eh. im probably gonna commit what i assume is blasphemy to the people in this thread and go with the fiio btr15. has the power for what we need, and has PEQ. also bluetooth if we feel like it. very nearly got it when we got the btr3k. should have done.

sooo... i might want something with a little more oomph than the tp50. good to know. (would get the DC Elite, but its a bit much. we prefer to spend more money on IEMs/headphones than sources. could get a tp50 and an hd600/650 for the price of the DC Elite)

oh. anyone have experience running the hifiman arya stealth on the epz tp50 (or any dongles under like 200)? just found out that the stealth has been massively discounted in my region (nearly 50% off) since the release of the organic. i know the organic is meant to be an improvement from the...

ill take a look at the TP50 then. assuming it isnt just FOTM by folks who think that two fully functional, unshielded, usb cables sending digital data can have different sound.

so... did you all find the best dongle dac? and does it cost less than 6k? (joke) more seriously, what do folks recommend in various price brackets? i currently use a btr3k in usb mode for my PC and IEMs. but im thinking about getting some harder to drive headphones, possibly some planars, in...

i want all my iems to fit inside the conch so i can lay on my side with them in. honestly, this is the biggest issue i have with my blessing 2s, they stick out way too far. if i fall asleep with them in i have a 50/50 chance of waking up with a tonne of ear pain. plus i cant use my fiio utws3...

okie. so heres a very simple etymotic style ferrofluid build. it uses knowles fed-30048, a 2 pin connector, and standard aliexpress triple flange ear tips. the STLs are toleranced for fdm printing, but should also be ok for resin printing (tho you may need to add tape or putty around the fed to...

so im having a problem with my ferrofluid drivers. i keep trying to solder them, but the only place the solder wants to flow to is the vent. every time i try, i end up having to use my solder wick to remove all the solder. ive even tried using rosin on the pads i want to solder, but its still...

without a heat gun its generally not worth trying. if you do have one, heat it up slowly putting gentle pressure to pry it open. you want the glue to give without too much force, so that you dont break any of the shell. are you thinking of putting the electronics in a custom shell, or switching...

if you are struggling with the 1.3mm id 1.8mm od tubes you found, you could wrap them in take or something. give them an extra .2mm of thickness so they go in a 2mm id tube well?

i think with the top removed you are getting sound from the entire top. thats the point of the mod, it removes any part of the driver that is shaping or directing the sound. hopefully allowing for more detail. you only sand off one side, and attach it to the shell by the other side. you...

so on a two pin connector is the positive terminal the one that has a positive voltage difference if you use a multimeter with the positive probe on that pin side? edit: nevermind, think ive figured out what i needed to know

does anyone know of a coupler design that doesn't cost thousands but has a resonance peak above 15k?

i cant speak directly to the ciem stuff as i havent made any. but ive come across a few folks talking about how theyve had a hard time with especially narrrow or angular ear canals. if you want to try a universal iem that has similar noise blocking characteristics to ciems, id give etymotic a...

@dhruvmeena96 heya. im building an ety fed with a 3d printed shell over the weekend. did you mean series or parallel 75 ohm resistor on this post? also, my current 3d model has a 2mm ID 14mm long sound tube. do you have any recommended tweaks to the shape, or should this be good enough?

a great tool to get your head around crossovers and shiz is xsim. you can layout the ci twfk circuits and see what they do to frequency responses and impedance curves.

i mean... yeah, that definitely is the nature of experimentation. you are bound to get more losses than wins. but when you do get a win, its that much sweeter. the 33518s are like 15usd a pair. worst case i lose 15 dollars or so and an hour sanding them down. id love it if it works, but if it...

that's good to know! if i get a pair and attempt it, ill definitely post it here.

im working on this project because there is literally nothing on the market that matches my requirements. im not working on this project to build a knock-off dunu sa6 with worse electronics design lol

worst case scenario, i waste a bit of money, and learn a lot about what you can and cant do with these drivers. better to test ideas and fail, than to never step out of your comfort zone and always be stuck in the realm of mediocre results

i dont think there is much need to be scared of crossovers when there are such useful tools available for designing them like xsim. and to be honest, they arent exactly complicated to get your head around if you have ever designed a circuit before. so even if i was going to use that 6 driver...

I'll give that a go if the sandpaper method proves too inconsistent

not to mention the fact that im not trying to replicate their designs 100% accurately. im not trying to make an off-brand u12t or storm. im not trying to have my iems sound the same as theirs. i have different design requirements and am just looking for the best ways to get the best possible...

even if they get drivers customised from a manufacturer, they still need to get to that point via experimentation. sure 64 audio have an exclusive contract for the tia drivers, but first they found out what they wanted via modifying off the shelf drivers. there's no way we can achieve the...

imo it looks like subtonic are going the all electronics route, with minimal damping given the 7 way crossover. which imo is probs a good move as the iems that play at the top of the game for detail seem to avoid extensive damping (for example the 64 audio tia design). i think it would be pretty...