I havenât tried the signature so I donât know if itâs better than the Gryphon or how it differs at all. The hip dac is a cool device and it does itâs job well. You can look at the Gryphon as a more powerful and refined version of the hip dac and I think youâll find that itâs extra power and refinement show in things like driving the XS and keeping the OH10âs bass tight and powerful.
BTW, I think the OH10âs bass is actually really good, but with the wrong source or underpowered it can get muddy and lose speed and articulation, IME. All I meant is that the Gryphon is quite adept at controlling the low end and I expect that youâll hear that when you run the OH10s off of it.
Anyways, I hope the Gryphon works out for you and that you like it as much as I do. Make sure you let me/us know how it goes once you get it.
Donât forget: power doesnât tell the whole story. As power in cars wonât tell you how it handles.
I donât know how big the difference is between Gryphon and Signature, but Iâm sure the power is not the only thing that changes
The difference in my country is âŹ150 between the signature and the Faucet.
The problem is that if I make this purchase it is to use it for years. In other words, it lasts longer than headphones and iems.
The forecast is that I will focus more on upgrading iems (sell and buy) as I notice that I like the sound more and that is where I see the absurd signature. Itâs too much for us alone.
