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    Review by 'kingpage' on item 'Brainwavz S0 In-Ear Headphones'

    S0 is the new little brother of S5 which I quite enjoy. It costs about half the price of its big brother, at US49.50. It's great to see more competition in the sub-$50 price range, because that's how much most mainstream consumers are willing to pay for a pair of good earphones/in-ear monitors...
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    Brainwavz S5 IEM Headphones Review

    My review is up. http://www.head-fi.org/products/brainwavz-s5-in-ear-headphones/reviews/11373       Feel free to ask me questions or want me to try a particular genre/song.
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    Review by 'kingpage' on item 'Brainwavz S5 In Ear Headphones'

    Design and Comfort S5 is a new higher-end in-ear-monitor from Brainwavz retailing at about US$100.  I’m glad Brainwavz has offerings at most price points below $200. It's great that companies such Brainwavz and SoundMagic help bring down prices; if not for them, we would still be paying an arm...
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    [Review] Brainwavz HM5, A New Neutral Champ

      I've got the white version. The 3D-printed cups indeed bring out the treble. In fact, it's a tad bright for me. For people who think HM5 is too smooth on the upper range or think there isn't enough energy in high frequencies, it is a good way to change the sound signature. However, because of...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2

    Puncturing a hole to create your own bass reflex port will only change the balance by decreasing the sub-bass and increasing the mid-bass, which then will introduce all kinds of problems for audiophiles (i.e. bloatedness, inbalance, overwhelmed mids, etc). That is unless you create a computer...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2 Review and Mods

        Put which pad where? Did you mean HM5 pad on CAL!2? I don't have access to CAL!1 anymore.   Quote:   It was very easy to disassemble, but one thing that bugged me was the small screws. I wouldn't want to unscrew them more than a couple of times, because I'm sure they will become...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2

    I've done some raw measurements. Check out if you want. What I like about it is that the emphasis is mostly in sub-bass. So the mids aren't affected unlike most bassy headphones.   http://www.head-fi.org/t/694472/creative-aurvana-live-2-review-and-mods#post_10052487
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    Reply to review by 'kingpage' on item 'Creative Aurvana Live! 2 Headset with 40mm Drivers and In-Line Mic'

    It depends on what headphones you're used to. Most likely it will sound large to you, unless you've been spoiled by open-back headphones.
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    Review by 'kingpage' on item 'Creative Aurvana Live! 2 Headset with 40mm Drivers and In-Line Mic'

    Sound Quality Straight out of the box, it sounded great, pretty much like the original CAL!. I’ve done over 100 hours of burn-in. DAC is FiiO E10. As I mentioned in one of the posts, it reminded me a lot of Sennheiser HD 25-1-II. This can be a headphone for people who really appreciate bass...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2 Review and Mods

    I have upgraded my computer since last time I did measurements. The ADC (mic) is the built-in soundcard in Asrock Z77M. Both DAC and ADC have a flat response, much better than the cheap little USB sound device I used previously. I've made a new testing rig out of cardboard again.      ...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2 Review and Mods

      Impedance: 32ohms (variable volume) Sensitivity: 105dB/mW Cable Length: 1.2m Price: US$199 ($129 now)   The original Creative Aurvana Live! (aka CAL!), which is still available for sale, was derived from Denon D1001/D1000 using Foster drivers.  CAL! is not only cheaper, but some would...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2

    The CAL!2 pads are, I think, slightly thicker, and about 0.5-1cm bigger (4.5-5 vs 5.5cm). I don't feel as though my ears are uncomfortably touching the driver grill like with the original CAL!.   I plan to do some light modding to it after I've done the review, as I've done to the original...
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2

    Got it this morning. Some initial impressions: great sounding headphone out of the box. Not as V-shaped as the original, which is good. Warm but detailed, it reminds me of Sennheiser HD 25-1-II. Now, some burn-in first.
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    Creative Aurvana Live! 2

    Similar driver but differently tuned.
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    Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...

    Quote:   Y u no post in the DIY stand thread?   I love the orange colour BTW, what are you talking about?
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