The accusations here are deeply ironic, given they can only stem from an inflated sense of self-importance of the accusers. I'll back Crinacle up, he's always made the effort to make clear, his opinions are his - that what he's trying to do is form some amount of objectivity within his own...

I have N and D. There's no major difference between the two if you don't want to drop the bass much lighter than the D has. D is actually superior in terms of isolation/wind noise, and consistent ear-feel with the pressure relief (N can be more or less open depending on the bass filters used). N...

Appreciate the effort. I'll chuck it out there with the Trio - I've had one a few years now - they're by far the pickiest IEM I've owned as far as tips and fit goes. I have not really used mine because with nearly every tip I've tried, they sound to me exactly how you describe and don't fit...

I don't know why I'm still so annoyed by such irrationality. Not like it's lacking anywhere online. I mean, I have a set of Andromedas, and Tia Trios. I think aminus's review of the Trio is spot on. I disagree almost entirely with their Andromeda review. But oh no, surely that means one of us...

Received mine yesterday. I think I was about the 31st or 32nd on the order sheet before they started shipping. I got the normal, Sapele version. It can't be overstated how beautiful these things are, how outstanding the workmanship is. I'm not taking photos, we've seen enough, and they don't do...

"nothing wrong but nothing exceptional" seems like a fair description in my experience. Doing nothing wrong sounds backhanded, but with IEMs I think it's a pretty good achievement in itself. The issue is that if you don't love the specific tuning balance, it's not doing any one thing so well to...

I bought a Trio because I didn't want to wait for the N8 in universal form. I agree, it is weird. I like it a lot but it has taken some getting used to; and man is it picky with tips, and some track mastering (seems to exaggerate vocal depth both forwards and backwards, and if vocals are already...

I think it helps, quite a lot and especially for longer listening periods. But it's not a cure; at some point, no IEM is comfortable and you really need to deal with what's causing it (in my case, usually dehydration and/or lack of sleep or general fatigue).

I would assume you live alone, but then you don't strike me as someone with a lot of shame. (For anyone else: from my experience, if you sweat a lot while exercising, MMCX connectors are more exposed than other types, and may corrode and fail faster - although exercise and sweat will kill any...

Sweat on them a great deal, which I hope people aren't doing to their Andromedas, but at $200 people might do to their Comets.

The Vega may lose it's appeal, but assuming the Vega and Atlas are sufficiently similar, there is a world of difference between them and the Andromeda. (I have the Vega and Andromeda)

How do we not know what's going on? New products have been launched in China. Those of us who are not in China have extremely limited access to, let alone understanding of, most of the information available there. The official website is accessible and in English, though -...

This is getting silly. These measurements - that is, the whole database - are consistent within appropriate context. That is, using the Dayton mic and only it's own calibration (I assume). I have one of these mics myself. I understand what it produces, and it's limitations. There is no 'real'...

It's his list guys. I mean, I don't hear the two IEMs the same way either - simply put, I don't use my A4 because I could (and do) use my FLC8s instead - but if thats not what VF hears, that's not what goes on his list.

Sort of. A balanced circuit has a ground (negative) channel for each positive channel (left and right). A standard unbalanced circuit has just one ground that works for both. So its reasonably straightforward to convert between the two - but the whole circuit has to be balanced to get the whole...

It seems pretty clear there was an announcement, for China. He never said it was for us. We know the new models have been launched, we're just waiting for them to be available to us (directly, instead of likely through a taobao agent) - probably by the end of the month, as he said more than once.

- I have the LG G6, which has I believe a very similar set-up to the V20, if not the same. I don't personally buy in to the idea that the high impedance sounds better - louder is probably more accurate, and the way our hearing works that always sounds better. Yes, I know the idea is 'turning on...

Nah at this point, if they actually have any money to run off with, I'd be surprised. I believe this is a classic 'not malicious, just incompetent' situation. There have been enough sightings of their last few products in the wild - the issue was between previous success, hyped promises, and...

These aren't mass produced, which if anything should be reassuring; they're not just putting an order in to a factory and waiting to see how it turns out. Razzer has posted at least once a week since... well, you can go look at their post history. If you're gonna compare at all to Trinity -...

^ that. It seems reasonable to assume that if there were set dates and Forrest was ready to share them, he would have done so, as active as he has been lately.

Guys, it's literally on the previous page. FLC8n is this month, alongside Celeste and FLC8d. FLC9 in the middle of the year, which was also re-stated above *on this very page*. No sorry, I have not tried that. To speculate from Crinacle's measurements, they can have similar levels of sub-bass...

Thanks Forrest. I will continue keeping any eye on their website. I'm very much looking forward to seeing all these new things you guys have come up with. The FLC8s was the first really, really good IEM I bought, and has remained one of my favourites no matter what else I get. Depends on the...

Will the Celeste cable handle balanced connections? Even as someone more interested than I should be (not a lot of financial responsibility), this could be a sticking point. Also, will Lendmeurears still be a good place to go to find FLC items?

I think they meant the A4. I feel that way too about the A4, though I still think it is very good. I certainly wouldnt describe the Flc8 mids as hollow or recessed.

Received Kannons today, after 10 days in US customs and another week in NZ customs damn it. (edit - to be clear, I was backer 46, to get a sense of where shipping progress is at) From first impressions, I think I need new pads (the Brainwavs seem like an easy option), and definitely a haircut...