from what i recall MK 1 was able to hit a sharp peak at times around 6-8K. I was glad the MK2 fixed it. I thought age finally caught up and i wasn't able to be affected by sharp peaks, but i listened to the MK1 and the peak definitely was still there. Pity they disappeared during covid. Almost...

Interesting. From what i recall, havis have twin 10mms. Wonder if they managed to figure out how to make only 1 unit perform similar to twin units. looks cute. might try later. really miss those blasted havis. fooled me a lot and made me look for nonexistent concerts. Darn things sounded like...

My current favourites are the ASG-1Plus and AF180. I'm wondering if FiiO has managed to experiment with 2-driver only hybrid tuned in a specific way. A DD full range and a BA full range both tuned to have the exact same FR when checked in isolation. They both play to the strength and weakness...

I'm sittin here still waiting for the rebirth of E17K. Not sure why it has to be discontinued instead of continuously improved upon. By targeting reference quality, it will aid in being sellable "forever". The tone controls +/- 10 with small increments of 2 will further enhance that forever...

I don't ask for too much, FiiO. Just make a successor for the E17K. Better internals, lower O.I., less (or better, zero) hiss. Same exact features. Tone controls, lock button, low power consumption OLED display. In fact, I recently discarded my ol'painless, 4 y.o. E17K...and bought the same...

Wonder if Audiofly's coming too. More test-driving needed before I buy one of em AFxxx's

I prefer MMCX, too. With memory cable portion. Need to talk? Pause, schloop it out, swivel it up, talk. RUN if needed. The memory cable ensures security. When conversation ends? Swivel back down, push in, unpause. Done. Readjustment? Unnecessary. Already secure. I can never do that with my...

Not exactly. I'm just trying to remove the manufacturer's "artificial flavouring/extra-overflowing awesomesauce" and re-calibrate the entire thing. My goal is to somewhat use the world as the reference, such that after "calibration", the IEM seem be busted or not working; because of the 1:1...

Yeah...I'm quite confused as to why bass is on the dry side, loud and fast rather than soft and naturally "slow", as slow as the recording permits, but not flabby and loose. Proper separation as well to prevent the looseness from spoiling everything. Unfortunately, there are no tools available...

Alrighty, then. You just made me realise when it comes to hyperbole-based humour...my delivery sucks. Anyway I hope my local headphone bar gets their greasy fingers on these soon. IF they want to, even. The only "mainstream" Chi-Fi that has a celebrity status here is FiiO, followed by all the...

Yikes. I've been bullied into submission by F9 Pro's spikes before; even its bass has sibilance and brightness. Not sure if my body's ready for this kind of BDSM...again. :deadhorse:

How do these fare against SE846 or ASG-1Plus/Havi B3? My hate for the SE846 stems from their unwillingness to carry the bass notes all the way until release/fade. They simply only want to kick hard and loud, followed by instant shut-up, without allowing that sweet, naturally slow bass...

Yup. The same "lowly" E17K, bit-perfect from UAPP, and Havi B3 hole-punch foam tips. Bass 0, treble 0, gain 0dB, Vol 20-22. Insertion depth being slightly deeper than ASG-1Plus, but still my 1Plus isolates better. Weird, huh.

Sorry for the confunsyon confuciusm confusion. What I meant to say was in this way: UE Reference models 1st gen: UERM, the OG reference 2nd gen: UERR (2-pin stock) 3rd gen: UERR (IPX + BaX stock config) The 3rd Gen, which I understand to be a reboot of the remaster, sounds funny in its baxxed...