Audiophilepure

But, in addition to that, I decided to push things a bit further in terms of speakers, and if initially I just intended to pair my Waterfall Iguescu with the EA13, after a few hours of listening I decided to follow the trend and get a proper set of vintage speakers to fit. Followed by the usual forum reading, store visits and friend discussions, which finally ended by the acquisition of… a pair of NOS JBL 4435.

Yes, big, heavy (115kg… each), vintage speakers that sit in complete opposition of my sleek Waterfall or egg-shaped Devialet, but after a few pairing tests with the FiiO, those were the ones that convinced me.

As for the source, music was streamed to the Fosi S3, used as a streamer and DAC, from Apple Music (Hi-Res when available), Spotify Lossless, and my own Plex library, the Fosi feeding the FiiO EA13 via RCA. I also plugged the FiiO M27 out of curiosity, the two of them standing at the exact opposite side of the chart in the audiophile world, but knowing the DAP prowess as a source, I’d be dumb not to try.