Samsung S26ultra jan/Feb 2026

So i plugged the VE odo and kb ears into my tablet for Dire straits "private investigations" but the sound was weird.

I immediately plugged back into s26ultra and all was well....so if odo is doing the heavy lifting why the discrepancy?

Edit.
I just ordered the "kefine delci ae" from ali for 94ドル delivered.

Whoops i also ordered the Tangzu Red Lion 2 for 50ドル from Amazon.

I wouldn't bother....

I ordered the s12 Ultra for 228ドル from Amazon, ...supposed to be here on Tuesday.
S12ultra comes with a good cable, 3.5+4.4 terminals and yet another dongle

Still waiting on 2 more iems as well and the VE devastator dongle.

I've got approximately 500gig of flac and mp3, but 1t sd cards are far better value, so ill eventually get a A2 fast version+ 1t sd card.

Fiio updated the JM21 to 4g+64 but is only available on ali...i think I'd rather get it from Amazon but they only stock the 3g+32.

Fiio JM21 3g 250ドル ali
Fiio JM21 4g 300ドル ali
Fiio M21 4g+64 quad dac 585ドル Amazon
Fiio M33 8g+128 R2R 950ドル-1050ドル.

Looks like Ali stock the M33 and if my maths are correct, its 823ドル.
Amazon don't have it, but id much rather get it from them.

But at 823ドル(not certain), it makes the M21 seem a poor deal.

https://youtube.com/shorts/bdhAkyrgp_M?si=2tI9uQNr0jZO6eYZ

S12ultra up and running.
This is just a short, please wait till I've had more time before buying anything.

i got my KBEAR Tourbillon-Pro TB-PRO in-Earphone 10mm DD High Resolution TypeC HIFI Wired Earbuds PU+PEEK+DLC Composite Diaphragm earphones recently.

i plugged them in and tested them and can confirm that they do work. they have sound coming from them, they have bass and treble. i got the usb-c version so i don't have to use an adapter, but might buy a 3.5mm jack cable to change out. i don't normally talk to people so i don't need the mic version.

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Some thoughts after fiddling around.

I think i prefer the letshuoer dongle that came with the s12ultra, there might be times where the keysion is better but its often too loud.

The venture electronics odo isn't as loud as the s12 dongle, and sounds a bit weird when attached to my tablet, but s12ultra+s12 dongle sounds good.

I've got 5 dongles, including the jade audio ja11, but its also lacking volume and a bit coarse.

Plugging s12ultra into my pc 3.5mm sucked, luckily I have a whole bunch of usb c to usb a adapters so I can plug one of my dongles in and then plug s12ultra into it, at which point audio is given quite a boost.

I can run the s12ultra at much higher volume without heavy distortion compared to kb ears.

Because of the extra volume low notes and quiet notes are more prominent.
Vocals are forward rather than recessed, and both male and female vocals sound good with strong floor levels of bass.

It'll be interesting to see how my kefine delcis sound(if they ever arrive), plus I'm hopefull the devastator dongle will be an improvement over the odo, although it might just match the s12ultra dongle.

I might fire up my never say die laptop and see how the s12ultra performs in the 3.5mm and via usb A adapter.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8OLViariaD4?si=nc0ipLoM5NWJvagv

More iem talk...

Kb ear tourbillion pro won a VPG award in Japan...so good value for 75,ドル but s12ultra is better.

My kefine delci is on the way.

Damn.
Id been busy listening to music, but today I watched Event Horizon 4k TRUE HD, and wow, huge sound improvement.

I had kb ear TB pro plugged into pc with VE odo dongle and the first 10-12mins of event Horizon were impressive...of course that prompted me to plug in s12ultra and s12ultra dongle which allowed me to raise the volume, and damn, even more impact.

I also watched parts of Aliens 4k and The Matrix 4k, of course both had true hd tracks and the quality of the bass on s12ultra was very impressive.

Excellent rumble, tight punchy thud on doors etc, also machine gun fire is very good.

I especially liked that despite how loud the bass and special effects are, dialogue is solid and clear as opposed to being too loud and shouty/screechy.

The helicopter and mini gun scene from The Matrix was impressive.......was it perfect, no, but I was surprised how good these sound, obviously with a 4mbps+ soundtrack.

Imo, bad bass can be described as boomy, bloated and flabby sounding, thankfully neither kb ear or S12ultra suffer from these problems, granted s12ultra can carry higher volume levels.

Reviewers consider the s12ultra dongle to be good/okay, but they all say s12ultra has more to give when paired with a decent DAP like fiio M21/M33.

When I bought the s12ultra from Amazon, I was given a code which must be passed onto the delivery driver, obviously this ensures relatively expensive items are delivered correctly, and thats why i prefer Amazon.

Not sure what Ali does for 200ドル+ items, but they've delivered everything I've bought from them to date.

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Another positive review for the new 99ドルUS KB EAR KALIDEER APEX P6.

I think my delcis have arrived, and if they can fly a bit higher than my kb ear tourbillion, I'll call it a day on IEMs, otherwise I'm tempted to get the kalideer in a bid to gain more treble performance.

S12ultra can stay in my PC until I get m21/33.
If S12ultra can thump like it does on PC but thru a DAP, I'll be over the moon.

Bahh.
KZ castor pro=crap.

Kefine Delci AE has simbilance, it also has a chin slider which is useless.

I have to do more testing but I think the Venture Electronics Devastator could be my no1 dongle but must do more testing.

S12ultra is a smooth mofo that allows me to raise the volume and not suffer simbilance, that said, I think the S12ultra should really be paired to a DAP for music.

I dont think s26ultra can bring out the best of S12ultra, so my next purchase will be a DAP.

Come the 2nd State of Origin, im going to try and off load some of the stuff I dont like for 50% discount, lol.

I just ordered the keysion dual dac dongle for 60ドル from ali.
This has a 4.4mm as well as 3.5, so i can test s12ultra with 4.4 and see if it makes a difference.

I have a much cheaper keysion for 22,ドル and its decent so I thought id give their upper model a go.