One of the main benefits of Roon for me is to NOT have to mess with the meta data, tags, etc. :) … But I can see it being a zen-like activity. I would be interested in some of the tweaks/corrections you are making. PM incoming :wink:

I felt the same when I first demoed the Fei Wan, too energetic in the treble. But when I tried it again recently I did not have that much of an issue with it. I think it would be fine for the majority of my music. I was very impressed with it overall, and I hope to add the Fei Wan to the...

Why not buy something off the shelf? Plenty of good options available?

http://open.qobuz.com/album/zirsc69dwyfzb

The Beth Gibbons album is lovely, I have given it several listens in the past week. Try these Todd, for sub bass. When I play them with my modest (in comparison) Devialet Phantoms, they make the windows shake: James Blake - Limit to your Love Beyonce - Partition Have fun! :)

No, if the 1266 has the newer headband (a few years old now, but there was a thinner one before that, and the O-rings could not be replaced with that one), it is quite soft, in my experience.

If a man looks, a man shall find a headfi signature :xf_cool:.

I posted a picture of it a few times in this thread, but I use my desktop gear mostly for headphones, as opposed to IEMs. And yes, it is a mighty fine piece of equipment, in combination with the M scaler indeed.

It has been in my setup 1 for 3 or 4 years. 🤭 It already happened, at the Amsterdam watercooler meeting. :dt880smile:

A bit late with my reply, but I am quite happy with my new Forza extension cable, allowing me to (more easily) listen to IEMs straight from the Chord DAVE.

Exactly this. My ear canals are too narrow for the nozzle + tips, so I need to create a seal further out, with large eartips.

Sounds like you need large eartips. I have the same issues with 64 audio IEMs. With large eartips (L or XL) I can keep them in my ears.

Nice one. But of course it should read WATERCOOLER THREAD… 😄

How about this one...

Who knows, one day we may even be able to log into a streaming service on a DAP and access millions of albums, just like that! :ksc75smile:

Magna Hifi in Heiloo, 40 minutes from Amsterdam?

Yes I guess you’re beyond salvation. 😊 And that’s fine. It just puts some awesome music beyond your reach but there is plenty to enjoy still.

Harsh vocals are an acquired taste I guess. When done right they give me goose bumps. Two examples that I really love: Please note their clean vocals prowess as well! To compensate for these, here is a PPE alumn from my country, with lovely female vocals (although the English...

I would have thought the Jewel, but since you have that one already clearly that is not what you are looking for. I did not have enough ear time with the 622B because they were painful for me. But in terms of IEMs with neutral/reference tuning and DD bass I would have said the Jewel, although...

For IEMs, I'm inclined to say the Fiio FH7. It was my very first IEM, costing 500 euros at the time. I bought one again recently, to see how it holds up against higher end IEMs, and I have to say it's quite good still, with a fairly balanced signature and a nice DD bass. It is pretty and...

My ears. Listening to the waves… :)

Many of the bands you've been discovering lately have played at Progpower Europe. Might be worth checking out their past lineups. But sooner or later you'll run into them through Roon as well.

I have to admit I'm more interested in the update of your signature.. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

That’s a good point, I didn’t know the little guy packed so much punch! What a great player for the price. Curious to see how the Annihilator fares with the Sony then, which is waiting for me back home.. I got it mainly for the esthetics. :)

The Annihilator may have the reputation of being hard to drive, but as I’m traveling with my smallest DAP, the Shanling M6 Ultra, I think it sounds excellent nonetheless. The Annihilator is such a great allrounder for me. Everything I listen to just sounds great with these. Now listening to the...