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  1. Tanalasta

    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    ...discovery like never before with the Aurora Soundwave X1 - where every note becomes an adventure, and every song an unforgettable experience. *Disclaimer: Apologies but the Aurora and Soundwave X1 are total fictitious confabulations from an AI language model. Any similarities with an...
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    Oriolus Traillii Electrostatic Hybrid IEM discussion thread

    Forgot to multi-quote earlier. I auditioned the SP3000 with the SP3000T side by side. I preferred the SP3000 +/- portable amp over the SP3000T. The SP3000 had the nod for being technically superior. There are many options with the SP3000T in terms of fine tuning the Tube/SS/Hybrid signature...
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    Australian Head-Fi Tour Thread

    L&P P6Pro received today. Initial impressions: Small and light form factor. Like going back 5-10 years in time for portable DAP and then some. 64Gb internal storage. USB-C (at least) but transfer speeds are slooooooow. Warm, and engaging musical tuning. Intimate staging (compared to SP3000 +...
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    Eletech Cables Official Impressions & Discussions Thread

    An evening of IC and cable rolling with a fellow audiophile. We ran out of time before I could try Enigma with Storm ... so Trailii it is. Very clean sounding cable. Bass is present but not prominent. Mids are forward and treble very well extended, with plenty of sparkle. Detail, clarity...
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    Oriolus Traillii Electrostatic Hybrid IEM discussion thread

    I would think so. The CNC and titanium costs would be a significant amount.
  6. Tanalasta

    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    Finally got around to writing some impressions of my favourite cable here. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/nightjar-acoustics-lounge.971854/page-3#post-18152893 There are not that many impressions of the Nightjar Sovereign Symphony and I couldn't even find a product page to write a review. The...
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    Nightjar Acoustics Lounge

    A meet up with NightJar Acoustic's Chang I first discovered NightJar acoustics serendipitously listening to a rather unique looking IEM that was passed onto me by a fellow friend and audiophile. That IEM was Storm. I knew nothing about it. Once tips were dialled in, it was instantly...
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    Review by 'Tanalasta' on item 'Eletech Ode To Laura'

    Ode to Laura From Eletech Housed within the Flagships of Eletech โ€˜Parnassusโ€™, the "๐Ž๐๐ž ๐“๐จ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š" features a fully maxed, triple bespoke copper configuration in 22awg geometry. - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐€๐–๐†, ๐Ÿ’ ๐–๐ข๐ซ๐ž - ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ž๐‚๐‚ ๐‚๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ - ๐๐ฎ๐š๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง - ๐Ÿ— ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ณ, ๐Š๐ž๐ฏ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ...
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    Elysian Annihilator 2023

    Alter Ego received a lot of hype. Itโ€™s not a โ€œbadโ€ IEM although I wasnโ€™t a (personal preference) fan of boosted Bass / low mids (of the bass switched on). The titanium shell is lovely to hold and looks very durable. The timbre is quite nice. You could be happy with it. Techs could be better but...
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    Eletech Cables Official Impressions & Discussions Thread

    Ordered !!! How does it compare signal loss / sound wise with other modular systems?
  11. Tanalasta

    Woo Audio WA11 Review / Preview - Head-Fi TV

    You need the older USB standard which is the On the Go cable. Itโ€™s one of my frustrations with the WA11 and why I let it go. I may have one somewhere. Trouble is I never tagged them so I donโ€™t know if they are until you try. WA11 has lots of power the but the inbuilt DAC and resolution I...
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    Eletech Cables Official Impressions & Discussions Thread

    Argh!! Rubbing it in ... I am hoping there may be the option of two versions. Personal preferences aside, I'm optimistic about Romeo and having listened to Eric's cables am in alignment with his preferences. Listening to Jackie Cheung at the moment rather than modern electronic beats...
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    Norne Audio (Was: Norse Audio): Feedback & Impression Thread

    1. Oh yes. I've sent Trevor and restarted email correspondence. I may have to put in bold and underline "place me in your production queue pretty please" :) 2. I have a Vykari V2 fusion cable that I alternative between the Utopia and LCD-5 (using a short adapter). It is all that and more. There...
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    Eletech Cables Official Impressions & Discussions Thread

    Tips are very personal. In terms fit and sonically. However, would imagine baroque would work well. Versa means theyโ€™re interchangeable from 2 pin to other connectors eg. CFA use a different termination I would suggest Raphael or OTL from eletechs range but tbh the stock cable ainโ€™t bad if...
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    Norne Audio (Was: Norse Audio): Feedback & Impression Thread

    What would one suggest pairing with the LCD-5. SC5 4 v 8 wire? I've just shot Trevor an email. In the meantime, using an adapter with my Vykari v2 which seems amazingly versatile paired to either the LCD-5 and Utopia 2022. Amazing clarity and detail retrieval. I would love something more lush...
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    Eletech Cables Official Impressions & Discussions Thread

    โ€ฆ waiting patiently for more news on Romeo. Things have gone a bit quiet since CJ. Whilst I have successfully cable rolled an Eletech cable whilst on a freeway (I strongly do not recommend it) I was unable to take a photo at the same time. Though I'm reposting this photo. Absolutely love how...
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    Thereโ€™s a lot of personal preference. They are also mostly very different. What about them didnโ€™t resonate with you? Though I see on the โ€œrank the IEM threadโ€ you preferences VEX, onyx and phonix https://www.head-fi.org/threads/rank-the-iems-youve-heard.454855/page-344#post-18144181 Did you...
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    How are you finding the Pilgrim? Back to sets that bring me joy. Rediscovering one of the pairings that sent me down the rabbit hole of โ€œthereโ€™s better out thereโ€ Listening to the venerable Campfire Audio Andromeda 2020. Iโ€™m yet to hear another CFA IEM tuned like it. My first cable roll to an...
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    [ Not the best picture. Very much enjoy OTL. Thereโ€™s little doubt a flagship cable can fine tune and improve the technicalities of a capable IEM. Tighter, well textured but still authorative bass. Improved clarity etcโ€ฆ What am I enjoying? Reposting a photo.
  20. Tanalasta

    Gaudio, Swiss in-ears - Impressions & Discussion Thread (Nair, Clariden)

    Bumping an old thread. Recently been introduced to GAudio as a brand by Audio Geek but am yet to hear their releases. Searching for that quintessential DD (predominant) IEM for all round listening since i sold my Isabellae. Has anyone heard these yet? Dual DD implementation with BA tweeters...
  21. Tanalasta

    The PENON official thread

    Why involve a middleman when they donโ€™t need to? Especially when demand > supply currently. There are many risks and negatives expanding over ambitiously. Itโ€™s easy enough to order direct isnโ€™t it?
  22. Tanalasta

    Oriolus Traillii Electrostatic Hybrid IEM discussion thread

    If you donโ€™t mind a slightly warm offering the Hiby R8ii seems to be often suggested. Trailii does scale with desktop gear (try it with TT2) but sounds great out of a technically capable DAP
  23. Tanalasta

    THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION โ€“ Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related โ€“ a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.

    At the price point Iโ€™d expect it to compare to the Bose headsets. Reminds me a tad of the Apple Max also. Wireless ANC headsets are what they are. Keen to listen but would be surprised if sonically they surprised Bathys. Connectivity and TV use sounds promising though
  24. Tanalasta

    THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION โ€“ Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related โ€“ a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.

    I wonder if I had gone down the 'buy a nice tube amp' pathway I may have ended up with a different headphone chain than I eventually pursued. The "easy to drive all rounder". Found myself picking up the Utopia often enough I let the HD800S go. Unfortunately it meant that it didn't save me a ton...
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