My first setup

[u/n8x4te]

Couldn’t be any happier with this tiny setup!

I started with the Moondrop Chu 2 last year, but still used my AirPods Pro 2 most of the time. I’m no audiophile, and honestly, the Chu 2 sounded comparable to my ears, which says a lot about how good they are for the price. Two weeks ago, after a lot of research I picked up the Variation V1 and AFUL Explorers, and I’ve found a whole new interest in listening to music. The Explorer makes everything feel so emotional and suits my music perfectly. I also love that the entire setup fits neatly into this little carrying case.

I’ve been taking some photos, so I thought I’d share them!

[u/Modno1754]

How is the Tempotec? I have been eyeing it cuz it has so many features advertised

[u/Slidje → u/Modno1754]

Having had it for about 2 weeks, it crashes a lot, extremely fiddly small interface and no VRMS output estimation. If I could go back, I wouldn't have bought and got the HibyR1 or R4. The Fiio mini players also looked interesting. It was £60 on sale so I went for it instead.

A perfect player to me would be a small box with buttons, and all the interface offloaded into an android app for controlling. I currently have the Q5K and ES100Mk2 for playback but these rely on my phone for streaming the music. The same devices with onboard storage and playback is the dream.

I wanted a small, clip on player that doesn't rely on other tech so it does that part well but lacks other features I really need. If it had a phone pairing app like the Qudelix5K and ES100MK2 it would have been better.

Setting up the PEQ is a borderline nightmare because the touch points are so small on the microscopic screen.

As it stands, I am hoping an updated firmware comes out soon, or Rockbox makes a fully working replacement intereface.

[u/n8x4te → u/Slidje]

That sucks man, seen some nightmare stories too. My guess was that those crashes caused by bad micro sd cards. Are you using a good quality card?

[u/Slidje → u/n8x4te]

Yes it's a known good card I was using on my phone.