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Re:iPhone X by anthonybsd on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:24PM (#15232921)
I'm sorry, but if you have headphones of such grade why are you sticking them into phones in the first place? As opposed to something like Astell and Kern offerings?
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Re:iPhone X by einrealist on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:44PM (#15233123)
External DACs are inconvenient when I just walk around. Also the iPhone DACs are good enough when I am mobile. There is almost always noise around me anyway, even if the IEMs are good at isolation.

The reason to buy these expensive headphones is not only sound quality, but build quality. Before I bought better IEMs, normal / cheap in-ear headphones lasted like 3 to 6 months.

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Re:iPhone X by anthonybsd on Friday September 15, 2017 @11:41AM (#15258044)
You should definitely look into Astell and Kern then. They are mp3 players with their own music service with audiophile-grade outputs.
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