i kinda want to try silve cables

but it'll prob just be a wastae of 50$+

wtf even is liquid metal

ye

isnt it just really hot metal

mercury?

have fun with that

do people actually use balanced cables iwth ther iems

i see so many o naliexpress

autists do

i mean, balanced amps *kinda* make sense with iems, because lower noisefloor is important, but a good SE can achieve the same levels fine

i just use my phone tbh

my phone sucks

massive noisefloor and a really bad aliasing

ye fair enuff

what do you use then?

god damn the new fiio daps look good

fiio e18, tho ive been tryna get my battery powered go1k to work, but my phone doesnt wanna otg literally anything other than my e18

dman 400 tho for the x5ii

400gbp

tbh i'd rather get a nw-a45 over any fiio dap

the battery life alone sells me over the fiio

didnt realize sony made a affordable dap now lol

ye that looks good

i'd get one but i like big screens lol

if i can verify that a cheap chinkphone has i2s, ill grab that and hook up a dac/amp via that, though itll have to be powered elsewhere

might see if i can get a used x5iii

those 1,2€ earphones I shilled earlier really are awesome, survived gym sweat even

insane bass, had to turn off audiofx on phone

i'm not 100$ sure, but i think the left side of these shures are louder

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/2018-New-NICEHCK-DT100-Single-BA-Drive-In-Ear-Earphone-Single-Balanced-Armature-Detachable-Detach-MMCX/1825606_32849259889.html

@HEKTIK k702 vs k7xx

go

k7xx

k7xx are trash @Droidbot

muddy as fuck with the usual akg upper midrange dip, but its emphasised by the massive low mids boost

does akg make anything decent now

k612

k712

some of their other various k/q series

their naming scheme is retarded so i have no idea