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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
I’d like to know too… as I love mine.- bobfoc
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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
Good to see a few others are providing their views on the Jolenes on here. Three weeks in now and I’ve stopped listening to my JH16 v1 bar once a week commuting duties… Another thing I’ve stopped is adjusting the bass dial. It’s now set at Max and I’ve just gotten accustomed to the full sound...- bobfoc
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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
A few days in… damn I love these things! They sound prodigious with pretty much any genre (I listen to eclectic Billboard chart hits, church choirs, through to violin concertos). They’re just so darn musical! The bass adjustment is brilliant… 2 o’clock sounds flat-ish to my ears… 3 o’clock for...- bobfoc
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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
Mine are currently going through frequency sweeps and pink noise at 70% volume via my MacBook and a dragonfly red… they didn’t sound that great fresh from the box… muddled and bass lacked composure. Fit is perfect though and I have to commend Graham in JHA London for doing some great...- bobfoc
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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
Thanks… wasn’t sure which of the two to get… so figured I get one of each. The white marble effect one is cool… but the dark marble one has a sparkly glitter effect you have to see up close. Doesn’t come across in the photos and marketing.- bobfoc
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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
Finally… after two months, my Jolenes arrived this morning and looking forward to spending some time with them… these things are pretty big. Initial thoughts from a cold listen are that the custom IEM game has moved on since my JH16 v1 from 10 years ago (which I still have, fit fine, and sound...- bobfoc
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Jh Audio Jolene Impressions and Discussion
Read through all of this post… yes all 66 pages… and some of the insight has been very helpful. I bit the bullet on a custom pair of these during Black Friday sales and using my JCrew membership discount (I got my first JH16 v1 more than 10 years ago!), and now patiently waiting. One of the...- bobfoc
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Sony XBA-H1 and XBA-H3 Hybrid Dynamic and BA IEM
Yeah.... Had some triple fi I bought from them a while ago and they replaced them for UE900 which I sold for a profit.... Didn't need them at the time as I had Shure 530 and was in the process of getting my JHs. Only got them again as my Shures have since died and using my JHs as my daily...- bobfoc
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Sony XBA-H1 and XBA-H3 Hybrid Dynamic and BA IEM
Figured that.... but also figured that they have Apple-esque customer service so not worried.- bobfoc
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Sony XBA-H1 and XBA-H3 Hybrid Dynamic and BA IEM
I was patiently waiting for reviews here for the XBA H3s, but UE900 here in the UK are silly cheap now (£169 delivered) direct from Ultimate Ears themselves so ended up going down that route. Rather than opt for the H3's which are getting very mixed reviews on here, I thought I'd save myself...- bobfoc
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Sony XBA-H1 and XBA-H3 Hybrid Dynamic and BA IEM
A lot of people are slowly getting their H3's now which are the pair I'm interested in (to go in rotation with my JH's). Waiting for a batch of reviews to come out first before I take the plunge. Initial views from James is a bit worrying. If these are a 'fail'.... my search will continue :(- bobfoc
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Sony XBA-H1 and XBA-H3 Hybrid Dynamic and BA IEM
Wow.... a price already cheaper than Sony's MSRP. Let the price wars begin on these like the previous XBA series! :)- bobfoc
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Sony XBA-H1 and XBA-H3 Hybrid Dynamic and BA IEM
Very interested in these. Was looking at the AKG 3003s but didn't think they were worth anywhere near their asking price. These are bargain basement in comparison and if the SQ lives up to past Sony efforts, I may have found my next purchase. Still on the brink of selling some vintage stuff...- bobfoc
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New Beyer DT1350
For those Head-Fiers over here in Europe, I'm about to order a pair of straight cabled facelifts from HERE :) Price is STEEP compared to you US Head-Fiers (about $350), but not much we can do over here but save up some more :(- bobfoc
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JH Audio JH16 Pro First Impressions
Yup! Driver sensitivity and the macs having not as clean an output as a decent amp or smartphone. The amps (and phone) will his eventually, but it will all depend where the noise floor (or something along those lines) is. I run an Alo RX Mk2 and hiss is evident there too, but only...- bobfoc
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