@larsman, I bought the SP1000m which was their flagship DAP at the time.
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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Thanks @ghdprentice and impressive systems. I had SF Strads and sold them a few years back. I miss them and was wondering if you had a chance to audition the Strads G2 or Amati G5. Perhaps a topic for a different forum. You make a valid point about airports and planes being far from ideal environments for an audiophile experience. I wish I had chosen my words more carefully as I did not mean to use "on the go" quite this literally. My trips, as yours since you mentioned Japan, involve multiple hotel stays where I would rate the environment as good enough. That being said, I've gotten my Bose NC 700 HP out of the closet and I'll give them another "go" |