typical dynamic vs planar.... one that slaps you in the face and the other punches you imo A8000 and SM both give quite similar sound but how they're presented is slightly different.... like slap vs punch

Drop now has SM @ $799, only 3.5mm cable https://drop.com/buy/campfire-audio-supermoon-iem?defaultSelectionIds=984660

Having own over 1/2 dozen Chifi planars, I can agree SM tuning is way superior to any cheaper planars.... the main difference for me is the deeper and surrounding staging for SM and much flatter 2D for chifi ones... plus micro dynamics, full range performance etc.... tried the new Letshuoer...

thanks and yes... towards the end of my auditioning session with SM, i was still 50/50 on whether or not to buy it but somehow i stumbled upon the Star Wars Imperial March, Wiener Phil... this piece on SM literally changed my world and changed my wallet!!! later i went to audition other IEM with...

Picked up a near new 2nd hand SM @ Tokyo recently, wow so much more texture, range, impact, 3D staging than my cheaper Chinese planars. Finally found the IEM that can give me what i've been longing for playing big symphony and choral pieces...

From you previous posts, you said you mainly listen to classical music... How does YH5k sound in large orchestral pieces like Mahler 2, 5, 8 or even Stravinsky the Rite of Spring?

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hope finally this has an even 'reference' sound not the usual V thing chasing THE curve like no tomorrow

good one.... any spec on the transformers?

Hi Zach, do different woods (soft v hard) change sound characteristic/profile of Caldera? I remember you once said there's not much difference on Verite......

YMMV depending on your ears..... i find the same HP with different reviewers say completely different things, just don't know who to trust honestly.... my method is find a reviewer who listens to similar genre as yours, compare few of their reviews to your actual listening on the same HP, if the...

swapping between 2K copper and verite silver on VO, the character of the notes are bit different...

from Linsoul's graphs, Oracle 2 has lot more treble energy than Monarch 2..... wonder how those 2 will compare?

maybe Zach can register ZMF as a religion, we make "donations" and Zach will bless us with his babies... tax free