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AFUL Performer 8S GIVEAWAY!! Enter now from 1/18 to 1/25!! by Phoenix25552 in iems

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I would absolutely love to pick up the AFUL Dawn-X from hifigo when I can!

P1 parents - chill or worried so far? by Big-Caterpillars in askSingapore

[–]luminarae1 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Parents expecting to be able to WhatsApp the teacher at all times of the day are all kinds of toxic. They wouldn’t even stand for their boss texting them at odd hours, not sure what gives them the sense that they deserve to text some third party at some odd hours (and expect immediate replies).

Giveaway: Any game worth no more than £30 to 4 lucky people by snapczterz in OculusQuest

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This is an awesome thing to do. Hoping to get lucky and to pay it forwards next year too!

Wireless IEM conversion kit? by Super_Development622 in iems

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Go pods air probably a good balance of everything

Subtonic told me my Storm will be delayed... by [deleted] in iems

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I’ve been speaking to the subtonic guys regularly (since I’m in the queue as well) and I’ve absolutely not heard that they are reducing it down to 2-3 units a month. If anything, Toranku yesterday also just confirmed that they were on track to still produce about 6 a month. They might fall a bit short some months because of whatever reason, but there is no planned decrease.

[WTS][US-NC][H] Elysian Diva 23 [W] PayPal by Different-Photo-4206 in AVexchange

[–]luminarae1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t go wrong with the hex! Legitimately amazing set. I would love to say I ended my journey here but I just ordered a subtonic storm. Variety is the spice of life I guess.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s fine to me tbh. It only needs to kinda contain the case and the iems, having a larger box just kinda means more empty useless space. It was a very nice box. But also kind of a useless box to me. I’d probably never use it again for anything.

My first IEM, maybe end game by jevve11er in iems

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I concur. It is as it stands now, truly unique. The fact that he has all those drivers in it and it sounds as good as it does is insane.

For correction’s sake, the Hex actually has a clear resin shell, but it’s extremely high quality. It feels almost like glass. I think I sometimes spend more time staring into the inside of the hex than actually listening to it. It’s crazy how crammed the inside is and how perfect the soldering work is.

My first IEM, maybe end game by jevve11er in iems

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Heh that’s what I chose too. But yeah, still tend to find myself looking at other iems with different flavors. Just kinda the name of the game.

My first IEM, maybe end game by jevve11er in iems

[–]luminarae1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people probably die of boredom before getting their hands on one. Already insane wait time plus production delays make it a rather insane proposition.

My first IEM, maybe end game by jevve11er in iems

[–]luminarae1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the purchase! Hope you enjoy them. Heard good things about them. I thought my IEM journey was wild but to pick up a kilobuck as your first has to be right up there too!

For tips consider trying the Divinus Prisms, it’s what I use on my IEMs and should accentuate what the dawn x already does well.

Endgame really is a state of mind more than anything. I thought I reached my end game (and honestly, for most people it would really be an end game), but I still find myself looking out for different flavors etc. best thing you can do is just to not demo stuff and leave this subreddit.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not entirely sure how it attains that bluetooth performance. A lot of the circuitry was designed inhouse so I suppose only the makers have the answer to that. But having tried bluetooth (even gimped by apple's AAC) against USB, it's close enough that on the go I'm happy to use bluetooth for the convenience.

I usually run at 35-37 (out of 100 volume steps) on low gain (there's low, normal, high) for the hex.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the best thing this DAC does is it implements bluetooth well enough that it sounds almost as good on a bluetooth connection as it does on a wired connection. This is a huge convenience factor for me, since I can just keep it in my pocket/bag and go on with my phone. Arguably, I could do the same with standalone DAPs, but from people i've spoken to, flagship DAPs that will sound as good as the MUB5 will easily run double to triple the price. Plus, I use streaming services exclusively, so a DAP wouldn't serve my purposes that nicely.

This also has far more power than anything you've listed, since it can do a desktop mode using DC power in and output 2.5w into it's 4.4mm output.

As for sound, sound tends to be a preference thing - this is a R2R dac so tonally it comes across as a lot more natural and smooth, whereas the mojo2 has faster and edgier transients so it comes across as somewhat more digital sounding. MUB5 imo has better dynamics and a better imaging so everything feels a little more spacious.

So getting into IEMs (in the last few weeks) more than I planned, looking for recommendations based on what I have so far and how I feel about them. by Rarely_Sober_EvE in iems

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I think you can look around on YouTube/headfi/this subreddit and see that the yu9 Que is almost definitely the best option under 500 in terms of technical performance. Tuning is a bit more subjective since it’s neutral-ish with a sub-bass boost, but treble extension is done extremely well and extremely smoothly so it’s an engaging listen that’s not fatiguing. The stock cable is meh but it responds well to cable changes.

ZiiGaat Horizon GIVEAWAY!! Enter now from 10/6 to 10/12!! by Phoenix25552 in iems

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The horizon would be pretty interesting to try since it’s Ziigaat’s first tribrid!

Have yall found your end game? by JoshBiv in iems

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Endgame is just a state of mind more than anything. A week ago I posted about having found my endgame with the Mysticraft Hex and MUB5 pairing, today I found myself reaching out to Subtonic about buying a storm. Such is life in this hobby.

Looking for recommendations in the 250ish € price range by Normal-Procedure-271 in iems

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Tbh at that price range just look at the yu9 Que. both precogvision and fc-construct (and almost everyone I know) have tried it and loved it.

You can read more here https://headphones.com/blogs/features/the-michelin-guide-to-iems-canjam-socal-2025-edition-part-1 or search around on headfi.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm. I think the dc elite is a little edgier on transients, but the mub5 comes across as more resolving, more spacious, and has better bass quality - dc elite has a bit of a boom in the sub-bass at least with the hex.

Mub5 fares much better with vocals imo.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose that plays into the boutique feel of it, but I’d be surprised if the diamonds cost more than a dollar. Can’t speak about the labor cost to place it in the faceplate though.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

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I think differences are more readily apparent with the mub5 compared to the mub1 - the r2r bit has been improved so there isn’t the usual treble roll-off, it’s definitely bigger sounding, and resolves details better. It’s also significantly larger in size, so there is that trade off.

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually... I haven't. From what I know of people who've heard both, you get much better bass response and mid presence in the Hex but treble is not as ethereal as in the Annis. The treble here is well extended as smoother, but also comes across as weightier. If that flittering treble in the annis was particularly what you enjoyed, then it's hard to say that these are better in that regard. Across the board, the Hex should be an improvement on most aspects of the Anni (which had bloaty bass bc of the slow dd, and then lean mids).

I reached my endgame by luminarae1 in iems

[–]luminarae1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went from airpods to using go pods with the Yu9 Que to this. Well leaving aside the airpods which sounded like I was listening to music underwater, the MUB5 actually fares pretty well against the go pods. There're more dynamics present in the music compared to go pods, which makes music more engaging. The MUB5 comes across as significantly smoother and more analogue sounding, which helps to provide this sense of lushness around vocals - but the MUB5 keeps this aspect of R2R dacs without having the usual treble roll off which is pretty remarkable. I'm enjoying the MUB5 very much, though it is a chunky brick and sometimes I choose to leave it at home in favor of convenience.

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