Well okay cheating in this photo cuz the Gremlin. But it's still all Schiity. The M21 is S/PDIF to a K13 then goes over XLR to the Lokius before being split RCA to the Midgard and XLR again to the Gremlin. For what ever sound I want or to solve whatever headphone challenge I have. Not that there ever is one with the Midgard. Thing is a beast.
The Sys makes it simple to take a Teams call then get right back to what's important. And no one walks off with my headset cuz nobody knows how to get 250ohm working with their computer 🤣
Simple question since magnetic planar drivers have near zero back EMF does HALO on the Midgard do anything with them?
Got a chance to play with the Oak Nano from Snowsky (FiiO) today. The only thing I really have to compare them to in the single DD arena is the FD15. I'll make this short.
I can't hear a difference. I'm the first to admit that I have crap hearing and I'm no audiophile expert. But I'm not that bad :) . I do like the FiiO house tuning, so I really like my FD15s, and I'm sure I value their sound more than most of the people I've read on here—but these sound pretty much the same to me. Maybe they sound a bit wider and more open, if you're into that.
They are lighter in both the IEMs and the cable (which is a very bright white). Because of that, I can see them being a lot more comfortable for longer sessions. Passive background sound isolation is good, honestly about the same as the FD15 again.
They're very jewelry-like, which is good or bad depending on if you're into that. :)
So, IMO, are they worth $300 (+/-40) more? No way. Get the shiny steel FD15, put a lighter cable on it, and save that near $340 for a DAP.
Continuing my line of protective gear. It's more functional that good looking. I've found the leather case it comes with to be slippery and the buttons are hard to find. Don't know yet if this is much of an improvement still a bit of WIP. But sharing away. The top is pure cosmetic so it looks good stacked with my iBasso amp. Feel free to mod. https://www.printables.com/model/1747820-tpu-sleeve-for-fiio-m33
At least i'm well prepared for the day. FiiO M33, iBasso PB6 ( cuz you know overkill is fun) and Letshouer Astralis + my 3d printed overears (not shown)
Yeah needed a fix. I'm a lost cause...
For anyone that wants to protect their amp some but let it breath better than the factory "Leather" case...
https://www.printables.com/model/1725107-ibasso-pb6-macaw-sleeve
How to take a mid-range DAP and weaponize it for office combat.
FiiO M21 -> iBasso Macaw -> any headphone on the planet.
Oh and a 135W PD enabled power brick just in case... you know OT or something.