What tips does everyone like with the Infinity?
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No tips, go custom 
But when I did have the universal I used symbio peels with mine
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I like the E-Pro horns
I like both the symbio w peel and epro horns for different reasons, jvc spiral dots have also been interesting but didnāt fit deep enough for me
I put this off for SO long (mainly because I wanted to avoid disappointment), but i finally decided to try the infinity on the crayon cha-1. I donāt have any daps so I was stuck with the desktop amps i have. It was horrible on the allnic and better on the modwright, but still kinda bad. So the crayon was my last hope andā¦ we got a hit!
If I had to describe it, itās a very expressive iem, especially in the mids. Loads of impact (in the mids), detail, texture, dynamics, and control. The midrange kind of just pops out of nowhere, while bringing out a bit of seduction and charm without going overboardāitās interesting for sure. Bass and treble kind of take a back seat because the midrange is so standout, but itās not bad at all. The bass is noticeably more textured, tighter, and more detailed than something like my ie900 but I think the ie900 bass sounds more natural overall despite it not being in the same tier, although honestly the performance gap isnāt all that huge considering price (just in bass). Finally, the treble is quite smooth and unfatiguing but itās not lacking in extension or energy.
Iām glad it worked out in the end, I was a bit upset having an iem like this just sitting in the drawer not being used lol. Really the only thing holding this back is the cable, itās not a bad stock cable but Iām not really getting much in terms of blackness, spatial depth, and refinement. So that being said, time to look for a cable!
Any recs (aside from the already mentioned eletech and plussound)? Or are there any mfg that anybody is curious about? Budget is around 1k, ideally lessā¦
Preference-wise, I would like a bit more energy in the treble and warmth in the bass, but Iām willing to try anything tbh.
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If youāre at that price I do really like the plussound copper+, I personally think the eletech stuff Iāve tried ends up going too forward, but depending on the setup that might work in favor (although Iād wonder if it would go too far in your setup lol), but I honestly havenāt found too many things that work as well as the stock cable tonally, outside of the direct upgrades from rhapsodio themselves. I think if you really want a signifigant upgrade from the stock, youāll mostly be beyond 1k imo, unless you find really good used deal
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How does the plussound compare to stock?
I think so, itās already pretty forward.
Oh interesting, what do you use on yours, the Evo? Do you mind listing those that you tried, so I can cross off those options?
Yeah I realized last night the stock is $750 lol. Looks like Iāll āhaveā to jump to that $2k range Iām guessing. I was thinking brise but it might end up too relaxed up top. But I found out brise might have some of their specialty silver cables lying around which Iām pretty curious about (unless youāve tried a brise on it and didnāt like it).
Evo copper, and to me itās offered most of the technical improvement of the higher end cables yet really just nails the overall tonality and focuses of the iem best. The stock cable and the upper are just extremely specialized, with some of the other aftermarket cables you can get a more complete and well rounded iem, however I think you lose some of the things that make the infin so unique and enjoyable to listen to at the same time. But can see some liking other non stock options over stock depending on their use cases and other source pairings.
For what Iāve tried, Iāll say the Evo has been by far the one Iād suggest the most, but otherwise for what Iāve liked:
Eletech Aeneid: pushes forward, but extremely technical, gives great stage overall that is better extended while maintaining awesome depth, great resolving power, time domain wise it feels fairly natural, and adds some extra weight to the mids to be honest, but it does become a bit bright and too forward with some pairings or music, so good, but be careful lol. But technical beast, and in most cases isnāt too much assuming you donāt already have a bright leaning source, or arenāt too sensitive to forward things. Great directness and texture really keeps this pairing alive for me.
Plussound copper+: Helps out on adding more bass weight and warmth with a bit nicer impact and slam as well, some improvement in texture, perhaps a bit more rounded than others in the range ever so slightly overall a positive change, wider stage thatās a bit less deep but plenty good still, a bit more relaxed overall, still pretty technical overall, likely a pairing that I might use most often if I still had it. Itās a nice balance that I think still maintains a lot of the good things about the infinity without going an entirely different direction
Things that were either overly limited in focus:
Wagnus OmniSheep: Way too midrange and micro focused, and somewhat soft, and itās bass deficiency didnāt help, nice with some other iems but already a very specific cable, just didnāt match here. ZillionSheep NU-1 was better, but still not really what I was looking for.
PW 1960s: While I appreciated the added weight and punch in the bass, I found it kinda overall lacked energy from the pairing, lacked overall engagement. Felt similarly about the 1950s, felt dull.
Iāve tried some lower end ones, but wasnāt impressed enough to comment at all
Also, I do have the dita cable now, have yet to try it since Iāve been busy, will get to that eventually lol (although apparently thereās some iffy things surrounding that cable that I didnāt know about it, hopefully it works out so I donāt have to sell it when thereās controversy around it)
Brise could be viable, they tend to tread the line of being a bit more on the relaxed and smoother side of things without losing directness, but I have no idea how it would do with the infinity tbh
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@M0N Thanks again for this info, I went with the evo copper in the end. Already on hand with a couple of hours burned in (def needs more) and Iām getting the performance I wanted. Sounds great with buttery texture dripping into my ears lol. 
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Some initial thoughts on the Infinity Mk2 Plus. Iāve tried it on both the d1-unity + AIC-10(1956 Radiotechnique), as well as the Hiby RS6.
On the desktop setup, right out of the box, itās good. Really good. Best Iāve heard the AIC-10 sound with the Radiotechnique 12AU7, which I generally feel is too airy and lacking in overall impact. Not the case here. There is some synergy happening right now, and Iām glad I had that particular tube in.
The RS6 is a different story. I was a bit concerned that they werenāt going to play nice given what Iād read on the Head-Fi thread, and I was right to be. Maybe that could change once the Mk2 Plus burns in properly, but right now things sound over-saturated and too wet.
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