I must thank and congratulate Mr.(?) system for one of the best reviews I’ve ever read. It was highly informative and presented in what I felt was impartial based on his (her) stated preferences and biases.
I’ve been a “high-end” audio person for a couple of decades and have only recently gotten turned on to headphones after being urged to try them by friends, so I acquired a set of Hifiman HE1000SE planer magnetics. Now I’m getting excited about IEM’s, and the Dusk sounds like a potential choice. After reading this review I had no idea that IEM’s can use a DSP cable. Where can I learn more about DSP cable? Are their 3rd party versions of DSP cables that would be interchangeable or compatable with the Dusk?
I listen to my headphones connected to a Spark headphone amp, which in turn is connected to a dCS dac and dCS Network Bridge with music sourced from Audirvana, which doesn’t allow for DSP to be inserted into the music stream when using the Network Bridge. But would a DSP cable that pre-tunes the IEM work? So, does anyone know if there would be alternatives to the FreeDSP?
Also, are there any first-hand opinions on a comparison of the sound quality of an IEM to an over-the-ear phone leaving out the advantages of convenience or cost?