HiFi on the Go - Dream or Reality?


I'm an audiophile who travels a fair bit. I've been looking to build a portable audio system that allows me to enjoy some of the SQ I have at home. I've no illusion that something that fits in my carry on will give me the full Lampi/dTZ/Kharma experience I have at home but I'm trying to get part of the way there.

A few years back, I purchased an Astell&Kern DAP and would borrow a pair of Focal Utopia from my main system when traveling. I was happy with the sound but the Utopia proved to be too big to carry around. Trying to avoid lossy Bluetooth and tiny earbud DACs, I purchased Audio 64 U18t IEMs. Out of the box, they sound bright to my ears. I've been playing them on a loop in case there is such a thing as burn in for IEMs and crossing my fingers.

I listen mainly to country music, female vocals and progressive rock

I'm keen to get opinions on whether the search for hifi on the go is a fool's errand or if there is a path I haven't found yet. 

Many thanks

 

 

 

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