Usb-c and being able to run my Qudelix 5K wired was one of the things that motivated me to upgrade to an iPhone 15.
Though really the iPhone’s AAC is perfectly fine too.
blargh4
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Does anyone have measurements or experience comparing the R2R Himalaya DAC to the Modi
https://headphones.com/blogs/reviews/hifiman-ef400-review-measurements
The measurements are ok for the most part, but unusually, there's a pretty bad case of phase misalignment between channels, which is likely audible.
Also the headphone output impedance is pretty high for a modern SS headphone amp, though I don't think that has much effect on planars.
The 2.5mm connector is for the balanced output, which may be useful for hard-to-drive headphones, but probably not the HD560s.
I don’t use Android or Samsung phones but it’s possible they have some DSP audio enhancements turned on that you like the sound of? iOS doesn’t really do anything like that.
If the Samsung’s headphone jack has high output impedance, it’ll give the Sennheisers a bit of a bass bump, which many people like. EQ (unfortunately not many options for that on iOS, besides an outboard device like the Qudelix5K) or an impedance adapter between the dongle and headphones can produce the same effect.
That FiiO is a pretty decent amp, if it’s loud enough for you I would not expect any real difference with typical solid-state gear.
I feel like people always feel attacked when you point out that a difference probably isn’t real. But I think we need to stop saying you don’t hear it. Human hearing is clearly not merely the process of tranducing sound pressure. You cannot separate objective “sound pressure at the ear drum over time” from whatever other post-processing happens in your brain, and the latter has been repeatedly established to be a significant factor, which you can test for yourself easily enough if you doubt it. This makes it easy to make the attribution error that something is producing a different sound wave, rather than merely changing the cognitive aspect of “hearing”.
Here's to enjoying the gear you've already got.
Well, I bought a KiwiEars Cadenza after I junked my shitty Moondrops, and a couple of fresh Apple dongles to replace them as I inevitably lose them, but IEMs are not something I use very often, so not too exciting for me.
That is as high quality a setup as you would ever need for 99% of headphones out there, including the Sennheisers
Switching between the cables, and listening to the same songs, at the same volume, I can clearly and easily tell the difference between the cables
Now have someone switch them randomly a few times without you knowing what cable it is and watch this difference magically disappear
I have not experienced anything like that, at least using AAC from iOS as I do 99% of the time. Probably some weirdness with your bluetooth source.
I have an ancient video iPod. I really only use it when I'm flying.
Usb-c and being able to run my Qudelix 5K wired was one of the things that motivated me to upgrade to an iPhone 15.
Though really the iPhone’s AAC is perfectly fine too.